What have you learned about nursing leadership and advocacy during Units III and IV? In what ways have the activities of public health program planning, social marketing, and health policy analysis and creation deepened your understanding of the scope of nursing practice?

Questions to reflect on as you craft your individual reflections are provided below. Students should reflect on these and write a succinct response which demonstrates an advanced undergraduate student level of analysis of the information engaged with during that unit.
Students are challenged to “watch” their own understanding of public health nursing and epidemiology evolve and critically reflect on this in the context of our nursing education program and the systems issues inherent to our healthcare system and those of other countries.

Reflecting on Unit III and Unit IV
What have you learned about nursing leadership and advocacy during Units III and IV? In what ways have the activities of public health program planning, social marketing, and health policy analysis and creation deepened your understanding of the scope of nursing practice? How might you apply what you have learned to your Population Health Internship for the remainder of the academic year?