Overview
Description
Theoretical and practical strategies for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner caring for the geriatric client.
Requirements
Prerequisites
NURS 701NURS 703
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): NURS 701; NURS 703.
Units
Lecture1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify theories of aging that inform diagnostic and psychotherapeutic interventions for Advanced Practice Nursing.
- summarize evaluation strategies for the differential diagnoses of dementia and delirium.
- analyze medication regimens for drug interactions, drug metabolism, and contraindicated drugs in the elderly.
- construct treatment plans that facilitate highest level of function, self-management, and incorporate social, cultural, environmental resources.
- evaluate policy, ethical, safety, quality, and legal issues related to care resources for elderly clients.