Jun 02, 2025  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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NURS 1162 - Health Promotion and Wellness and the Role of the Professional Nurse


Credits: 2

This course introduces the role of the professional nurse in promoting health and wellness across the lifespan and includes learning about self-health and holistic client health practices. Concepts covered will provide a theoretical framework as a foundation for providing and directing nursing care. Previous humanities, liberal arts, and science and co-requisite coursework provides the basis for developing new knowledge related to early risk identification, illness prevention, and strategies to promote optimal health. Nutritional concepts, screening tools, health literacy resources, and the social determinants of health are explored.

Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better) or Corequisite(s): ENGL 1130 , BIOL 2113 , and CHEM 1050 
Corequisite(s): NURS 1160  and NURS 1190 
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: CPR, Certified Nursing Assistant Registry



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