NUR 345 - Global Health

2 credits
Examination of the issues of culture and regionalism in the context of modern international concerns relating to health and the professional nurse’s role at the microsystem and macrosystem levels. Exploration of the role of population-specific disease processes for a grassroots approach to healthcare based upon current evidence-based practice. Examination of a selection of world cultures in the context of health, health care programs, economics, social policy, and warfare across the globe. Course includes an immersion experience in a country outside the United States.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 225, BIO 255, NUR 305 and NUR 315