Health Promotion

This course focuses on the concepts of health promotion and disease prevention and the role of the nurse in affecting change in populations. This course focuses on topics related to health promotion for individuals and families throughout the lifespan. Nursing care of the family will be discussed including patterns associated with adaptive and maladaptive behaviors and theory related to behavior change. An emphasis is placed on teaching and supporting lifestyle choices for individuals of all ages. Nutrition, exercise, stress management, empowerment, and risk reduction practices are highlighter. Service-learning will be a required element of the course, in the form of a 10-hour service-learning activity and a written reflection about the experience. Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 151L, BI 152 and BI 152L, MA 107, NUR 190, NUR 201, NUR 202, NUR 290.