NURS 3230

This course encourages students to develop partnerships with clients and families to enhance the quality of life of those experiencing increasingly complex chronic illnesses. The principles of primary health care pertaining to accessibility, intersectoral collaboration and public participation for clients and their families with chronic illness will be examined in depth. Application of these principles to the population of adults experiencing increasingly complex illnesses in acute medical/surgical and mental health settings will be emphasized. Semester hours of credit: 6 Hours per week: Lecture /Seminar:3 Lab: 2 Other - Clinical Practice: 192 hours in total