NRSG 334 Nursing Practice for Health Promotion
Master Resource Outline
Course Title: NRSG 334: Nursing Practice for Health Promotion
Credits: 1 (1 clinical)
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: NRSG 327, NRSG 328, NRSG 329; PSYX 230 or HDFS 101
Co-requisite: NRSG 329 for ABSN program
Course Description: This course is the clinical component that complements Nursing Concepts for Health Promotion. In this course the student will conduct health assessments and develop health promotion plans for individuals, families, and communities. Students will initiate a teaching plan(s) for clients on interventions that promote health and prevent diseases.
Catalog Description: This course provides the clinical experiential learning associated with Nursing Concepts for Health Promotion (NRSG 332) and includes health assessments and health promotion teaching and planning for individuals, families, and communities to promote health and prevent disease.
Course Objectives:
- Perform health assessments on individuals, families, and communities in the clinical setting.
- Develop a health promotion plan and patient education presentation for clients in the clinical setting utilizing the theoretical health promotion models.
- Conduct an educational presentation to client(s) utilizing two or more of the following:
- Health promotion intervention; lifestyle choices, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, social support, mindfulness, complementary and alternative therapies.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the educational presentation.
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this course the student will be able to:
- Perform health assessments on individuals, families, and communities.
- Develop a health promotion plan based on that assessment.
- Conduct an educational presentation to the client(s) utilizing two or more of the health promotion interventions.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the presentation and patient learning.
AACN Competencies
This course introduces:
2.9 Provide care coordination.
3.1 Manage population health.
This course develops:
1.3 Demonstrate clinical judgement founded on a broad knowledge base.
2.1 Engage with the individual in establishing a care relationship.
2.2 Communicate effectively with patients (individuals, families, groups).
2.3 Perform an assessment.
2.4 Diagnose actual or potential health problems and needs.
2.5 Develop a plan of care.
2.6 Demonstrate accountability for care delivery.
2.8 Promote self-management.
3.2 Engage in effective partnerships.
3.3 Consider the economic impact of the delivery of health care.
3.4 Advance equitable population health policy.
3.5 Demonstrate advocacy strategies.
5.1 Apply quality improvement principles in care delivery.
5.2 Contribute to a culture of patient safety.
5.3 Contribute to a culture of provider and workplace safety.
6.1 Communicate in a manner that supports a partnership approach to care delivery.
6.2 Perform effectively in different team roles, using principles and values of team dynamics.
6.3 Use knowledge of nursing and other professions to address the healthcare needs of patients and populations.
6.4 Work with other professions to maintain a climate of mutual learning, respect, and shared values.
8.2 Use information and communication technologies and informatics processes to deliver safe nursing care to diverse populations in a variety of settings.
8.4 Use information and communication technology to support chronicling of care and communication among providers, patients, and all system levels.
8.5 Use information and communication technologies in accordance with ethical, legal, professional, and regulatory standards and workplace policies in the delivery of care.
9.1 Demonstrate an ethical comportment in one’s practice reflective of nursing’s mission to society.
9.2 Employ nursing’s participatory approach to person-centered care.
9.3 Demonstrate accountability to the patient, society, and the profession.
9.4 Comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations.
9.5 Develop capacity for leadership.
10.1 Demonstrate a spirit of inquiry that fosters flexibility and professional maturity.
10.2 Demonstrate the professional identity of nursing.
10.3 Integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to one’s professional identity.
AACN Threads:
- Equity and Inclusion
- Diversity
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Social Determinants of Health
- Communication
- Ethics
- Clinical Judgement
- Mental Health
Recommended Clinical Experiences/Sites:
- Community health centers
- Senior citizen centers
- Ambulatory care centers
- Rehabilitative centers
- Orthopedic clinics
- Public health departments
- Telehealth experiences
- Primary care clinics
Approved by UAAC: 1/23/2023.
Approved by MRJCON Faculty: February 2023