Course Code
PNUR 4644
Credits
9.00
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
20
Course
PNUR Diploma Clinical Practice V: Preceptorship Experience
Important Notice
This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.
Typically Offered
To be determined
Overview
Course Description
This practice course is a preceptorship experience with placement in a variety of mental health care settings. Students integrate specialized knowledge and skills while functioning as a team member in caring for persons, families, groups and communities. Students assume the workload and responsibilities of a psychiatric nurse at the entry to practice level under the one-to-one direction of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse or Registered Nurse.
Course Content
In this course, within the context of the Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing’s Philosophy and Conceptual Framework, students will focus on developing the psychiatric nursing role and promoting health with client groups experiencing episodic, ongoing and complex health challenges in a variety of mental health care settings with the expectation of assuming the professional psychiatric nursing role at the entry to practice level. Students will have opportunities to apply knowledge of psychiatric nursing concepts and skills and to establish nurse-client relationships within caring environments. Evidence based practice is integrated throughout five domains of practice. Specific domains of practice that will be addressed are:
- Professional Domain
- Health Domain
- Therapeutic Relationships Domain
- Clinical Judgment Domain
- Collaborative Leadership Domain
Learning Activities
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities. Learning activities occur in nursing practice settings, clinical group discussion, and self-study. Nursing practice experience provides students with opportunities to apply knowledge and use skills related to psychiatric nursing within a holistic context. Critical reflection through journal writing, practice appraisal and participation in seminars will allow exploration and integration of nursing theory promoting self-directed learning.
Means of Assessment
The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College evaluation policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This is a mastery course.
Learning Outcomes
In this course the student will use the Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing Curricular Threads (Wellness-Illness Continuum, Professional Values, Professional Caring, and Health Care Delivery System); Concepts (crisis, comfort, hope, loss, power, resiliency, integrity) and Variables (Client System, Psychological Variable, Physiological Variable, Sociocultural Variable, Spiritual Variable, Developmental Variable) to integrate knowledge, skills and attitudes related to nursing theory and research, therapeutic relationships, clinical practices, and pharmacological interventions when caring for persons in the context of families, groups, and communities experiencing episodic, ongoing and complex health challenges in a clinical setting.
Textbook Materials
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester
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 PNUR 4644 | |
|---|---|---|
| There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. | ||