NUTH 4115 Community Health Nursing

Basic concepts of public health science and community health employed to identify actual and potential health problems in individuals, groups and communities. Focus on community-based health care, scope of practice of health care professionals and the organizations of health care delivery systems. Analysis of community with attention to the health care system and the role of the community health nurse. Prerequisites: traditional and accelerated program successful completion of junior year or permission of chairperson; RN program NURN 3223; NUTH 3111. 3 credits.