NR 110.305 - Issues of Aging: Nursing Care for Older Adults across the Continuum

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Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

This course is designed to promote understanding of the aging process, the role of the nurse and implications for promoting health in the least restrictive environment. It will include discussions of geriatric syndromes, complexity of co-morbidities while managing helath outcomes, implications of transitions of care in promoting health, settings of care and economic and policy implications as well as national/international models of care. Course activities are designed to enhance the student's critical thinking as it relates to holistic approaches to promoting health and independence in older adults. Prerequisites: NR.110.303, 304, 306, 307, and 313 Corequisites: NR.110.312, 314, 315, 403

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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