PNUR 203 Health Promotion III

School of Health and Human Services

PNUR 203 Health Promotion III focuses on health promotion as it relates to the continuum of care across the lifespan. Health promotion in the context of mental illness, physical and developmental disabilities, and maternal/child health is highlighted. Normal growth and development from conception to middle adulthood is addressed.

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Course Concepts

Course outcomes will be met through examination and exploration of the following:

  • Normal growth and development: conception to middle adulthood.
  • Continuum of care for maternal/child health client.
  • Teaching and learning.
  • Continuum of care for clients experiencing mental illness.
  • Substance abuse.
  • Health promotion strategies for clients with mental illness and physical or developmental disabilities.
  • Promotion of safety for clients experiencing mental illness.
  • Families experiencing violence.
  • Public health services.
  • Resource allocation/inequities.
  • Illness prevention: immunization.
  • Harm reduction.
  • Principles of trauma-informed practice.
  • Cultural safety across the continuum of care.
  • LGBTQ2 care.
  • Normal physiological changes related to pregnancy.

Prerequisites: PNUR 113 with a CRG and PNUR 107, PNUR 108, PNUR 109, PNUR 110, and PNUR 112 all with a minimum of 70% and PNUR 111 with a minimum of 80%.

Corequisite: PNUR 200, PNUR 201, PNUR 202, PNUR 204

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.

Transfer Agreements

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Course Details
Total number of weeks11
Total Credits
Total Hours36
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture~3

Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Identify normal patterns of growth and development from conception to middle adulthood
  2. Provide examples of public health services available to pregnant women in the community
  3. Describe health promoting strategies for the postpartum client and newborn
  4. Provide examples of mental health/illness services available to clients in the community
  5. Describe how culture may impact use of mental health resources
  6. Compare the level of mental health services from urban to rural areas
  7. Explore examples of harm reduction activities
  8. Discuss disparities in the delivery of community health services in BC including LGBTQ2 care.
  9. Identify and describe health promotion activities for clients living with mental illness and those living with disabilities
  10. Analyze the impact of cultural safety and trauma-informed practice to support mental health
  11. Give examples of teaching and learning strategies for care in the community
  12. Discuss the impact of immunization in health promotion

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs 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
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.