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

working together in small groups to present a critical/constructive analysis of a local,national/provincial, or global community participation initiative. The course ending will highlightthe invaluable leadership role of participating citizens/professionals as they construct sustainableand peaceful communities and take action to transform their future.(3 hours/week)NUR1048HPOLITICS OF HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITYCritically analyse the relationships between health discourses, social policy, health professionals'practice and the community. In this course, the community is conceived in different scales, fromindividuals who share an experience up to international groups that collaborate for a commongoal. The political aspects of health will be explored through diverse theoretical perspectives, inparticular critical social theory, poststructuralist theory and postmodern theory. The specificobjectives of the course are: 1) To explore the critical theoretical perspectives that support theanalysis of politics of health in the community; 2) To critically analyse some key political issues forhealth, health promotion or health care in a local, national and international scales; 3) To applythe analytical skills developed in the course to explore issues of personal interest to the students.(3 hours/week)NUR1049HNURSING APPROACHES TO COMMON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURALMANIFESTATIONS OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTSCritically examine the research basis for nursing interventions used in the practice setting tomanage common problems experienced by patients in a critical care setting. Benefit from theopportunity to obtain in-depth knowledge in the nursing management of patients who are criticallyill. The phenomena examined are those that are common to all patients in critical care settingsregardless of disease entity. For each topic, current knowledge regarding its pathophysiologicalbasis is reviewed. This will provide the basis for discussing the effect of the phenomena onpatient, both physiologically and behaviorally. Evidence to support nursing intervention iscritically examined. The stress response and associated pathophysiological changes providesthe framework for the discussion of: 1) alterations in sensory/perception-delirium; 2) nutrition inthe critically ill patient; 3) impaired sleep and sleep deprivation; 4) weaning of ventilated patientsand the associated complications; 5) prolonged immobility and associated complications; 6) painin the critically ill patient.(2 hours/week)NUR1050HCOPING WITH ILLNESSCritically examine theoretical and research literature regarding how people cope with acute andchronic illness. Although a number of theories of coping are explored, the work of Lazarus andhis associates will provide the framework for examining the various factors which affect coping.The topics explored in-depth are those which have particular relevance for nurses caring forpatients and families coping with an illness, including such topics as social support, uncertainty,self-esteem, control, etc. Research which examines how these factor influence coping form thebasis for examining nursing interventions. Explore factors which influence a person‟s ability tocope with acute events, such as surgery or threatening procedures, and chronic situations suchas a chronic illness.(3 hours/week)University of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Calendar 2012-2013 43