NURS 656P Intensive Practicum IV

This course provides community based clinicals for applying the public nursing process at three levels of practice: individual and family, community, and systems, using a collaborative and interprofessional approach. Emphasis will be on advocacy and social justice for marginalized populations and health equity. Students will apply the public health nursing process, focusing primarily on the community level of practice. Students will be working with at risk populations to address the social determinants of health and the provision of appropriate community based services that are valuable and culturally congruent.