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

among other aspects, chronological age. Thirdly, this course highlights the geographicalrelevance of place, space and context to women's health concerns.(3 hours/week)NUR1040HISSUES IN WOMEN’S HEALTH CAREEngage in study of current issues in women‟s health care including several vital emergingtheoretical, methodological and political debates in the field. Contextualize debates within thesocio-historical context of a changing health care system. Analyses based solely on gender areno longer adequate to explain the complex problems encountered in a social world wheredistinctions such as class, race, ethnicity and (dis)ability form the basis of vastly differentexperiences of health and health care. Important tensions at the “front lines” of health care areencountered daily by women in various places and different positions as paid or unpaid careproviders and care recipients. Discussions focus on the implications of these situatedexperiences of health and health care, for research in women‟s health, health policy, provision ofhealth care, and for interventions which feature health education.(3 hours/week)NUR1042HRESPONSES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ILLNESS IN CHILDHOODAcute and chronic illness in childhood has multiple implications for nursing practice, research,and theory development. Critically examine theory, research, practice and policies in relation tothe impact of illness in childhood on the child, family and society. Central theories include stressand coping, adaptation, pain, and quality of life to critically analyze responses and potentialintervention strategies. Implications for clinical practice, research, theory development, healthservices utilization and policy are examined.(3 hours/week)NUR1043HTHEORIES OF INTERPERSONAL PROCESSRegardless of the clinical setting in which practice occurs, a fundamental aspect of clinicalpractice is communication. When we interact with clients/ patients, we bring to the interaction ourown histories. Examine some of the major theoretical constructs that influence the interpersonalprocess. Particular attention is paid to how an individual develops a sense of self and to the roleof gender in the construction of self. Explore how the sense of self determines how we are withpeople, how readily we can hear others, and how effectively we can modify behaviours. Theseabilities are examined from both the clinician and the client/patient perspective. Object relationstheory provides the primary theoretical perspective for examination of the interpersonal process,although other theoretical perspectives such as inter-subjectivity and self in-relation theory areconsidered.(2 hours/week)NUR1045HTHEORIES OF PAIN: IMPACT ON THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND SOCIETYPain is universal and exists across all ages and stages of the life cycle. Pain is a complex yetelusive phenomenon that has a major impact on the individual, family and society. A variety ofconceptual and theoretical models have been developed for understanding the physiology andpsychology of acute and chronic pain and for predicting the effect of pain on the individual, familyUniversity of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Calendar 2012-2013 41