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Syllabus
Course Number NUR 4636
Course Title Community Nursing
Course Credits 4 Credits
Prerequisites NUR 3805, NUR 3065, NUR 3125, NUR 3165, NUR 3826
Instructor Information Lisys Camacho, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours (via Bb Collaborate): Wednesdays 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST or by appointments.
Text and Materials DeMarco, R. F. & Healey-Walsh, J. (2020) Community and Public Health Nursing (3th Edition).
Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer
ISBN: 978-1-975111-69-4
American psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association. (6th Edition). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
ISBN: 976-1-4338-0561-5
Course Description This course focuses on the nursing skills for managing the care of diverse communities,
groups, and populations in a multicultural environment. The course involves the analysis of
current knowledge and practice to illness prevention, health promotion, health restoration,
community education, and empowerment.
*This course will use a variety of learning experiences to attain the course objectives, including
but not limited to lecture, online discussion, case study, assessment strategies, group and or
individual exercises, team and individual presentation, and learning games.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Identify historical and ethical values of community health nursing (AACN Essential VIII; QSEN).
2. Integrate the principles of public health nursing at local, national, and global levels (AACN Essential I, IX; QSEN).
3. Utilize health information technology for improving the overall quality, safety, and efficiency of the community health delivery system (AACN Essential I, II, IV, V; QSEN).
4. Discuss basic knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments that affect the health of diverse populations as well as understand the critical role of nurses in the healthcare reforms through political advocacy.
5. Identify and apply evidence-based epidemiologic research to public health nursing practice (AACN Essential I, III, VI; QSEN).
6. Identify common challenges in the community and public health nursing and use evidence-based research to develop appropriate disease-prevention and treatment strategies (AACN Essential I, II, III, VII; QSEN).
7. Plan comprehensive nursing care that reflects human caring for diverse populations through multidisciplinary collaborations (AACN Essential I, II, III, VI; QSEN).
Course Objectives Upon Completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Analyze professional nursing roles in the diverse practice of community health nursing and articulate an ethical framework for making health decisions.
• Utilize health information technology and critical thinking to identify gaps in the health care of vulnerable populations and identifies potential resources to mitigate those gaps.
• Utilize knowledge of the social and political system to stimulate discussion, raise consciousness, and/or propose change related to the health of vulnerable populations.
• Apply theory and epidemiologic research knowledge to address identified population health concerns.
• Implement evidence-based interventions that includes health promotion, disease prevention and risk reduction and evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions
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toward meeting the desired population outcomes.
• Formulate healthcare plans addressing the desired population outcomes and appropriate comprehensive nursing interventions.
• Collaborate with health and human service agencies to address diverse population health concerns.
Course Requirements See College catalogue
Library Assignments Two planned per term during Week 3 and Week 6.
Guest Speaker Optional throughout semester
Week Schedule The beginning of the week is considered Monday 12:01 a.m. EST and closes Sunday at 11:59
pm EST.
Week 1 August 31, 2020 - September 6, 2020
Week 2 September 7, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Week 3 September 14, 2020 - September 20, 2020
Week 4 September 21, 2020 - September 27, 2020
Week 5 September 28, 2020 - October 4, 2020
Week 6 October 5, 2020 - October 11, 2020
Week 7 October 12, 2020 - October 18, 2020
Week 8 October 19, 2020 - October 22, 2020
*All assignments and DQ’s are to be submitted on or before Sunday at the end of the specified
week that they are due by 11:59 p.m. EST, unless otherwise noted.
NOTE: To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than
the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to all
weeks begins on Monday at 12:01 a.m. EST, and that week's assignments are due by the next
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. EST Monday and closes at 11:59 p.m. EST
Thursday. Assignments may be due earlier in Week 8. Refer to the Guidelines and Rubric
found in Course Resources.
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Course Outline
Week Module/Topic Assignments & DQ’s Assignments & Posts Due Dates
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(1) Public Health Nursing: Present, Past, and Future
(3) Health Policy,
Politics, and Reform
Introduction
Read Chapter 1 & 3
DQ 1 answer to main question is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST
Introduction and first academic
assignment
Two posts/responses to
peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST.
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(4) Global Health: A
Community Perspective
(5) Frameworks for Health Promotion,
Disease Prevention, and Risk Reduction
(6) Epidemiology:
The Science of Prevention
Read Chapters 4, 5 & 6 DQ 1 & 2 answers of questions are due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST
Two posts/responses to
peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST.
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(8) Gathering
Evidence for Public Health Practice
(9) Planning for
Community Change
Read Chapters 8 & 9
DQ 1 answer to main question is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST
Research Paper 1 due Sunday, 11:59
pm EST
Two posts/responses to
peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST.
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(10) Cultural Competence: Awareness,
Sensitivity, and Respect
(12) Care
Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare
(13) Family Assessment
Read Chapters 10, 12 & 13
DQ 1 & 2 answers of questions are due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST
Two posts/responses to
peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST.
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(14) Risk of
Infectious and Communicable
Diseases
(15) Emerging Infectious Diseases
(16) Violence and
Abuse
Read Chapters 14, 15 & 16
DQ 1 & 2 answers of questions are due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST
Two posts/responses to
peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST.
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(17) Substance
Use
(18) Underserved Populations
Read Chapter 17 & 18
DQ 1 answer to main question is due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST
Research Paper 2 due Sunday, 11:59
pm EST
Two posts/responses to
peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST.
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(20) Community Preparedness: Disaster and
Terrorism
(21) Community Mental Health
Read Chapters 20 & 21
DQ 1 & 2 answers of questions are due Wednesday by 11:59 pm EST
Two posts/responses to
peer(s) due Sunday, 11:59 pm EST.
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Discussions & Discussion Questions Participation Guidelines:
Students must post a minimum of three (3) times in each graded discussion. The three posts in
each individual discussion must be on separate days, the initial answer(s) and two responses
to peers. The student must provide an initial answer(s) to the graded discussion posted by the
course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. EST, of each week. If the student does not
provide an answer to each graded discussion topic (not a response to a student peer) before
the Wednesday deadline, an automatic “0” will be issued for that week’s DQ. Subsequent
posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur by the Sunday deadline, 11:59 p.m.
EST of each week.
*Credit for peer responses will be issued via the DQ rubric if peer responses are made without
an initial DQ response.
NOTE: To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than
the Monday of that week at 12:01 a.m. EST. Unless otherwise specified, access to all weeks
begins on the first day of the course.
DQ Submission Guidelines
Students must submit their initial weekly DQ post in two separate areas. First, the student will
submit their initial response via that week’s assignment link provided under the assignments
tab as a Word document. Once this is done, the student will then copy and paste their answer
onto that week’s DQ thread under the Discussions tab. Thereafter, all discussions and peer
replies will be conducted via the DQ board. Failure to submit your initial DQ response to
BOTH the assignments tab and the DQ thread will result in a “0” for that week’s DQ.
Note: All DQ submissions will be monitored for plagiarism.
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(22) School Health
COURSE REFLECTION
Read Chapter 22
DQ 1 answer to main question is due Tuesday by 11:59 pm EST
Course Reflection due Monday by
11:59 pm EST
No post/response to peer(s) due
Course Reflection
due Monday by 11:59 pm EST
Final Grades will be posted on Campus
Portal
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Course Notes It is recommended that you login to this course at least 4 days each online week. Students are
also required to know the expectations or “etiquette” that pertains to the discussion board.
Students who abuse this forum by making harassing, inappropriate or abusive statements will
be removed and receive a zero (0).
Remember, your participation is essential to connecting with other students and developing an
online learning community. Furthermore, often it’s the deciding factor between receiving a
higher or lower grade at the end of the term.
Course Assignments Specific assignments, their due dates, and grading criteria are listed in this syllabus. You are
accountable for both individual assignments and for providing a significant contribution toward
your learning team's collaborative assignments when assigned. Your course grade includes
scores from both your individual and group assignments. You are also responsible for
completing all assignments including readings, written papers, presentations, and class
discussions. You will be graded on the achievement of the objectives, not on the effort you put
into your assignments. All online discussions, written assignments and documentation of
others' ideas and words in presentations must be in APA 6th edition format. You have one
opportunity to complete each assignment. Papers cannot be rewritten, and presentations
cannot be re-given to obtain a higher grade.
Late Assignments Due dates are established for reasons of equity. It is not fair to peers who complete
assignments on time if other classmates have extra time to work on their assignments. It is
also not fair to the professor who must grade assignments in a timely fashion. Therefore, 5% of
the assignment points (i.e., 1 out of 20, 1.25 out of 25, .2 out of 40 will be deducted each day
for late submissions.
Class Policies All students are responsible for reviewing the School Catalog section on Policies at:
https://www.fnu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/studenthandbookSEPT2019.pdf
Student Code of Ethics Cheating or plagiarism is dishonest, undermines the necessary trust upon which relations
between students and faculty are based, and is unacceptable conduct. Students who engage
in cheating or plagiarism will be subject to academic sanctions, including a lowered or failing
grade in a course; and the possibility of an additional administrative sanction, including
probation, suspension, or expulsion. Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain
credit for academic work by using dishonest means. Cheating at FNU includes but is not
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limited to: Copying, in part or whole from another's examination, paper, mathematical analysis,
research or creative project, or the like; Submitting as one's own work an examination, paper,
mathematical analysis, research or creative project, or the like which has been purchased,
borrowed, or stolen; or fabricating data; Consulting notes, sources, or materials not specifically
authorized by the instructor during an examination; Employing a surrogate to take an
examination, write a paper, do mathematical analysis, or complete, in part or wholly, an
evaluation instrument; Aiding or abetting any act that a reasonable person would conclude,
when informed of the evidence, to be a dishonest means of obtaining or attempting to obtain
credit for academic work; and committing any act that a reasonable person would conclude,
when informed of the evidence, to be a dishonest means of obtaining or attempting to obtain
credit for academic work. Plagiarism is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for
academic work by representing the work of another as one's own without the necessary and
appropriate acknowledgment. More specifically, plagiarism is: The act of incorporating the
ideas, words of sentences, paragraphs, or parts thereof without appropriate acknowledgment
and representing the product as one's own work; and The act of representing another's
intellectual work such as musical composition, computer program, photographs, painting,
drawing, sculpture, or research or the like as one's own. If a student is in doubt about the
nature of plagiarism, he/she should discuss the matter with the course instructor. Theft -
Copying computer programs owned, leased, or rented by the College for use by the student in
his or her course of studies is considered theft and will be dealt with according to the laws
covering such actions and to the College norms for disciplinary actions. In cases like these, the
Campus Dean will convene a Hearing Committee which will hear, investigate and render a
report to the Campus Dean. This Committee will be composed of three members from the
faculty or staff. According to the findings, the Campus Dean will render a decision. If this
decision is not acceptable to those involved, a petition to the Dean to appoint an Honor Court
must be signed by at least three people. The Honor Court procedure is explained in the
Student Handbook.
Religious Holidays Religious holidays are an excused absence, but not beyond the day for the holiday itself.
Students should make their requests known at the beginning of the semester and
arrangements must be made with the faculty member for missed work.
Students with Disabilities Students with disabilities who may need special accommodations must register with the Office
of Disability Services. In addition, students must contact the instructor so that arrangements
can be made to accommodate their needs.
FNU is committed to offering accessible courses to all students, in full compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), Titles I and II of the
ADA of 1990, and Sections 503 & 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you require special
accommodations, you have the right to receive services including but not limited to
customized assessments, individualized tutorial services, and other accommodations provided
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to you by faculty and staff. Please do not hesitate to contact our Student Services Office or
Distance Learning department if you require any special accommodations.
Evaluating Methods The maximum points in this class is 1,000 points. The categories, which contribute to your
final grade, are weighted as follows.
Assignment Points Weight
Discussion Questions 300 30%
Assignment (Week 3) 250 25%
Assignment (Week 6) 250 25%
Course Reflection (Week 8) 200 20%
Total Points 1000 100%
Grading System
Letter Grade Numerical Points Quality Points
Superior Achievement A 93-100 4.0
Good B 85-92 3.0
Average C 80-84 2.0
Failure F 0-79 Unsatisfactory
Incomplete I
