NURS 351 Nursing Practice VI: Promoting Health of Communities and Society

School of Health and Human Services

NURS 351 Nursing Practice VI: Promoting Health of Communities and Society practice experience provides opportunities to develop caring relationships with families, groups, and communities and/or populations with emphasis on health promotion and community empowerment. Participants have opportunities to work with a community on an identified health issue.

Prerequisites: AHSC 228, NURS 222, NURS 226, NURS 229 all with a minimum grade of 60% and NURS 230 with a CRG

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Transfer Agreements

Course to Course transfer – YesBlock Transfer – Yesbctransferguide.ca

Course Details
Total number of weeks	15
Total Credits
Total Hours	135

Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture	3
Other	78

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

Practice health promotion with the community as client
Engage participants in a collaborative process that facilitates health promotion and empowerment
Demonstrate their ability to engage in community organizing, community development and program development
Participate in the role of nurse as advocate
Further develop their capacity to: a) work in groups, b) become self-directed and c) self-evaluation
Based on previous learning, and experiences, learners will incorporate concepts from all courses throughout this practice experience. Concepts consideration/integration into praxis include but are not limited to the following: a)Epidemiology, b) Nursing Ethics, c) Relationships (clients, collegues, other disciplines) and relational practice, d) Critical Thinking, e) Inquiry, f) Teaching/Learning, g) Nursing Leadership, h) Decision-making Frameworks, i) Health-Promotion Framework, j) Paxis, k) Evidence-informed Practice, l) Nursing Knowledge, m) Ways of Knowing, n) Interdisciplinary/Intersectoral Collaboration, o) Information Technology, and p) Power of Politics
Contribute to/articulate community and societal goals related to health and wellbeing through interprofessional and inter-sectoral collaboration
Contribute to team effectiveness in diverse health and social care contexts through collaborative leadership skills (e.g. establishing stakeholders, clarifying roles)
Engage in community development and program planning processes
Develop capacity to work in community groups and teams, including becoming self-directed and self-evaluative

Teaching and Learning Approach

Participants learn about professional nursing practice, critical thinking, and critical reflection. Practice experiences are supported by seminars, which provide opportunities to examine theories and concepts for discussion, exploration, and integration. Praxis involves the examination of the dynamic interplay between theory and practice. Praxis is actualized by critical reflection, journaling, and active participation in nursing practice seminars. Faculty also foster an exploration of the role of the nurse in relation to the promotion of health and healing. Participants may work in areas of personal interest with a group (may include a family), agency, or population of their choice. This may occur in settings that may or may not have health/health care as the primary mandate. Participants design an evolving learning contract with the community contact, outlining their commitment for participation during the practice experience. Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 1. Practice health promotion with the community as client; 2. Engage participants in a collaborative process that facilitates health promotion and empowerment; 3. Demonstrate their ability to engage in community organizing, community development and program development; 4. Participate in the role of nurse as advocate 5. Further develop their capacity to: a. work in groups b. become self-directed c. self-evaluative 6. Based on previous learning, and experiences, learners will incorporate concepts from all courses throughout this practice experience. Concepts consideration/integration into praxis include but are not limited to the following: a. Epidemiology b. Nursing Ethics c. Relationships (clients, colleagues, other disciplines) and relational practice d. Critical Thinking e. Inquiry f. Teaching/Learning g. Nursing Leadership h. Decision-making Frameworks i. Health-Promotion Framework j. Praxis k. Evidence-informed Practice l. Nursing Knowledge m. Ways of Knowing n. Interdisciplinary/Intersectoral Collaboration o. Information Technology p. Power and Politics 7. Contribute to/articulate community and societal goals related to health and wellbeing through interprofessional and inter-sectoral collaboration. 8. Contribute to team effectiveness in diverse health and social care contexts through collaborative leadership skills (e.g. establishing stakeholders, clarifying roles). 9. Engage in community development and program planning processes. 10. Develop capacity to work in community groups and teams, including becoming self-directed and self- evaluative.

Learning Resources

Required: As directed via Moodle site

Assessment

Title	Learning Outcomes	Value
Learning Goals	3,5,6,9,10	S/U
RPN #1	3,5,6,9,10 Critically reflect on your progress	S/U thus far.
Midterm PAF	Provide examples of meeting competencies and incorporation of learning outcomes	S/U as
RPN #2	applicable 3,5,6,9,10 Critically reflect on your nursing	S/U practice.
Final PAF	Provide examples of meeting competencies and incorporation of learning outcomes applicable	S/U as
HESI NCLEX Next Generation exam preparation and simulated	5,6	S/U
Total		100%

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.

Grade	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.

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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.