vcc.ca
NURS 3001: Professional Communication 3
Effective date
September 2019
Department
Practical Nursing
School
Health Sciences
Description
This course focuses on specific professional communication skills used with clients and care providers across the lifespan requiring care in the community.
Credits
1.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
NURS 2007 or NURS 2107.
Corequisites
NURS 3002, NURS 3003, NURS 3004, NURS 3005.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain approaches to communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure the continuity of care.
- Effectively facilitate discussion and interactions among team members in a simulated environment.
- Facilitate collaborative problem-solving and decision making.
- Participate and be respectful of all members’ participation in collaborative decision making.
- Describe strategies for managing interprofessional conflict.
- Discuss specific communication strategies and approaches relative to clients with mental illnesses.
- Identify communication indicators that may indicate when an individual may be at risk for self-harm or harm to others.
- Identify communication strategies to de-escalate a volatile situation.
- Discuss the communication skills required for effective collaboration with both Indigenous and non- Indigenous health care professionals, traditional medicine peoples/healers in the provision of effective health care for First Nation, Inuit, and Métis clients, families, and communities.
- Compare communication practices for health beliefs among different Indigenous peoples.
- Identify components that demonstrate a commitment to engage in dialogue and relationship building with different cultures, including cultural safety.
- Describe specific communication strategies and approaches relative to clients with developmental disabilities.
- Describe communication strategies to build positive relationships with children.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 21
Total Hours: 21
Total Hours: 21
Instructional Strategies
Course guides provide direction of learning in preparation, in course activities and reflection of the content. The instructor acts as facilitator and expert to promote an environment conducive for learning through activities such as guided discussion, debate, audio-visual presentation, group activities, online activities, skill building exercises and simulation.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
B-
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
35 |
Skills analysis |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Communication assessment |
|
Final Exam |
35 |
Comprehensive final exam based on case scenarios |
|
Participation |
10 |
Self-assessment |
Course topics
- Integration of communication skills; Ensuring continuity of care; Problem solving and decision making; Conflict resolution; Age appropriate communications; Adaptation of communication skills appropriate to the client
- Integration of Relational Practice, Working with groups, Encouraging responsibility for own health, Communicating effectively with the child client, Communicating effectively with clients who have mental illness; Communicating effectively with clients who have developmental disabilities; Honouring diversity; Caring and respect
- Integration of Interprofessional Communication; Interprofessional conflict resolution; Guidelines for addressing disagreements; Establishing a safe environment to express opinions; Reaching a consensus; Coordinating actions of others during an emergency
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.