Adaptation Nursing in the Community

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This course focuses on the inter-relationship of community health principles and adaptation nursing.? Lecture and seminar topics include community assessment, family assessment and dynamics, role and function of the community health nurse, crisis intervention, epidemiology, legal/ethical issues of practice, economics of community/home health agencies, and patient education.? Application of theory content will be through exercises designed to demonstrate clinical understanding of public health nursing. 3 lecture hours, 1 clinical hour. Prerequisites: AH300 - Professional Nursing Practice and AH305 - Adaptive Health and Assessment. Additional Prerequisites / Conditions: AH300 may be taken as a co-requisite. Must earn a B to pass this course. Must be accepted into the BSNC program.