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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 563 - Health Care Older Adults

Credits 5
Requirements: Prerequisite: Matriculated Grad Students
The interrelationships of the aging process, psycho-social stressors and life cycle events, chronic illness and acute illness. The practicum allows for the development of necessary skills to assist the older adult and family caregiver in promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. Advanced assessment is stressed as the foundation of clinical decision making. Examination of common health problems of older adults is explored in the context of family and community resources. Emphasis is on analysis of a variety of health care delivery systems and the deployment of resources to meet needs of a diverse population of older adults and families.
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