NUR 3600 - Community and Public Health Nursing

Credits: 4

This course introduces nursing students to concepts of community and public health nursing care, population-focused nursing, and applies the nursing process to the community as client. Students will explore health promotion strategies in a variety of community settings, examine core functions and essential services of public health, and be introduced to epidemiological and economic concepts and models. Core components of this course will include the awareness of and the ability for students to think critically in order to assess and address the differences connected to race, gender, physical ability, social class, ethnicity, sexuality, economic status, nationality, and religion upon health equity. Students will also examine the role of the community/public health nurse in ethical issues and health policy, with a focus on vulnerable populations. Students will examine types of community-based strategies that serve under-served populations that live in a variety of community settings. Students will examine the role of the community/public health nurse as: a population-focused care provider, case manager, coordinator of care, collaborator, liaison between agencies, and nurse researcher.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 3000 and NUR 3050
Corequisite(s): NUR 3655 and NUR 4000
Fulfills: D in LS Core