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Clinical Integration: Partnership In Community Practice –
nur473ca
(4 credits)
This course focuses on the utilization of theory-based practice to promote the care of population aggregates and communities. Students complete 60 hours of practicum, which provides experiences with aggregates, public health, and community health in a variety of settings in order to develop the professional roles of caregiver, teacher, and manager of care. Through the clinical practicum, the student develops beginning skills in community education, coalition building, community assessment, and the use of computerized databases. Violence as a health care problem and health care financing are examined as examples of current issues affecting communities. Social responsibility as a professional value is also covered. Clinical integration and application of theories introduced in the community course are the frameworks for this course. Students are required to successfully complete 60 clinical hours to pass this course.
This undergraduate-level course is 7
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Public Policy Development
- Describe the role of the community nurse as a partner in public policy development.
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Community Intervention and Evaluation
- Determine evaluation methods and techniques in community health.
- Determine opportunities for community health research.
- Describe the role of community evaluation in addressing the health care needs of communities and population aggregates.
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Economics of Disease Prevention
- Explain the effect of national health care reform, financing, and direct service delivery in the community health setting.
- Compare and contrast the financial expenditures related to the three levels of prevention.
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Health Care System Delivery
- Examine health care delivery with vulnerable and high risk population aggregates.
- Describe factors that affect the problem of violence in American communities.
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Community Partnerships and Coalitions for Health
- Describe the role of coalitions and community planning groups in community partnerships.
- Identify the community resources at the local, state, national, and international levels.
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Community Health Education
- Apply Orem’s Self-Care Theory to community health nursing practice.
- Determine the health education needs of a community aggregate.
- Evaluate the health of a community aggregate.
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Community Assessment
- Describe the effect of community partnerships on the health of the community.
- Determine community assessment evaluation methods and techniques.
- Differentiate between community, community health, community as client, and partnerships for health.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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