Nursing 423

I.    Course Title: Community and Population Health

II.    Course Prefix/Number: NURS 423

III.    Credit Hours: 3 credits
    
IV.    Prerequisites: NURS 327 or NURS 361

        Co-requisites: None

V.    Course Description:

Students are provided a foundation for health education, health promotion, and nursing practice in community health.  Topics include health promotion, environmental health, epidemiology, care of family as client, care of community as client, care of vulnerable populations, contemporary problems in community health nursing, genetic and genomic factors affecting health of individuals and families, and settings for community health nursing practice.  Students apply concepts of cultural competence, health promotion, and health education to population health. 

VI.    Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe the scope, context, and roles of nurses in health promotion and community health practice. 
  2. Provide safe, quality patient-centered care while integrating cultural competence and evidence-based practice in the care of the family and community as client.
  3. Apply patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population in the development of teaching learning processes to promote health in the community. 
  4. Examine the impact of socio-cultural, economic, legal, ethical, regulatory, political, and environmental factors influencing population health.
  5. Apply epidemiological concepts, methods, research, and systems theory to determine the health status of a community.
  6. Incorporate strategies to improve and promote individual, family, and population health in a variety of healthcare settings.
  7. Explain the role of the community health nurse as a member of the interprofessional team caring for individuals, groups, and communities.

VII.    Date of Syllabus Approval:  10/17/14