Courses

This course will continue the focus on alterations in health of adults, and the associated nursing care, using selected scenarios and research. Learners will integrate nursing knowledge, critical inquiry and principles of holistic assessment, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, and health education.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will continue the focus on holistic care of adults in a variety of acute care settings. Learners will have the opportunity to apply nursing knowledge, informatics, research, and critical inquiry to inform clinical decision-making.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will focus on knowledge uptake and utilization of both quantitative and qualitative research in the practice of nursing. A variety of research methodologies will be discussed. The emphasis will be on research literacy: Reading and understanding research based literature and the implications for nursing practice.

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to statistical methods; descriptive statistics; the normal distribution; basic techniques of statistical inference; confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for population means and proportions; simple linear regression.

Credit Hours: 3

Credit Hours: 3

This course will focus on nursing care of families within the context of culture, community and society. Learners will have opportunities to explore family diversity, holistic assessment of diverse families, and integrate health promotion and beginning interventions in caring for families in practice settings.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will focus on alterations in health of children and adolescents within the context of family. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and apply theory of developmental stages, primary health care principles and advanced assessment skills, and provide holistic care to children in the varying levels of intervention (health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation and support) while integrating nursing knowledge and critical thinking, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, counselling and health education.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will focus on the health of child-bearing mothers, and infants within the context of diverse family contexts. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and apply primary health care principles and advanced assessment skills, and provide holistic care to infants, mothers and family members in the phases of pregnancy, birthing, postnatal and postpartum experiences. There will be opportunities to collaborate within multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams in a variety of settings using varying levels of intervention (health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation and support) while integrating nursing knowledge and critical thinking, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, counselling and health education.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will focus on complex alterations in mental health of adults. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and apply primary health care principles and advanced assessment skills, and provide holistic care to adults in the varying level of intervention (health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation and support) while integrating nursing knowledge and critical thinking, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, counselling and health education.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will focus on complex alterations in health of adults. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and apply primary health care principles and advanced assessment skills, and provide holistic care to adults in the varying levels on intervention (health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation and support) while integrating nursing knowledge and critical thinking, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, counselling and health education.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will focus on the study and application of leadership theory pertaining to accomplishing goals and attaining greater levels of achievement in all domains of nursing practice. Learners will have the opportunity to explore principles of effective nursing leadership and management in formal and informal nursing roles.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will focus on alterations in health of children and adolescents within the context of family. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and apply theory of developmental stages, primary health care principles and advanced assessment skills, and provide holistic care to children in the varying levels of intervention (health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation and support) while integrating nursing knowledge and critical thinking, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, counselling and health education.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will focus on the health of child-bearing mothers, and infants within the context of diverse family contexts. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and apply primary health care principles and advanced assessment skills, and provide holistic care to infants, mothers and family members in the phases of pregnancy, birthing, postnatal and postpartum experiences. There will be opportunities to collaborate within multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams in a variety of settings using varying levels of intervention (health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation and support) while integrating nursing knowledge and critical thinking, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, counselling and health education.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will focus on complex alterations in mental health of adults. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and apply primary health care principles and advanced assessment skills, and provide holistic care to adults in the varying level of intervention (health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation and support) while integrating nursing knowledge and critical thinking, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, counselling and health education.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will focus on complex alterations in health of adults. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and apply primary health care principles and advanced assessment skills, and provide holistic care to adults in the varying levels on intervention (health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation and support) while integrating nursing knowledge and critical thinking, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition, counselling and health education.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will focus on the roles and competencies of the nurse within the context of the health care system and the larger society as they relate to community, provincial, national and global health. Learners will have the opportunity to further explore the social determinants of health and the legal, ethical and political issues and policies that impact population health.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will focus on community and population health. Learners will have the opportunity to explore nursing roles and integrate primary health care and nursing theory and practice related to community health and development in a variety of community settings.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will continue to focus on alterations in health of older adults, and examine health promotion and nursing roles in rural and remote communities. Learners will have the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of gerontology, and the key issues related to applying the principles of primary health care and interprofessional practice in rural and remote populations.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will provide learners the opportunity to consolidate theory and prepare for assuming the role of registered nurse in a focused practice area.

Credit Hours: 6

This course will provide opportunities for the learners to integrate theory and practice in an acute care setting with an emphasis on evidence-informed practice and leadership, in preparation for assuming the role of a registered nurse.

Credit Hours: 6