NURS 656 Population Health

Course Description: This course focuses on the role of the professional nurse in working with diverse individuals and populations for health promotion and disease and injury prevention. Emphasis is placed on advocacy and social justice in working with marginalized and vulnerable populations for health equity. Population health tenets incorporate a public health nursing model of care that is holistic to identify social determinants of health, risk/protective factors, and in response uses culturally congruent evidence-based guidelines which contribute to improved health outcomes. Students explore the role of the public health nurse in emergency preparedness and crisis response. Competence Statement: Applies the public health nursing process at three levels of practice; individual/family, community, and systems to protect and promote the health of populations using a holistic, ethical, and interprofessional approach for reducing health disparities and capitalizing on asset/strengths within communities.

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Co-requisite: NURS 656P.