NUR 715 Population-based Health Outcomes Management

This course introduces concepts and methods of epidemiology, demography, health services research, disease prevention, and epigenetics/genomics as a basis for population-based practice in advanced nursing. Students learn applied techniques for population-based practice that include development and evaluation of program goals for clinical practice using planning and evaluation models. An emphasis is placed on collaborative interdisciplinary strategies to promote health, reduce risk factors, improve health outcomes, and improve quality of care in health care systems. Students will integrate concepts of population-based health outcomes management into their final scholarly project. (3 credits)