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Apr 03, 2025
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NUR 455G - Health Promotion with Populations and Families
Prerequisite(s): NUR 400 and NUR 420 (Gateway/RIBN); NUR 425 , NUR 436 , NUR 467 (Prelicensure).
Prerequisite(s) or Co-requisite(s): NUR 456 , NUR 487 (Prelicensure) and NUR 460 (Gateway/RIBN).
Building on previous knowledge, this course discusses health promotion issues for populations and families. The course stresses the importance of the role of the nurse as a collaborator within the interdisciplinary health care team. The study of epidemiology assists students in understanding concepts such as risk and causality that form the basis for improving health care for populations. The concepts such as health care financing, communicable disease, health disparities within communities and globally, and disaster planning are discussed and applied. The critical determinants of global health are identified and their relationship to health and the environment is discussed. Students are expected to demonstrate specific competencies within the following categories: teamwork, professional values/ethics, client-centered care, leadership, evidence-based practice, quality and safety, and information technology. When Offered: Spring and Summer
Hours: 3
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