Nursing Courses

NUSC 3F90
Nursing Practice IV
Practice experience related to families in which one or more members are experien-cing health challenges related to chronic illness. Practice settings include inpatient care areas, clients' homes, and supportive community agencies.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 3P10
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
Nursing models and selected interdisci-plinary theories. Examines underlying foundations, principles, and concepts as frameworks for practice. Development of critical thinking and analysis of nursing models.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 3P12
Nursing Theory IV
Nursing models and selected interdisciplinary theories, underlying foundations, principles and concepts as frameworks for practice, focussing on the concepts related to chronicity and selected chronic illnesses.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 3P14
Nursing Theory V
Nursing models and selected interdisciplinary theories, underlying foundations, principles and concepts as frameworks for practice, focussing on the concepts related to chronicity and mental health issues.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 3P19
Introduction to Pharmacology
(also offered as CHSC 3P19)
Drug absorption, distribution, biotransformation, clearance and mechanisms of action. Antibiotics, nervous, cardiovascular and endocrine system drugs. Drug development and regulations.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC, CHSC, CHLH, HLSC and WKHL majors.

NUSC 3P20
Nursing Ethics
Ethical and legal principles relevant to nursing practice. Application of ethical principles, models and theories to professional practice.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 3P92
Nursing Practice V
Practice experience related to families in which one or more members are experiencing health challenges related to problems with coping or mental health issues. Practice settings include inpatient care areas, clients' homes and community agencies.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 4F90
Nursing Practicum
Clinical placement providing the opportunity for the practice, application and integration of nursing skills and theory. Placement selected from a variety of health care settings.
Minimum: 100 hours.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: NUSC 3P10.
Note: students must register with the Nursing Clinical Administrator one term prior to the commencement of the clinical course. Transportation to placement is the student's responsibility. Failure to succeed after two attempts will result in dismissal from the program.

NUSC 4F92
Nursing Practice VI
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in a variety of health care settings.
Restriction: open to NUSCmajors.

NUSC 4F94
Nursing Practice VII
Further practice, application and integration of skills and theory in a variety of health care settings.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 4P20
Leadership in Nursing and Management I
Current issues, opportunities and challenges for nursing leadership in different nursing, community and organizational venues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 4P30
Advanced Adult Clinical Assessment
Knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to perform an holistic health assessment focussing on the older adult. Health promotion, theoretical concepts and principles of nursing practice applied to the assessment process.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 4P40
Advanced Pediatric Assessment
Knowledge, skills and attitudes required to perform an holistic health assessment focussing on the pediatric client and family using a philosophy of family-centered care. Health promotion, theoretical concepts and principles of nursing practice applied to the assessment process.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 4P50
Community Health Nursing
Nursing role within the community with an emphasis on health promotion in the changing nursing practice environment.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 4P60
Trends and Issues In Professional Nursing
Topics include the allocation of resources and the delivery of health care services.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 4P70
Nursing Research
Critical appraisal of nursing research to determine the evidence base for practice.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.

NUSC 4P80
Leadership in Nursing and Management II
Current issues, concepts and approaches in nursing leadership and management in the context of changing health care management and delivery systems.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: NUSC 4P20.