NURS 5230 Pathophysiology I Collaboration

Basic mechanisms underlying illness and disease are stressed as a basis for the understanding of health promotion and disease prevention in this first of two sequential courses. Pathophysiological changes that occur within the internal environment of individuals in the presence of dysfunction or disease of selected systems are presented as a rationale for nursing diagnoses and therapeutic interventions. System variations across the life span (fetuses, children, pregnant women, adults, and other adults) are addressed.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

NURS 5220 NURS 5250 NURS 5210 NURS 5240 NURS 5310 NURS 5311 Minimum grade P,T,B

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer