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Aug 06, 2026
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NURS 2750 - Nutrition and the Role of the Professional Nurse
Credits: 2
Catalog Description
This course introduces the student to the role of the nurse in promoting and supporting nutritional health. Emphasis is on the role nutrition plays in health promotion/prevention of illness, recovery from acute illness and/or management of chronic illness. Students learn to access evidence to support healthy nutritional choices that reduce risk factors for disease and/or illness across the lifespan. Students explore how culture, ethnicity, socio-economic status, nutritional trends and controversies, and integrative therapies influence the nutritional health of the client.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): Full admission to the Nursing Program
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better) or Corequisite(s): BIOL 2114
Corequisite(s): NURS 2700 or NURS 2720
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: Completion of CNA certification
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