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2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 
    
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NSG 1231 Geriatric Nursing & Issues at the End of Life


Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 1 Total Credits: 3
This course explores the changing demographic of today’s world and the immense challenge it presents to health care providers and society as a whole. Practical nurses must be well prepared to recognize and respond appropriately to the needs of our aging population. The goal of this course is to give the beginning nurse a balanced perspective on the realities of aging and to broaden the beginning nurse’s viewpoint regarding aging people so that their needs can be met in a compassionate, caring, and professional manner. The course features extensive coverage of cultural issues, clinical situations, delegation, home health care, health promotion, patient teaching and complementary and alternative therapies. Because of the role of Practical Nurses in the geriatric population the issues of grief, loss and end of life will be explored in depth.

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of first quarter of PN courses
Co-requisite(s): NSG 1211  NSG 1221  NSG 1240