NUR 414: Holistic Nursing Care VII: Care of Client in the Community

Content: This course introduces the concept of community as client. The development of skills related to community assessment and the concepts of epidemiology in examining health practices throughout the global community are explored. The nurse’s role in providing health care to clients/aggregates in a variety of culturally diverse communities is the framework for nursing care. The clinical experiences will expose students to a variety of community health environments, health programs and policies and their impact on care. Opportunities to practice health promotion behaviors and critique health care delivery systems will be emphasized.
Taught: Spring
Prerequisite(s): NUR 403, NUR 404, NUR 406.
Credit: 4
Note: 3 class hours, 3 clinical hours
Degree Level: Undergraduate