COMM & PUB HLTH NURS

Catalog description

This RN to BSN course is designed to expand the focus of Registered Nurses from individuals and families as patients, to communities and populations. The basic concept of community and public health nursing will be introduced to facilitate health promotion in populations across the lifespan. Topics include levels of disease prevention, communicable disease and the principles of epidemiology, community and environmental assessment, disaster preparedness, professional nursing roles, and interprofessional collaboration.