SNU 301 - Health and Illness I

3 Credit(s)

This course explores the theoretical and biophysical underpinnings of adult illness and disease and utilizes the nursing process to promote health and healing. Includes pathophysiology, pharmacology, caring theory, and the cultural, ethical, physical, and psychosocial issues that nurses confront related to caring for patients and families with acute and chronic illness. Therapeutic communication, use of research evidence and clinical practice guidelines are addressed to enhance critical thinking, clinical practice, professionalism, and leadership abilities.  Prerequisites: Required 100 and 200 level nursing courses with minimum grade of B-. Corequisites: SNU 302 , SNU 310 , SNU 315 . Nursing Majors Only

  Fall semester.