Recommended Courses for Healthy Aging
NURS 507 Behavior and Adaptation: Elder Adults (3)Theory and research of behavior and adaptation in elder adults. Functional impairments within person-environment contexts. Intervention strategies based on psychodynamic, development, cognitive-behavioral, role theory, somatic, and self-help models. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
NURS 534 Seminar in Nursing in Gerontology (3)
Gerontological research findings applied to complex nursing problems in maintenance of health and maximum functioning in the aged.
PBSCI 548 P-Aging and Adult Development (1-3, max. 3)
Aging in Western technologically advanced societies frequently involves losses in status, stamina, and economic and social supports. Consideration given to losses among the aged. Students select projects in the area of aging and work at their own levels of expertise and sophistication. Seminar format with guided reading.
UCONJ 511 Issues in Home Health Care Delivery (3)
Service delivery issues relevant to provision of health care services across the life span in the home setting. Home health care as an important component in health care system. Individual and multidisciplinary practice of health care disciplines. Emphasis on research literature. Prerequisite: graduate student standing, upper division with permission of instructor.
