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Thompson Rivers University
Thompson Rivers University

HLTH 3611: Professional Growth

This course is designed to reacquaint health practitioners with the standards that govern professional practice; update participants' awareness of Canadian health care system trends and perspectives; and advance participants' understanding of disciplinary inquiry emerging from multiple ways of knowing.

Learning outcomes

  • Understand and apply the characteristics and requirements of a professional nurse to your practice.
  • Understand and apply the principles of ethics and the process of ethical decision-making with an awareness of the inherent legal implications, in order to also understand legal liabilities in nursing practice.
  • Understand the significance of knowledge development in nursing and develop skills in accessing, analyzing and communicating knowledge in nursing.
  • Identify conditions necessary for creating safe and quality practice environments.
  • Enhance your understanding of issues of gender and its significance in relation to practice.
  • Investigate information technology and its influence on health care delivery, inquiry and professional practice.

Course topics

Module 1: Nursing: A Self-Regulating Profession

Module 2: The Law and Ethics in Nursing

Module 3: Inquiry and Knowledge Development in Nursing

Module 4: Health Care Delivery in Canada

Module 5: Nursing Practice Environments

Module 6: Information and Communication Technology

Required text and materials

Students require the following e-textbook, which can be purchased directly from the link at: https://tru-store.vitalsource.com/products/canadian-fundamentals-of-nursing-patricia-potter-wendy-v9781771721134

  1. Potter, P., Perry, A., Ross-Kerr, J., Wood, M., Astle & Duggleby. Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing. 6th ed., (2019). Toronto, CA: Elsevier-Mosby.
    Type: E-Textbook. ISBN: 978-1-77172-113-4

Assessments

Please be aware that should your course have a final exam, you are responsible for the fee to the online proctoring service, ProctorU, or to the in-person approved Testing Centre. Please contact exams@tru.ca with any questions about this.

To successfully complete this course students must obtain 50% or higher in the course overall. Credit will be granted towards a program in the School of Nursing when course grade is 60% (C) or better. This refers to the overall course with assignments averaged to this percentage. A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.33 (minimum 65%) must be maintained in order to progress to the next course.

Assignment 1: Seminars 20%
Assignment 2: Self-Assessment and Learning Plan 25%
Assignment 3: Scholarly Paper Outline 10%
Assignment 4: Scholarly Paper 25%
Final Exam (mandatory) 20%

Open Learning Faculty Member Information

An Open Learning Faculty Member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.

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