Provides students an understanding of pathophysiology related to human illness, disease prevention and treatment within a systems framework. Utilizing knowledge of the basic sciences and clinical nursing experience, critical thinking processes are used to analyze diverse client presentations of selected illness for symptomatology, pathophysiology and health care implications. Current research and theories that deal with physiologic and pathophysiologic topics are included. Pre-requisites: NUR-500, NUR-501, NUR-545. Co-requisite: NUR-546. [ 3 credits ]