Professional Nursing II: Nursing within Canada’s Healthcare System

Undergraduate

This is the second in a series of four courses addressing professional nursing practice. The learner will explore concepts that contribute to safer, high-quality patient/client-centered health care systems, including delegation and prioritization. In addition, instructional content and learning activities will prepare nursing students to collaborate with patients/clients/families and other care providers to promote patient/client and family health. Examples include leadership, collaboration, quality, and nursing informatics. The learner is introduced to the history and structure of the Canadian health care system. They explore the legal and professional roles and responsibilities of registered nurses in various care settings, and how nurses promote community and population health. (Prerequisite: NURS 1110, NURS 1900.) (3 Lecture hours per week) (3 credits).