NURS-FPX 4060
Practicing in the Community to Improve Population Health
This course moves the focus from individual patients to populations. You look at health promotion, disease prevention, disaster preparedness and how nurses work with communities and agencies to improve population health.
Overview
What this course covers
This course moves the focus from individual patients to populations. You look at health promotion, disease prevention, disaster preparedness and how nurses work with communities and agencies to improve population health.
Learning objectives
- Assess a health concern affecting a population
- Apply health promotion and prevention principles
- Explain the nurse's role in disaster preparedness and response
- Educate a community audience effectively
Main topics
- Population health
- Health promotion and prevention
- Social determinants of health
- Disaster preparedness
- Community teaching
How the course is structured
Work is submitted as a series of assessments, often including a community teaching or health promotion element alongside written analysis.
Course components
- Health promotion plan
- Community teaching or presentation
- Disaster preparedness or population health analysis
Helpful resources
- Public health and population health literature
- Community and national health data sources
- APA 7 formatting guidance
Assessments
Assessments in this course
Each assessment has its own page explaining what it is, why it matters and how to prepare.
Assessment 1
Assessment 1
Assessment 1 of NURS-FPX 4060 is one step in the course sequence. It asks you to apply what the course has covered so far to a realistic situation and to support your reasoning with credible sources.
Read the guideAssessment 2
Assessment 2
Assessment 2 of NURS-FPX 4060 is one step in the course sequence. It asks you to apply what the course has covered so far to a realistic situation and to support your reasoning with credible sources.
Read the guideAssessment 3
Assessment 3
Assessment 3 of NURS-FPX 4060 is one step in the course sequence. It asks you to apply what the course has covered so far to a realistic situation and to support your reasoning with credible sources.
Read the guideAssessment 4
Assessment 4
Assessment 4 of NURS-FPX 4060 is one step in the course sequence. It asks you to apply what the course has covered so far to a realistic situation and to support your reasoning with credible sources.
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