NURS 456 - Community And Global Health Nursing For RN To MSN

Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of community, national and global health issues, and the community, national, and global common good. Students will become more responsible global citizens by seeking information about community, national and global issues from multiple, diverse sources and will learn to transform information into knowledge and integrate knowledge from multiple perspectives to make informed judgments effective for the common good. Students will acquire a basic understanding of the complex structure, function and outcomes of public/world health and healthcare systems through national and international perspectives regarding health promotion, disease prevention and risk reduction, political attitudes, social structures, economics, resources and financing mechanisms. Students will be introduced to the frameworks and tools necessary to engage in evidence-based practice focused on population health. Students will explore potential service-based learning projects. This course is designed to provide the RN-MSN student professional experiences to prepare them for population-focused clinical practice in community/public health graduate nursing by meeting selected, collective health needs of the community and society. Theories from nursing, public health, and social and behavioral sciences are used to provide culturally competent nursing care to total populations or to individuals, families and groups within the context of that population. Primary prevention strategies for populations at risk are emphasized to promote and protect health and prevent disease across the life span. Local, state and national health policies, political and economic influences will be part of the analysis of community issues and activities. An interdisciplinary, collaborative approach is taken in community assessment, decision making, planning, implementation and evaluation throughout community health nursing.

Prerequisites: NURS 331, NURS 341, NURS 351 and NURS 363 with a grade of “C” or better. Admission to RN-MSN Program.
Corequisites: NURS 401, NURS 402 and NURS 411 NURS 457
Course Level: Undergraduate
Crosslistings: NURS 421