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Introductory nutrition course detailing nutrients and how the body handles them; diet planning principles that support good health; the special nutrient needs of people throughout the life cycle and with specific disease states; and practical clinical nursing applications relating to nutrition and patient care.

Introduction to human growth and development across the lifespan. Foundational for all clinical nursing courses, this course is an introduction to theories of human physical, cognitive and psychosocial development, and an exploration of integrative health lifestyle practices.

Students learn foundational nursing knowledge, attitudes, values and skills to promote health and wellness across the lifespan. Students learn the complexity of the healthcare delivery system and the role of the professional nurse in that system. Students integrate and apply principles developed in NRS 116 and NRS 216 in delivering basic nursing care.

Students learn foundational knowledge about health and wellness across the lifespan. Students acquire foundational nursing knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide ethical, evidence-based care. Students begin to integrate nursing theory, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and integrative health principles in combined skills laboratory and simulation experiences.

Students new to the University of Portland School of Nursing learn supportive knowledge and skills attained by four-year students in NRS 104, NRS 116, and NRS 216. Foundational cognitive and affective learning strategies will be incorporated to provide transfer students the necessary knowledge to enter upper division nursing.

Students in this advanced course apply the foundations of integrative health and wellness to a variety of populations across the lifespan. Students build upon knowledge from the prerequisite course applying population health frameworks to further explore theories and principles of health, wellness, nutrition, genetics and determinants of health.