NUR 3655 - Community, Diversity, and Population Based Care

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: NUR 3805
Prerequisite or Corequisite: NUR 3805

The focus of this course is community health nursing practices with families, aggregates, and communities. This course examines the social, economic, ethic, and cultural influences on beliefs, values, and practices in relation to health, illness, and health-seeking behaviors. An emphasis is placed on epidemiology, population risk assessment, health promotion, risk reduction, chronic disease prevention, environmental health, vulnerable populations, contemporary health issues, and development of healthier individuals, aggregates and communities. The role of the professional nurse in the provision of community and population-based care is explored.

Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Clinical/Simulation Hours: 45 practice experience hours
Online Hours: 45
Didactic Hours: 30
Hours: 45