NURS 342: Health Healing VI: Global Health Issues. Participants in this course continue to develop an understanding of people's experience with health and healing related to a variety of increasingly complex chronic and episodic global health challenges and issues. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse as care provider, community organizer/facilitator, educator and advocate within the context of the global society and the changing health care environment. Participants examine a variety of emerging health issues and trends using these as a context for further developing their personal understanding of nursing practice that supports meaningful interactions with individuals, families, groups, communities and society.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Semester V
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standard statementCourse Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Hours | 45 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 3 |
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Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Have more opportunities to explore nurses’ work in relation to people’s experiences with health and healing and to integrate the roles of educator, community organizer/facilitator, global citizen, and advocate into their nursing practice.
- tinue to integrate theoretical knowledge within a moral and caring context in response to more complex situations
- Develop personal perspectives of nursing practice by examining emerging global trends and issues in health and health care including health challenges and healing modalities
- Examine the interconnectedness between local and global health challenges
- Critically analyze interprofessional and inter-sectoral team functioning within a global health context
Grading Table
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