NUR 341 - Community & Public Health Service Learning

Students will engage in a partnership with a specific community. Learning incorporates the concepts of partnership building, risk identification, and health promotion within a community-based context. Students will collaborate with community partners to develop an understanding of both short- and long-term needs of the community. Problem-posing and problem-solving will come from the community. Students will engage in ongoing community assessment, support communities in developing long term interventions and approaches, and engage in evaluation of community level practice. Students will identify individuals and families within their communities who would benefit from individual and family-based nursing assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Students will work with health care providers in these communities to assess the need for services and augment the services available.

Prerequisite(s): Compliance with undergraduate nursing clinical health and background check requirements. NUR 356
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 2

Meets the Following Core Requirement: Culture, Power, and Equity; Engaged Learning
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Nursing