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NURS 4003: Health Promotion 4
Effective date
September 2019
Department
Practical Nursing
School
Health Sciences
Description
This course focuses on health promotion in the context of caring for clients experiencing an acute exacerbation of chronic illness or an acute episode of illness. Examination of health promoting strategies during hospitalization to improve or help maintain clients' health status after discharge occur. Topics also include how to preparing clients for discharge from care through teaching and learning of health promoting strategies.
Credits
1.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
NURS 3006.
Corequisites
NURS 4001, NURS 4002, NURS 4004, NURS 4005.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Formulate teaching strategies to manage or improve client health.
- Discuss health promotion in the acute care context and in relation to discharge planning.
- Explain utilization of screening tools for early detection of illness.
- Identify and explain which immunizations are important for clients experiencing acute illness.
- Identify culturally safe, culturally informed and appropriate health promotion materials.
- Explain the continuum of care.
- Explain the discharge planning process.
- Examine appropriate teaching and learning strategies to prepare clients for discharge.
- Explain harm reduction strategies for acute care clients at risk.
- Evaluate trauma-informed practice within acute care settings.
- Evaluate LGBTQ2 needs for discharge teaching.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 24
Total Hours: 24
Total Hours: 24
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 |
30 |
Simulation recording and analysis |
|
Assignments |
35 |
Written paper |
|
Final Exam |
35 |
Final Comprehensive Exam |
Course topics
- Introduction to epidemiology
- Risk-management strategies: smoking cessation, obesity, drug use Harm reduction
- Nutrition
- Risk management strategies
- Early detection of illness through screening
- Client teaching and learning
- Culturally appropriate and relevant learning strategies
- Continuum of Care (pre-admission and discharge planning)
- Cultural safety and cultural humility in acute care
- Trauma-informed practice in acute care settings
- LGBTQ2 care in acute care settings
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.