NS3320 - Community Approaches to Care

Community Approaches to Care offers the nursing student an introduction to some of the issues associated with providing nursing care in the community. The students are given electronic (online) directed learning packages that guide them through the relevant information throughout the semester. The subject covers the theoretical foundations of working with the community, such as applied primary health care, epidemiology, and health care systems. It guides students through the process of community assessment, and program planning and evaluation. It also applies the principles of health promotion to a number of vulnerable populations.

Learning Outcomes

• (1) Outline the link between the Primary Health Care Movement and contemporary community health; (2) Describe contemporary quality and safety processes for community nursing and care:;
• (3) Apply demographic and epidemiological principles to community health; (4) Define cultural competence in the context of community nursing and care;
• (5) Describe the process of community assessment and program planning;;
• (6) Transfer theoretical concepts in community health to various vulnerable populations and across the lifespan;
• (7) Identify community based services for families and the role of the community nurse; and (8) Describe the nurse's role in providing education to individuals and communities.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.