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NURS 475

Population Health Theory

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

Uses critical analyses and clinical reasoning in caring for groups and populations across sociocultural settings. Focuses on primary, secondary, and tertiary disease prevention as well as health promotion.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Admission to the Nursing Major
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Major

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Terms

fall, spring, summer

Core

CO10

Restrictions

Admission to the Nursing Major

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • assess the health of populations to respond appropriately to community needs and identify desired outcomes.
  • examine influencing factors that can shape caring for diverse populations to provide equitable care.
  • describe the impact of policies on population’s health, including social justice and health equity.
  • develop plans of care using evidence-based interventions that promote social justice and optimizes the health of populations.
  • describe the nurse’s role when encountering health and safety hazards while providing care.
  • identify what constitutes a public health emergency and the nurse’s role in the public health response to promote community safety.