NUR4636 — Community Health Nursing
This course focuses on the holistic aspects of community nursing care applied to diverse global populations across the lifespan. The course introduces students to community nursing practice and formulates a paradigm shift from individual patient’s to the global community, addressing the history, evolution, theoretical framework, and purpose of community health nursing practice with an introduction to epidemiological principles, concepts of community assessment, health promotion, maintenance and education. The course involves the analysis of current knowledge and practice to illness preven tion, health promotion, health restoration, community education and empowerment.
Prerequisites: NUR 3069, 3805