NURS 4754 - Health in Community Based Populations

4 credits

Introduces community based nursing practice for individuals, families, communities, and populations. Emphasizes assessment, management, and evaluation of health determinants in a variety of settings. Examines how socio economic, political, cultural, demographic, and epidemiological factors affect health care from promotion through disease prevention. Community nursing practice includes immersion into a public health agency that provides a variety of care approaches to community clients.