Self and Others
Concepts, principles and the practice of professional communication. Factors influencing the perception and interpretation of communication, including the use of self.
Lectures, seminar, selected laboratory sessions, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing and Health Promotion: The Canadian Context
Philosophical and theoretical concepts of health and nursing, including determinants of health, primary health care, standards of nursing practice, and the Canadian health care system.
Lectures, seminar, selected laboratory sessions, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing Theory: Experiencing Illness and Hospitalization
Concepts in health, wellness, illness and nursing practice related to caring for clients experiencing illness and hospitalization.
Lectures, seminar, selected laboratory sessions, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing Practice: Experiencing Illness and Hospitalization
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in relation to clients experiencing illness and hospitalization.
15 hours per week, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing Theory: Nursing Care of the Young Family
Nursing models and interdisciplinary theories, principles and concepts related to caring for children and the childbearing and childrearing family.
Lectures, seminar, selected laboratory sessions, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing Practice: Nursing Care of the Young Family
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in relation to caring for children and the childbearing and childrearing family.
15 hours per week, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: NUSC 1P16.
Nursing Theory: Care of the Acutely Ill Client
Nursing models and interdisciplinary theories, principles and concepts related to caring for the acutely ill client and their families.
Lectures, seminar, selected laboratory sessions, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing Practice: Care of the Acutely Ill Client
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in relation to caring for the acutely ill client and their families.
15 hours per week, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: NUSC 2P12.
Nursing Practicum: Intersession
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in hospital settings. Emphasis on health assessment.
30 hours per week for four weeks, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: NUSC 2P16.
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
Nursing models and selected interdisciplinary theories. Underlying foundations, principles, and concepts as frameworks for practice. Critical thinking and analysis of nursing models.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Experiencing Chronicity
Nursing models and selected interdisciplinary theories, underlying foundations, principles and concepts related to chronicity and selected chronic conditions.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Promoting Mental Health
Nursing models and selected interdisciplinary theories, underlying foundations, principles and concepts related to individuals and families with mental health challenges across the lifespan.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing Ethics
Ethical and legal principles, models and theories. Application to professional practice.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Pathophysiology
Physiologic mechanisms and functions altered by disease processes. General concepts of disease, selected systems, etiologies, pathogenesis and related interventions from a primary health care perspective.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Directed Readings
Variable subject matter designed in consultation with faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: permission of the Chair.
Professional and Therapeutic Communications
Communication theories, processes, skills and research in a variety of practice settings and roles with individuals and groups. Transcultural communication models and tools. Power and gender issues. Media and political activism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Health Education
Principles of teaching and learning and their impact on knowledge, awareness, attitudes, skills and behaviour. Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation processes in development of a variety of health teaching strategies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing Research
Critical appraisal of quantitative and qualitative nursing research to determine the evidence base for practice.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in NUSC 4P70.
Nursing Practicum: Experiencing Chronicity
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in relation to individuals and families experiencing chronic conditions.
15 hours per week, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: NUSC 3P92.
Note: may include 2 six-week rotations. Transportation to clinical placement is a student responsibility.
Nursing Practicum: Promoting Mental Health
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in relation to individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges across the lifespan.
15 hours per week, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: NUSC 2P94.
Note: may include 2 six-week rotations. Transportation to clinical placement is a student responsibility.
Nursing Practicum: Intersession
Practice, application, and integration of skills and theory in a variety of health care settings.
30 hours per week for four weeks, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: NUSC 3P90.
Note: transportation to clinical placement is a student responsibility. Students require current CPR certification prior to commencing NUSC 3P94.
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, maximum 16 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors and permission of the Department.
Prerequisite: NUSC 3P10.
Note: transportation to clinical placement is a student responsibility. Failure to succeed after two attempts will result in dismissal from the program.
Nursing Practicum: Specialized
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in a variety of health care settings.
15 hours per week, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors and permission of the Department.
Prerequisite: NUSC 3P10.
Note: transportation to clinical placement is a student responsibility.
Nursing Practicum: Pre-graduation I
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in a variety of health care settings.
32 hours per week for six weeks.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors with a minimum of 15.5 credits and permission of the Department.
Prerequisite: NUSC 4P92.
Note: to be taken in Winter term following completion of required courses. Transportation to clinical placement is a student responsibility.
Nursing Practicum: Pre-graduation II
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in a variety of health care settings.
32 hours per week for six weeks.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors with a minimum of 15.5 credits and permission of the Department.
Prerequisite: NUSC 4F96.
Note: to be taken in Winter term following completion of required courses. Transportation to clinical placement is a student responsibility.
Management
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.
Health Assessment
Basic principles and techniques of a comprehensive, holistic health assessment within a framework of primary health care and nursing theoretical perspectives, focusing on the well adult with normal aging modifications.
Lectures, seminar, selected laboratory sessions, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Advanced Directed Readings
Variable subject matter designed in consultation with faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: permission of the Chair.
Community Health Nursing
Community as client emphasizing primary health care principles, assessment and health promotion with individuals, children and families, and population groups.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Applied Nursing Research
Application of principles of research design, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination through research projects.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Trends and Issues in Professional Nursing
Historical to current overviews of significant trends and issues impacting the profession of nursing. Image, burnout, environment, roles, culture, politics and economics affecting client and nursing care.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Diversity and Nursing
Transcultural and interdisciplinary conceptual theories and models for providing culturally competent nursing care in diverse societal and health care settings with diverse clients. Examination of knowledge, issues, beliefs and behaviours related to culture, ethnicity, and health.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors.
Nursing Practicum: Community Health Nursing
Practice, application and integration of skills and theory in community settings.
15 hours per week, selected laboratory sessions.
Restriction: open to NUSC majors and permission of the Department.
Prerequisites: NUSC 3P94 and 4P40.
Note: Brock/Loyalist students may take NUSC 4P40 concurrently. Transportation to clinical placement is a student responsibility.