NU 704 Advanced Pathophysiology: 3 semester hours
This course integrates basic and advanced pathophysiology of all body systems, including at the genetic, cellular and organ system levels. Students will focus on acute, chronic and complex illness and disease diagnoses and management across the lifespan. Students will gain an appreciation for the relationship between basic human pathophysiological responses over time and our current national health crisis with chronic illnesses, decreasing lifespan, escalating health care costs, and challenge for quality initiatives. Prerequisite: MSN degree.