University of Portland Bulletin 2026-2027

NRS 417 Complex Condition Management Across the Lifespan

Prepares students to develop and implement individualized nursing care plans for complex conditions across the lifespan. Using a systematic clinical-reasoning routine, students recognize and analyze cues from diverse exemplars, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, act, and evaluate outcomes. Emphasizes distinctive features of complex care—multisystem assessment, managing multimorbidity/polypharmacy, balancing risks, and aligning with goals.

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