GNUR 402 Introduction to Health Care Practice in Canada provides an introduction to the role of the Health Care Assistant (HCA) and Nurse within the British Columbia health care system. Students will be introduced to the health care team and the roles and functions of the HCA and Nurse within the team. The students will have the opportunity to acquire personal care and assistance skills within the parameters of the HCA role. The course is comprised of lecture and practical experiences to develop caregiver skills that maintain and promote the comfort, safety and independence of individuals in community and facility. Students will develop self-reflective skills required for competent practice and will be introduced to effective job-finding strategies.
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 | 3.00 |
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| Total Hours | 45 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 3 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- describe normal or expected physiological/metabolic changes in the sensory, renal, digestive, endocrine/immune and central & peripheral nervous systems of the body as a person ages.
- describe and discuss select common chronic conditions associated with each of the above physiologic systems as they age.
- reflect on functional changes related to physiological change in aging body systems.
- identify risk factors that increase illness or disease progression.
- name and describe current treatment interventions for select chronic disease states or conditions.
- detail health education a nurse would provide for each chronic condition.
- explain several compound effects of having an acute illness imposed on an aging body which has one or more chronic illnesses.
- provide responses to case studies, demonstrating application of knowledge about physiological function and/or particular chronic diseases.
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.