As first contact primary health care workers, nurses provide comprehensive care and assist individuals and families to make appropriate use of the formal and informal health care resources available in the community. This course will introduce the student to the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC) endorsed by Canada in 1977, by exploring the five major concepts within a broad framework of health including historical, social, economic, political and cultural implications.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Primary Care Clinical Nursing Program or Coordinator's permission.