Community Health Nursing

Catalog description

This course focuses on the role of the professional nurse in the delivery of nursing care within community-based healthcare systems. Three hours of class and three hours of lab or clinical per week, or the equivalent. Pre- or corequisite: NURS 3306. (TBA) 4173-WB Successful Aging 3 Overview of aging issues and challenges in professional nursing practice. Brief background of the aging process, review of age-related changes, and focus of how successful aging can be achieved. Web-based course. Three hours of class per week or the equivalent. (TBA) 4202 RN–BSN Professional Nursing 2 This theory course provides an overview of professional nursing practice. Theories of nursing, concepts of caring, self-care, health, wellness, and illness are presented as a basis for nursing practice. Open to Registered Nurses only. Two hours of class per week or the equivalent. (TBA) 4203 RN-BSN Written Communication in Health Professions 3 Professionalism in written communication. Synthesis of document design and preparation using correct grammar and punctuation in accordance with the American Psychological Association (APA) formatting style. Issues related to academic honesty.