Pre-licensure Strategies for Community Health Nursing Lecture

Catalog description

Focusing on evidence-based practice, this course prepares nursing students for the role of a generalist community or public health nurse. Utilizing the nursing process as a framework, students are introduced to the core community concepts of access to care, assurance, and policy development, as well as the roles of the community nurse. Supporting individuals, families, and communities, students will gain skills in promoting health and wellness, stressing at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. Students are introduced to community issues related to social determinants of health and explore guiding documents in support of implementing plans for actions at the local, state, national, and global levels. Emphasis is placed on the development of a broader care delivery approach, considering a client’s culture, vulnerabilities, and health disparities.