NURS 450 - The Global Community

2 hours
This course presents the role of the nurse in preserving and promoting health in diverse global communities. Students will discuss health promotion, health prevention, and health maintenance of the global communities. Populations are assessed and evaluated in relation to health care access, sociopolitical, and socioeconomic forces. The effects of the global environment on health are analyzed and modification of risk factors in aggregates is explored, along with principles of epidemiology. Students will apply theory during a practicum/project experience. Prerequisite(s): NURS 315, NURS 327, NURS 335, NURS 340, NURS 342, NURS 378, NURS 388, NURS 466, FACS 126, SOCY 120, COMM 105, MATH 120. Corequisite(s): second required intercultural course. UG