NURS 475 - Population Health Theory

(3 units) CO10

This course will provide diverse and equitable foundational components for developing, implementing, and promoting population health, with disease prevention strategies for populations and communities within the context of a global society.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Accelerated Second Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ASBN) Program.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. synthesize population health theory, research methodologies, and evidence-based research in the direct and indirect delivery of care.
2. analyze effective patient teaching and patient learning strategies in global population health practices.
3. incorporate ethical and legal principles within the context of professional nursing standards for populations and communities within the context of a global society.
4. implement equitable evidence-based health promotion, risk-reduction, and disease prevention interventions for populations across the lifespan.
5. examine social and ethnic factors with the concepts of cultural diversity and health trends in providing care for populations across the lifespan.
6. articulate approaches used to analyze diversity, equity, and social barriers in the care of vulnerable populations across the lifespan.
7. critique the impact of healthcare and social policy on global, national, and state communities.
8. analyze the role of the nurse as change agent related to improving local and global environmental conditions which affect a population’s health.

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