Needs of older adults addressing emotional, social, physiologic, and behavioral changes. Focus is on ageism, gender issues, chronicity, death and dying, loss, and life review.

Required

• Miller, C.A. (2004). Nursing for wellness in older adults: Theory and practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 13-978-1-975179-13-7

Recommended

• Previous Nursing Texts for 3130, 3120, 3230, 3260, 3240, 3220
• American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). American Psychological Association. ISBN: 1557988102
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2008). The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. Washington DC: AACN available through: MACROBUTTON HtmlResAnchor http://www.aacn.nche.edu (http://www.aacn.nche.edu)
• American Nurses Association (2004). Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice. Washington DC: Nursesbooks.org ISBN: 1- 55810-215-9

Supplemental Resources

• Face to Face Student Handbook (Pre-Licensure and HP Programs) (https://www.suu.edu/nursing/pdf/f2f.student-handbook-2025.pdf)

Assignment Outline

HP 4342 Outline-2.pdf (https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/files/183640133?wrap=1)

• Assignments - 20%
  • In class attendance.
  • Attitudes and Values on aging reflection.
  • Dad Video.
  • Aging Theory Assignment.
  • Mid-term check in.
  • Peer Reflections for each small group presentation.
• Class Participation - 30%
  • Well Elder Presentation.
• Well Elder Project and Paper - 40%
  • Well Elder Visits.
  • Well Elder Paper.
  • Well Elder Medications.
• Tests - 10%
  • Final Exam.

Grade Scheme

Choose the appropriate table below and edit for your course . Add any course-specific grading standards.

Grades will be determined in the undergraduate programs using the following grading scale. To progress in the undergraduate program, students must pass each course with a C (74%) minimum.

Course Summary

Date Details Due

 Commenced Attendance Quiz
Wed Sep 3, 2025 due by 11:59pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16896663)

 Attitudes and values on aging reflection
Tue Sep 9, 2025 assignment due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966751)

 Well Elder Written Agreement
Sun Sep 14, 2025 due by 11:59pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16658280)

 Well Elder - Aging Theory Assignment
Tue Sep 16, 2025 due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966753)

 "DAD" video assignment
Tue Sep 23, 2025 due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966744)

 Peer reflection for presentations - Group
Tue Oct 7, 2025 1 - Psychosocial Wellness due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966747)

 Peer reflection for presentations - Group
2 - Sleep/Rest due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966748)

Tue Oct 21, 2025  Well Elder Medications
due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966754)

 Well Elder Mid-term Check In
due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966752)

 Peer reflection for presentations - Group
Tue Oct 28, 2025 3 - Medications and Bioactive Substances due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966749)

 Peer reflection for presentation - Group
Tue Nov 4, 2025 4 - Safety and Mobility due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16727619)

 Peer reflection for presentation - Group
Tue Nov 11, 2025 5 - Cardiovascular and Respiratory due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16727989)

 Peer reflection for presentation - Group
Tue Nov 18, 2025 6 - Vision and Hearing due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16728155)

Date Details Due

 Well Elder Paper
due by 11:59pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966755)

Mon Dec 1, 2025

 Well Elder Project
due by 11:59pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966757)

 Course Schedule Outline
due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16657994)

 Peer reflection for presentation - Group
7 - Urinary and Sexual function due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16728424)

 Peer reflection for presentation - Group
Tue Dec 2, 2025
8 - Skin and Thermoregulation due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16728571)

 In class attendance
due by 3pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966746)

 Well Elder Presentation
due by 3pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966756)

 Peer reflection for presentation - Group
10 - Pain in the older adult due by 11:59pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16729005)

Mon Dec 8, 2025

 Peer reflection for presentation - Group
9 - Nutrition, digestion, and bowel
due by 11:59pm
elimination
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16728652)

[HEADING-1]  WELCOME
Tue Dec 9, 2025 due by 1pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/16631955)

 Final
Wed Dec 10, 2025 due by 11:59pm
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966745)

 Class Power Points
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966750)

 Well Elder Sample Papers
(https://suu.instructure.com/courses/1054042/assignments/15966758)

Instructor's Response Time & Feedback

Semester long course guidelines: Emails from students in semester-long classes must be responded to within three business days (Definition of business day: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and does not include holidays). All assignments must be graded within seven calendar days of due date for semester-long courses. If faculty need an extension to grade assignments because of assignment length, holiday, or other circumstances, faculty will notify students in advance.

Assignments need to be graded in sufficient time to allow students to improve and build upon their learning for subsequent assignments.

Late Assignments

Papers/assignments are due at the time designated by faculty either in the calendar, syllabi, or in class discussion. If you know you will miss a class in advance of the due date, submit materials early when possible. With unforeseen circumstances, you may not be able to submit an assignment on the designated due date, it is your responsibility to notify the instructor and negotiate a reasonable alternate due date prior to missing class when possible or as soon as it is feasibly possible. For this class, late assignments will lose 2 (two) points each day they are late up to 10 points When extenuating circumstances have been discussed with the instructor, it will be left up to instructor discretion on how to award points as circumstances vary. The instructor will decide when late work is no longer accepted. Assignments will be submitted using canvas or in person as directed in assignment instructions. Emailed assignments will not be accepted.

Faculty members retain the option of not accepting late papers/assignments and may deduct points for late work. Individual faculty maintains final determination in situations related to late work.

Make-up work for extra credit or in-place of missed assignments for theory classes WILL NOT BE PROVIDED in this course. Extenuating circumstances must be taken up professionally with the instructor.

Regular attendance is required at all classes and course-related experiences. Absences and tardiness will result in participation points being subtracted from grade. Attendance is also reflected in coming late to class, leaving early and missing parts of class for other reasons. A roll will be sent around sometime toward the beginning of class and may be circulated later to assure complete attendance. If you are not on it, you will not get credit for that day's attendance. If you sign it late, you are considered late. Signing in on behalf of others will result in all parties involved losing attendance for that day. You will get 10 points for each course you attend. Please plan to attend all classes and stay throughout the entire time. If situations arise, discuss this professionally with the instructor.

You are expected to manage your own transportation and assume your own risks when traveling to and from classes, labs, class related assignments, clinical experiences and when performing duties in class, lab, or clinical experiences. There are inherent risks involved in travel and in lab and clinical experiences. The most obvious risks are accidents, contracting infections or other communicable diseases, or workplace violence.

Please take common precautions to prevent accidents, infections and violence.

When students use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process for this course, students should only use these technologies to improve readability and language, or to generate a basic skeleton of ideas for assignment content. Applying these technologies should be done with careful oversight, and students should carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate good-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. SUU Policy#6.33 on academic integrity should be followed when using AI. If you are unsure to what extent to use AI as part of an assignment, please reach out to me before the assignment is due. If a student uses AI-assisted technologies, the student should disclose in their assignment the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the assignment by following the instructions below. This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement. Any assignment which has been determined by the professor (using the tools provided by SUU to monitor academic integrity) to have been created using these technologies which were not disclosed by the student is subject to failure.

Disclosure Instructions

Students must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding this statement at the end of their assignment:

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Finances are an integral part of maintaining your wellbeing. If you are struggling financially or wish to know more about budgeting, please visit the Financial Wellness Center (https://www.suu.edu/financialwellness/) in room 201C in the Sharwan Smith Center, contact Ashleigh Zimmerman at (435) 865-8436, or text the Financial Wellness line at 435-708-1952.

Canvas is where course content, grades, and communication will reside for this course.

For Passwords or any other computer-related technical support:
435-865-8200
support@suu.edu (mailto:support@suu.edu)
IT Service Desk (https://www.suu.edu/it/)

For Canvas help:
435-865-8555
canvas@suu.edu (mailto:canvas@suu.edu)
Canvas Help Center (https://help.suu.edu/canvas/)
How to Use Canvas (https://suu.instructure.com/courses/166813)