This course will examine the role of nursing in community health and create conditions that promote healthy living. Theories of community health and nursing practice will be explored though concepts of health promotion and preventative care of individuals, families, and communities. Students will complete 50 clinical hours.
Clinical: Propose how a community might address the health needs of its local residents.
Clinical: Assess a community's health provision resources.
Clinical: Assess the health needs of a family.
Identify nursing roles and functions in community and public health.
Describe the evolution of community and public health nursing.
Differentiate among community, community health, community as client, and partnerships.
Clinical: Develop health education materials based on the needs of a family and its community.
Future Issues and Trends in Community and Public Health
Identify future trends in community and public health nursing.
Health Care Delivery
Explain the impact of national health care reform on direct service delivery in the community and public health setting.
Community and Public Health
Identify resources for community and public health needs based on community assessment findings.
Describe how Watson’s theory of human caring guides community nursing actions.
Evaluate how health is affected by family structure and roles.
Delivery of Community and Public Health Care
Examine evidence-based research that may mitigate issues in delivery of community and public health care.
Identify issues in the delivery of community and public health care.
Health Promotion, Risk Reduction, and Disease Prevention
Design a health education plan to promote the health of a family and a community.
Develop an educational tool to promote health, reduce risk, and prevent disease.
Analyze individual, community, and environmental issues that impact health.
Composition of Communities
Develop interventions for families in communities using Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators (LHI).
Explain epidemiology as it relates to community and public health.
Describe the importance of cultural diversity in community and public health nursing.
Explain the impact of community partnerships on the health of a community.
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