Course Description
This course explores population focused nursing to enhance individual, family and community well-being by analyzing and incorporating social and cultural characteristics that impact health. Topics include social determinants of health, epidemiology, environmental health and public health science. The practicum provides the opportunity to support health promotion efforts for a selected population and therefore, completion of all practicum assignments and hours is mandatory for successfully passing the course. (4 credits - 3 credits Classroom, 1 credit Practicum)
Prerequisites
- ENG 101: English Composition 1
- ENG 102: English Composition 2
- NUR 301: Baccalaureate Nursing Role
- NUR 310: Healthcare Policy, Economics, Regulation and Ethics
- NUR 315: Nursing Research and Expanded Evidence-Based Practice
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Upon completion of this course, the student will have gained knowledge about:
- Detail the current forces contributing to the decline in quality, increasing fragmentation and rising costs of healthcare in United States.
- Discuss the political, economic, environmental and cultural factors impacting health and healthcare incorporating a global nursing perspective.
- Identify the Triple Aim and the impact on nursing care across the continuum of care.
- Describe the components of the Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Framework.
- Compare and contrast population health and population health management.
- Identify population health nursing roles.
- Apply county health rankings and other relevant data sources to identify major health issues in county of residence.
- Describe how cultural diversity, ethnic, spiritual, and socioeconomic backgrounds function as sources of patient, family, and community values.
- Incorporate the appropriate tools needed to promote learning and behavior change that enhance health and meet social and emotional needs.
- Develop individualized learning objectives for a community- based practicum (practicum).
- Negotiate appropriate practicum site to accomplish individualized learning objectives (practicum)
- Describe the perspectives and the contributions of the interprofessional team within the community service organization (practicum).
- Describe the workforce diversity, health disparities, and social determinants of health that are being addressed with the community service organization practicum site (practicum).
Course Activities and Grading
| Assignments | Points | Weight |
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Discussions (Weeks 1-8) @ 25 points | 200 | 20% |
Case Study Week 1 & 3 @ 50 points | 100 | 10% |
Community (Windshield) Survey | 100 | 10% |
Literature Review (Week 4) | 100 | 10% |
Teaching Outline (Week 5 and 6) @ 50 points | 100 | 10% |
Communication in Practice (Week 7) | 100 | 10% |
Final Paper (Week 8) | 200 | 20% |
Final PowerPoint (Week 8) | 100 | 10% |
Completed Practicum Timeline-required for course completion | Pass / Fail | NA |
Total | 1000 | 100% |
Course Policy: All students enrolled in NUR 320 are required to complete a minimum of 40 practicum hours dedicated to the development, implementation, and completion of the course practicum experience. These hours must reflect purposeful engagement in activities that align with course objectives, population health competencies, and professional nursing standards.
To demonstrate compliance with this requirement, students must submit a Practicum Timeline Week 8. The timeline must clearly outline planned and/or completed practicum activities and document at least 40 total hours, distributed in a logical and realistic manner across the term. Activities may include, but are not limited to, community assessment, project planning, development of educational materials, implementation of teaching or intervention strategies, evaluation, reflection, and required meetings or communications related to the practicum.
This assignment is a required component for passing the course. Failure to submit a Practicum Timeline demonstrating completion of the required 40 practicum hours will result in failure of the course, regardless of performance on other assignments.
Required Textbooks
Available through Charter Oak State College's Book Bundle
Nash, D. B., Fabius, R. J., Skoufalos, A., Clarke, J. L., & Horowitz, M. R. (2021). Population Health: Creating a Culture of Wellness. 3rd. ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Course Schedule
Week | PLOs | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 5,7,9 | 1,4 | Topics: Introduction to Population Health and Creating a Culture of Wellness
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2 | 2,5 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 | Topic: Population Health in the United States
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3 | 1,2,7,9 | 1,2,6,7,8,9 | Topic: The Population Health Eco-System
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4 | 1,2,7 | 6,7,8,9,11 | Topic: The Population Health Ecosystem (continued)
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5 | 1,2,5,9 | 5,6,8,9 | Topic: Population Health: Creating Culture Change
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6 | 1,2,5,9 | 5,6,8,9 | Topic: Population Health: Creating Culture Change (continued)
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7 | 1-10 | 2,3,6,8,9,10,12,13 | Topic: Population Health: Creating Culture Change (continued)
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8 | 1-10 | 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | Topic: Where do we go from here?
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COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.