NURS 3320 - Care of Patients Across the Lifespan I

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

Begins to integrate basic concepts of the health-illness continuum across the lifespan with a focus on pathophysiology, pharmacology, health promotion and genetics, using the nursing process as the basis for clinical reasoning and judgment for care of patients with common health problems. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $77 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply learning to plan and organize care of patients. 2. Examine the role of the nurse in applying the nursing process to deliver patient care. 3. Consider scopes of practice and roles of health care team members in helping patients to achieve and improve healthcare outcomes. 4. Demonstrate how diverse cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds function as sources of patient and family values. 5. Summarize the beginning of the development of a nursing identity. Prerequisite: Admission to the Utah Tech Bachelor in Science Nursing program. Corequisites: NURS 3321 and NURS 3323. FA, SP

Credits:

6.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

08/15/2018 - 08/14/2022 

Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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