Bachelor of Nursing
BNRS 3100 CR-2
Program Orientation: Introduction to Nursing
Students will participate in a two-week residency including an orientation to the program, orientation to online learning, and case-based learning. They will be introduced to nursing skills related to physical assessment, professional nursing practice and Canada’s health care system, interpersonal skills, critical thinking and a variety of clinical decision-making models, including aboriginal frameworks. Students will apply knowledge of physical assessment, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills in case studies and the simulation lab. They will develop a learning portfolio.
BNRS 3110 CR-4
Practice and Praxis 1: Episodic Health Challenges
Students will explore people’s experience of healing with particular reference to episodic health challenges. They will engage with individuals and families in the home, community, agencies and care facilities. Students will reflect upon the complexities of caring for families with episodic health challenges and develop sensitivity toward the experience of health as perceived by the individual and family. They will apply theoretical learning in practice and praxis.
NOTE: Delivered partially on-line.
Prerequisites: BNRS 3100
Corequisites: BNRS 3120 and BNRS 3130 and BNRS 3131
BNRS 3120 CR-2
Relational Engagement 1
Students will focus on their personal discovery of self, and self in relation to others. They will explore how personal beliefs, values, experiences, and perceptions relate to and impact on personal development and caring experiences with self and others, such as individuals, families, and groups.
NOTE: Delivered on-line.
Prerequisites: BNRS 3100
Corequisites: BNRS 3110 and BNRS 3130 and BNRS 3131
BNRS 3130 CR-4
Health Promotion 1: Episodic Health Challenges
Students will explore at an introductory level, from a health promotion perspective, people's experience with healing with reference to episodic health challenges and healing. They will build on nursing practice skills by discussing and critiquing, including critical thinking, clinical decision-making, interpersonal, and organizational skills to promote healing.
NOTE: Delivered on-line.
Prerequisites: BNRS 3100
Corequisites: BNRS 3110 and BNRS 3120 and BNRS 3131
BNRS 3131 CR-1
Health Promotion 2: Pharmacology 1
Students will explore and apply fundamental principles of pharmacology with an emphasis on health promotion. They will explore the principles of safe medication administration. Students will consider the legal and ethical implications of safe medical management.
NOTE: Delivered on-line.
Prerequisites: BNRS 3100
