ADN 225 - Population Health and Education Concepts

Description
This course is designed to further develop concepts of health and illness, and professional nursing considered from the context of a population (with population ranging from a local community to a global perspective). Health care recipient concept includes culture. Professional nursing and health care concepts include professional identity, collaboration, and safety. Upon completion, students will apply these concepts to determine relevant cues from a variety of sources as a foundation for prioritizing, planning, implementing, and evaluating safe nursing practice in the acute care setting. The population/community context serves as a guiding principle related to how the concepts are selected, presented, and applied. Upon completion, students should be able to identify aspects of a population that impact health/healthcare delivery and develop service-learning projects that incorporate the concepts identified in this course.

Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: B- or Higher in the following courses ADN 210 and ADN 220
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): ADN230 and ADN240
Academic Program Prerequisite: Nursing, A.D.N.
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Nursing, A.D.N.

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Management of Care: The nursing student provides and directs nursing care that enhances the care delivery setting to protect a population and health care personnel. (1.A)

2. Safety and Infection Control: The nursing student protects the population and health care personnel from health and environmental hazards. (1.B)

3. Health Promotion and Maintenance: The nursing student provides and directs nursing care for a population that incorporates the knowledge of expected growth and development principles, prevention and/or early detection of health problems, and strategies to achieve optimal health. (2)

4. Psychosocial Integrity: The nursing student provides and directs nursing care that promotes and supports the emotional, mental and social well-being of a population experiencing stressful events, as well as clients with acute or chronic mental illness. (3)

5. Physiological Integrity: The nursing student develops nursing care that promotes health and wellness by providing care and comfort, reducing client risk potential, and managing health alterations. (4)

6. Basic Care and Comfort: The nursing student will provide comfort and assistance in the performance of activities of daily living for the client. (4.A)

6. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: The nursing student will identify care needs related to the administration of medications. (4.B)

7. Reduction of Risk Potential: The nursing student reduces the likelihood that clients will develop complications or health problems related to existing conditions, treatments, or procedures. (4.C)

8. Physiological Adaptation: The nursing student develops care for clients with acute, chronic, or life-threatening physical health conditions. (4.D)

(Outcomes 1-8 refer to the NCLEX-RN® Detailed Test Plan Item Writer/Item Reviewer/Nurse Educator Version. Parentheses refer to program outcomes/NCSBN Framework)
Course Outline:
1. Topics will cover the general concepts and exemplars specific to the population to community health nursing.

Instructional Strategies:
Facilited Discussion 15%-25%

Group Work 10%-20%

Community Project 55%-75%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: NA

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
Community Managed Care/Health Promotion Project

GRCC Course Type:
Program Requirement: Meets the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 105462
Course CIP Code: 51.3801
Maximum Course Enrollment:
Course Software Utilized: Canvas

School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Nursing
Discipline: ADN
First Term Valid: Fall 2026 (8/1/2026)
1st Catalog Year: 2026-2027
Name of Course Author:
Sara Kiliszewski

Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Certification/License Requirement (list below), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
MSN Degree per Administrative Rules of the Michigan Board of Nursing, R 388.10305. Current, unencumbered Michigan Registered Nurse License. Background and direct clinical experience in related clinical settings and/or nursing education.

Course Review & Revision Year: 2030-2031