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

with common diseases. Students will be supported in both the classroom and clinical setting todevelop their critical thinking, problem solving skills and their caring approach with children andfamilies. Students will have the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and nursingtherapeutic skills at a novice / beginner level while working with children and their families inhospital settings.NUR390H1INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH: NURSING PERSPECTIVESThis course orients students to the theories and concepts guiding community health nursing inCanada and internationally. Foundational theories and concepts introduced include communityhealth, primary health care, determinants of health, access & equity, environmental health, healthpromotion, health education, population health, empowerment & capacity building, communityassessment, media communication, social marketing, harm reduction, epidemiology and socialepidemiology. Diverse community health nursing practice roles will be profiled and standards ofcommunity health nursing practice will be introduced. Students will apply health education theory,health communication skills and group process skills while participating in simulated, virtual,urban/rural/remote community nursing teams, directed to develop health education web sites.This course prepares students for future community health nursing clinical practice.YEAR TWO –REQUIRED COURSESMPL202H1CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGYCommon infectious diseases that are relevant in the current healthcare setting are discussed.Expert clinicians in the fields of microbiology and infection control will discuss current research inthe field of medical microbiology. Lecture topics include infection control and nosocomialinfections, SARS, tuberculosis, influenza, AIDS, viral hepatitis and others.NUR410H1NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: POLICY, ETHICS AND POLITICSIn this course, students study the current health care system as a context for social, political, legaland ethical issues facing patients, health care professionals and society. A variety of approacheswill be used to examine health care organizations, health care systems and ethical, legal, andprofessional problems for the nursing profession.NUR420H1ADVANCED NURSING THEORYThe overall purpose of the course is to critically reflect on the discipline and practice of nursing.To this end we will examine nursing as “work”, specifically as relational work. This is a particularperspective that will show up how nursing work is shaped by the patient situation, medical andnursing knowledge, institutional settings, technology, gender issues and historical circumstances.Relevant student clinical experiences will be integrated into class discussions and inform thepaper and exam.NUR430H1RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP IN NURSINGUniversity of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Calendar 2012-2013 34