10.5 Course Descriptions

Note: Only 63-241, 63-243, 63-245, 63-247, 63-249, 63-291, and 63-351 are open to non-Nursing students. These courses will not necessarily be offered each year.

63-170. Health Assessment
Students, through lectures, readings, and simulation in the laboratory, learn and practice performing a holistic health history and the techniques of inspection, percussion, palpation and ausculation for systematic health assessment of individuals across the life span. The course focuses on normal variations encountered in practice. (Prerequisites: 63-171, 63-172, 55-202, and 55-204.) (Corequisite: 55-205) (2 lecture hours and 2 tutorial hours a week.)

63-171. Introduction to Nursing
Professional nursing, its organization, structure, dimensions and responsibilities are explored with an emphasis on the role of the nurse and nursing competencies that facilitate maturation and adaptation of clients. Using critical thinking, students are introduced to the concepts of health, clinical decision-making, problem-solving including the nursing process, communication, caring teaching/learning, and management/planned change. Students learn to identify the health needs of individuals. (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-172. Clinical Nursing Experience
A clinical course designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn and practice patient care and care planning skills in simulated and clinical settings. To be taken concurrently with 63-171 in related clinical areas. (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (8 hours a week.)

63-173. Introduction to Nursing II
Using critical thinking, students learn the nurse's role in health promotion and illness/injury prevention through the use of problem solving, the nursing process, communication, caring, and teaching/learning processes. Students will examine health promotion and illness/injury prevention strategies relative to healthy lifestyle. (Prerequisites: 63-171, 63-172, 55-202, and 55-204.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-174. Clinical Nursing Experience
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn and practice health assessment, intervention and evaluation skills for health promotion and disease prevention. Taken concurrently with 63-173 in the related clinical areas. (Prerequisites: 63-171, 63-172, 55-202 and 55-204.) (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (8 hours a week.)

63-178. Clinical Nursing Experience
Taken in intersession/summer session, or as determined by the Faculty of Nursing, provides the student with a consolidated experience of clinical practice. At the end of the course, students will be able to formulate and implement a plan of care with clients relative to their health promotion and illness/injury prevention goals as well as evaluate the plan's effectiveness. (Prerequisites: 63-170, 63-173, 63-174, 55-202, 55-204.) (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (4 weeks, 40 hours a week.)

63-221. Conceptual Models for Nursing Practice
An examination of conceptual models of nursing as the basis for practice. Selected models and their philosophical foundations will be discussed. (Prerequisite: 63-188.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-230. Health Assessment
A self-directed course for registered nurses. Through specific readings, videotapes, and laboratory practice, students prepare to demonstrate competence in performing a systematic physical assessment and health history. (Must be completed prior to Year 2.) (3 lecture hours a week equivalent.)

63-231. Current Professional Nursing Roles
An introduction to the theories and role behaviours that will facilitate the transition to baccalaureate nursing practice. Health, communication, caring, and problem-solving will be emphasized. (To be taken concurrently with 63-232.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-232. Clinical Nursing Experience
A guided clinical experience related to the optimal health of individuals. Focus will be on the application of theoretical knowledge and development of nursing practice. (To be taken concurrently with 63-231.) (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (8 hours a week.)

63-233. Conceptual Frameworks for Nursing Practice
An examination of selected nursing conceptual models and their application in practice. (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-241. Health Issues and Care of Diverse Populations
The examination of the relationship between marginalization and vulnerability in the health care of diverse populations. (Open to non-Nursing students and may be taken as an open option by B.Sc.N. students.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-243. Issues in Women's Health
An exploration of issues relevant to women as consumers and providers of health care. Pertinent topics to be discussed will include reproductive health, family health, mental health, abuse, and occupational health. (Open to non-Nursing students and may be taken as an open option by B.Sc.N. students.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-245. Health Issues in Gerontology
This course is designed to focus on health issues resulting from age-related changes in human functioning. It will include a study of the aging process, epidemiology of aging as well as health and social policies relevant to the aging population. Disease processes particularly prevalent in elderly persons and related therapeutic measures will also be discussed. (Open to non-Nursing students and may be taken as an open option by B.Sc.N. students.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-247. Transcultural Health
Exploration of theory and research related to health and illness beliefs and practices across the life cycle of diverse cultural populations in Canada. Topics will include transcultural concepts in mental health, family health, aspects of pain, and care of the elderly. (Open to non-Nursing students and may be taken as an open option by B.Sc.N. students.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-249. Clinical Ethics for Health Professionals
An exploration of moral issues and questions confronting health care professionals and consumers within the context of the health care system. Professional codes and guidelines form the framework for clinical case presentations. (Open to non-Nursing students and may be taken as an open option by B.Sc.N. students.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-271. Family Health
The first of a three sequence course in Family Nursing. The course provides an introduction to concepts, theories and models of family as the unit of care within the context of community. Family assessment, roles, coping styles and decision-making patterns are examined. Communication, caring and teaching/learning are emphasized to enable the student to assess families and facilitate health promotion and illness/injury prevention of family members. (Prerequisite: 63-178.)

63-272. Clinical Nursing Experience
This course is the fourth of a sequence of 12 clinical practice courses. It is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to learn and practice professional and technical skills including assessment, goal-oriented planning, interventions and evaluation of clinical outcomes for young adults, adults, and older adults experiencing acute and long term health needs within the context of family and community. (Prerequisite: 63-178; Corequisites: 63-271, 63-273.) (Offered on a Pass/Non Pass basis). (10 hrs./week.)

63-273. Nursing Care of Clients with Episodic and Long-Term Health Needs
This course is the first of a four-course sequence focusing on health, maturation and adaptation of individuals within the context of family and community. This course focuses on young adults, adults, and older adults with alterations in their health status. The course examines the interaction of growth and development, environment and nursing on the maturation and adaptation of individuals with episodic and long-term health needs with predictable outcomes. Using critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, the nursing process, teaching/learning, caring, assessment, and intervention skills, students study the care of clients with select physiological, mental health, and psychosocial health needs. (Prerequisite: 63-178.)

63-274. Clinical Nursing Experience
This course is the fifth course in a sequence of 12 clinical practice courses. Emphasis is on the continued opportunity to learn and practice professional and technical skills within maternal -child and pediatric settings. (Offered on a Pass/Non Pass Basis.) (Prerequisites: 63-271, 63-272, 63-273; Corequisites: 63-275, 63-277.) (10 lecture hrs./week.)

63-275. Family Health: Child Bearing and Child Rearing Families
This is the second course in a 3-course sequence focusing on the family as the unit of care within the context of community. The course explores child bearing and child rearing families and their development including reproduction, pregnancy, labor/delivery, child rearing as well as maturational and situational crises. Cultural, crisis, and risk assessment and intervention strategies to promote family health are stressed. (Prerequisites: 63-271, 63-272.)

63-277. Nursing Care of Children and Youth with Episodic and Long-Term Health Needs
This is the second course in a four-course sequence focusing on health, maturation and adaptation. The course examines the interaction of growth and development, environment and nursing on the maturation and adaptation of children and youth with episodic and long-term health needs with predictable outcomes. Critical thinking, the nursing process, communication, caring and teaching/learning along with assessment, intervention and evaluation skills are emphasized. (Prerequisites: 63-271, 63-272, 63-273.)

63-278. Clinical Nursing Experience
This course is the sixth course in a sequence of 12 clinical practice courses. It is a period of continuous practice taken in intersession/ summer session or as determined by the School of Nursing. The focus is on assessment, goal-oriented interventions and client outcomes within the context of family and community in medical, surgical, maternal child and pediatric settings. (Offered on a Pass/Non Pass basis.) (Prerequisites: 63-274, 63-275, 63,277, 55-241.) (40 hrs./wk for 4 weeks.)

63-291. Basic Human Nutrition
A study of the basic principles of nutrition and their relationship to good health. Emphasis is placed on the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of the various nutrients. (Open to non-Nursing students.) (Prerequisites: 59-191 and one of 55-141, 55-204, or 55-205.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-331. Family Nursing
An introduction to family theories, models, and assessment tools that will assist the student to provide family-centred nursing care. ( Prerequisites: 63-231, 63-232 and 63-233.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-333. Nurse as Counsellor and Educator
Concepts, theories, and research in counselling, teaching, and learning as they relate to the nursing roles of counsellor and educator. (Prerequisites: 63-231 and 63-232.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-334. Clinical Nursing Experience
Guided clinical experience in which students apply the theoretical bases of family nursing, education, and counselling in the practice of family-centred nursing. (Prerequisites 63-231, 63-232, 63-233; Prerequisites or corequisites: 63-331 and 63-333.) (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (8 hours a week.)

63-351. The Human Meaning of Death
An examination of the human experience of death and dying, the meaning of human life, ethical and cultural aspects, euthanasia, and advanced directives. Lectures, readings, films, and discussions will explore a variety of significant thinkers and concepts concerning death. Through various exercises and shared experiences, students will be encouraged to examine their own feelings and attitudes toward death. (Open to non-Nursing students and may be taken as an Arts option by B.Sc.N. students.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-381. Adult Health Nursing III
Theories and concepts of caring, stress adaptation, human development, and communication counselling are studied as they relate to the mental health of individuals, families, and small groups. (Prerequisites: 63-288, 55-206, and 55-241(or 55-237 and 55-351); corequisites: 63-291 and 63-383.) (3 lecture hours a week.) (This course is offered for the last time in 2002-2003.)

63-382. Clinical Nursing Experience
(To be taken concurrently with 63-381 and 63-383 in the related clinical and community areas.) Focus in Laboratory component is on counselling skills and health assessment skills. (Prerequisite: 63-288.) (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (10 hours a week.) (This course is offered for the last time in 2002-2003.)

63-383. Family and Community Health Nursing I
Theories and concepts of family and community are examined in relation to the health of families, groups, and communities. Factors contributing to health and disease, behavioural perspectives on normal development, and the family as a support system are considered. (Prerequisites: 63-288, 55-206, and 55-241; corequisites: 63-291 and 63-381.) (3 lecture hours a week.) (This course is offered for the last time in 2002-2003.)

63-384. Clinical Nursing Experience
(To be taken concurrently with 63-385 and 63-387 in the related clinical and community areas.) Focus in laboratory component is on health assessment skills. (Prerequisites: 63-381, 63-382, and 63-383.) (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (10 hours a week.) (This course is offered for the last time in 2002-2003.)

63-385. Adult Health Nursing IV
Synthesis of theories and concepts studied in Adult Health Nursing II and III, with a focus on decision making and nursing management of individuals and families experiencing complex health problems. (Prerequisites: 63-381, 63-382, and 63-383.) (3 lecture hours a week.) (This course is offered for the last time in 2002-2003.)

63-387. The Process of Teaching and Learning in Nursing
The philosophical and theoretical aspects of the teaching/learning process are examined. Concepts of health promotion, patient education, and health related education activities for individuals, families, and groups are included. (Prerequisite: 63-288.) (3 lecture hours a week.) (This course is offered for the last time in 2002-2003.)

63-388. Clinical Nursing Experience
Period of continuous practice to be taken in Intersession or as determined by the Faculty of Nursing. (Prerequisites: 63-384, 63-385, and 63-387.) (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (4 weeks, 40 hours a week.) (This course is offered for the last time in 2002-2003.)

63-431. Community Nursing
Theory related to nursing care of communities, with emphasis on health promotion. An examination of the factors influencing the health of communities will be included. (Prerequisites: 63-231, 63-232, and 63-233.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-432. Clinical Nursing Experience
Guided clinical experience in which students apply theories of leadership, management, and community organization and assessment in the provision of care to client groups. (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (Prerequisites 63-231, 63-232, and 63-233; Prerequisites or corequisites: 63-431 and 63-433.) (8 hours a week.)

63-433. Leadership and Management in Nursing
Leadership, management, planned change, and organizational theories are examined as they relate to the role of nurse as leader/manager. (Prerequisites: 63-231, 63-232 and 63-233.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-443. Nursing Research
An introduction to the research process in nursing. The focus of the course is on enabling the student to critique and utilize research findings in practice. (Prerequisites: 63-231, 63-232 and 63-233 and one of 02-250 or 65-205.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-445. Personal and Professional Empowerment
A seminar course focusing on empowering nurses. Current issues and trends that impact upon nursing and the Canadian health care system will be examined. (Prerequisites 63-231, 63-232, and 63-333.) (3 hours a week.)

63-447. Directed Study
This course provides the student with an opportunity for an indepth study of a health issue in management, education, or practice. Theory and practice are included. (Prerequisites: 63-231, 63-232, and 63-233) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-450. Pathophysiology for the Nurse Practitioner
A systems approach will be used to examine concepts in pathophysiology as a basis for advanced nursing practice. Common themes that interface with pathophysiological concepts will be integrated into each system, such as changes throughout the lifespan, stress, pain, and cellular proliferation. A case study approach will be incorporated in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of diseases in adults and children found in primary health care. (Prerequisites 55-206 and 55-241.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-452. Roles and Responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner in Primary Health Care
Examination of the roles and responsibilities of the primary health care nurse practitioner in enhancing health and health services. Historical development , relationships with clients, legal and ethical considera-tions, scope of practice and relationships with other health providers, including functioning in interdisciplinary teams, primary health policy formation and political strategies, as well as role transformation, supports, and care of self are addressed. May be used by integrated B.Sc.N./N.P. students to meet the requirement of 63-445 in the post-R.N./B.Sc.N. program. (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-454. Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis for the Nurse Practitioner
The course will focus on helping students conduct a full range of health assessments towards the goal of providing comprehensive and holistic care to individuals, families, and communities. Emphasis will be placed on health promotion and maintenance and disease prevention within a primary health care setting. (A 9.0 credit hour course, two terms.) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory hours a week.)

63-460. Therapeutics in Primary Health Care for the Nurse Practitioner
This course is designed to develop the knowledge, skill, and competencies required of a nurse practitioner in managing health and injury through a variety of clinical therapeutic strategies which include pharmacology, complimentary therapeutics, technical skills, and advanced therapeutic counselling. (Prerequisites or corequisites 63-450 and 63-454.) (A 9.0 credit hour course two terms.) May be used by integrated B.Sc.N./N.P. students to meet the requirement of one open option and one nursing elective in the post-R.N./B.Sc.N. program. (3 lecture, 3 laboratory hours a week.)

63-482. Hospital Clinical Nursing Experience
Taken either in the Fall or the Winter term in the related clinical area. (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (Prerequisite: 63-388.) (A 6.0 credit hour course.) (16 hours a week.)

63-483. Family and Community Health Nursing II
Synthesis of theories and concepts studied in 63-383, Family and Community Health I with an emphasis on community assessment. (Prerequisites: 63-388.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-484. Community Clinical Nursing Experience
Taken in either the Fall or the Winter term in the related community areas. (Offered on a Pass/Non-Pass basis.) (Prerequisite: 63-388; pre- or corequisite: 63-431.) (A 6.0 credit hour course.) (16 hours a week.)

63-485. Concepts of Leadership in Nursing Practice
Organizational, management, leadership, and change theories will be examined as they affect delivery of health care by nursing professionals. The nurse's role as co-ordinator, collaborator, and planner will be explored. (Prerequisite: 63-388.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-487. Current Issues in Nursing
Examination of the issues and trends that affect nursing and health care in Canada. Exploration of strategies nurses may use to empower themselves and their profession. (Prerequisite: 63-288.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-489. Research Process in Nursing
The process of research in nursing is explored. The student will develop the ability to comprehend, participate in and evaluate research as an informed consumer. (Prerequisites: 63-288 and one of 02-250 or 65-205.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-493. Senior Directed Study
The purpose of this course is the enrichment of the students' overall program of study. Each student chooses a major health problem for an in-depth study in order to analyze nursing practice. (Prerequisite: 63-388.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

63-495. Integrative Practicum for the Nurse Practitioner
This course will provide clinical experiences in which the student will integrate the knowledge and skills presented in previous courses into primary health care settings. This course includes seminars and clinical practicum to be done concurrently. (This is the final course in the Nurse Practitioner program, to be taken after all other course work has been successfully completed.) May be used by integrated B.Sc.N./N.P students to meet the requirement of 63-432 and the requirement of 63-447 in the post-Reg.N./B.Sc.N. program. (13 weeks, 40 hours a week.) (A 12.0 credit hour course.)

63-497. Precepted Clinical Experience - Inpatient
A precepted clinical experience which enables the student to synthesize theory, research and professional and technical skills in clinical practice. The focus is on the care of adults experiencing complex or multi-system health disruptions. The expected outcome is a beginning competency level identified by the College of Nurses of Ontario. (5 weeks, 32 hours a week) (A 6.0 credit course)

63-498. Precepted Clinical Experience - Optional Site
A precepted clinical experience which enables the student to synthesize theory, research and professional and technical skills in clinical practice. The expected outcome is a beginning competency level identified by the College of Nurses of Ontario. The client population and/or the practice site is the student's choice.(5 weeks, 32 hours a week) (A 6.0 credit course)