Required Third Year Courses
| Nursing 3031 Childbearing Family Theory |
Focuses on the normal physiological changes and nursing care throughout the childbearing continuum from pre-conception through to pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum and the neonatal period. Additional topics will be covered relevant to childbearing families including reproductive issues, sexually transmitted infections and methods of family planning. High risk obstetric and neonatal conditions will also be covered. Offered in the Fall term for 4-Year BScN students, Spring term for 3-Year Compressed BScN students - Lecture - Credit Weight:0.5 |
| Nursing 3032 Child and Youth Theory |
Focuses on alterations in the health of children and youth within the context of the family. The student will gain an appreciation of the lived experience of children and develop an understanding of the principles, concepts, and challenges unique to their health. The rights of young persons are emphasized through exploration of the fundamental concepts of resilience, social positioning, epigenetics and social justice. Students will develop an understanding of advanced assessment skills and holistic nursing care to address children’s health promotion, restoration and rehabilitation needs. Offered in the Fall term for 4-Year BScN students, Spring term for 3-Year Compressed BScN students - Lecture - Credit Weight:0.5 |
| Nursing 3033 Family Theory |
Focuses on family health nursing within the context of diverse families and communities. Students will explore concepts and theories relevant to the health of individuals and families within the family context. The emphasis will be on the ways in which nurses can promote health and wellness, prevent illness risks, and plan for individualized nursing care tailored to the uniqueness of each family system. Offered in the Winter term for 4-Year BScN students, Fall term for 3-Year Compressed BScN students - Lecture - Credit Weight:0.5 |
| Nursing 3034 Mental Health/Illness Theory |
Develops the student’s knowledge and understanding of the principles, concepts, and therapies that affect health and wellness for clients with the lived experience of acute and/or chronic mental illness. The focus is on the role and responsibilities of the nurse related to recognizing and responding to clinical manifestations of mental illness, holistic assessment of client needs, diagnostics, psychopharmacology, and therapeutic nursing strategies to rehabilitate clients as they move towards optimal health and wellbeing. Offered in the Fall term for 4-Year BScN students, Spring term for 3-Year Compressed BScN students - Lecture - Credit Weight:0.5 |
| Nursing 3035 Complex Care of Older Adults |
Examines concepts and theories relevant to older-adult aging and to the holistic health and function of older persons. Included are the heterogeneity of older adults, normal aging changes, and health-related conditions and their causes. Also examined are environmental and socially constructed conditions that influence gerontological-nursing practice and ultimately older-adult wellbeing. The focus will be on broad approaches to risk identification and protection. Offered in the Fall term for 4-Year BScN students, Spring term for 3-Year Compressed BScN students - Lecture - Credit Weight:0.5 |
| Nursing 3036 Community and Population Nursing |
Expands on the student’s knowledge and understanding of primary health care concepts and their application to community health nursing and population health, and the nurse as part of a multidisciplinary/inter-professional team. The emphasis will be on the role of the nurse in the community using Canadian community health nursing standards and practice and the population health promotion framework. Concepts of healthy public policy, social justice, determinants of health, community assessment and development, program planning and evaluation, epidemiology, health education and empowerment are fundamental concepts. Offered in the Winter term only - Lecture - Credit Weight:0.5 |
| Nursing 3511 Relational Nursing Practice 5 |
Students will complete clinical practice in either childbearing OR child/youth settings, focusing on holistic assessments to recognize normal variations and deviations in these populations, and strategies to promote/protect health. Offered in the Fall term for 4-Year BScN students, Summer term for 3-Year Compressed BScN students - Lab-Clinical - Credit Weight:0.5 |
| Nursing 3512 Relational Nursing Practice 6 |
Provides opportunities to apply the nursing process to adults with acute and/or chronic mental illness conditions. The emphasis of this experience is the continued application of previously learned and newly acquired knowledge and skill in the lab and clinical environment. Students are expected to provide holistic nursing care that supports the rehabilitation of clients as they move towards self-management of their health. Offered in the Winter term for 4-Year BScN students, Summer term for 3-Year Compressed BScN students - Lab-Clinical - Credit Weight:0.5 |
| Nursing 3513 Relational Nursing Practice 7 |
Allows students to examine health-affecting conditions in older-adults more specifically, including causative factors and broad approaches to preventing and intervening in harmful conditions and addressing them if they occur. In clinical experiences with older adults, students will employ knowledge as they respond to the comprehensive and holistic needs of older adults both as individuals and as a population. Offered in the Winter term for 4-Year BScN students, Summer term for 3-Year Compressed BScN students - Lab-Clinical - Credit Weight:0.5 |