NRSG 34100 HEALTH PROMOTION/POPULATION HEALTH (4)

The concepts of community and public health management, health promotion, and disease prevention including the social determinants of health across the lifespan are explored. Health disparities of vulnerable population groups will be analyzed through epidemiologic approaches. Significance is placed on the nurse’s role as it pertains to disaster or public health emergencies. Health agencies, policy, global health issues, and mass casualty disasters are included. Levels of prevention, risk factors, and major determinants of health are investigated. Skills will be acquired in the areas of community assessment, program planning, implementation, and evaluation of population-based interventions. Laboratory, simulation, and clinical learning experiences are included.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Pre-licensure BSN Program, NRSG 30001 Introduction to Professional Nursing, NRSG 32007 Health Assessment in Nursing Practice, and NRSG 33001 Fundamentals II w/Lab and Clinical