Nursing

Introduction to the foundations, heritage and practices of nursing as a profession. Examines UNB nursing curriculum and philosophy.

Introduction to Interprofessional education and practice delivered through an innovative learning opportunity through partnerships with Dalhousie Medicine and NBCC. Students will have opportunities to develop interprofessional communication skills and understandings of interprofessional patient/client-centered care through learning about chronic conditions and/or disabilities and their management from the perspective of persons living with conditions/disabilities.

Introduction to the theoretical foundation of professional relationships in nursing with a focus on self-awareness, communication, caring.

Addresses physical, psychosocial and cultural assessment throughout the lifespan. With an emphasis on adults. The nurse's role in health promotion is explored. Includes a lab component.

Explores the concepts of wellness, health and illness within the framework of primary health care.

Within various clinical settings, explores the concepts of wellness, health, and illness within the framework of primary health care.

Includes core concepts (health, client, environment, nursing), nursing standards, professional issues (ethics, legal, collaboration) and primary health care with particular emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. LPN Bridge students only.

A hybrid course that combines concepts essential for a comprehensive health assessment, safe delivery of medications in a complex care environment, and lab experiences in physiology. Using a primary health care framework, the course will enhance clinical judgement, interpretation of clinical findings, and appropriate nursing actions that result from both. This course is intended for LPN Bridge students only. 

Includes theory and principles of pharmacology relevant to nursing. Provides knowledge to administer medications, provide client education and assess potential for adverse events related to medication and lifestyle issues. Theory will include basic legal and safety issues related to drug administration by the nurse.

Focuses on the impact and influences of long-term health challenges on individual clients and their families. Examines rehabilitative and supportive nursing practice.

Explores the experiences of persons living with mental illnesses and examines related nursing therapeutics.

In various clinical settings, students will be provided opportunities to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care while supporting individual clients and their families living with chronic health challenges. 

Focuses on promoting the health of childbearing families. Encompasses the childbearing experience. 

Provides students with the opportunity to apply theory and acquire skills in practice environments with a focus on young families and mental health challenges.

Explores more advanced communication skills in helping relationships with patients/clients and focuses on the continuing development of skills related to effective collaboration with members of intra-and inter-professional health care terms.

Explores the structure of the Canadian health care system. Examines current service delivery issues as they influence nursing and the health of Canadians. Cross listed with HSCI 3061.

Focuses on community assessment and program planning in institutional and non-institutional settings. Students assess primary health care needs of a community, and are involved with planning, implementing, and evaluating health care programs for target groups.

Emphasis is placed on applying program development skills in community settings.

Examines the client’s experience of acute health challenges, with a focus on nursing therapeutics. 

Complements and supplements NURS 3071. 

Explores theoretical foundations of nursing practice and research, including critical analysis of theories and concepts related to nursing.

Critically examines the purposes, processes, and utilization of research in health care. Explores the interaction between theory and evidence‐based practice.  Cross-listed with HSCI 3092.

Note: Credit will only be given to one of HSCI 3092 or NURS 3092.

An integrative experience.

Explores trends in the healthcare professions. Examines organizational theory and leadership roles of healthcare professionals. Explores the foundations of professional development and practice.

A preceptored clinical experience in which student learning is facilitated by a registered nurse preceptor in one nursing practice setting and a nursing program representative in a faculty liaison role.

An elective independent study program under the guidance of a faculty member is pursued on the basis of student interest in any area of nursing. Faculty approval required.

Explores clients’ experiences of complex health challenges. Examines related nursing therapeutics with an emphasis on clinical judgment and decision making. 

Provides students with the opportunity to care for families who have at least one member experiencing an acute or chronic illness. Students will be expected to care for families in multiple settings, including their home and hospital. Students will integrate and apply the theory examined in NURS 4211 and NURS 4321 in this practice setting.