COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICAL

Catalog description

Students will be guided in critical thinking using research based therapeutic interventions learned in the classroom, lab and community settings that are relevant to the delivery of care to individuals, families, groups and aggregate communities. The nursing process, analysis and interpretation of data and decision -making serve as the conceptual foundations for applying knowledge, establishing collaborative relationships with community agencies and using therapeutic interventions for populations with specif ic health care needs. A variety of community settings will be used to provide students with opportunities to apply epidemiological principles, assess community care needs, promote healthy strategies, prevent or minimize the impact of disease, and evaluate interventions. Culturally congruent care and societal influences of care will be emphasized in the development of treatment plans. The concurrent course is NURS 410. There are 90 supervised clinical hours associated with this course. See description for di dactic course. Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program , NURS 200, NURS 215, NURS 310, NURS 315, NURS 330, NURS 335, NURS 340 NURS 350, NURS 360.