NURS 6341 - ADVANCE PUBLIC HEALTH/COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING II

[4 Credits]

This is the second in a sequence of four courses, which has both didactic and clinical [150 hours] components. It is based on Healthy People 2010 is the foundation, and the program is developed from the Scope and Standards of PublicHealth Nursing, and the Public Health Nurse Competencies (Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations), with the perspective of population focused, community oriented advanced public health/community health professional nursing practice. This course builds on the advanced community assessment developed in N6340. The focus is leadership, and program planning, program design, and the interventions required to meet the health needs of an aggregate identified in N6340. This program is initiated in the clinical setting. The diverse needs of the population are respected in the design, which is based on research and evidence- based nursing practice. Prerequisite: NURS 6340.