NUR 612 Clinical Prevention, Population Health, and Vulnerable Populations

3 credit hours

This course focuses on organizational, patient-centered and culturally responsive concepts in population healthcare. Population health problems will be analyzed with the application of prevention and promotion frameworks. Students will engage in learning activities that emphasize application of evidence-based theories of prevention applied to design population-based interventions. Basic principles of epidemiology, community-based assessment, evaluation, issues of equity, and the risks to vulnerable populations will be explored.

Prerequisite: NUR 611 Leadership Principles for Health Care Organizations and Systems or at the discretion of the Director of Nursing, MSN Program Coordinator, or the appropriate Dean