NURS 2705U – Health & Healing: Life Transitions Across the Lifespan, Nursing Theory and Practicum (RPN to BScN)

This course provides the foundational knowledge to enable students to provide safe, evidence-informed family-centered care across the lifespan. The focus of care is individuals and families experiencing health challenges and life transitions specific to pregnancy, neonates, children, families and older adults. Learners will utilize critical thinking skills and demonstrate collaborative, interprofessional care in both classroom and practicum settings as they transition from Registered Practical Nurse to the Registered Nurse scope of practice. Students will demonstrate theory-guided and evidence-informed praxis relevant to this course. The lived experience of the client experiencing health challenges will be explored.
Credit hours: 6
Lecture hours: 3
Other hours: 16
Prerequisite(s): HLSC 2202U and NURS 2820U
Note(s): Students must pass both the theoretical (classroom) and practicum (clinical) components of the course to pass the course. This course is restricted to students in the RPN to BScN program.