NURS 421 - Community And Global Health Nursing

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.

Prerequisites: NURS 331, NURS 341, NURS 351 and NURS 363 with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisites: NURS 401, NURS 402 and NURS 411
Course Level: Undergraduate
Crosslistings: NURS 456