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2020-2021 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 326 - Care of Adults with Acute and Chronic Illness

Credits 4
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite:NUR 235, 250, 251, 260, and BIO 251/261; Co-Requisite: NUR 327
Examines nursing interventions in promoting health, guiding the health care experience and shaping the therapeutic environment for adults experiencing acute or chronic illness. Acute illness includes short-term, episodic illnesses and acute exacerbations of selected chronic health problems. Chronic illness is viewed as a significant life event within a person¿s biography that offers both challenges and opportunities to maximize health. Evidence-based standards of practice, consistent with the ANA (2010) Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice for adults are integrated throughout the course.
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