NURS 5018 - Health Program Planning and Development

3 credit hours
Formerly - NURS 518

In this course we will critically examine and discuss models and processes to systematically plan and evaluate health interventions. Students will develop skills in needs assessment for a specific population, program planning and design, while laying the foundation for an effective evaluation. Emphasis on the formulation of health services and programs while considering stakeholders and other partners as well as current policy issues that may shape the design will be integrated throughout the course. The course will also explore concepts of empowerment, collaboration and partnership building as strategies to facilitate program and organizational goals. Students will gain experience in program proposal writing. Fifty to one hundred hours of field work are required in co-requisite course. Registration restrictions may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.

Registration Restriction(s): Graduate Nursing Program
Prerequisite Course: NURS 5017
Co-requisite Course: NURS 5047; Fifty to one hundred hours of field work are required in co-requisite course