Graduate Courses
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NURS 520
Administrative Leadership in Nursing (3)
This course is the study of organizational behavior, management methods, and administrative processes in health care. The purpose of NURS 520 is to help prepare nurses for leadership positions in a variety of healthcare facilities, including, acute care, community, public health, mental health, and other settings. The focus is on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes required to be an effective nurse leader in today’s complex and dynamic health care system. In this course, leadership competencies of particular importance to front line and middle level nurse leadership positions that include administration responsibilities will be emphasized. Although not the focus of this course, we will also discuss executive leadership competencies during the term. Leadership development typically focuses on concepts organized according to: leading self; leading others; leading and managing change; and leading within complex healthcare systems. We will cover content related to these broad categories, and the learning goals for the course are associated with these categories.
Objectives:
- Critically examine leadership theories
- Explore relational capabilities associated with effective leadership (e.g., emotional intelligence)
- Analyze core competencies for administrative leadership
- Identify the major roles and responsibilities associated with different leadership levels
- Critically examine the concept of effective teamwork
- Further develop strategies for managing conflict in the workplace
- Analyze the theoretical underpinnings of effective change management and innovation
- Identify the key change management strategies and tools associated with successful healthcare innovations
- Explore healthcare finance, including business case development
- Examine the impact of restructuring and redesign (e.g., program management) on healthcare delivery
Critically reflect on the important trends influencing leadership within complex healthcare settings, particularly quality and safety initiatives
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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NURS 510
Advanced Health Assessment Across the Life Span (6)
This course builds on basic health assessment skills to provide a solid foundation for integrating advanced health assessment with diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision-making. The primary focus of the course is on history taking, physical assessment, and the process of formulating differential diagnoses in a primary care context. A secondary focus emphasizes prevention and health maintenance strategies with individuals and families across the lifespan.
Objectives:
- Conduct a comprehensive history and physical examination of infants, children, adults and elderly.
- Conduct a symptom-specific health history and physical examination for individuals across the life span
- Analyze relevant lab data and diagnostic tests as a basis for developing a differential diagnosis
- Analyze assessment findings to differentiate abnormal pathology and develop relevant differential diagnoses
- Communicate findings of the health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests using accurate, concise recording and reporting
- Analyze the sensitivity and specificity of health screening measures commonly used in primary care
Develop health promotion, prevention, and health maintenance plans for individuals and families in the context of primary care.
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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NURS 530
Advanced Practice in Nursing (3)
This course explores the theoretical foundations and practical experience/mentorship required for the development of knowledge and skills related to an advanced practicing nurse role. Through classroom and brief practicum experiences, students' will explore the key elements of APN roles and the skills required to enact these roles. Students' will also get the chance to begin to formulate a future advanced practice nursing role. Course content includes; advanced practice nursing models/roles, CNS and Nurse Practitioner role distinction, CNS practice domains and competencies, CNS practice outcomes, program and policy development, and consultation and collaboration for advanced practice.
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Objectives:
- Examine advanced practice nursing within the context of the Canadian health care system and determine the professional and political issues influencing the advanced practice role.
- Critically evaluate the applicability of various frameworks and models for the development, implementation, and evaluation of advanced practice nursing roles.
- Differentiate between clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner roles.
- Articulate the knowledge, skills, judgment and personal attributes required to practice as a clinical nurse specialist in different contexts.
- Determine the evidence-base and critical outcomes of CNS practice.
- Apply knowledge and skill in program development and evaluation.
- Demonstrate and promote intra and inter-professional collaboration.
- Articulate a proposal for a desired future role in advanced practice.
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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NURS 554
Advanced Research Methods
This course involves intensive inquiry into research design issues relevant to nursing and health research, including the conduct of interdisciplinary research. It addresses issues in quantitative and qualitative research, and extends the discussion to consider the design and conceptual complexities of mixed methods. The course offers an integrated approach to considering the relationships between research questions, design, methods, and reporting of data from multiple sources. The course is designed to be an interactive seminar. Prerequisites: NURS 580, NURS 548 and NURS 549 or equivalent
Objectives:
- Evaluate the contribution of diverse disciplinary knowledge, values, and traditions in the conduct of interdisciplinary research
- Critically analyze the relationship between research designs and research questions
- Critically analyze research design problems related to various methodologies, and propose potential solutions
- Demonstrate knowledge of instrument development and evaluation process
- Critically analyze the complexities involved in using diverse research methods and reporting results from multiple sources
- Evaluate the quality/validity/utility of findings from quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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NURS 541
Clinical Nursing Education (3)
The course is designed to provide a theoretical foundation for graduate students to develop, or to enhance their knowledge and skills as clinical educators of nursing staff or students. The purpose of this course is to give students an opportunity to learn and reflect upon the scope of clinical educator role. In addition, it will provide students an opportunity to explore their future plans in relation to their professional development as clinical educators. This course explores strategies that can be used to foster a learning community, critical thinking, reflection, active learning, learner confidence, and development of teaching skills. To this end, issues such as teacher-student-staff-client relationships, diversity among learners, ethics, and the development of professional values are explored. Participants in this course are expected to explore the theoretical and research literature and apply this body of knowledge to their particular areas of interest in clinical teaching.
Objectives:
- Understand theories and models of learning and teaching as they apply to clinical nursing education
- Appreciate the complexity of the learner-educator relationship in the clinical setting
- Use a variety of teaching strategies to enhance learning in the clinical setting
- Examine methods of assessment and evaluation in clinical nursing education
- Explore selected issues embedded in clinical nursing education
Critique evidence-based literature that has relevance for clinical nursing education
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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NURS 509
Clinical Procedures in Primary Care Settings (2)
An overview of common office procedures used in primary care practice by a Nurse Practitioner (NP). Primary care diagnostic and treatment procedures such as x-ray interpretation, ECG interpretation, IUD insertion, suturing, shave and punch biopsies and administration of local anesthesia.
Objectives:
- Understand principles foundational to selected diagnostic tests
- Describe indications for ordering specific diagnostic tests
- Understand principles underlying immunizations
- Demonstrate the ability to interpret selected diagnostic tests, including ECG, x-ray, ultrasound, Doppler, CT scan and PEFR/screening spirometry
Perform common minor office procedures safely and in a manner that ensures client comfort
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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NURS 578
Consolidated Practicum (6)
The Consolidated Practicum is a clinically based course in which nurse practitioner students integrate and consolidate their knowledge, skills and experiences gained in all previous courses of the nurse practitioner program. It is a time to combine all of these aspects of learning and practice the nurse practitioner role under the supervision of a physician or a nurse practitioner. Students are expected to be self-directed learners and to identify their learning needs, articulate how they could meet their needs and develop a plan to meet those needs within their practicum time.
The course involves 7 weeks of full time practice. Although many students will practice far from campus and may be the only student in a practice site, communication with faculty will be maintained on an ongoing basis through emails, telephone, Connect discussion and face to face contact with a clinical site visitor. Communication with student peers will be maintained through Connect discussions.
Objectives:
The aim of NURS 578, consolidated practicum, is to integrate the BCCNP Nurse Practitioner Competencies (available at bccnp.ca) into practice while under the supervision of a physician or nurse practitioner preceptor. As the goal is to achieve entry to practice (as a nurse practitioner, family) level competence, the course objectives are the BCCNP competencies. Students are expected to know their scope of practice and to practice within their scope as articulated in the document, Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners (Family) Standards Limits and Conditions, available on line, at BCCNP.
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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NURS 596
Culminating Project (3)
This course is a project that addresses a focus area for nurse practitioners. The focus may be, but is not limited to the following: improving an area of NP practice; work with a patient population receiving NP care; an innovation in NP practice; exploration and clarification of an issue affecting NPs; an aspect of interdisciplinary practice or a political activity that impacts NP practice. The project will demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the topic, use of the literature, and an evidence-based approach. Students are encouraged to begin thinking about the project in the first term of the program.
Outcomes:
The project may take the form of program or policy development, a presentation to a target group or professional conference, the design of innovative techniques for the delivery of patient care, a paper for publication, or a collaborative interdisciplinary effort that affects practice. Other possibilities will be considered on an individual basis.
Learn more about Culminating Project planning
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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NURS 690
Directed Studies in Nursing (3 or 6)
A directed study is intended to serve as a learning experience in a coherent area of study initiated by a student in consultation with a faculty advisor. The courses are intended to complement core courses and support learning and to prepare for the masters completion projects or doctoral theses.
General Guidelines:
Typically, courses are 3 credits. However, directed or guided independent study courses can have a 3 credit or 6 credit value, depending on the learning contract established between the directed study supervisor & student. MSN students may take up to 6 credits of directed or guided independent study courses and doctoral student may take up to 12 credits of directed or guided independent study courses over their entire programs. All directed or guided independent study courses involve a written contract between the student and a faculty member with whom the student negotiates a course.
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NURS 590
Directed Studies in Nursing (3-6)
A directed study is intended to serve as a learning experience in a coherent area of study initiated by a student in consultation with a faculty advisor. The courses are intended to complement core courses and support learning and to prepare for the masters completion projects or doctoral theses.
General Guidelines:
Typically, courses are 3 credits. However, directed or guided independent study courses can have 3 credits or 6 credits value, depending on the learning contract established between the directed study supervisor & student. MSN students may take up to 6 credits of directed or guided independent study courses and doctoral student may take up to 12 credits of directed or guided independent study courses over their entire programs. All directed or guided independent study courses involve a written contract between the student and a faculty member with whom the student negotiates a course.
Guidelines for requesting NURS 590
How to access your course in the UBC Course Schedule: In the top right corner of the page, please select the correct session (W or S), select your course from the list of NURS courses, and click on the course & session number (e.g NURS 123 XXX) to read the published notes for that section. To register as a student you must logged in with your CWL.
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