NURS 129 Nursing Practice I: Introduction to Nursing Practice and Coming to Know the Client, in this course students apply knowledge from previous and concurrent courses to their beginning understanding of nursing practice. This introductory practice experience provides opportunities to develop caring relationships with groups, families and individuals across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on health assessment and coming to know how individuals understand and promote their health, and the role of the nurse in partnering with the person in this process. Students work with interprofessional teams in the home and community, in agencies, and care settings as they begin to develop their professional identity and use critical reflection, the decision-making model, and professional standards to support safe nursing practice. Students are introduced to the systems which support delivery of health care, such as organizational structures, occupational health and safety, information and communication technologies, and agency policies.
Prerequisites: BIOL 164, NURS 112, NURS 116, and NURS 117 all with a minimum grade of 60%
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 | 150 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 2 |
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| Other | 8 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Utilize relational practice skills to develop caring relationships with individuals and their families
- Demonstrate collaborative, responsive, and responsible communication skills with individuals, families, instructor, peers and the interprofessional team
- Identify effect of bias, prejudice, stigma, oppression and colonialism on Indigenous health
- Reflect on the role and scope of the RN and others on the interprofessional team in achieving health outcomes across diverse health settings
- Participate in co-learner/co-teacher relationships that foster transformative learning
- Apply the decision-making model to situations within a practice setting
- Conduct a basic health assessment, from a health promotion perspective, utilizing nursing knowledge, client and team input, data collection, observation, and inquiry to appropriately provide client centered care
- Prioritize nursing actions to provide timely and safe nursing care for one person
- Report and document assessments and care in a professional and accurate method using appropriate communication platforms (e.g. Kardex, EHR, chart)
- Demonstrate self-awareness and professionalism, while consistently maintaining confidentiality, in nursing practice
- Use critical reflection to actively engage in the construction of their own knowledge through praxis
- Recognize safety principles and identify hazards (eg. Physical, chemical, ergonomic, and psychosocial) in the practice setting
- Describe the potential implications of climate change on health
Grading Table
Competency-based Grades
This grading system is based on satisfactory acquisition of defined skills or successful completion of the course learning outcomes. It is used where standard numerical grades are not generally applied, for example in evaluating practicum performance or work placements, in pass/fail courses or for non-credit courses.
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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.