Public Health Nursing
Graduates of the Public Health Nursing specialty develop leadership and advanced public health skills.
The Public Health Nursing specialty, designed for both novice and experienced nurses, supports the transition to leadership positions in public/community health or population-focused health care. Its emphasis is on a systems approach to integrating both social determinants of health and evidenced-based practice in health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management for targeted populations, aiding in the development of leadership and advanced public health skills in community-based assessment, program planning, interventions and outcomes.
Advanced skills include leading and influencing local, state and regional public health agencies through advocacy, social justice, policy development and analysis, development of community partnerships and grant development. Also significant to this role is the attainment of leadership skills to support local to national public health/population-based practice.
Graduates will find employment in state and federal agencies, academic health centers, school health, global health and as leaders in community-based, non-profit and advocacy agencies. All required courses are offered online.
Stackable Program: To encourage career and academic progression, students who have completed the Population Health Nursing Certificate have special Graduate Studies approval to apply the five certificate courses (NRSG 808, 809, 811, 826, and 880) to the master's program degree requirements.
Summary of Course Requirements
Common Core
|
Course Number |
Course |
Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
|
NRSG 748 |
Theories for Practice and Research: Individual, Family, Community |
3 |
|
NRSG 754 |
Health Care Research |
3 |
|
NRSG 755 |
Professionalism in Advanced Nursing Practice |
3 |
|
NRSG 898 |
Scholarly Project in Nursing |
2 |
|
|
Subtotal: 11 |
Leadership Core
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Course Number |
Course |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
NRSG 880 |
Organizational Foundations for Leading Change |
3 |
|
NRSG 808 |
Social Context for Health Care Policy |
2 |
|
NRSG 885 |
Evaluation and Analysis for Health Care Effectiveness |
2 |
|
NRSG 826 |
Global Perspectives and Diversity in Health Care |
2 |
|
IPHI 820 |
Program, Project, and Communication Planning |
2 |
|
|
Subtotal: 11 |
Public Health Nursing Specialty Core
| Course Number | Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
|
NRSG 809 |
Health Promotion and Complementary Therapeutics |
3 |
|
NRSG 811 |
Principles of Clinical Epidemiology |
3 |
|
PRVM 830 |
Environmental Health |
3 |
|
NRSG 827 & 828 |
Advanced Concepts in Public Health Nursing & Practicum |
2 & 3 |
|
NRSG 829 |
Public Health Practicum |
3 |
|
|
Subtotal: 17 |
Total Credits Required: 39