NURS 4401 Community Nursing: Population and Culture (Capstone)

A capstone course designed for RN-BSN nursing completion students.  The course focuses on the synthesis and reflection of knowledge to facilitate evidence-based decision making.  The focus will be on promotion of preventative community programs while integrating leadership skills, research and informatics to improve the delivery of healthcare to diverse populations.  Students learn how individual, local, state, federal and international health policies impact the public.  This course presents the theory and systems to provide family and community-based health care.  Population-based assessment to guide health teaching, health counseling, screening, outreach, disease and outbreak investigation, referral and follow-up is also emphasized.

Semester Hours

4

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0