MSN591 Overview of Public Health and School Nursing
This course addresses the various roles of public health nurses and school nurses within the community. The profession of public health nursing, disaster planning, development of preschool-adolescent students, evidence-based care, care of children with common conditions, intellectual disabilities, and high-risk behavior will be examined, with respect to cultural and legal considerations. Public health and school nurses are part of an exciting future with the potential of solving many of the health and psychosocial ailments currently affecting the population. The underlying assumption of this course is that public health and school nurses comprise a major part of the public health workforce, and must take leadership roles in promoting population health. Information on the use of population data and how it is used to assess, plan, monitor and evaluate is included. This course includes content on the diverse knowledge of complex health systems that public health and school nurses must have to be able to function independently. Content on the influence of policies, regulations and governmental programs is interwoven throughout the course.