NUR 512 - COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO HEALTH CARE

College of Nursing

Credit(s): 3

Using a holistic approach to wellness, this course is an overview of alternative ways of conceptualizing health and illness. Non-traditional methods of managing illness and promoting health and well-being will be discussed. Practitioners of these methods will participate in discussions and involve students in experiencing some of these practices. Alternative methods that reflect use in a number of other cultures will be explored as complementary to the traditional western style of medicine which is used almost exclusively in this country.

Prereq: Junior level. Consent of instructor for students outside the health professions.