NSG - 565 Public Health Systems & the APHN Role

Students will examine ethical, economic, financial and role issues relevant to community and public health care. The focus will be on helping students gain knowledge, tools, and experience to understand community-based and public health care organizations, their roles and functions within the US Health Care System, and the advanced nursing role in these organizations. Prerequisite: Healthcare Economics, Policy, Finance (NSG 602); Leadership in Evolving Healthcare Environments (NSG 600); Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Nursing Practice (NSG 522) Corequisite: 1-3 credit hr NSG 606 Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 3