NURS 372 - Social Concepts and Nursing Care of the Older Adult

3 credits
This course combines nursing concepts with the issues of social gerontology. The course entails assessments and interventions for older adults experiencing normal aging or common aging related problems. This includes the role of the nurse in health promotion, risk reduction, and disease management for this population. Furthermore, the course will explore how social, cultural, economic and political forces shape the experiences of aging adults.

Prerequisite(s): NURS 230, NURS 310, and PSYC 230
Corequisite(s): None