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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 562 - Comp Assess Older Adults

Credits 2
Requirements: Prerequisite: Matriculated Grad Students
Provides the student with practice opportunity to develop skill in multidimensional comprehensive assessment of a diverse population of older adults. This practicum correlates with content presented in NUR 552, Advanced Assessment for Primary Care. The student will build on previously acquired didactic and laboratory instruction in determining the health and functional status of older adults, and the identification of health and developmental problems. Students will practice under the supervision of a GNP in the discrimination of normative and pathologic aging and indicate the need for follow-up and/or referral to other health care professionals.
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