1. Characteristics of caring and client-centred practice
2. Basic human needs and development
3. Family in health and healing
4. Critical thinking and problem-solving
5. Components of health and healing
6. Self-reflective practice
7. Asepsis and prevention of infection
8. Promoting comfort and rest
9. Promoting personal hygiene
10. Moving, positioning, and transferring a client
11. Bedmaking
12. Promoting exercise and activity
13. Promoting healthy nutrition and fluid Intake
14. Light household duties
In this course, students will learn clinical procedure skills through a variety of means including lecture, observation, audio-visual aids, demonstration, simulations, and case studies.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This course is a graded course, not a mastery course.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Discuss basic human needs and common characteristics of human development as these concepts relate to client-centred care;
2. Use an informed problem-solving approach to provide care and service;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of family, culture, diversity, and life experience in aging, health, and healing;
4. Discuss the interrelationship of physical, social, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health;
5. Demonstrate an understanding of how lifestyle choices and behaviours contribute to the dimensions of health;
6. Apply self-reflection and self-appraisal processes to recognize and respond to own self-development needs as a care provider;
7. Safely and competently perform all course skills in the laboratory setting.
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials will be provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
Students in the MHSU program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses to progress in the program.
No corequisite courses.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer Details for MHPS 1400 | |
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CRN
17407
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Tue Fri Mon Wed Thu | Instructor Last Name
Atwal
Instructor First Name
Romy
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Course Status
Open
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