NURS 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. 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): NURS 315, NURS 327, NURS 340, NURS 342, NURS 388, FACS 126, SOCY 120, COMM 105, MATH 120. Corequisite(s): NURS 466. UG