Description
(formerly NUR 253 RN)
Writing-Intensive Course
This is a Level III theory and clinical course for the Registered Nurse undergraduate student. This course focuses on the expansion, synthesis and application of prior knowledge to global health concerns. The three (3) hour/week theory component focuses on public health issues within the local, national and international communities. Application of community health and public health principles are discussed. The format of the course is didactic with a major portion devoted to student presentations on current and emerging public health issues around the world viewed within the Humanistic Nursing Framework. The ninety (90) hour/semester clinical component consists of selected experiences to enhance, validate and apply theoretical components and concepts, and increase the student's understanding of the community/world as the client. Community health programs are conducted by students for selected aggregates and focus on high risk assessment