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NURS 322
Introduction to Nursing Informatics
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study. Computer access required.
Prerequisite: None.
Precluded course: NURS 322 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 491.
NURS 322 is designed to introduce the many applications of computers in nursing, including their use in information management systems, education, research, administration, and practice. Hardware, software, databases, communications applications, computer developments, and legal and ethical issues are addressed. This course is applicable to all health care personnel.
NURS 324
Concepts and Theories in Nursing Practice
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: ENGL 255.
Precluded: NURS 324 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 444.
NURS 324 is an introduction to conceptual frameworks in nursing and to the contributions of selected nurse theorists. In this course, the major concepts of person, health, nursing, and environment will be explored from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Students are encouraged to incorporate a theoretical framework into their nursing practice.
NURS 326
Health Assessment and Health Promotion with Individuals
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.Video component.
Pre/Corequisite: BIOL 235 or BIOL 1220/1221 for AU at MRC BN students.
Precluded: NURS 326 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 450.
NURS 326 emphasizes the significance of health assessment in health promotion activities. Physical assessment techniques are presented and the student's skill in performing a head-to-toe physical assessment is evaluated. In partnership with a healthy adult volunteer, the student develops nursing diagnoses and plans strategies to achieve identified health promotion goals.
Note: There is an additional equipment and exam fee of $45 for individualized-study students to be paid directly to the Centre for Nursing and Health Studies before the final exam.
NURS 327
Home Health Nursing
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to post-RN and undergraduate RN nursing students.
For Post-RN students: Current nursing registration and proof of immunization are required.
Precluded course: NURS 327 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 493.
NURS 327 provides nurses with knowledge to address complex health needs within home settings. Concepts and principles of home and community-based care are discussed. Short-term, long-term, and palliative health needs are addressed. An analysis of trends and issues related to the independent and interdependent roles nurses assume in home-based nursing practice is included. Specific trends, issues, and needs of clients and families living with HIV/AIDS in home settings are addressed throughout the course. Students learn how, in partnership with individual clients and their caregivers, to utilize the nursing process to provide primary, secondary, or tertiary level client-centred care in a home setting.
NURS 328
Understanding Research
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: NURS 322 and MATH 215. This course is normally open only to students enrolled in post-RN or undergraduate RN nursing programs.
Precluded course: NURS 328 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 425.
NURS 328 is designed to introduce students to the research process and to the methods and analytical tools they require to critically evaluate research reports. The course provides students with an overview of qualitative and quantitative approaches to research.
NURS 427
Issues in Home Health Nursing: Guided Independent Study
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to post-RN or undergraduate RN nursing students. Professor approval is required.
Precluded: NURS 427 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 485.
NURS 427 provides a guided independent learning experience in home health nursing, with the focus chosen by the student in collaboration with the course professor. A learning contract is negotiated to address an issue, problem, or topic of interest in home health nursing.
NURS 432
Management and Leadership in Nursing Practice
4—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to post-RN or undergraduate RN nursing students.
For Post-RN students: Professor approval, active RN registration, proof of current immunization, and CPR, and all required 300-level nursing courses.
For AU at MRC BN students: All Cluster B nursing courses.
All other students: Professor approval, proof of current immunization, and CPR are required.
NURS 432 is an introduction to the theory and practice of nursing management and leadership. The focus of the course is understanding the key roles of nurse managers and the development of leadership skills. A practicum is included to enable the application of theory and skills learned.
NURS 434
Community Health Promotion
4—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.Video component.
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to post-RN or RN undergraduate nursing students.
For Post-RN students: Professor approval, active RN registration, proof of current immunization, CPR, and all required 300-level nursing courses.
For AU at MRC BN students: All Cluster B nursing courses.
All other students: Professor approval, proof of current immunization, and CPR are required.
Precluded: NURS 434 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 478.
NURS 434 is an introduction to the process of health promotion with populations. Using the nursing process and a primary health care model, students will complete a community assessment and develop a health promotion plan with a selected community group during the practicum component of the course.
NURS 436
Family Health Promotion
4—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to post-RN or undergraduate RN nursing students.
For Post-RN BN students: NURS 434, professor approval, active RN registration, proof of current immunization, CPR, and all required 300-level nursing courses.
For AU at MRC BN students: All Cluster B nursing courses.
All other students: Professor approval; proof of current immunization, and CPR are required..
For UC:HHN students: All required 200- and 300-level courses.
Precluded: NURS 436 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 479.
NURS 436 builds on the concepts of health promotion and primary health care introduced in NURS 434. The McGill model of nursing is used as the conceptual framework to guide family nursing practice. The student will complete a family assessment using the Friedman Family Assessment Model. During the practicum component of the course the student will develop a health promotion initiative with a selected family in the community.
NURS 438
Trends and Issues in Nursing and Health Systems
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to post-RN or undergraduate nursing students. All required 300-level nursing courses.
Precluded: NURS 438 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 489.
Students in NURS 438 examine personal and professional values that influence their conceptualization of issues in nursing and health. Students choose an issue and apply a four-step process that serves as a model for achieving issue resolution. This process includes choosing and acting upon strategies (political, ethical, marketing, and professional) and approaches (professional, public, procedural, and legal). Current societal, health, nursing, and workforce trends will be examined, and their impact on the practice and profession of nursing will be explored.
NURS 440
Senior Focus: Guided Independent Study
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to post-RN or undergraduate nursing students.
For Post-RN students: Professor approval and all BN course requirements (with the exception of electives), active RN registration, proof of current immunization, and CPR are required.
For AU at MRC BN students: All Cluster B nursing courses.
All other students: Professor approval and proof of current immunization. CPR may be required.
Precluded course: NURS 440 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 490.
NURS 440 provides a guided independent learning experience with the focus chosen by students following discussion with the course professor. The student develops an individualized Learning Contract, outlining learning strategies to integrate professional nursing concepts, health promotion activities, and possibly teaching and/or research and/or management knowledge as well. Strategies are implemented following consultation with the course professor and evaluated according to criteria set out in the Learning Contract.
NURS 442
Introduction to Nursing Care of Older Adults
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study.
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to post-RN or RN undergraduate nursing students.
NURS 442 provides an introduction to gerontological nursing and the special needs of older adults. The impact of life experience, the environment and the aging process in creating unique responses to personal health are explored. The nurse's role in promoting the health and well-being of older adults through evidence-based practice and interdisciplinary teamwork are examined.
NUTRITION (NUTR)NUTR 330
Introductory Nutrition
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Computer access required. Video component.
Prerequisite: Professor approval. A senior-level high school chemistry course is recommended but not required.
Precluded course: NUTR 330 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NUTR 331.
This is a survey course that provides the scientific fundamentals of the current understanding of nutrition. The course discusses the characteristics of the major nutrients—carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals—and describes their dietary roles. Also addressed are the topics of energy balance and the evaluation of nutritional status. Students will use various resources, including a computer program, to evaluate their own diets. (A computer disk for an IBM-compatible computer is supplied in the course package.) As a senior level science course, NUTR 330 may not be suitable for the general interest student. It is intended primarily for students who plan to also take NUTR 405. General interest students are advised to take NUTR 331.
NUTR 331
Nutrition for Health
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Grouped study. Computer access required.
Prerequisite: A senior-level high school chemistry course is recommended but not required.
Precluded courses: NUTR 331 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NUTR 330 or NUTR 405.
This general course covers both the scientific fundamentals of nutrition and the role of diet in the causation and prevention of major lifestyle-related diseases (Western diseases). It combines much of the material from NUTR 330 and NUTR 405 but in a condensed form. Characteristics and dietary roles of the major nutrients are covered and the same computer resource requirements are included. (A computer disk for an IBM-compatible computer is supplied in the course package.)
NUTR 405
Nutrition in Health and Disease
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Individualized study. Computer access required.
Prerequisite: NUTR 330.
This course focuses on the role of diet in the causation and prevention of the major lifestyle-related diseases (Western diseases). Areas covered include heart disease, hypertension, cancer, obesity, diabetes, and colon disease. The course also includes nutrition at different stages of the life cycle and its role in exercise. It emphasizes the research evidence and methods on which our present understanding of nutrition is based. (A computer disk for an IBM-compatible computer is supplied in the course package.)
NUTR 406
Modern Concepts in Nutrition
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Individualized study.
Prerequisite: NUTR 330 or NUTR 331.
The course provides an in-depth understanding of topics valuable to a well-rounded understanding of nutrition and presents recent developments in the field. In addition, students will enhance their ability to write a critical evaluation of topics in nutrition. Areas covered include: health promotion; calcium, antioxidants, n-3 fatty acids, and soy isoflavones in chronic disease; the role of diet in cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension; herbs; the role of maternal and fetal nutrition in disease in later life; nutritional epidemiology; designer foods and genetic engineering; and nutrition information using the internet. Students will also read several research articles, complete four assignments, and write a final examination. In order to complete the assignments students require access to either the Internet or a research library, preferably both.
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