NUR-545 |
Cli Pra / Rol Dev V: Community Health Nsg |
This course introduces the concepts of community health utilizing the population-focused nursing process. This course emphasizes the care of culturally diverse individuals, families, and aggregates in a variety of community settings with an emphasis on identifying and caring for vulnerable populations. Community health nursing concepts as well as the importance of developing cultural humility to ensure sensitive and equitable health care delivery will be stressed. The impact of the health care delivery system on the nurse as well as individual and community health outcomes will be explored. The role of the professional nurse, the clinical nurse leader and interdisciplinary healthcare team members in the community will be critically analyzed. Practice experience is required and students will be exposed to the culturally diverse population, health disparities that exist in Pennsylvania and the United States and some of the efforts by individuals, groups, organizations, to deal with disparities. Clinicals will be completed in a variety of community settings including home care, hospice, extended care facilities and population focused settings. |
5.00 |