2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

NUR 316 Community Health Nursing

A theoretical foundation for the implementation of the nursing process in the community setting. The course includes introduction to the concepts of individual, family, and community as clients, roles of the community health nurse, concepts of epidemiology with focus on primary, secondary and tertiary prevention measures. An overview of the health care delivery systems at local, state, and national levels, reimbursement issues, community assessment and program planning are examined. Three classroom lecture hours per week along with a clinical component. Fee: $250.00

Credits

4

Corequisite

NUR 331, NUR 406 OR NUR 407, and NUR 421

Offered

Fall and Spring in Lebanon Program; Spring and Summer in MJ Program