NU 3400 - Nursing Care of Clients with Chronic Health Challenges

• Prioritize the delivery of safe, effective, compassionate, and holistic nursing care to clients with emphasis on restoration of health and/or wellness in clients with chronic health concerns (Level 3, Nursing Care)
• Use reflective analysis to develop critical thinking skills that individualize the nursing care for clients experiencing chronic health concerns (Level 3, Critical Thinking)
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills when providing health education for clients experiencing chronic health concerns and their families (Level 3, Communication)
• Display a pattern of personal accountability for one’s own learning while assuming a professional role through acts of integrity and mutual respect (Level 3, Professional Role)
• Integrate selected components of the professional role into the delivery of nursing care inclusive of the role of educator, advocate, and coordinator of care (Level 3, Professional Role)
• Develop and analyze personal and professional goals for current and future nursing practice (Level 3, Professional Role)
• Analyze data from health information technology and biomedical technology and use findings to support clinical decisions for clients experiencing chronic health concerns (Level 3, Technology)
• Demonstrate collaborative skills in delegating and supervising the delivery of nursing care to other health team members in clinical, laboratory, and classroom settings (Level 3, Collaboration)
• Select, discriminate, and apply evidence from professional literature when discussing, planning, and delivering nursing care to clients experiencing chronic health concerns (Level 3, Evidence-based Practice)

• None 

• Chronicity, aging, quality of life
• Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma informed care (TIC)
• Obesity and care of bariatric surgery patient
• Care of child with altered growth and development (G&D), autism, ADHD, pervasive behavior
  disorders
• Altered mental status/Alzheimer’s dementia/delirium
• Care of adults experiencing TIAs, CVA, and unilateral neglect
• Care of children with musculoskeletal and articular dysfunction
• Sensory and perceptual alterations across the lifespan
• Asthma across the lifespan
• Care and chronicity of children and adults with type 1 and 2 diabetes
• Care of clients across the lifespan with chronic endocrine disorders
• Rehabilitation nursing
• Hardiness, resilience, hopelessness, powerlessness, and chronic sorrow, chronic fatigue
• Chronic illness and sexuality
• Chronic pain
• Complementary and integrative health (alternative) medicine (CAM)
• Adherence/health management and maintenance/motivational interviewing
• Care of the client experiencing self-care deficit (self-management) and impaired home management
• Family response and family caregiving related to chronic illness
• Discharge planning, case management, home care

• Psychomotor skills list: sensory perceptual lab 
• Simulations: care of pediatric patient with respiratory/neurological disorders
• Clinical focus: inpatient chronic health