The community based nurse cares for clients from many diverse cultures and must be prepared to give quality, effective, and culturally competent health care in a variety of settings and specialties. This course focuses on the role of the nurse in the community and emphasizes concepts and theories related to community health nursing. Community nursing addresses cultural, social, and epidemiological factors relative to health and illness, health promotion and disease prevention across the lifespan and families of diverse populations. Departmental approval is required to enroll.