Feb 10, 2025  
2022-2023 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Accreditation
  Academic Calendar
  Introduction to the University
  Mission and Vision Statements
  Trustees, Officers, Administrators, and Faculty
  The Academic Experience
  Master List of Academic Programs
  Colleges, Departments, and Programs
  Search Courses by Department
  Search Courses by Prefix
  Admission to the University
  Special Admission Opportunities: College Now/START Program
  Academic Regulations and Procedures
  Special Learning Opportunities
  The Student Experience
  Expenses and Financial Aid Services
  Key to the Listings of Courses and Programs
  Contact Information and Office Hours

  Campus Visits and Directions
HELP
2022-2023 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.
Graded