Nursing (NURS)

This course is an introduction to the profession of nursing. Participants examine the foundational concepts of the curriculum and how the concepts relate to nursing practice. Participants also explore the history of nursing and have the opportunity to explore and critically reflect upon the political and socioeconomic forces that have shaped the status of women in society and the evolution of the nursing profession. Standards of nursing practice and responsibility for safe and ethical nursing practice are explored.

The premise underlying this course is that nursing is an experience lived between people. Participants explore the multiple factors that influence their own capacity to be in caring relation to others. They learn to question personal perspectives of experience; to uncover attitudes, beliefs and values; and to share and acknowledge differences. Emphasis is placed on a phenomenological attitude to view the structure and experiences that make up their own and other people's lives.

Welcome to N216 skills.  This is where you will consolidate all the learning from year one, with all the  learning from year two.  Each new skill and simulated patient scenario will be approached using the decision making (DM) framework as a guide.This will aid you in becoming more familiar and confident with using DM  in the health care setting. Within the safe and supportive environment of the skills centre you will have opportunities to practice all your new skills through simulated patient scenarios to attain a level of proficiency ( safe, accurate, timely)  before you approach a real client in the health care setting.

 In this course participants move beyond personal discovery to a focus on relational caring.  The major emphasis of the course is relational practice with individuals, families, and groups from diverse backgrounds of age, culture, and experience.  This is an experiential course designed to deepen the participants’ understanding of caring and how the connection between caring and relationship provides the context for health and healing.  Participants explore theories and processes of caring, relational identity development of self as nurse, and relational practice as enacted across a range of settings and contexts.

This course builds on Health and Healing I and II and Health Sciences III and IV and provides opportunities for participants to build on their nursing knowledge and understanding of health and healing in relation to complex episodic and chronic health challenges. This advanced course will focus on current topics and emerging knowledge related to a variety of health care contexts.

This nursing practice experience continues to provide opportunities for learners to develop caring relationships with individuals and families while coming to understand their health and healing processes. Participants will have opportunities to practice nursing approaches that accompany this understanding. Participants work with families and individuals in the home and community, in agencies, and in care facilities to incorporate concepts and learning from all the courses in this semester into their nursing practice.

This course explores ways nurses can provide leadership, influence, create and manage change for the promotion of health for individuals, families, groups and communities within the context of society and the world. Emphasis is place on leadership roles of the nurse within practice contexts. The role of the nurse within the current and evolving Canadian health care system is explored including consideration of the impact of global trends and issues. Issues facing nurses in the current work environment will be discussed. Colllaborative and ethical approaches for working within institutional philosophies and frameworks will be explored.