University of Portland Bulletin 2021-2022

NRS 116 Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan I

Students explore foundations of health and wellness across the lifespan focusing specifically on the concepts of nutrition, development, health promotion and resilience. They learn to access research evidence about healthy lifestyle patterns and risk factors, work with others in a respectful and culturally sensitive manner, explore the role of the nurse in promoting optimum health and use reflection to assess their practice as nursing students.

Prerequisite

NRS 104
  • Up one level
  • 100