Definition:

Community health nursing is a dedicated branch of nursing whose graduates merge nursing knowledge with other related sciences through evidence-based practice and deliver services to people at different levels of the society with an emphasis on primary prevention. The main approach of this discipline is community health.

The Community Health Nursing program has been developed in line with the health-centered policies of the health care system. This program focuses on the health of population, as its graduates, by combining nursing knowledge and other related sciences, are able to identify and resolve problems and make evidence-based decisions in order to respond to the needs of the society.

Purpose of this program is to train, increase awareness, and nurture efficient, responsible, and accountable nursing staff who can improve the society’s health and the quality of life through the use of nursing knowledge and other related sciences in different areas of the society.

Aim:

Expected Consequences of Graduates

 Graduates of this course will be able to:

1.      Provide needed nursing services to family and community members

2.      Cooperation in decision-making to solve community health issues through critically thinking and creative ways

3.      Interact efficiently with other groups in the health system to provide community health services in a variety of conditions

4.      Optimize Evidence-based technologies to Improve Health Care quality considering the opportunities and resources of the country.

 Total number of credits: 32 including: Specialized courses: 28 credits and  Dissertation: 4 credits