NUR 420 - Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing

Semester Hours: 3
Public health nursing is an interconnection of nursing science and public health principles that focuses on improving the health of families, groups, and populations. This course provides a broad focus of public health and health promotion, preparing the learner to practice effectively in the context of community-orientated nursing practice. The public health setting, whether that be a public health department, school, correctional facility or even a business, is dynamic and ever-changing. Students will be introduced to the impact that public health nursing creates on the general health status of the community through large-scale interventions, and political advocacy. The student will gain a greater understanding of public health nursing’s focus on: health promotion; disease prevention; genomics; epidemiology; protecting vulnerable (at-risk) populations; and identifying and preventing health disparities while being culturally sensitive, client centered and community focused.

Pre-requisites: NUR 303 - Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and NUR 320 - Comprehensive Health and Physical Assessment. Required admittance to the Lakeland University RN to BSN Completion Program.

Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.