NURS 245Violence and the Impact on Society

3 credits · Nursing · Penn State

The NURS 245 goal is to facilitate an interdisciplinary and cross-theoretical approach to (1) raise awareness to the prevalence, causes, consequences of the different types of violence impacting societies; (2) to help students learn how to apply knowledge of human behavior and social change strategies; (3) to encourage students to inform and communicate professional judgement and participate in prevention of violence for the safety and security of vulnerable individuals, families and populations.