NURS 510 - Gerontology for Advanced Practice Nursing

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course provides advanced practice concepts related to multiple facets of the management of geriatric clients in a variety of settings. Evidence-based advanced practice nursing approaches are applied to the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of problems commonly encountered in the geriatric population. Issues related to health promotion, chronicity, co-morbidities, long-term care, and the geriatric population boom are integrated into the examination of multiple factors impacting the aging individual, community, and society.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Deliver health teaching, health promotion, and preventive interventions for older adults with consideration of the patient’s culture, health beliefs, and demographic variables.
Prepare an evidence-based interprofessional management plan of primary care for a selected geriatric population.
Explore local, regional, and national resources that support clinical decision making, consultation, advocacy, and the health education needs of diverse older adult populations, their families, and caregivers.
Analyze legal, professional, and ethical issues influencing advanced nursing practice and the primary health care delivery in gerontology