NUR 3410 Quality Management in Nursing and Healthcare
This course will provide the student with the foundation for nursing practice with the older adult client. The physical and psychosocial changes associated with aging will be examined including adaptive behaviors in the normal aging person. Health and socialization, financial considerations, legal considerations of the aging client, cultural needs and interaction with the healthcare system will be discussed. The need for multidisciplinary interaction with the aging client will be evaluated. Learners will examine the common concerns of an aging population that they may encounter and analyze ways to address these concerns within a practice situation.