NUR 335 - Community Health and Population-Focused Care

2 hours
The theoretical foundation of the nurse’s role in the health and well-being at a local, state, and national level is examined. Health promotion, health prevention, and health maintenance of individuals, families, aggregates, communities, and populations are assessed. Strategies of health education, health promotion, and illness prevention are analyzed to meet the needs of the community health nurses’ clients. Discussions include the role, function, and structure of health care systems in the United States. The effects of the environment on health are investigated, and modification of risk factors in aggregates and populations are examined, along with principles of epidemiology. The role of the community health nurse in disaster management is explored. Observations in the community are assigned in Adult Health I. Prerequisite(s): NUR 315, NUR 327, NUR 340, NUR 342, NUR 388. CS