NURS 4590 - Promoting the Health of Populations and Communities

5 credit hours
This course introduces students to population based nursing, community-focused nursing and public health nursing. Assumptions, definitions, key concepts, and select models and theories to understand population based nursing, community-focused nursing and public health nursing health issues will be explored in the course. Students will collaborate with key stakeholders to use assessment and intervention strategies to identify population-based and community-focused health needs and develop appropriate interventions. Partnerships and advanced community engagement strategies underlie students’ interactions with stakeholders in nursing roles with populations and communities.

Registration Restriction(s): Majors Only.
Prerequisite Course/s: NURS 3520, 3390, 3391, 3590, 3591