Calendar 2012-2013 - Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

NUR370Y1PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACO–THERAPEUTICS: RELEVANCE TO NURSINGPRACTICEThe focus of this course is the study of the pathogenesis of common disease processes and theirimpact on health. Through an examination of these conditions in both lecture and seminarsessions, students will gain an understanding of the knowledge base required to provide nursingcare to individuals and families in health care settings. Implications of diagnostic testing, the safeimplementation of procedures and clinically important drug groups will be discussed as they applyto nursing responsibilities. Increasingly the acute care hospital is no longer the normative settingfor health care. It is recognized that the scientific basis of nursing care directed at symptommanagement introduced in this course is essential understanding for nurses across all clinicalsettings.NUR371Y1INTRODUCTION TO ACUTE CARE NURSING: ADULTIn this course students will be introduced to acute care medical surgical nursing practice. Contentin this course is presented within a framework of evidence based practice which recognizes thatresearch is the basis for knowledge development. By explicitly demonstrating the relevance ofconscientious and judicious use of current evidence in making decisions in acute nursing caresettings, students will gain an understanding of a key professional value shaping problem solvingin clinical situations. Relevant nursing care knowledge is presented within a nursing processframework. Caring, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are emphasized. Students willhave the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and nursing therapeutic skills at anovice/beginner level while working with patients and their families in the adult care setting.NUR372Y1IDENTITY, DIFFERENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSINGThis course will introduce students to some of the basic concepts and issues in mental healthnursing in the context of illness, identity and difference. Because the creation and recreation ofidentity is so central to individuals living with illness and disability, a primary focus of this course ison the exploration of relationships between identity, illness, disability and care in both hospitaland the community. The course will use an identity and difference framework as a means ofreinforcing the idea that persistent illness and disability can be understood from the perspective ofthe individual and the varieties of experiences s/he encounters, within a context comprised ofboth friendly and supportive, as well as hostile and detrimental, factions.NUR373Y1INTRODUCTION TO NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIESIn this course, students will be introduced to medical and surgical paediatric nursing practice. Thecourse is structured around the principles of family centred care and developmental theory whichare embedded in every topic and significantly influence paediatric nursing practice. The nursingprocess is utilized as the organizing framework for nursing knowledge and skills and to describenursing management. Concepts that are common to many hospitalized children such as painmanagement, shock, fluid and electrolyte balance, respiratory distress and the surgicalexperience are addressed as well as priority nursing assessments and interventions associatedUniversity of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Calendar 2012-2013 33