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| 2024-2025 | MUSI 482 | Concert ChoirThe large vocal ensembles of the School of the Arts, Media + Culture provide opportunity for singers to develop vocal technique and music literacy while learning choral repertoire from many stylistic periods and traditions. The Concert Choir is the introductory vocal ensemble at TWU and most singers will spend a minimum of one semester in Concert Choir before progressing to the more advanced ensembles. This course introduces ensemble-singing skills, lyric diction, and expressive performance techniques. The Concert Choir regularly takes part in major joint performances with the other TWU choirs. TWU’s large vocal ensembles are open to students of all majors by audition. Course Credits: 1
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| 2025-2026 | MUSI 482 | Concert ChoirThe large vocal ensembles of the School of the Arts, Media + Culture provide opportunity for singers to develop vocal technique and music literacy while learning choral repertoire from many stylistic periods and traditions. The Concert Choir is the introductory vocal ensemble at TWU and most singers will spend a minimum of one semester in Concert Choir before progressing to the more advanced ensembles. This course introduces ensemble-singing skills, lyric diction, and expressive performance techniques. The Concert Choir regularly takes part in major joint performances with the other TWU choirs. TWU’s large vocal ensembles are open to students of all majors by audition. Course Credits: 1
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| 2025-2026 | NATS 410 | Scripture & ScienceExamination of conceptions held by ancient cultures and the Bible of the origin, composition, and functioning of the cosmos, and the question of natural or supernatural causality. Students will critically evaluate current models of how Scripture relates to modern scientific knowledge. Using key biblical passages, students will construct a theological model that embraces not only the aspects of science and nature that support the idea of purpose (teleology) but also those aspects that do not readily align with teleology. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NATS 410 | Scripture and ScienceExamination of conceptions held by ancient cultures and the Bible of the origin, composition, and functioning of the cosmos, and the question of natural or supernatural causality. Students will critically evaluate current models of how Scripture relates to modern scientific knowledge. Using key biblical passages, students will construct a theological model that embraces not only the aspects of science and nature that support the idea of purpose (teleology) but also those aspects that do not readily align with teleology. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing, RELS 112, and 3 s.h. of any course in BIOL, BIOT, CHEM, PHYS, GEOL, GENV.
Cross-listed: RELS 410 |
| 2024-2025 | NATS 481 | Christian Perspectives in the Sciences: Life SciencesThis is a liberal arts-oriented capstone course concerning the integration of Christianity with the Life Sciences and other disciplines taught within the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. Christian beliefs are applied to an understanding and evaluation of modern science and technology. The course integrates elements of theology, history and philosophy of science, and specific topics where Christian faith and science intersect. This course consists of three parts: general topics in science, further explorations of topics in the Life Sciences, and student-led seminars occurring in interdisciplinary groups. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of RELS 110, 111, 112, or 160; Completion of at least 60 sem. hrs. of study by end of preceding semester; and at least 12 sem. hrs. of Biology, Biotechnology, or Environmental Sciences courses.
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| 2025-2026 | NATS 481 | Christian Perspectives in the Sciences: Life SciencesThis is a liberal arts-oriented capstone course concerning the integration of Christianity with the Life Sciences and other disciplines taught within the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. Christian beliefs are applied to an understanding and evaluation of modern science and technology. The course integrates elements of theology, history and philosophy of science, and specific topics where Christian faith and science intersect. This course consists of three parts: general topics in science, further explorations of topics in the Life Sciences, and student-led seminars occurring in interdisciplinary groups. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NATS 482 | Christian Perspectives in the Sciences: ChemistryThis is a liberal arts-oriented capstone course concerning the integration of Christianity with chemistry and other disciplines taught within the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. Christian beliefs found in Scripture are applied to an understanding and evaluation of modern science and technology. The course integrates elements of theology, history and philosophy of science, and specific topics where Christian faith and science intersect. This course consists of three parts: general topics in science, further exploration of topics for students within chemistry, and student-led seminars in interdisciplinary groups. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of RELS 110, 111, 112, or 160; Completion of at least 60 sem. hrs. of study by end of preceding semester and at least 12 sem. hrs. of Chemistry.
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| 2025-2026 | NATS 482 | Christian Perspectives in the Sciences: ChemistryThis is a liberal arts-oriented capstone course concerning the integration of Christianity with chemistry and other disciplines taught within the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. Christian beliefs found in Scripture are applied to an understanding and evaluation of modern science and technology. The course integrates elements of theology, history and philosophy of science, and specific topics where Christian faith and science intersect. This course consists of three parts: general topics in science, further exploration of topics for students within chemistry, and student-led seminars in interdisciplinary groups. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NATS 483 | Christian Perspectives in the Sciences: Computing ScienceThis is a liberal arts-oriented capstone course concerning the integration of Christianity with computing science and other disciplines taught within the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. Christian beliefs are applied to an understanding and evaluation of modern science and technology. The course integrates elements of theology, history and philosophy of science, and specific topics where Christian faith and science intersect. This course consists of three parts: general topics in science, further exploration of topics for students within computing science, and student-led seminars in interdisciplinary groups. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of RELS 110, 111, 112, or 160; Completion of at least 60 sem. hrs. of study by end of preceding semester and at least 12 sem. hrs. of Computing Science
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| 2025-2026 | NATS 483 | Christian Perspectives in the Sciences: Computing ScienceThis is a liberal arts-oriented capstone course concerning the integration of Christianity with computing science and other disciplines taught within the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. Christian beliefs are applied to an understanding and evaluation of modern science and technology. The course integrates elements of theology, history and philosophy of science, and specific topics where Christian faith and science intersect. This course consists of three parts: general topics in science, further exploration of topics for students within computing science, and student-led seminars in interdisciplinary groups. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NATS 484 | Christian Perspectives in the Sciences: MathematicsThis is a liberal arts-oriented capstone course concerning the integration of Christianity with mathematics and other disciplines taught within the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. Christian beliefs found in Scripture are applied to an understanding and evaluation of modern science and technology. The course integrates elements of theology, history and philosophy of science, and specific topics where Christian faith and science intersect. This course consists of three parts: general topics in science, further exploration of topics for students within Mathematics, and student-led seminars in interdisciplinary groups. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of RELS 110, 111, 112, or 160; Completion of at least 60 sem. hrs. of study by end of preceding semester and at least 12 sem. hrs. of Mathematics.
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2025-2026 | NATS 484 | Christian Perspectives in the Sciences: MathematicsThis is a liberal arts-oriented capstone course concerning the integration of Christianity with mathematics and other disciplines taught within the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. Christian beliefs found in Scripture are applied to an understanding and evaluation of modern science and technology. The course integrates elements of theology, history and philosophy of science, and specific topics where Christian faith and science intersect. This course consists of three parts: general topics in science, further exploration of topics for students within Mathematics, and student-led seminars in interdisciplinary groups. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 113 | Clinical Skills IThis course focuses on knowledge and laboratory practice of clinical skills related to the basic nurisng care of individuals. Includes introduction to nursing process and basic nursing concepts. Course Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSN program.
NURS 114
NB: Pass/Fail course.
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 113 | Clinical Skills IThis course focuses on knowledge and laboratory practice of clinical skills related to the basic nursing care of individuals. Includes introduction to nursing process and basic nursing concepts. Course Credits: 2
NB: Pass/Fail course
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 114 | Introduction to the Profession of NursingThis course introduces students to the foundational knowledge, skills, reasoning, and values required to embody the professional identity of a nurse in the provision of collabroative, safe, competent, ethical, compassionate and evidence-informed person-centered care. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSN program.
NURS 113
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 114 | Introduction to the Profession of NursingThis course introduces students to the foundational knowledge, skills, reasoning, and values required to embody the professional identity of a nurse in the provision of collaborative, safe, competent, ethical, compassionate and evidence-informed person-centered care. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 123 | Clinical Skills IIThis course builds on knowledge and laboratory practice of clinical skills related to the basic nursing care of individuals. It focuses on knowledge, clinical and health assessment skills, including biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of health. It emphasizes techniques to gather health related data, including taking a health history and performing a physical examination, with the purpose of identifying patient care needs and formulating a plan of care. Course Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of 1st semester of BSN program.
NB: Pass/Fail course.
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 123 | Clinical Skills IIThis course builds on knowledge and laboratory practice of clinical skills related to the basic nursing care of individuals. It focuses on knowledge, clinical and health assessment skills, including biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions of health. It emphasizes techniques to gather health related data, including taking a health history and performing a physical examination, with the purpose of identifying patient care needs and formulating a plan of care. Course Credits: 2
NB: Pass/Fail course
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 124 | Communication & Covenantal CaringThis course explores the concepts of communication and collaboration with an emphasis on the skills and competencies nurses require to build strong interpersonal relationships with patients, interprofessional teams, and colleagues. Covenantal caring as foundational to interpersonal relationships and the influence of Christian values and beliefs are explored. Course Credits: 2
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 124 | Communication and Covenantal CaringThis course explores the concepts of communication and collaboration with an emphasis on the skills and competencies nurses require to build strong interpersonal relationships with patients, interprofessional teams, and colleagues. Covenantal caring as foundational to interpersonal relationships and the influence of Christian values and beliefs are explored. Course Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): NURS 113, 114.
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 127 | Health Promotion and Primary Health CareThis course introduces broad concepts of health promotion as a process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It introduces a range of social and environmental interventions used in promotion and protection of health, harm reduction, and prevention of disease. It introduces experiential learning and health teaching related to wellness and healthy living. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 137 | Indigenous HealthThis course provides an overview of traditional views of Indigenous health, and the health inequities that followed from colonization. Decolonization and reconciliation are framed through a health promotion lens, with nursing responses to the determinants of Indigenous health through respectful partnerships with Indigenous communities. Through experiential learning, students are introduced to Indigenous ways of knowing, learning, and teaching to promote integration of cultural safety, cultural humility and anti-racism when working with Indigenous population groups. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 113, 114.
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 137 | Indigenous HealthThis course provides an overview of traditional views of Indigenous health, and the health inequities that followed from colonization. Decolonization and reconciliation are framed through a health promotion lens, with nursing responses to the determinants of Indigenous health through respectful partnerships with Indigenous communities. Through experiential learning, students are introduced to Indigenous ways of knowing, learning, and teaching to promote integration of cultural safety, cultural humility and anti-racism when working with Indigenous population groups. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 200 | Nursing Therapeutics IThis course introduces nursing therapeutics interventions by the nurse in the care of well and ill persons. Emphasis is on nutritional and pharmacological interventions and related education in the context of care of adults and older adults. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 200 | Nursing Therapeutics IThis course introduces nursing therapeutics interventions by the nurse in the care of well and ill persons. Emphasis is on nutritional and pharmacological interventions and related education in the context of care of adults and older adults. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 212 | Nursing Care of Older AdultsThis course focuses on nursing care of older adults from a positive aging perspective. Emphasis is on the nursing process considering physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of health, well-being, and common chronic conditions. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern. (0-0, 3-0)
NURS 213
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 212 | Nursing Care of Older AdultsThis course focuses on nursing care of older adults from a positive aging perspective. Emphasis is on the nursing process considering physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of health, well-being, and common chronic conditions. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 213 | Clinical Practice: Adult Health IThis course focuses on experiential learning of nursing care for older adults and takes place in older adult care agencies and in the nursing SIM laboratory. Emphasis is on the development of clinical reasoning through the delivery of safe, client-centered and evidence-informed healthcare. Using the nursing process framework (assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating), students will engage with older adult residents and the health care team, assess older adult patients' care, comfort, and personal needs, identify the appropriate nursing response, choose applicable tools and resources to provide collaborative care, assess and report outcomes. Students will have the opportunity to develop self-insight through reflection-on-practice as they experientially process the role of the gerontological nurse in direct care and consider equity concerns. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 212
NB: Pass/Fail course.
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 213 | Clinical Practice: Adult Health IThis course focuses on experiential learning of nursing care for older adults and takes place in older adult care agencies and in the nursing SIM laboratory. Emphasis is on the development of clinical reasoning through the delivery of safe, client-centered and evidence-informed healthcare. Using the nursing process framework (assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating), students will engage with older adult residents and the health care team, assess older adult patients' care, comfort, and personal needs, identify the appropriate nursing response, choose applicable tools and resources to provide collaborative care, assess and report outcomes. Students will have the opportunity to develop self-insight through reflection-on-practice as they experientially process the role of the gerontological nurse in direct care and consider equity concerns. Course Credits: 3
NB: Pass/Fail course
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 224 | Evidence-Informed PracticeThis course introduces concepts of evidence-informed nursing practice and its alignment with professional standards. Students develop research literacy skills to critically appraise research evidence across select methods. Related attitudes of inquiry, such as open-mindedness and curiosity, are emphasized. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
Math 108
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 224 | Evidence-Informed PracticeThis course introduces concepts of evidence-informed nursing practice and its alignment with professional standards. Students develop research literacy skills to critically appraise research evidence across select methods. Related attitudes of inquiry, such as open-mindedness and curiosity, are emphasized. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 227 | Planetary & Global HealthThis course focuses on global health, planetary health, health equity, humanitarianism and Chrsitian missions, with implications for nursing and interssectoral care. Emphasis is on exploring past and current global health topics, such as global burden of disease,health systems strengthening, public and health policy, human rights, indigenous health,infectious diseases and global disasters. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 100 level courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern. Permission to participate in this course may be granted on an individual basis for students from other disciplines or educational institutions
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 227 | Planetary & Global HealthThis course focuses on global health, planetary health, health equity, humanitarianism and Christian missions, with implications for nursing and intersectoral care. Emphasis is on exploring past and current global health topics, such as global burden of disease,health systems strengthening, public and health policy, human rights, indigenous health,infectious diseases and global disasters. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 230 | History of NursingThis course examines the development of Canadian nursing over the past four centuries, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. Based on an understanding of nursing as rooted in a Christian ethos of caring for strangers, this course critically explores the ways in which religion, politics, gender, race, economics, technology, culture, war, and epidemics have influenced the development of nursing both nationally and globally. Course Credits: 3
NB: This course is an elective and is not offered every year.
Cross-listed: HIST 230 |
| 2025-2026 | NURS 230 | History of NursingThis course examines the development of Canadian nursing over the past four centuries, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. Based on an understanding of nursing as rooted in a Christian ethos of caring for strangers, this course critically explores the ways in which religion, politics, gender, race, economics, technology, culture, war, and epidemics have influenced the development of nursing both nationally and globally. Course Credits: 3
NB: This course is an elective and is not offered every year.
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 232 | Nursing Care of AdultsThis course focuses on nursing care of adults experiencing acute, chronic, and palliative conditions in hospital and community-based settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual responses to illness and health. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-Nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 233
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 232 | Nursing Care of AdultsThis course focuses on nursing care of adults experiencing acute, chronic, and palliative conditions in hospital and community-based settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual responses to illness and health. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 233 | Clinical Practice: Adult Health IIThis course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for adults with acute and chronic illnesses. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence informed health care to adult clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Course Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): 100 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 232
NB: Pass/Fail course.
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 233 | Clinical Practice: Adult Health IIThis course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for adults with acute and chronic illnesses. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence informed health care to adult clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Course Credits: 4
NB: Pass/Fail course
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 300 | Nursing Therapeutics IIThis course evaluates, applies and integrates principles of nursing therapeutics as single or multiple interventions by the nurse in the care of well and ill persons. Emphasis is on nutritional and pharmacological interventions and related education in the context of care of mental health, childbearing families, and children. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 and 200 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 300 | Nursing Therapeutics IIThis course evaluates, applies and integrates principles of nursing therapeutics as single or multiple interventions by the nurse in the care of well and ill persons. Emphasis is on nutritional and pharmacological interventions and related education in the context of care of mental health, childbearing families, and children. Course Credits: 3
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 312 | Nursing Care & Mental HealthThis course focuses on nursing care as related to mental health throughout the life cycle in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual responses to mental illness and the promotion and restoration of mental health. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 312 | Nursing Care and Mental HealthThis course focuses on nursing care as related to mental health throughout the life cycle in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process considering psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual responses to mental illness and the promotion and restoration of mental health. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 and 200 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 313
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 313 | Clinical Practice: Mental HealthThis course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for clients with common acute and chronic mental health conditions. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence-informed health care to clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100 and 200 level nursing courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 312
NB: Pass/Fail course.
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 313 | Clinical Practice: Mental HealthThis course focuses on experiential learning in the provision of nursing care for clients with common acute and chronic mental health conditions. Emphasis is on the delivery of safe, person-centered and evidence-informed health care to clients in diverse settings. Clinical reasoning is emphasized in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Course Credits: 3
NB: Pass/Fail course
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 317 | Community HealthThis course focuses on principles of community health nursing to ameliorate structural vulnerabilities and health disparities thorugh population health strategies, community assessment and development, communicable disease control, interssectional care, advocacy and health policy. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 100, 200 level courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 318
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 317 | Community HealthThis course focuses on principles of community health nursing to ameliorate structural vulnerabilities and health disparities through population health strategies, community assessment and development, communicable disease control, intersectional care, advocacy and health policy. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 318 | Clinical Practice: Community HealthThis course focuses on experiential learning in community. Emphasis is on collaborative assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health care within diverse community settings. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NURS 100, 200 level courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern
NURS 317
NB: Pass/Fail course.
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| 2025-2026 | NURS 318 | Clinical Practice: Community HealthThis course focuses on experiential learning in community. Emphasis is on collaborative assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health care within diverse community settings. Course Credits: 3
NB: Pass/Fail course
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| 2024-2025 | NURS 322 | Nursing Care of Childbearing FamiliesConcepts of nursing care are related to the health care of women, newborns, children, and families during the childbearing years. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 100, 200 level courses and other non-nursing prerequisites designated on curricular pattern.
NURS 323
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