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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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NURS 4000 - Community Health Nursing



Credits: 6

Prerequisite(s): NURS 3400, NURS 3700

Description: This course provides the tools for critically analyzing the principles of health promotion and disease prevention of families, groups and communities. Cultural diversity, ethics, and the legal and political responsibility of the nurse is discussed. The leadership roles of advocate, change agent, collaborator, resource person and teacher are emphasized. The learner applies theories and models from the fields of public health, education and nursing to community health nursing. Focus is placed on community needs assessment, epidemiology, communicable disease, vulnerable populations and health risks across the lifespan.



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