NURS 4000 - Global Health: Clinical and Community Care

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: NURS 2040, NURS 2061, NURS 2080, NURS 2160, NUR 3510, NURS 3810.
Corequisites: NURS 3610, NURS 3710.
Description
This course provides a historical, cultural and sociopolitical perspective of health and health care in Central America. Students will increase their knowledge of different cultures, health care and differing health care systems. Within this context, students will focus on individuals’ health, the health of the communities in which they live, and how the health of the community impacts the health of the individual. Students will apply evidence-based nursing practice to the goal of improving health at the individual and population levels through an emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention and health education. Under faculty supervision, students develop and refine clinical practice. Successful completion of this course serves as a prerequisite for the study abroad trip to Nicaragua.