NUR 444 Global Focused Nursing Care

This course addresses global and population focused health promotion, and disease and injury prevention based on determinants of local, national, and global health including lifestyle, environmental, cultural, and genetic factors. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to global and population focused nursing care. A major focus of this course is for students to critically think about and discuss health and nursing care within a global environment. Nursing students will be exposed to health disparities that exist in the United States and countries around the world. Students will be provided with information and tools that nurses can use to confront health care challenges. Emphasis will be placed on helping to improve the health of vulnerable persons and populations. The course synthesizes theory, research, and practice related to global and population focused nursing care, with emphasis on health promotion of aggregates across the lifespan.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to the BS Nursing Completion Program, ENG 102, NUR 304, NUR 324, NUR 374, NUR 384

Offered

All Terms

Notes

3 HOURS (3-0-0); Admission to the BS Nursing Completion program (RN-to-BSN) is required to enroll in this course. BSNC