NUR 412 Gerontology Nursing
This course provides the learner 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, socialization and financial and legal considerations of the aging client, as well as 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.