This includes course work on consultation, management of community health nursing systems, epidemiology, community health program planning and evaluation, and community intervention and health promotion. Clinical projects can vary from placement at the state or local health department within your state, working with a hospital-based community wellness center, or working with a voluntary agency. Examples of student projects might include working with government programs to increase breastfeeding among low-income mothers, working with the state health department to evaluate and revise an ongoing health promotion program, working with a grant staff focused on AIDS prevention, or setting up and running a diabetic education program. This includes advanced assessment techniques, scientific and diagnostic reasoning, and interviewing techniques that lead to clinical decision making. This is followed by courses in health promotion and disease prevention, primary care, nursing therapeutics, and pharmacotherapy for primary care providers.
Clinical assignments are part of each semester's work.
Settings have also included residency practice centers, migrant worker camps, and American Indian reservations. When feasible, given distances needed for faculty travel, clinical placements are arranged as close to your home as possible. Expect approximately 90 hours of clinical placement a semester for each of four semesters followed by an eight-week intensive summer practicum, for a total of more than 600 hours. You may need to relocate for some practicum experiences. School of Nursing, University of Wyoming .