NURS 7737 - Health Policy and Vulnerable Populations

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN program or permission of the program director.
This course focuses on health policy and appropriate health care to selected vunerable populations. Health policy, such as advocacy, policy development and analysis, and health care delivery systems will be explored. The concepts of vulnerability, diversity, determinants of health, and health care disparities provide the foundation of caring for vulnerable populations. The issues related to the role of nursing leaders in being active in policy making that can influence vulnerable populations are explored.