Nursing Care of Patients with Medical Surgical Health Alterations
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Description
This course focuses on the health promotion, disease prevention, and the restoration of optimal health in young adults through old age. Health alterations including common acute illnesses, chronic diseases, and disabilities that are viewed as a shift towards illness on the wellness-illness continuum are addressed. Concepts of surgery, pharmacology, therapeutic nutrition, rehabilitation, and complementary /alternative treatment modalities are explored relating to patients' basic alterations in health status. 3/0/0