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2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 621 - Perspectives on the Illness Experience

3 credits
Lecture
Co_Requisites
Corequisite(s): NUR 622. An in depth examination of the scientific, experimental and existential perspectives of illness. A focus on chronic illness includes the influence of social policy and the nurse-person relationship on the individual’s experience and illness management decisions. Selected chronic illness concepts are analyzed with the goal of applying evidence-based interventions to maximize health in persons.