NURS 427 STRUCTURED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SYLLABUS REVIEW

Concepts in Community and Public Health Details This course focuses on the community as a large system of people of varying cultures, spiritual values, geographic norms, and economic conditions, all influenced by social-legal-political variables that impact individual and community health. Particular attention is paid to vulnerable subgroups in the community. Emphasis is placed on critical analysis, using epidemiological data and functional health pattern assessments to plan and intervene in areas of health promotion and disease prevention. Credit Hours 3.0 PreRequisites None coRequisites None Course Add-Ons Additional Material Textbook Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: Health for Families and Populations Maurer, F. A., & Smith, C. M. (2012). Community/public health nursing practice: Health for families and populations (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier. ISBN-13: 7621 Important information about the textbook: All required GCU RN-to-BSN eBooks are accessible anywhere at anytime, with lifetime access, via online access through Evolve. Electronic Resource Diary of Medical Mission Trip View the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” media. Specific journal entries from the diary will be assigned throughout the course. courseMaterialPages/nrs427v_ Other Pageburst eBook-Update: Booklist Steps Other Pageburst Student Registration Other Elsevier-Pageburst/Evolve eBooks Introduction Topics Topic 1: Community/Public Health Nursing Duration: 7 days Description: Objectives: 1. Analyze the role and responsibilities of the community/public health nurse. 2. Synthesize and apply the concepts of community as client and community as partner. 3. Apply the nursing process to the assessment of a community. 4. Apply screening and referral principles to nursing care of populations. 5. Appraise community resources, including spiritual resources, and their availability in communities. Topic Material: Textbook 1. Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: Health for Families and Populations Read Chapters 1, 2, 15, 16, and 19. Lecture Note 2. NRS-427V Lecture 1 Read Lecture 1. Electronic Resource 4. Diary of Medical Mission Trip View Journal 1 in "Diary of Medical Mission Trip." Topic 2: Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Duration: 7 days Description: Objectives: 1. Apply epidemiology and research concepts