NLM205 - Community and Population Nursing
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Subject Title
Community and Population Nursing
Subject Description
This course focuses on the role of the community health nurse (CHN) in working with individuals, families and populations. A variety of health promotion approaches, and related challenges will be examined. Primary Health Care (PHC) values and principles will be discussed in the context of social justice, empowerment, and advocacy. This course will include the principles of community assessment and development, program planning and evaluation, ethical challenges and other strategies that are supported through a population health perspective, with particular emphasis on populations, and social, political and economic determinants of health. The central focus in this course will be on health inequities and disparities and how CHN?s and the leaders of CHN?s can promote health equity and social justice.
Credit Status
1 credit
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:
- Critically examine concepts of community health, aspects of healthy communities, social/economic and political determinants of health, health promotion, cultural competence, cultural safety, community development, empowerment, health literacy, social justice, equity and community health nursing.
- Appraise the Canadian Community health Nursing Standards of Practice and the Public health nursing discipline specific competencies for their relevance to addressing health inequities and disparities, and social determinants of health in community health nursing.
- Examine socially organized health inequities and disparities in Canada, at local, provincial and national levels.
- Critically examine concepts of community assessment, program planning and evaluation as they relate to community health promotion.
- Critically apply concepts of a community assessment, health promotion program planning, and evaluation relevant to a community health issue/s and population in Canada.
- Critique a range of philosophical and theoretical approaches and strategies for health promotion within the context of community health nursing.
- Critically analyze the intersectionality and impact of the determinants of health on health disparities.
- Explore community development and community-based participatory research as dynamic ways to engage communities in addressing and reducing health inequities and disparities.
- Analyze professional, legal, and ethical issues and considerations related to community participation, empowerment and advocacy, and their implications for health promotion and community nursing practice.
- Examine critically socially excluded, marginalized, and/or at-risk populations with attention to the broad social determinants of health within social, political, cultural, and economic contexts.
- Examine how nurse leaders can support community health nurses in their work to address the health of communities and populations.
Essential Employability Skills
• Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.
• Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.
• Execute mathematical operations accurately.
• Apply a systematic approach to solve problems.
• Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.
• Locate, select, organize, and document information using appropriate technology and information systems.
• Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.
• Show respect for diverse opinions, values, belief systems, and contributions of others.
• Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.
• Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.
• Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and consequences.
Academic Integrity
Seneca upholds a learning community that values academic integrity, honesty, fairness, trust, respect, responsibility and courage. These values enhance Seneca's commitment to deliver high-quality education and teaching excellence, while supporting a positive learning environment. Ensure that you are aware of Seneca's Academic Integrity Policy which can be found at: http://www.senecapolytechnic.ca/about/policies/academic-integrity-policy.html Review section 2 of the policy for details regarding approaches to supporting integrity. Section 2.3 and Appendix B of the policy describe various sanctions that can be applied, if there is suspected academic misconduct (e.g., contract cheating, cheating, falsification, impersonation or plagiarism).
Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.
Discrimination/Harassment
All students and employees have the right to study and work in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or harassment. Language or activities that defeat this objective violate the College Policy on Discrimination/Harassment and shall not be tolerated. Information and assistance are available from the Student Conduct Office at student.conduct@senecapolytechnic.ca.
Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.
Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
Synchronous (live) classes may be delivered in person, in a Flexible Learning space, or online through a Seneca web conferencing platform such as MS Teams or Zoom. Flexible Learning spaces are equipped with cameras, microphones, monitors and speakers that capture and stream instructor and student interactions, providing an in-person experience for students choosing to study online.
Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.
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