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: Christina Champlin
- Teacher: Liz Cleyn
- Teacher: Holli Norberg
- Teacher: Amanda Ovington
- Teacher: Amanda Rabello
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
- Teacher: Amanda Rabello
This class will allow the student opportunities to learn and demonstrate skills in providing personal care and physical assessments. In addition, classes will focus on learning material that apply skills particular to the Canadian Health care system and care of the older adult with an emphasis on assessment proficiency, psychomotor skills and documentation abilities.
Image: Shelly Boyd, Sinixt, touches the waters her ancestors knew at ʔ aʔ kłkəkniʔ by the ferry in Harrop, B.C. It is a place for gathering roots, hunting bear and caribou and fishing for trout and salmon. “Kekeńí” means Kokanee salmon, or “place of redfish.” Photo: Mike Graeme / The Narwhal (shared with permission)
- Teacher: Holli Norberg
This course focuses on the development of self-awareness, increased understanding of others and development of effective interpersonal communication skills that can be used in a variety of care giving contexts. Students will be encouraged to reflect on the impact of their own communication choices and patterns. They will have the opportunity to develop and use communication techniques that demonstrate personal awareness, respect and active listening skills.
- Teacher: Amanda Ovington
Palliative care is the unique way caregivers think, respond, and act as they give skilled and compassionate care to a dying person and the support system of that person. This course begins by helping each nurse understand their own personal and cultural perceptions of death and palliation by reflecting on their experiences with dying people. After exploring the concept of a Palliative Approach each participant will gain specific and current knowledge about symptom assessment and management, and how to deal with selected palliative emergency situations. Particularly unique aspects of caring for the dying, e.g, family care, communication, grief, and self-care will be explored.
- Teacher: Amanda Ovington