NURS 316 Health and Healing V: Complex Health Challenges

Teaching and Learning Approach

Participants engage in learning activities that are related to the main concepts of this course. They identify their own learning needs related to specialized knowledge in an area of interest (e.g., current health issue, research study, focus of practice, community project). Praxis is enhanced through reading, reflection, class discussion, written work and student independence in inquiry.

In the Nursing Skills Centre, students will build on their foundational nursing skills knowledge and competence as they grow their psychomotor skill set to include increasingly complex applications. Classes will consist of theoretical concept review through in person class time followed by an instructor facilitated practice session in the lab. Content will be supported by pre-class student preparation activities provided on Moodle, including on- line skills based modules and readings from nursing related textbooks and online resources. Simulation and case study format will be used to consolidate learning and knowledge application. Knowledge and critical thinking will be evaluated through nursing skill demonstrations, and student presentations. Evaluation of nursing skills demonstrations will be conducted using the PebblePad platform. Nursing skills demonstrations will also provide an opportunity for student self-assessment and reflection, peer assessment and feedback, and instructor formative feedback.

Learning Resources

Required:

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC: APA.

Bastable, S. (Ed.). (2023). Nurse as educator: Principles of teaching and learning for nursing practice (6th ed.) Sudbury, MA: Jones Bartlett

British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (November 2020). Professional standards for registered nurses and nurse practitioners (Publication No.128). Vancouver, B.C.: BCCNM.

Canadian Nurses’ Association. (2017). Code of ethics for Registered Nurses. Ottawa, ON: CNA.

Jarvis, C., Browne A.J., MacDonald–Jenkins, J. & Luctkar-Flude, M. (Eds.). (2024). Physical examination and health assessment (Canadian, 4th Edition). Toronto, ON: Elsevier Canada.

Perry, S.E., Hockenberry, M.J., Lowdermilk, D.L., Wilson, D., Sams, C., & Keenan-Lindsay, L. (Eds.). (2021). Maternal child nursing care in Canada (3rd ed.). Toronto, ON: Elsevier.

Pollard, C. L., & Jakubec, S. L. (2023). Varcarolis’s Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing (3rd Canadian ed.). Toronto, ON: Elsevier Saunders.

Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., Hall, A. M., Astle, B. J., & Duggleby, W. (Eds.). (2019). Canadian fundamentals of nursing (6th ed.). Toronto, ON: Elsevier Canada.

Tyerman, J., Cobbett, S., Harding, M.M., Kwong, J., Roberts, D., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C., (2023). Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing in Canada (5th ed.). Elsevier - Evolve.

Vallerand, A.H., & Sanoski, C.A. (2018). Davis’s drug guide for nurses Canadian version (16th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Davis. (NOTE: This is also available for purchase as a mobile and web app. This resource is recommended but students may choose another current Canadian nursing drug guide instead.)

Venes, D. (Ed.) (2017). Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary (23rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Co. (NOTE: This resource is recommended but students may choose another current medical dictionary).

Electronic Resources:

Selkirk BSN HESI EAQ EAB F2025

Canadian Clinical Skills: Essentials Collection - eCommerce Version (previously purchased)

Open Source Textbooks:

These resources are free.

Barbour-Taylor, T., Mueller, L., Paris, D., & Weaver, D. (2024). Pharmacology for Nurses. Houston, TX. OpenStax- Rice University.

Doyle, G. R. and McCutcheon, J. A. (2015). Clinical procedures for safer patient care. Victoria, BC: BC Campus.

Langham, J. (2023). A guide to numeracy for nurses. Victoria, BC: BC Campus. Lapum, J., St-Amant, O., Hughes, M., Garmaise-Yee, J. (Eds.). (2020). Introduction to communication in nursing. Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial.

Pagana, K. D., Pagana, T. J., & Pagana, T. N. (2015). Mosby’s diagnostic and laboratory test reference (12th ed.). Elsevier.

Nursing Moodle Sites: Nursing Moodle Sites (will be open late August):

NURS 316 Health and Healing V - Theory/ Psychomotor Skills