Course

Nursing Practice: Complex Health Challenges

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Nursing
Course code
NURS 4513
Credits
5.00
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
8
Method(s) of instruction
Clinical
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This clinical course emphasizes nursing practice with adult clients experiencing acute and complex health challenges in various medical and surgical settings. In this course, students gain increasing autonomy in preparation for the final preceptorship. Students expand and deepen their integration of leadership theory, advocacy, ethics, and collaborative practice.
Course content

Role of the Nurse

  • Clinician
  • Professional
  • Communicator
  • Collaborator
  • Coordinator
  • Leader
  • Advocate
  • Educator
  • Scholar

Nursing Process

  • Assessment
  • Diagnosis
  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation

BCCNM

  • Entry-level Competencies
  • Professional Standards
  • Practice Standards
  • Scope of Practice: Standards, Limits, and Conditions

CNA Code of Ethics

Learning activities

Faculty will facilitate the student's integration of nursing theory and promote the development of critical inquiry, clinical reasoning and judgement through learning activities such as decision-making analysis, discussion, reflective writing, and practice appraisal.

Means of assessment
This is a mastery course. The means of assessment are consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor's course outline will be available to students by the first class and list the evaluative components of the course. 
 
Learning outcomes

Upon the successful completion of the course, students will be able, with supervision, to:

1. Apply the BSN Department's Conceptual Framework including:

  • Curriculum themes (critical inquiry, leadership, and relational practice);
  • Curriculum threads (health promotion, interprofessional collaboration, teaching and learning, nursing art and science, and health); 
  • The ethic of care;

2. Integrate concurrent nursing theory, concepts, and knowledge into clinical practices;

3. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and judgment to provide safe, competent, ethical, compassionate, and evidence-informed care as outlined in the BCCNM Entry-level Competencies;

4. Demonstrate culturally safe, trauma and violence-informed practices as they relate to the diversity of the individual's lived experience, including the physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual care.

Textbook materials

The instructor's course outline will be available to students by the first class and list the required textbooks and materials that students must purchase.

Requisites

Prerequisites

NURS 3411 AND NURS 3412 AND NURS 3413 AND NURS 3415 AND NURS 3417

Students in the BSN program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.

Students must complete all clinical requirements before the first day of clinical practice, or access to the clinical site will be denied. The Health Authorities and Public Health orders mandate the clinical requirements, which will be communicated by the program to each student.

Corequisites

NURS 4511 AND NURS 4512 AND NURS 4515

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

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.

(Current)

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer details for NURS 4513
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Summer 2025