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.
Acceptance to a BSN pathway program.
Course Learning Outcomes
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Provide person-centered care for diverse populations to promote health and wellness.
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Provide person-centered care for diverse populations to promote health and wellness.
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Provide person-centered care for diverse populations to promote health and wellness.
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Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.
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Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.
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Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.
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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