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NURS 4260 Population Health Nursing Theory

This course introduces the conceptual and scientific frameworks of population health, emphasizing public health nursing roles. The course integrates health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention across the life span in a range of local and global settings, using case examples that nurses, as part of interdisciplinary teams, will encounter. Community assessment and epidemiological methods are introduced. Health disparities and vulnerability are examined through an ecological lens together with traditional and emerging public health issues. Students will learn about bridging population health and clinical care in order to meet the prevention health needs of individuals, families, and populations.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Corequisites
NURS4261

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Requirements fulfilled

  • Nursing B.S.: Senior Year, Semester II (Typical Plan of Study for Class of 2019 and Forward)

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Official evaluation summary

3.35 / 5

Based on 935 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Kathleen Ryan
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.64/5
  • Lindsey Camp
    Spring 2026, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.62/5
  • Raymond Gasser
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.38/5
  • Susan Gennaro
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.01/5
  • Thamarah Crevecoeur
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.10/5

Sections

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