AH 102 - Family/Individual Nursing

This course prepares the student to provide safe nursing care to clients across the lifespan by incorporating the concepts identified in the course. The concepts of Addiction, Cognition, Culture, Diversity, Individual, Family, Mood/affect, and Stress/coping are introduced in the course. The concepts of comfort, elimination, grief/loss, mobility, nutrition, oxygenation, sensory perception, thermoregulation, and tissue integrity are reinforced. The interrelated concepts of communication/collaboration, advocacy, evidence-based practice, health promotion, informatics/technology, quality improvement, safety, and teaching/learning are incorporated throughout the course. The concept of managing care provides the framework to meet the basic needs of the individual across the lifespan. Structured clinical and laboratory experiences enable the student to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom.

Prerequisites AH 100, AH 101, BIO 410, PSY 101, PSY 208
Credits: 12

Class Level First Year Undergraduate
Program Undergraduate