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NUR-545 Cli Pra / Rol Dev V : Community Health Nsg
3 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 .
DEMSN only Take NUR-513 NUR-514 NUR-516 NUR-518 NUR- 520 NUR-544 . ( Required , Previous ).