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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 College Catalog
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NU 135 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOSOCIAL CONCEPTS AND PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING
This course introduces psychosocial concepts in nursing care across the lifespan. Key concepts are reinforced through an understanding of select exemplars and a focus on essential aspects of health wellness continuum in mental health across the lifespan. Competency in addressing psychosocial needs in a variety of settings through the application of the nursing process is stressed. Course content also emphasizes principles of pharmacology and nursing care related to common classifications/prototypes of agents used in the management of patients with actual or potential mental health problems and the implications for nursing care. 4 Credits Prerequisites: NU 125 , HL 110 , EN 102 , and PS 101 . Corequisites: NU 160 , NU 161 , and CS 100 .
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