Welcome to GNUR 548 Nursing Practice in Multiple Practice Settings! This course provides learners with the opportunity to explore the roles and responsibilities of nurses working with older adults in various settings. Participants will engage in interdisciplinary team collaboration in acute, long-term care, and community settings, explore community programs supporting healthy aging, and have opportunities to be health educators and mentors. Throughout this course, learners will apply principles of reflective practice, critical thinking and problem-solving, evidence-based practice, and compassionate, client centred care. Assessment will be based on entry-to-practice nursing competencies and BC College of Nurses ad Midwives Professional and Practice standards.
- Teacher: Liz Cleyn
- Teacher: Holli Norberg
- Teacher: Amanda Ovington
This supervised practice experience provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from all courses in the program to-date with individuals living in a complex care setting. A portion of this nursing experience will be devoted to providing nursing care to individuals experiencing cognitive challenges and/or end-of-life needs. Opportunity will be provided for students to gain expertise and confidence with the role of the geriatric nurse within a complex care facility.
- Teacher: Liz Cleyn
- Teacher: Amanda Ovington
This is a lab-based course that provides learners with an opportunity to work within a simulated environment, where learners practice applying and refining their approaches to care of older adults experiencing a wide range of health-related issues. The lab is set up as a place where co-learning and problem-solving form the basis of self-evaluation and formative and summative instructor evaluation.
Each class will cover one or more of the following:
- Chart review – what are you looking for?
- Risk identification, planning and assessments
- Provision of care
- Evaluation of care
- Interprofessional team roles and responsibilities
- Documentation
- Communication (therapeutic relationships and interprofessional collaboration)
- Practice exams
Pre-class preparation activities are to be completed prior to class to enhance learning and optimize the lab time.
- Teacher: Benjamin Dowell
GNUR 430: Introduction to Gerontological Nursing. This course will provide students with the opportunity to explore the unique roles, functions, skillset, and theoretical perspectives of the Canadian trained gerontological nurse. Students will explore current and future demographic shifts, social impacts and needs, and current issues facing older adults. Students will also explore the Canadian standards for gerontological care with a keen focus on promoting wellness. Standards will be critically applied to learning activities in preparation for moving into a variety of practice settings in future courses. Students will be introduced to evidence-based practice assessment tools and analyse their usefulness in planning and delivering care to clients in various stages of health and wellness
- Teacher: Katrina Verschoor
GNUR 530: Physical Aging and Chronic Disease Management Part 2. This is the second of the 3 Physical Aging and Chronic Disease Management courses. In this course we will continue exploring specific body systems and the effects aging has on various body functions. Additionally we will explore common diseases, their contributing and mitigating factors and health management strategies. This course will be followed by GNUR 540 in semester 4.
- Teacher: Katrina Verschoor
GNUR 532 Professional Nursing in the Canadian Health Care System will introduce international nurses to the structure of the Canadian health care system, and the roles and scopes of practice of nurses working within it. Theoretical foundations of professional nursing practice will provide a basis for understanding and examining Standards of Practice and ethical responsibilities within nursing. The significance of health promotion and holistic health care will underscore how nurses can provide care that strives to help clients gain or retain quality of life and reduce health disparities within diverse populations.
- Teacher: Katrina Verschoor
This course will look at current theories of causality, presenting behaviours, risk factors and therapies for each of these conditions. The impact on family and professional caregivers will be assessed. Dementia care will focus on methods to enhance and retain patient abilities.
- Teacher: Katrina Verschoor
GNUR 399 In this course, students will be introduced to the Selkirk College educational experience that will include orientation to academic principles and resources, expectations of the program, and public resources and services to assist with transitioning into life in Canada. This course will also offer an introduction to Canadian indigenous history and the concepts of colonialism, reconciliation, and healing as critical concepts of public health.
- Teacher: Katrina Verschoor
GNUR 533 Introduction to Nursing Leadership is a dynamic course for new and aspiring leaders. Learners will develop strong interpersonal and team building skills while exploring their own personal philosophy of leadership. Students will focus on and develop skills to manage conflict in the workplace, build team performance, collaborate effectively with others, problem solve, and manage change while pursuing personal improvement and development as future leaders in the health care system.
- Teacher: Amanda Ovington
GNUR 431 Introduction to Health Care Practice in Canada is a 3-credit course that is offered in Semester 1 of the International Post-Graduate Gerontological Nursing Diploma program. This course may be offered as a combination of on-campus classes and learning experiences and/or online classes consisting of synchronous and asynchronous learning activities.
Students will be introduced to the roles, functions, and practical skill set of the Health Care Assistant (HCA) and Registered Nurse within British Columbia by exploring the role similarities and differences and examining and applying effective inter-professional competencies. Students will also receive an opportunity to develop and refine their care-giving skills through various practical experiences within the lab setting. Throughout this course students will develop the ability to self-reflect and identify self-development needs for competent practice and employment in the healthcare field.
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- Teacher: Amanda Ovington