NRS4200 Population and Community Health

This course will synthesize nursing theory and public health science to provide a theoretical background for the study of community health nursing. This course will emphasize health promotion, health maintenance and disease prevention among populations. Students will develop skills in recognizing and analyzing the interrelationships between individuals, families, population groups, and communities based in health status. The impact of political, economic, social, environmental, and cultural variables on the health of populations will be examined.

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

BSN: A grade of B- or higher in NRS 2100, NRS 2200, NRS 2300, and NRS 2400 ABSN: A grade of B- or higher in NRS 3100, NRS 3200, NRS 3300, NRS 3400

Corequisite

NRSC 4200

Offered

• Summer
• Spring

Course Outcomes

1. 1. Examine the role of the nurse and discuss appropriate nursing interventions that promote and maintain the health of clients across the healthcare continuum.
2. 2. Demonstrate satisfactory competence in clinical skills per the NRS 420 Clinical Evaluation Tool.
3. 3. Describe nursing roles that meet the emerging health needs of individuals, families, communities and populations.
4. 4. Discuss trends in lifestyles that will affect the health of communities and create future challenges for nursing.
5. 5. Apply the process of clinical reasoning to community nursing practice.
6. 6. Provide care in regard to policy and regulations, cost effective strategies, quality improvement processes and safety.
7. 7. Implement caring interventions incorporating documented best practices for individuals in diverse community settings.
8. 8. Provide safe, culturally competent therapeutic care to clients
9. 9. Analyze disease prevalence, risk factors and health disparity among different identity groups in our local community.