NURS 430: Community and Public Health Nursing

Class Program
Credits
5
Lecture Hours 40 Clinical Hours 20
Weekly Contact Hours
6
Course ID
089285
Meets Degree Requirements For
Restricted Elective
Description

Focuses on the role of the nurse in community, rural, and public health settings. Using an evidence-based and social-justice framework, students explore epidemiology, community assessment, health promotion, and disease prevention for aggregate populations while synthesizing theory, population research, and practice on a local to global scale.

Grading Basis
Graded
Prerequisites

Acceptance to a BSN pathway program.

Course Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Provide person-centered care for diverse populations to promote health and wellness.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Provide person-centered care for diverse populations to promote health and wellness.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Provide person-centered care for diverse populations to promote health and wellness.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.

Core Topics

  • History of Public/Community Health Nursing
  • 10 Essential Public Health Services
  • Epidemiology and biostatistics
  • Nursing process in community and population health (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation)
  • Assurance
  • Care coordination and case management
  • Health promotion, disease prevention, chronic disease management
  • Information and healthcare technology
  • Policy development
  • Environmental health
  • Global health
  • Emergency preparedness for disaster, mass casualty, and/or other emergent situations, as well as response and recovery
  • Behavior change
  • Culturally appropriate collaboration
  • Communication