Community Health Clinical Specialist
Wright State University - Miami Valley
College of Nursing and Health
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, Ohio 45435-0001
Telephone: (937)775-3577
Fax: (937)775-4571
Dr. Mary Beth Kaylor
Program Director - marybeth.kaylor@wright.edu
Program Description
The community health nurse program prepares a clinical specialist with experience in assessing the health of a community and proficient in planning, implementation and evaluation of health programs. The community health clinical specialist has skills based on epidemiology, demography, biometrics, environmental health, community structure and organization, community development, policy development and case management.
The program gives an opportunity to engage in research and theory application relevant to community-based practice and health policy development. The graduate is a consultant and collaborator with professionals and consumers, especially those of high risk, vulnerable, under-served populations, creating and implementing health promotion and disease prevention programs to make a difference in health outcomes. The program is nationally accredited.
The Community Health Clinical Specialist program:
Prepares you to successfully complete the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center's Certification Exam as Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Prepares you to apply for an Ohio Board of Nursing Certificate of Authority for Advanced Practice Nurses
Has clinical practice individually arranged with expert clinical preceptors/mentors
Has small classes with time to network with your colleagues
Accepts up to 12 credits of transfer credits from an accredited graduate nursing program in an accredited university
Allows you to begin any quarter of the year on your program
Has faculty who have received nationally recognized research awards
Admission Requirements
Bachelor's degree in nursing from a school of nursing accredited by a nationally recognized body for nursing education.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Ohio.
Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale in baccalaureate degree and/or subsequent graduate work.
Three professional letters of recommendation submitted to the Community health Program Director
Completion of the professional statement of goals (see CoNH application form)
A course in statistics within the past 5 years
Admission to Wright State University Graduate School
To apply to our program, submit the following to the School of Graduate Studies:
Please note: You do not need to submit any recommendation letters to Graduate Studies. They only ask you to list the addresses of your references on their application.
Once you have sent all your application materials to the School of Graduate Studies, we will receive a copy of your file from Graduate Studies. If you meet all the criteria listed above for the program, we will then approve your acceptance to the School of Graduate Studies. You will then receive notification of the decision. If you are accepted, you will then need to make an appointment with your Program Director to determine your plan of study.
Curriculum
Course Requirements for your Masters after baccalaureate education
Courses are scheduled so students may attend either full time or part time, with many courses in the evening such as 4 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Clinical practice is arranged collaboratively with the instructor and community-based professionals at a time advantageous to the community and the student on an individual basis.
The core courses build a foundation for master level nursing practice and are taken by all students in all the CoNH master's programs.
**Note: All students must have a statistics course within 5 years of taking NUR 707. Recommended: EDL 751
Core Courses (credits)
NUR 707 Research Design & Methodology (4)
NUR 708 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing (4)
NUR 750 Health Policy, Politics & Issues (3)
NUR 751 Health & Well-Being (2)
NUR 755 Informatics in Health Care (2)
NUR 756 Role Development & Leadership (3)
NUR 788, 798 or 799 Thesis/Research Applications/Scholarly Project or Experience option (3)
STT 591 Advanced Statistical Methods for Nursing Research (0.5 credits--only for students choosing to complete a thesis)
Total 12 to 12.5 credits
Clinical Support Courses (taken by all clinical specialty students)
NUR 761 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
NUR 762 Advanced Assessment (3)
NUR 763 Epidemiology (2)
NUR 764 Advanced Pharmacology(4.5)
Total 12.5 credits
Community Health Concentration Courses
NUR 716: Advanced Practice of Family Nursing (lecture only 2)
NUR 770: Community/Public Health Nursing I (5)
NUR 771: Community/Public Health Nursing II (6)
NUR 772: Practicum: Community Nurse Specialist (6)
Total: 19 credits
Upon completion the graduate can:
Demonstrate competence and leadership in community/public health advanced practice nursing.
Create new roles in caring for vulnerable, under-served high-risk aggregates.
Integrate knowledge of political, social and health care system variables to improve quality of care for selected client populations.
Empower individuals, families, culturally-diverse groups, vulnerable populations and communities to promote health and well-being.
Incorporate principles of organizational theory, case management, program planning, consultation, marketing, grant writing and entrepreneurship.
Incorporate principles of primary care, health promotion, and disease prevention.
Analyze public health policy and proposed legislation which may impact health of the community from an epidemiological perspective.
Utilize appropriate concepts, models, theories and research findings related to community health advanced practice nursing with aggregates at risk.
Apply quality improvement and evaluation methods and models.
Engage in critical inquiry and utilize research findings for provision of high-quality health care to individuals, families, populations and communities.
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