Course

Nursing Practice VIII

Important Notice

This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Nursing
Course Code
NURS 4200
Credits
6.00
Semester Length
7
Max Class Size
Seminar 36, Laboratory/Simulation 24, Nursing Practice Experience: 16, Practicum
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lab
Seminar
Field Experience
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
This nursing practice experience provides opportunities for participants to consolidate their learning and explore the transition to professional nursing as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduate. Participants also explore transitions that affect nurses in the health care system and the workplace. Participants develop their practice and enhance their knowledge within a specific area, for example, a particular setting of practice, a certain client population, or a specific health challenge.
Course Content

In Nursing Practice VIII, issues that affect professional nursing practice and transition to graduate practice are emphasized. This course includes nursing practice experience and praxis seminars.  Participants consolidate their practice in an identified nursing practice setting.

In praxis seminar, participants address concepts such as:

  • organizational culture and climate
  • power and politics
  • quality of nurses’ work life
  • networking
  • supportive environments
  • capacity building
  • differences between leadership and management
  • historical development of leadership styles
  • risk management
  • collaboration
  • continuity of care across settings
  • decision making for nursing practice
  • integration of philosophical underpinnings and foundational concepts
  • theoretical applications of nurses making the transition to the BSN role
  • theoretical applications to nursing leadership
  • personal job marketing
Learning Activities

Participants learn about professional nursing practice, critical thinking, and critical reflection.  Participants having identified an area of focus, propose practice goals, experiences, and placements.  They work in increasingly independent roles as active practitioners in a variety of nursing contexts.  They work in collaboration with experienced practitioners who act as role models and preceptors.  Praxis involves examination of the dynamic interplay between theory and practice.  Praxis is actualized by critical reflection, journaling, and active participation in nursing practice seminars.  Faculty function as consultants, helping participants in the development and integration of their practice.

Means of Assessment

Course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College Curriculum Development and Approval Policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.  Respect for individual choice and an openness to negotiation guide decisions about methods of evaluation.

An appraisal form is used that encompasses the five domains of nursing practice (health and healing teaching/learning, decision making for nursing practice, professional responsibility, collaborative leadership), competencies, and quality indicators.  Quality indicators incorporate the minimal semester requirements and address what participants should know, be, and do by the end of the semester.  Nursing practice congruent with the quality indicators is an essential component of successful completion of this course.

 

This is a mastery course.

Learning Outcomes

In this course, participants have opportunities to:

  • consolidate and integrate their learning and advance their nursing practice
  • explore issues of nursing practice, particularly in relation to the program philosophy, philosophical foundations, meta concepts, and foundational concepts
  • develop professional nursing practice in a variety of organizational settings
  • explore various workplace issues
  • explore the development and advancement of their nursing practice through the process of praxis
Textbook Materials
  1. Planned Praxis Experience
    • personal experience
    • pursing practice experience in one of a variety of nurse practice settings
  2. Textbooks and Material to be Purchased by Participants
    • A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided for participants at the beginning of each semester.
  3. Other Resources
    • selected readings from a variety of nursing practice textbooks
    • other resource books and journals
    • community resources
    • health professionals
    • professional nursing practice resources
    • nursing laboratory equipment and supplies

Requisites

Course Guidelines

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.

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer Details for NURS 4200
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025