GNUR 520 Practice in Complex and Community Settings practice course provides students with an opportunity to apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes learned in all courses in the program to date and become ready to undertake the role of a Health Care Assistant in community and complex care settings. A portion of this nursing practice experience will be devoted to providing nursing care to individuals experiencing cognitive challenges and/or end-of-life needs.
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: None
Crosslisted: None
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | 5.00 |
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| Total Hours | 160 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Other | 160 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- integrate and apply concepts studied in all other courses in the Leadership in Post-Graduate Diploma in a Gerontological Nursing program to date.
- develop individual strategies for learning based on learning goals mutually identified with instructor.
- develop caring relationships with older adults and families, focusing on people’s experiences of health and health promotion.
- demonstrate proficiency in all Health Care Aide (HCA) competencies.
- plan personal care and priority nursing assessments with clients within a Long Term Care setting.
- demonstrate critical thinking, good decision-making for nursing practice, and relational and health assessment skills with clients within a Long Term Care setting.
- function in the role of the professional geriatric nurse as a member of the health care team.
- exhibit competence and confidence in the field of gerontology.
Grading Table
| Grade |
Description |
| AAV |
ABOVE AVERAGE -The student has mastered all or most course objectives/requirements in a minimum time frame and has exemplified good work and study habits. |
| COM |
COMPLETE – denotes that the student has mastered a satisfactory number of course objectives/requirements in a non-credit course |
| CRG |
CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was satisfactory in a credit course. |
| NCG |
NO CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was unsatisfactory. |
| PCG |
PARTIAL CREDIT GRANTED – denotes that the student has successfully completed a portion of the course objectives in a credit course. |
See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.
Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.