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NURS 230 - Health Promotion and Wellness (3)

Prerequisites: NURS 220 , NURS 225 , NURS 255 
Corequisite: NURS 240 , NURS 265 
This clinical course is designed to critically examine the determinants of health, wellness, and illness prevention for individuals and groups throughout the life span. The focus is on teaching and learning to promote wellness in community settings using the concepts from nursing, nutrition, biopsychosocial sciences, and Healthy People 2020. The course is taught over the entire trimester. The course is three credits (2.2 credits of theory = 33 theory hours and 0.8 credits of clinical = 15 x 3 (3:1 ratio) = 45 x 0.8 = 36 clinical hours). This course meets the requirement for an oral communication course (see the Academic Bulletin for complete criteria).