NURS 6510 - Community and Global Determinants of Health

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

This course focuses on the social determinants of health and their influence on health outcomes. Factors that contribute to development of vulnerable, community, and global populations and health disparities will be explored and will inform implications for nursing education and leadership, research, practice, and policy development. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Person-centered Care: Integrate concepts of determinants of health in the management and delivery of population-focused nursing care. 2. Clinical Judgment: Evaluate the influence of determinants of health on the health outcomes of an individual and/or a community. 3. Communication: Collaborate using an interdisciplinary approach to perform a determinant of health community assessment. 4. Compassionate Care: Design a plan to address health disparities to inform education, research, leadership, and practice. 5. Professionalism: Critique policies related to determinants of health and health disparities at the local, national, and global levels. FA, SP, SU

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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