NRSG 614 Vulnerability and Health Care in Diverse Communities
Master Resource Outline
Credits: 4 (2 lecture; 2 clinical lab)
Semester Offered: Fall, Summer
Prerequisites: none
Degree: DNP
DNP Essentials: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
Graduate Program Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Course Description
This graduate nursing course addresses concepts of vulnerability and disparity in health and healthcare among diverse and rural populations. Students will examine vulnerable populations. Interactions with the healthcare systems, including access, utilization, and outcomes will be examined.
Students will address strategies for addressing disparities in healthcare.
Course Objectives
- Analyze contextual contributions associated with vulnerability and health
- Examine the interface between vulnerable persons and healthcare systems, including access, utilization, and
- Synthesize concepts and theories to explain vulnerability and health disparities among diverse populations.
- Analyze the influences of physical/spatial, cultural/ideologic, and economic/resource determinants on the health status of underserved
- Apply HP2020, WHO strategic goals, and models of care to select populations to reduce disparities and improve
- Examine rurality as a contributor to disparity and
Recommended Content
- Models to explain vulnerability.
- Ecological and individual risks for vulnerability.
- Rural concepts, traits, and theory to explain vulnerability.
- Health outcomes in vulnerable populations
- Strategies to reduce health disparity in vulnerable populations
Exemplar
- Conduct community assessment to identify ecological and individual risks for vulnerability (obj. 4).
- Examine health care resources for access and quality of health care for vulnerable population (obj. 2).
Approved by GAAC: 3/12/12; 10/5/2015; 4/26/19
Approved by Faculty: 4/9/12; 5/2/19