NURS 440 - Community Health Nursing

Units: 3

Focuses on the professional nurse’s role in working with aggregates in the community, exploring contemporary public health problems, and working collaboratively with the community as part of the interdisciplinary team. Includes the frameworks that guide community-based, population-focused practice and research to assist the student in developing skills in community assessment, program planning and practice interventions to help identified populations within the community maintain their optimum level of health. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have obtained consent of the Director of the School of Nursing. Enrollment Requirement(s): NURS 370 for generic nursing students only and simultaneous enrollment in NURS 441 or NURS 447 . Enrollment Requirement: NURS 324 , NURS 325 , NURS 330 , and NURS 331 and simultaneous enrollment in NURS 442 , NURS 447 , NURS 490 , and NURS 495 for ABSN students.