NURS 1420U – Development of Self as a Nurse I

In this course students come to understand the significance of nursing knowledge and caring as foundational to nursing praxis. Students become familiar with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards and guidelines that inform practice. Therapeutic nurse-client relationship, nursing caring theorists, and critical thinking are explored. Students reflect on a caring experience using the ways of knowing, academic literature and reflective practice models to understand relational practice and the lived experience.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Corequisite(s): HLSC 1701U, NURS 1003U