NURS 5620 Advanced Practice Gerontologic Nursing II Primary Care

The course examines the health care needs of the older adult. It builds on the concepts of health promotion and disease prevention and emphasizes assessment, diagnosis and treatment of common acute episodic illnesses, chronic stable illnesses, complex multi-morbidity, frailty and geriatric syndromes.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: NURS 5530.