NUR40906 — Community Health Nursing
NUR 40906 - Community Health Nursing NUR 40906 - Community Health Nursing This course serves as the capstone course and focuses on the nurse’s role in delivering nursing care to the community, which is viewed as a unit. The community is assessed in relation to cultural and environmental influences, such as epidemiology, substance abuse, and violent behavioral patterns. A family theory perspective is used to identify such concepts as family communication patterns, types of families, loss, grief, and family violence. Strategies to assist families and the community are discussed. Students discuss and define various roles within leadership, such as manager, teacher, participant in care delivery, and change agent. Major topics of discussion include leadership, group dynamics, collaborative practice, resource management, and change. Structured and unstructured healthcare environments provide clinical experience for students with individuals, families, groups, and communities. ummer Semester Hours: 6 Clinical Hours: 1
Prerequisites: NUR30304, NUR30707, NUR31303, NUR40304, NUR40905, NUR41404