NUR 397 - Environmental Health Nursing

Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2.56
Nursing elective. Focuses on an apolitical approach to understanding how the environment works. Major aspects of our environment will be explored utilizing concepts from biology, chemistry, and health sciences. Causative factors of environmental damage and possible solutions will be explored. Emphasis is on primary prevention of environmental health stressors and integration of knowledge that can be applied to individuals, families, groups and communities. The proposed solutions and interventions will be addressed not only through the aspect of the professional nurse, but also from that as an informed and concerned citizen of the world.
Prerequisite(s) Admission to nursing major