September 2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 04, 2024  
September 2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NM 424 - Gerontological Nursing


This course provides an opportunity to explore healthcare needs and issues in gerontological nursing. Healthy aging processes and the risk factors that affect the health and functioning of older adults will be explored as well as nursing approaches to managing those needs and risks. Ethical, legal, and economic issues will be addressed. 3.00 semester credit hours Contact Hours: 60.0 Prerequisites: SC 145 Anatomy and Physiology I /SC 145L Anatomy and Physiology I Lab , SC 165 General Microbiology /SC 165L General Microbiology Lab , SC 185 General Chemistry /SC 185L General Chemistry Lab , MA 107 College Algebra , SC 245 Anatomy and Physiology II /SC 245L Anatomy and Physiology II Lab , NM 122 Introduction to Professional Nursing , NM 136 Pharmacology , NM 222 Clinical Nursing I , NM 255 Applied Pathophysiology , NM 322 Clinical Nursing II , NM 352 Public Health Nursing , NM 424 Gerontological Nursing, NM 341 Family Nursing I , and NM 346 Family Nursing II .

  Corequisite: NM 352 Public Health Nursing .