NURS 430 - Community Health 1

2 Credit Hours
The first in a series of two, this course introduces and emphasizes the knowledge and skills required to practice community/public health nursing within the context of population health. The student begins to examine the expanding focus of the nursing process in the various roles of the community/public health nurse with attention to holistic nursing appropriate for optimal community outcomes. The significance of primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention and implementing health promotion activities for individuals, families, aggregates and communities is addressed. Various environmental, ethical, cultural, legal, financial issues related to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies in community/public health are explored. Accelerated course for ABSN students only.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate level NURS100 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS110 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS200 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS201 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS202 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS203 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS260 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS261 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS270 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS271 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS300 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS301 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS302 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS303 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS350 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS351 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS330 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS340 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS341 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS342 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS343 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS352 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS353 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS354 Minimum grade of C and Undergraduate level NURS355 Minimum grade of C

Co-requisites: NURS431

Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Nursing - Accelerated

Course Attributes: 100 Percent Online No Set Meet, Accelerated BSN

Levels: Undergraduate

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