NUR 420 - Community Health Concepts, 2 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): NUR 310, NUR 312, NUR 315, NUR 320, NUR 325
Corequisite(s): NUR 425
32-theory hours, 0-lab hours, 0-clinical hours
This course builds upon the concepts covered in prior courses and prepares the student to apply them while caring for individuals in various community-based settings. Linking the three domains of Individual, Nursing and Healthcare, students will explore community systems designed to support individual and group health. Students will increase their understanding of the relationships between health maintenance and illness care and between an individual versus community foci. Standards and policies around public health will be considered. Emphasis is on the role of the professional nurse in health promotion and maintenance in the school, home, community, and global community environments.