Course Syllabus
Course Prefix / Number: NUR 4636
Course Title: Community Health Nursing (RN to
BSN online course)
Course Credit Hours: 4 credit hours
Instructor Name & Contact Info: Lela Hobby,
DNP MSN RN APHN-BC
Lhobby@uwf.edu; (850) 473-7736. Please be
advised that I am an adjunct professor & I am
rarely at this phone number.
INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY: You may reach
me via e-mail at lhobby@uwf.edu. Please allow
24 hours during the work week to respond to
your questions. Weekend e-mails will be
answered on Monday. I will have on-line
question & answer forum. Times will be
posted weekly in "News." For a phone consult,
please e-mail me and I will set up a convenient
time for a phone or in-office appointment.
Prerequisites or Co-Requisites: NUR3067,
NUR3081
Course Description
This course is delivered totally online. You must have
regular and reliable access to the internet as well as
an email account. It is expected that you will have
basic word processing skills, the ability to
send/receive email with attachments, be able to
search the internet and upload/download files. Also,
you will need basic knowledge of PowerPoint. You
will generally set your own study schedule as to
which days and time of the day that you do
yourwork and participate in class discussions, but
please note that there are set due dates for all
assignments. You cannot wait until the end of the
semester and begin turning in all your assignments.
You are responsible for your own learning - be sure
to discipline yourself appropriately.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: NUR4636 introduces and
facilitates the conceptualization of family, population
groups, and community as units of care. Concepts
include epidemiology, health policy, risk reduction,
health maintenance, and promotion of high level
wellness to individuals, families and groups of
diverse and vulnerable populations throughout the
lifespan. Variables such as culture and environment,
which influence health behaviors of families and the
community, are considered in planning and
evaluating the outcomes of nursing intervention.
Course Goals
Upon completion of the course, students
will conceptualize Public Health/Community Nursing
as a unique blend of both the nursing process and
the epidemiologic process that provides a framework
for gathering evidence about family and population
health problems, analyzing the information,
generating diagnoses, planning for resolution,
implementing plans of action, and evaluating the
results.
Program Goals
The RN practicing in the community has a central
role in providing direct care for the ill, as well as
promoting and maintaining the health of groups of
people, regardless of the circumstances that
exist. As a senior level course, this evidence-based
study enhances the problem-solving skills to meet
the challenges when caring for the individual or an
aggregate group of the community.
Topics
(list separately)
Generally, there are as many topics as there are
course modules. Obviously, in some cases a module
may span 2 or 3 weeks of instruction.
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Overview of public health and community nursing
Cross-cultural nursing considerations
Family Assessment (including genogram, ecomap)
Underserved populations
Disaster preparedness and National Incident
Management Systems (NIMS)
Epidemiology (science of Public Health/Community
Nursing)
Health literacy and informatics
Environmental health
Community Assessment
Student Learning Outcomes
(SLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, the
student will:
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Use the concepts of nursing theory, research,
and practice, based on the foundation of the
arts and sciences courses, in the provision
of care to diverse clients of all ages.
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Evaluate the use of levels of prevention in
prioritizing the health needs of communities
and populations.
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Relate the science of epidemiology with the
concepts of health promotion, maintenance,
and restoration for populations.
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Integrate knowledge and principles of public
health nursing in designing holistic
interventions in partnership with
communities and populations.
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Employ theories and principles of
leadership/management in the provision of
quality nursing care.
Describe legal, cultural, ethical, and legislative
issues which influence the practice of public
health nursing.
Critical Thinking:
Use effective critical thinking skills (e.g.,
observation, analysis, synthesis) through
the nursing process to provide and direct
quality care to diverse clients of all ages.
Incorporate sociocultural, ethnic, religious, and
other unique individual considerations in the
plan of care
Evaluate and use appropriate research findings
in own evidence based nursing practice
Apply related research findings to discussions
of community health nursing
Communication:
Uses media resources and information
technologies to enhance knowledge base
Describe the use of computer technology and
informatics in nursing care for communities
and populations
Integrity/Values
Functions as a beginning leader/change agent
through participation in community,
governmental, and professional
agencies/groups/organizations
Identify the role of the community health nurse
through systematc assessment of the family
in illness and health
Analyze the effectiveness of community
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planning groups responsible for the
development of policies related to public
health services
Project Management
Self-Regulation
Sets appropriate goals for completing project
Manages appropriate time-frame
Team-work Skills
Completes responsibilities as team
member
Assesses quality of contributions of each
team member accurately
Project Delivery
Delivers a quality project on time
Effectively presents results using oral,
written, and/or visual means
* These student learning outcomes will be
tracked in the Capstone Pathway
Texts / Materials
Required texts:
Harkness, G and DeMarco, R. (2012). Community
and Public Health Nursing: Evidence for
Practice. Philidelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.
ISBN: 978-0-7817-5851-2
Recommended texts:
American Psychological Association,
(2009). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington,
DC: Author.
Required Materials:
• Internet Access (broadband is recommended)
• Activated UWF ArgoNet E-mail Account
• Respondus Lockdown Browser
• Microsoft Publisher
Students must have the ability to use search engines
(both UWF e-library and commercial search engines)
for supplementary course information, medication
information, and patient teaching materials.
Students are urged to check eLearning at least twice
per week for course updates and announcements.
Grading / Evaluation
This section should describe the number and type of
exams scheduled for the course. This is a good place
to outline your policies regarding missed exams,
make-up exams, requests to take an exam early,
policies regarding exams dates that conflict with
approved University functions (travel to participate in
athletic competitions, academic and student
activities travel (conference attendance, participation
in debates or other academic competitions, student
government conferences, etc.).
Describe specific policies regarding the acceptance of
late work; permission to make up a missed exam;
procedures to request extensions of deadlines or
arrange alternate exam dates when conflicts arise
with official University functions (e.g., travel for
athletes, debate teams, etc.) in this section.
Using a grading Rubric will assist students in
understanding specific requirements.
Letter grades will be assigned as follows: (edit to fit
your grading scheme)
93% or
better
A
77% to
79%
C
+
90% to 92%
A
-
73% to
76%
C
87% to 89%
B
+
70% to
72%
*C
-
83% to 86% B
60% to
69%
*D
50% or
less
*F
80% to 82%
B
-
* Constitutes a failure in this course.
GRADING/POINTS SCALE:
Grades will be communicated in eLearning under
"Grades." Grades will not be sent by email; nor will
grades be given over the telephone.
PLEASE NOTE THAT EXTRA CREDIT IS NOT
AVAILABLE IN THIS COURSE.
GRADED ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignments will pop-up under "Content" for the
specified week every Monday night at 11:59PM.
Due dates for assignments will be specified in the
directions for the assignment
Case Study 1 (MN Public Health Intervention Wheel)
Discussions (5 at 15 pts each)
Family assessment
Cross-cultural assignment (Remember the Titans)
NIMS certification (National Incident Management
System)
Group Community Assessment:
Individual ppt presentation
Individual analysis of group's data
10 po
75 po
100
points
40
points
100
points
75
points
25
points
Contagion Movie Report
60
points
TOTAL
485
point
P O I N T S:
DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENTS: Please see
"Assignments" under "Content."
WITHDRAWAL DATES: Please refer to the UWF
Student Handbook and Calendar for Events for these
deadlines. This is your responsibility. No exceptions
are made for withdrawal deadlines.
OTHER POLICIES: See the Student Handbook for
further policies of interest and importance
Attendance Policy:
Describe your policy on course attendance. If class
participation is a component of the course grade, this
section is essential.
ONLINE QUIZ/TEST TAKING
GUIDELINES--IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
Please do not begin any timed, online exams/quizzes
in the course that may overlap with eLearning
maintenance window. The eLearning maintenance
window runs 3:00-6:00am CST (Central Standard
Time) each day. If you initiate an exam that overlaps
with the eLearning maintenance times and
experience technical difficulties, your score may not
translate accurately and may be lost all together.
There are no exceptions to this policy.
If you experience any other technical problems or
errors during any timed exam/quiz, you are to notify
your instructor via email immediately and then notify
the helpdesk at helpdesk@uwf.edu or (850) 4742075. Failure to contact the Help Desk for any
technical problems will result in a grade of "0" for the
assignment.. If you are unable to get immediate
assistance from the Help Desk during the exam or
assignment attempts, but have documented the
problem in an email or voice mail, you may attempt
to restart the exam using the same browser, or
attempt to re-enter the exam with another browser.
If you are still unable to restart the exam and
continue with saving, please note that for your final
submitted score to be recorded, you must still prove
that you documented the original technical problem
with the Help Desk via email or phone. Failure to do
so will result in an automatic "0" being assigned.
PAPERS:
Papers are due in the "Dropbox" on the date & time
specified. Any paper received after the designated
date & time will be considered late and may have 5
points deducted for every day it is late. All late
papers should be placed in the "Late" folder in the
"Dropbox." When you submit your assignments
to the Dropbox, you will receive an email
receipt indicating that the assignment was
submitted successfully. Please keep that
receipt for your records. If you do not receive a
receipt, the assignment is not in the Dropbox.
Be sure to resubmit the assignment.
Exception to date & time will be made only
under extraordinary circumstances in the
opinion of the instructor, and must be
negotiated BEFORE the due date of the paper.
References are to follow APA 6th edition guidelines.
You may obtain assistance on this format from the
UWF Writing Lab. This instructor will not be teaching
APA format.
All papers are to be in WORD or.rtf format. If the
instructor is unable to open a document because it is
submitted in the wrong format, it will be treated as
as late work with points deducted until it is
resubmitted in a format that can be opened.
DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS A REFERENCE ON
ANY ASSIGNMENT OR DISCUSSION IN THIS
COURSE OR ANY NURSING COURSE.
Assistance for Students with
Disabilities
The Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) at
the University of West Florida supports an inclusive
learning environment for all students. If there are
aspects of the instruction or design of this course
that hinder your full participation, such as timelimited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use
of non-captioned videos and podcasts, please notify
the instructor or the SDRC as soon as possible. You
may contact the SDRC office by e-mail at
sdrc@uwf.edu or by phone at (850) 4742387. Appropriate academic accommodations will be
determined based on the documented needs of the
individual. The student is responsible for discussing
implementation of any special
accomodations/personal or course conflicts with the
course coordinator. This must be completed by
the second week of class.
HEALTH INSURANCE
PORTABILITY &
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996
(HIPAA):
All healthcare providers must comply with the federal
regulations of this Act. It requires that identifiable
patient information be disclosed on a need to know
basis with a minimal amount of disclosure to perform
a task. The patient's consent for treatment covers
access to the medical record for information needed
for treatment puposes and educational purposes. All
students will protect patient privacy during oral and
written communications. Patient name, initials,
address, phone/fax numbers, and social security
number will be removed from all student
assignments. Students may not copy or circulate
papers containing private, confidential patient
information. Faculty members will store confidential
papers in a locked file or will shred confidential
papers. Additionally, students will meet all mandated
agency requirements for HIPAA. Since HIPAA is a
federal law; violations may result in fines and/or
imprisonment. A grade of zero will be assigned to
any work submitted that does not adhere to this
requirement.
TurnItIn:
UWF maintains a university license agreement for an
online text matching service called TurnItIn. At my
discretion, I will use the TurnItIn service to
determine the originality of student papers. If I
submit your paper to TurnItIn, it will be stored in a
TurnItIn database for as long as the service remains
in existence. If you object to this storage of your
paper:
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You must let me know no later than two weeks
after the start of this class.
I will utilize other services and techniques to
evaluate your work for evidence of appropriate
authorship practices.
Weather Emergency
Information
In the case of severe weather or other emergency,
the campus might be closed and classes cancelled.
Official closures and delays are announced on the
UWF website and broadcast on WUWF-FM.
• WUWF-FM (88.1MHz) is the official information
source for the university. Any pertinent
information regarding closings, cancellations,
and the re-opening of campus will be broadcast.
• In the event that hurricane preparation procedures
are initiated, the UWF Home Web Page and
Argus will both provide current information
regarding hurricane preparation procedures, the
status of classes and the closing of the
university.
Emergency plans for the University of West Florida
related to weather or other emergencies are
available on the following UWF web pages:
• Information about hurricane preparedness plans is
available on the UWF web site:
http://uwfemergency.org/hurricaneprep.cfm
Information about other emergency procedures is
available on the UWF web
site:
http://uwfemergency.org/