NURS 585S

Special Topics in Nursing - Enacting Philosophies of Care (6)

This course examines the interface between aging & health and examines how different philosophies to care are enacted in a range of practice settings and considers indicators of their impact on seniors health. The course includes field work and site visits.  

Objectives:

  • Draw upon evidence to analyze different philosophies of care and how they are enacted in Seniors' health across care settings
  • Critically analyze the relationship between enacting philosophies of care and the broader sociopolitical-cultural contexts
  • Apply insights about the relationships between enacting philosophies of care and the broader socio-political-cultural contexts to leadership in Seniors' Care
  • Propose leadership strategies that support the enactment of philosophies of care within the broader socio-political-cultural contexts of Seniors' Care

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