NURSNG461 Community Health Nursing for RNs
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Course Description
The course enables students to perform complex, comprehensive interventions designed to improve public and community health care in the evolving health care system. Nursing practice is directed toward communicating effectively and working collaboratively with diverse urban communities and healthcare infrastructures to deliver quality, cost-effective and accessible health across the life span. Students will utilize information technology to generate empirical and theoretical knowledge bases for decision-making, critical thinking, designing and evaluation health care programs and outcomes. Students will assess and demonstrate accountability for self-learning needs when engaged in developing and advocating for programs designed to promote the health of vulnerable and other diverse urban populations.

Prerequisite: RN-to-BS students only. Permission of department, please contact Kristen.Carlson@umb.edu.
Course Video
Video IntroductionClosed Captioned
Academic Information
Units: 6
Distribution I Area: None.
Distribution II Area: None.
Diversity Area: None.
Schedule & Fee
Dates: May 27-Aug 21
Class #: 1992
Course Fee: $1970
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1970
Instructor
Ann Zaia
ann.zaia@umb.edu
Book Information
Required:
  1. Stanhope, M. & Lancaster, J. (2008). Public Health Nursing: Population-centered health care in the community (7th ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. ISBN: 978-0-323-04540-7
  2. Dumont, Matthew P. (1992). Treating the Poor. Belmont, MA: Dymphna Press. ISBN-10: 0963497502. (1994 soft cover edition is acceptable)
Recommended:
  1. Hacker, D. (2007). A Writer’s Reference (6th ed). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. ISBN 10: 0-312-47167-X
  2. American Psychological Association (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. (5th ed.). American Psychological Association. ISBN-10: 1557987912
Wimba Requirement
UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.