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
In this course, students consolidate knowledge from previous theory classes and focus on issues arising in a professional nursing practice setting as they transition to being a new graduate. This course uses a praxis approach, examining the dynamic interplay between knowledge and practice.
Course content
  • Core curriculum themes and threads
  • Quality assurance and improvement
  • Healthcare policy
  • Resource management
  • Risk management
  • Organizational culture and climate
  • Power and politics
  • Leadership and management
  • Relational practice
  • Health promotion
  • Prevention
  • Global and societal health trends
  • Moral distress and ethical decision-making
  • Quality of nurses’ work lives
  • Professional support networks
Learning activities

Faculty will facilitate the student's consolidation of nursing theory and promote the development of critical inquiry, clinical reasoning and judgment through learning activities such as lectures, discussions, client-based scenarios, student presentations, independent study, and using electronic resources.

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 successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Provide safe, ethical, competent, compassionate, and evidence-informed nursing care that is grounded in professional integrity and pride and that honours the perspectives of self and others as unique beings who affect and are affected by their context or environment; 
  • Formulate nursing practice decisions that promote health through critical inquiry, reflection, and analytical reasoning processes that are informed by multiple sources of knowledge; 
  • Engage with individuals, families, groups, and communities in various settings to promote health and well-being, using a relational perspective, an ethic of caring, and a trauma and violence-informed approach;
  • Demonstrate leadership qualities that promote and support an interprofessional collaborative model of client-centered care and 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 BC College of Nursing and Midwives (BCCNM) requirements for professional practice as identified in the Entry-level Competencies for Registered Nurses in BC, the BCCNM Standards for Practice, and the Canadian Nurses Association’s (CNA) Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. 
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 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

Winter 2025

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
16
Currently enrolled
13
Remaining seats:
3
On waitlist
0
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
Times:
-
Section notes

NURS 4611 002 - Primarily OFF CAMPUS. Jan 6 - Apr 16, 2025.

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
16
Currently enrolled
15
Remaining seats:
1
On waitlist
0
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
Times:
-
Section notes

NURS 4611 003 - Primarily OFF CAMPUS. Jan 6 - Apr 16, 2025.

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
16
Currently enrolled
15
Remaining seats:
1
On waitlist
0
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
Times:
-
Section notes

NURS 4611 004 - Primarily OFF CAMPUS. Jan 6 - Apr 16, 2025.