Adult Development and Aging

Course description

This course prepares practical nursing students to promote health, prevent illness, and manage chronic disease across diverse populations and care settings. Students explore challenges in population health, legal and ethical issues related to consent, the Patient Bill of Rights, and advocacy within Ontario’s health system. Emphasis is placed on the nurse’s role in supporting individuals with chronic and neurocognitive conditions, including COPD, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, cancers, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, delirium, and depression. The course also examines elder abuse recognition, reporting obligations, and ethical decision-making aligned with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) standards and Ontario Health legislation. Students will explore interprofessional, trauma-informed, and person-centred approaches to promote health equity, safety, and continuity of care within Ontario’s health system.

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