NUR 327 - Dominican Republic Community Nursing Partnership II Clinical

This international service learning course incorporates the concepts of partnership building, risk reduction, and health promotion in communities. Students will actively explore international health issues specific to Latin American countries and gain a more thorough understanding of environmental, socio-cultural, and political factors that affect health in a developing nation. Students will participate in partnership building with an international community-based organization to assess health risk factors and plan health promoting activities specific to identified health issues. Students will gain understanding of physical assessment, risk assessment, unique health needs, problem posing, and formulation of solutions as part of their coursework. During the course of this semester, students also participate with students from various disciplines in learning, planning, and preparing for and resource development towards the Dominican Republic International Service Learning program.

Prerequisite(s): NUR 326 and compliance with nursing undergraduate clinical health and background check requirements.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

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