170114370 GERIATRIC HEALTH NURSING ( 2 Crd.Hrs )

This course explores topics in geriatrics from several perspectives for care of elderly including health, medical, complementary, and alternative medicine, and biology of aging, with changes that accompany the aging process in all body systems of the human body. The course focuses on the comprehensive delivery of care using the nursing process to elder clients at home, in institutions or who have been hospitalized for complex, acute or chronic condition. Assessment of the physical and psychological well-being of elderly clients, their families and plans of care based on nursing theory will be presented. This course is directed toward achieving nursing college mission statement” Compassion, Accountability, Safety Excellence” CASE.