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This blended/hybrid course is designed to focus upon the foundation and evolution of professional nursing theories that guide nursing practice and scholarship in today's health care. Students explore the context of theory development and the overall significance of various nursing theories. Emphasis is placed upon analysis and evaluation of nursing theories with application for use in day-to-day practice. The concept of cultural competence is defined by nursing theories as a framework for nursing practice and research. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) core competencies is emphasized to focus on patient safety for the promotion of policies and best practices that create safe and high-quality health care environments through incorporation of nursing theory frameworks.

This online course concentrates on the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of older adults and the nurse’s role in promoting healthy aging. Patterns of normal aging and common health problems of elders are discussed. The concept of cultural competence in assessment and nursing care for the older adult is emphasized. Focus is placed on strategies of planned change, advocacy, and referral as the elderly adapt to age-related changes and chronic illness. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) core competencies related to interprofessional collaboration is applied through Advancing Care Excellence for Seniors - (ACES) –based case studies. Students examine best-evidence practices in providing culturally competent care for the older adult.