Nursing - Wellness-Illness Concepts Across the Lifespan

Wellness-Illness Concepts Across the Lifespan (NPRO 1100)

Total Credits: 7
Lecture Credits: 3.00
Lab Credits: 4.00

Description: This course focuses on further development of the concepts within the three domains of the individual, nursing and healthcare. You will learn about concepts within each domain including: acid-base, cellular regulation, oxygenation, perfusion, inflammation, mobility, sensory perception, sexuality, reproduction, stress/coping, grief/loss, mood/affect, behaviors, development, cognition, self, family, health-wellness-illness, communication, professional behaviors, caring interventions, managing care, safety, and advocacy. Upon completion, you should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporation the concepts identified within this course. Must be taken A-F.

Topical Outline:

Learning Outcomes:
1. 1. Examine the pathophysiology, prevalence and clinical course of individuals with specific alterations in health. Individual/Nursing Judgment
2. 2. Differentiate between the healthy individual and those individuals experiencing alterations in health. Individual/Nursing Judgment
3. 3. Detect changes within the internal and external environment of the individual with these alterations. Individual/Nursing Judgment
4. 4. Incorporate all concepts within the domain of nursing to safely provide therapeutic care to individuals with alterations in health. Nursing/Nursing Judgment
5. 5. Correlate diagnostic tests and procedures with the identified alterations. Nursing/Nursing Judgment
6. 6. Communicate professionally and effectively while safely providing therapeutic care to individuals with alterations. Nursing/Professional Identity

Prerequisites: 

Admission to the Professional Nursing program. NPRO 1000 or NPRO 1010; ENGL 1110 or ENGA 1110.

Co-requisites: 

PSYC 2240, BIOL 2225.