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Ontario Tech University
   
    Mar 13, 2025  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Calendar 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

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HLSC 3420U – Theory and Practice of Patient Centred Care


This course provides students in health sciences with the breadth and depth of knowledge to understand and evaluate patterns of care giving, likely to improve patient outcomes. Interdisciplinary and integrative perspectives are used to examine the medical, nursing, medical laboratory and information management facets of patient-centred care. Students use an evidence-based framework to analyze elements of patient-centred care, including human interactions, alternative and complementary medicine and nursing, family involvement, access to education and information, nutrition, architectural design of care giving settings, as well as the importance of therapeutic touch, the arts, and spirituality in healing.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 1201U  or HLSC 2202U  



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