NURS 460 - Home- Health Care

Institution:

Widener University-Main Campus

Subject:

Description:

Within the context of community health, this course focuses on the nurse's roles as advocate, teacher, and as coordinator of care of the patient and family coping with the illness experience at home. Using a systems approach for the analysis of family needs, adult complex care problems such as the nursing management of incontinence, immobility, intellectual impairment, dying/death, and family burden are emphasized at all levels of prevention. In addition, sociocultural, ethical, environmental, economic, and political factors influencing the delivery of home health care are addressed. Course includes 56 clinical hours. Prerequisites: NURS 360, 361, 363, 364, 450, and 452. Pre- or corequisite: NURS 462 and 472. 3 semester hours

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.