Course

Nursing Art and Science: Professional Transition

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Nursing
Course Code
NURS 4611
Credits
1.50
Semester Length
15 Weeks
Max Class Size
16
Method(s) Of Instruction
Seminar
Course Designation
None
Industry Designation
None
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
This course builds on all previous courses and focuses on issues of importance that arise in a professional nursing practice setting as students transition to their role as new graduates. Examples include, but are not limited to, quality improvement and risk management, access to and continuity/quality of health care, health care policy and policy development, organizational culture and climate, power and politics, quality of nurses’ work lives, and professional support networks. The course uses a praxis approach which involves examination of the dynamic interplay between knowledge and practice.
Course Content

In this course, issues of importance that arise in professional nursing practice settings are the foci for discussion.  The issues are brought into the classroom by the students. The general themes outlined below provide the framework for these discussions.  In addition, the core curriculum concepts are integrated in this course. 

  • Access to, and continuity of, quality of health care
  • Health care policy and policy development
  • Resource management
  • Quality improvement and risk management
  • Organizational culture and climate
  • Power and politics
  • Leadership and management
  • Relational practice
  • Health promotion
  • Prevention
  • Global/societal health trends
  • Moral distress and ethical decision making
  • Changing nature of nurses’ work
  • Quality of nurses’ work lives
  • Professional support networks
Learning Activities

It is the intent of faculty to facilitate student learning and leadership ability, and promote critical inquiry, reflection and analytical reasoning, through a variety of learning processes such as individual/group discussion and presentation, role-play, client/situation based analysis, use of electronic media and independent study.

Means of Assessment

The course evaluation is consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.  A course evaluation schedule and other course evaluation information are provided on the Instructor’s Course Outline which is available to students at the beginning of each semester.  This is a mastery course. 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, successful students will be able to demonstrate knowledge development that will expand their ability to:

  • Provide safe, competent and compassionate nursing care that is grounded in professional integrity and pride and that honors the perspective of self and others as unique beings, who affect and are affected by their context/environment.
  • Formulate nursing practice decisions that promote health through critical inquiry, reflection, and analytical reasoning processes that are informed by multiple sources of knowledge.
  • Use a relational perspective and an ethic of caring to engage with individuals, families, groups, and communities in a variety of settings to promote health and well-being.
  • Demonstrate leadership qualities that promote and support an inter-professional collaborative model of client-centered care which will influence the future of nursing practice at a political, social, and professional level to attain quality care for clients and quality work environments for nurses.
  • Meet the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) requirements for professional practice as identified in the BCCNM Professional and Practice Standards, the Scope of Practice for Registered Nurses, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, and the Entry-level Competencies for Registered Nurses in B.C. 
Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students: 

A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided on the Instructor’s Course Outline which is available to students at the beginning of each semester. 

Requisites

Prerequisites

NURS 4511 AND NURS 4512 AND NURS 4513 AND NURS 4515

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.

Corequisites

NURS 4613

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

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 4611
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Fall 2024

CRN Days Instructor Status
CRN
36346
 Wed Fri Thu
Instructor Last Name
Ellchuk
Instructor First Name
Darlene
Course Status
Open
Maximum Seats
16
Currently Enrolled
0
Remaining Seats:
16
On Waitlist
0
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. A
Room
A1470
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1022
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1019
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. B
Room
B2050
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1003
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1005
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1008
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1009
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1008
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D2008
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1023
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D1019
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1009
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C2014
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C2040
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C2022
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C2032
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
16:20
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
Times:
-
Section Notes

NURS 4611 001 is primarily off campus Sept 3-Dec 4, 2024.

Registration in this course provides registrants with a 'time conflict' error. This error can be disregarded for this course as it is due to a required room booking overlap.

CRN Days Instructor Status
CRN
36347
Instructor Last Name
Johal
Instructor First Name
Narinder
Course Status
Open
Maximum Seats
16
Currently Enrolled
0
Remaining Seats:
16
On Waitlist
0
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
Times:
-
Section Notes

NURS 4611 002 is primarily off campus from Sept 3-Dec 4, 2024.

CRN Days Instructor Status
CRN
36348
Instructor Last Name
Gretchev
Instructor First Name
Andrea
Course Status
Open
Maximum Seats
16
Currently Enrolled
0
Remaining Seats:
16
On Waitlist
0
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
Times:
-
Section Notes

NURS 4611 003 is primarily off campus from Sept 3-Dec 4, 2024.

CRN Days Instructor Status
CRN
36349
Instructor Last Name
Roy
Instructor First Name
Tonya
Course Status
Open
Maximum Seats
16
Currently Enrolled
0
Remaining Seats:
16
On Waitlist
0
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
Times:
-
Section Notes

NURS 4611 004 is primarily off campus from Sept 3-Dec 4, 2024.