University of Michigan School of Nursing

Community Health Nursing and Population Assessment

Course Number: Nursing 563
Credit(s): 4
Type: (3) Lecture, (1) Clinical
Prerequisite(s): N537 or concurrent; or Permission of Instructor. Community Health Nursing Program

The purpose of this course is to examine the conceptual foundations of nursing as a basis for developing partnerships with diverse populations to promote healthy communities, and to develop skills for analyzing community assets and needs in collaboration with communities. Students will contrast traditional learning and service-learning values, assumptions and paradigms for community health nursing practice; and will develop a philosophy and framework for collaborative practice with diverse communities.