NURSNG461 Community Health Nursing for RNs
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: BSN-RN Students Only. Permission of department, please contact Kristen.Carlson@umb.edu.
Course Video
Video IntroductionClosed Captioned
Academic Information
Credits: 6
Schedule & Fee
Lecture
Dates: Jun 1 - Aug 26
Class #: 1828

Discussion
Section 1
Dates: Jun 1 - Aug 24
Day/Time: Tu 7p - 9p
Class #: 3616

Section 2
Dates: Jun 1 - Aug 24
Day/Time: Tu 8:15a - 10:15a
Class #: 3617

Course Fee: $1920
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1920
Instructor
Lecture & Discussion 1: Ann Zaia
ann.zaia@umb.edu

Discussion 2: Diane MacLean
diane.maclean@umb.edu | Bio
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.