NURS 1700U – Health and Healing: Older Adult Nursing Theory and Practicum

This course will provide the student with the opportunity to explore the lived experience and health needs of the older adult within the health care system. Students will apply Watson’s Theory of Human Caring to identify, assess, plan, and implement interventions to promote health and healing for individuals and families connected to this population. This course has a theoretical and practicum component. Students will care for older adults in a hospital practicum setting. This practicum experience provides an opportunity for students to develop their knowledge, skill and judgement and follow the CNO practice standards. Students will demonstrate nursing theory-guided and evidence-informed praxis relevant to this course.
Credit hours: 6
Lecture hours: 3
Other hours: 14
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 1200U, NURS 1100U, NURS 1003U, NURS 1420U
Corequisite(s): NURS 1503U, NURS 2320U
Note(s): Students must pass both the theoretical (classroom) and practicum (clinical) components of the course to pass the course.