Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 621 - Perspectives on the Illness Experience

Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: NUR 500, 511, 520: Corequisite: NUR 622Lecture / 3 hours per week
An in depth examination of the scientific, experiential 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.
Graded