NURS 406 - Population and Community Health Nursing

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): UNIV 300 ALHT 301 NURS 300 NURS 302 NURS 303 NURS 304 ALHT 400 (all with a grade of C or better; ALHT 400 may be taken concurrently)
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

This course will provide the student with a broad introduction to local, national, and international population and community health practices and the role of nursing within this context. Using an evidence-based framework, students will explore epidemiology; health promotion and disease prevention within groups; individual and family case management, community assessment, and intervention; health information technology; and factors influencing the delivery of and access to population and community health services. The healthcare needs of vulnerable and at-risk populations will be examined. This course includes a practicum learning experience of 45 hours in a combination of individualized placement and assignment completion.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Analyze nursing roles in a variety of practice settings focused on population and community health nursing.
Apply knowledge and skills of health information technology to population and community health settings.
Illustrate how knowledge, advocacy, and activism in health policy affect population and community health, specifically addressing the needs of vulnerable and at-risk populations.
Integrate epidemiology models, frameworks, and theories in planning community and population healthcare.
Identify the role of the nurse in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, focusing on individual, community, and population needs.