Course description

NURS-FPX-4060 Practicing in the Community to Improve Population Health

            One of the main tasks of nursing is practicing in the community to improve the population health. The construct means motivating people to stay in a good health state and preventing diseases. Nurses carry out the mission of the organization where they provide direct care, health education, and advocacy to enhance the quality of life for people and community. A vital competence for delivering services in the neighborhood is the ability to evaluate health needs of communities. Nurses need to have a clear understanding of health inequalities, their causes and development of strategic approaches to eliminate these disparities. This necessitates a clear and elaborate recognition of the social, economic, and environmental influences on health.

Another notable benefit of practicing with the community is the interaction and cooperation with other professional health care providers and community-based associations. Nurses are likely to join other professionals as members of interdisciplinary teams to chart out, and implement health promotion programs, coordinate care for individuals with multiple health problems, and advocate policies that enhance community health. In conclusion, the community is one of the primary areas where the nurses practice to bring about the necessary changes in the health status of the population. This is quite a demanding but also a very rewarding area of nursing practice. Through health promotion, disease prevention and through community collaboration, nurses can bring about lasting and positive change in the individuals’ and the community’s health and well-being.

NURS-FPX-4060  introduces you to the role of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in the community or public health milieu. It emphasizes the development of generalist nursing practice competencies for community health practice, which impact health promotion and disease prevention for culturally diverse individuals, families, and aggregates in various community settings. Principles of community and public health, epidemiology, social determinants of health, health care disparities, and social justice are integrated. Health promotion, disease and disability, and health education strategies are discussed. Evidence-based strategies and models that facilitate the successful implementation of nursing interventions and health programs are introduced, along with the tools and methods to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and appropriateness of nursing care processes and outcomes related to specific community needs. Health policies, biases, and health care issues are also addressed.

What will i learn?

• Assessment 1: Health Promotion Plan
• Assessment 2: Community Resources
• Assessment 3: Disaster Recovery Plan
• Assessment 4: Health Promotion Plan Presentation

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