NURS 340 - Global Health Nursing

(3[2-0-1] hours) Prerequisites: Enrollment in the College of Nursing and CON faculty recommendation. This multidisciplinary course provides a general overview and preparation for an international or local experience in missions or disaster response. E-learning resources and seminar format will provide students an understanding of health determinants in different cultures. The seminar will prepare students for implementing health ministries with a Christ -centered focus. Students will be prepared to travel and live safely in US cities or developing countries or countries with austere environments and minister to under-served and vulnerable populations. Students will participate in developing a seminar project demonstrating personal health protection and addressing a country’s major health problems. Experiential service learning clinical will take place at faculty approved sites during Spring Break or Summer Semester and provide an opportunity for the student to learn about cultural care. This course cannot be challenged.