NURS226 -
Professional Growth II
Course Description
This course builds on the philosophy and
concepts examined in Professional Growth I, as well as examining and
exploring the professional practice of nursing. Particular emphasis
is placed on standards for practice, and the role of the nurse as
educator and advocate.
Ends-In-View
This course provides opportunities to
explore nursing as a profession, including professional rights and
responsibilities and their legal and ethical parameters. It promotes
the participants' understanding of the purpose and function of
professional nursing associations and organizations, particularly in
relation to the maintenance and improvement of standards of care.
Participants have opportunities to explore and examine their role as
health educators and health counselors with individuals in a variety
of contexts.
Course Outline
The following concepts will be
explored during this course:
- nursing organizations
(professional associations, nursing union)
- professionalism: Code of Ethics,
legal statutes governing nursing practice, Standards of Practice
and Ethical issues, Rights and Responsibilities (evaluation,
support, assertiveness, advocacy, confidentiality)
- education - life long learning,
credentialing, continuing competence
- introduction to issues of quality
improvement (continuous quality improvement, etc) quality
improvement (quality assurance)
- power structures, hegemony
- caring for self and others as
nurses (quality of work life, humour, issues of safety for
nurses)
- nurse's voice
- introduction to violence, abuse
and vulnerability in care giving roles - co-workers
- teaching and learning focused on
individuals and families
- theoretical perspectives in
teaching/learning (including paradigm shifts)
- introduction of teaching across
the life span
- personal meaning (e.g. readiness
to learn, health beliefs, etc)
- awareness and sensitivity to
learning needs and styles
- introduction of teaching/learning
strategies (e.g. informatics, web-based information,
storytelling, demonstration)
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