NURS 116 Health and Healing I: Introduction to the Context of Health and Health Promotion introduces learners to health promotion. They will explore how health is conceptualized and examine their own personal beliefs relating to health. They will examine immerging impacts on health such as climate change. They will examine the health of diverse Canadians using a variety of health information sources in order to understand the individual and macro level conditions that impact health. Learners will examine the Canadian health care system, its effect on health status, and factors that contribute to health inequity, including gender, sexual orientation, and exigencies that impact Indigenous health, and the Social Determinants of Health. Learners will be introduced to the concept of primary health care and explore the contributions of professional nursing to the health of individuals, families, and communities, across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
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 | |
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| Total Hours | 90 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 3 |
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| Lab (lab, field, computer) | 3 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Describe historical and current theoretical understandings of health, health promotion, and primary health care in relation to nursing practice
- Discuss how RNs can impact the health status of Canadians
- Identify how contextual differences and beliefs about health influence health behaviors
- Identify factors contributing to health inequities in Canada and globally
- Demonstrate a beginning understanding of epidemiology in the context of physical and mental health
- Describes information communication technologies in the delivery of care
- Recognize the relationship between colonization, the social determinants of health, and health inequities for Indigenous peoples
- Describe the upstream drivers of climate change and ecological determinants of health
- Describe anti-Indigenous racism and its impact on the health of Indigenous peoples
- Describe the role and responsibilities of RNs to ensure individual, family, and community-centred care through interprofessional practice (RC -I)
- Demonstrate foundational nursing assessments and skills within the context of decision-making for nursing practice
Grading Table
Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
| 90-100 |
A+ |
4.33 |
| 85-89 |
A |
4.00 |
| 80-84 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 76-79 |
B+ |
3.33 |
| 72-75 |
B |
3.00 |
| 68-71 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 64-67 |
C+ |
2.33 |
| 60-63 |
C |
2.00 |
| 55-59 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 50-54 |
P |
1.00 |
| 0-49 |
F |
0.00 |
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DNW |
0.00 |
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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.