Overview
Description
Apply population health concepts in community and public health settings. Use data to plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based interventions for populations.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission to the Nursing Major
- Departmental permission
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Major; Departmental permission
Units
Internship Practicum1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Summer
Terms
fall, summer
Restrictions
Admission to the Nursing Major; Departmental permission
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- perform comprehensive assessments of communities and populations to identify priority health needs, risks, and desired outcomes.
- synthesize epidemiologic, environmental, and sociocultural data to prioritize population health needs and prevention strategies.
- recognize actual and potential health and safety hazards in population health settings and anticipate appropriate nursing and public health responses.
- collaborate with community partners and the interprofessional team to coordinate resources and services that improve population health.
- demonstrate professional nursing practice to provide care in population health settings.
- develop plans of care using evidence-based interventions that promote social justice and optimizes the health of populations.
- recognize ethical, legal and moral principles and standards that can shape caring for diverse populations.
- reflect on professional behaviors and interactions in the interprofessional environment to improve population outcomes.
- communicate population health data, interventions, and outcomes to articulate plans of care for populations.