NURS 45500 - Public Health Nursing

In lectures and in supervised clinical experiences, the student examines the roles of nurses in planning, delivering and evaluating health programs and services for families, communities and populations. The impact of social, economic and environmental determinants of human health is explored, as are tools for assessing the health status of communities and populations. The course introduces students to the global context of public and community health and examines nursing practice in areas including home health, environmental and school health. The role of nurses in preparing communities to plan for and recover from natural and human-made disasters is also examined.

prereq: (generic & A2D) NURS 35200; NURS 36000
coreq: (generic) NURS 34900, NURS 46000
(A2D) NURS 46000
30 hrs: Lecture, 90 hrs: Clinical
4 cr.