NSG 405 - Community Health Nursing

Credits: 1- 5

Prerequisite: NSG 326, NSG 329, NSG 330. Corequisite: NSG 401. Introduces the core concepts of professional nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse when caring for aggregates of clients in the community. Course contents emphasize the relationships between the community nursing process and client centered care, clinical reasoning, and integrity of practice applied risk reduction, health prevention and promotion of individuals, families, and aggregates in diverse community settings. Adopted theories from epidemiology, sociology, nursing, and environmental management are related to the aggregate client centered care and quality improvement. Application of concepts and essential psychomotor skills are demonstrated in a clinical experience using advanced technology and working with clients in selected clinical agencies. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course.

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