Graduate Courses
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NURS 552
Methods in Nursing Science (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad overview of methods of scholarly inquiry. The course will focus on key elements of research and evaluation including identifying a focus of inquiry, identifying a target population/area, data collection methods, data analytic methods, and ethics related to scholarly inquiry. Topics covered will include qualitative and quantitative study designs, survey designs, program/initiative evaluation, policy analysis, and data collection via interviews, focus groups, and observation.
Objectives:
▪ Understand principles of qualitative and quantitative research and other forms of scholarly inquiry
▪ Articulate the basis for design choice as applied to a specific research question/hypothesis
▪ Identify researchable problems and build logical arguments that justify a focus of inquiry
▪ Understand the key elements of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method designs including sampling, data collection, and data analysis
▪ Describe methods for policy analysis, program evaluation, and survey designs
▪ Examine interdisciplinary aspects of health research and evaluation
▪ Understand ethical issues in research and scholarly inquiryHow 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 508
Pathophysiologic Processes for Nurse Practitioners (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide the students' with the theory and knowledge necessary to understand human physiological responses in health and illness. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the normal anatomy and physiology, the patho-physiology and the adaptive responses underlying common acute and chronic conditions found in the Canadian population. In addition, the influence of age, gender, ethnic background and socioeconomic status will be reviewed for the selected illnesses. The course will involve classroom instruction, clinical case study discussions and take-home assignments. Lecture topics and case studies are chosen on the basis of common causes of mortality and morbidity for Canadians.
Objectives:
- Describe the normal anatomy, physiology and physiological alternations in relation to specific clinical conditions and disease processes that affect Canadians
- Describe the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of specific disease processes
Describe the influence of gender, ethnicity, age and individual characteristics on the course of selected clinical conditions and disease processes
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 507
Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Primary Care (3)
This course will examine the clinical application of drug therapy with an emphasis on the drugs commonly used in primary care settings. Mechanisms of drug actions will be reviewed with the goal of understanding therapeutic and adverse effects, drug interactions and relevant considerations for illness management and patient education. Emphasis will be on clinical decision-making and on applying evidence-based information to case studies that span a variety of age groups and clinical conditions. Legal and ethical considerations of prescriptive authority and practices will also be examined.
Objectives:
- Describe the major pharmacological indications an differences for specific categories of drugs
- Compare and contrast drugs within a given category
- Discuss the components of clinically important drug interactions in terms of absorption, metabolism, and pharmacodynamics
- Identify significant adverse drug interactions and the appropriate interventions
- Develop a framework to evaluate and integrate current research findings into therapeutic decision-making
- Using clinical case studies, demonstrate the application of principles of decision-making to identify, analyze and provide a rationale for appropriate therapies
- Determine correct dosages, dosage form, route and frequency of administration of medications based on relevant individual characteristics including gender, age and illness
- List strategies for monitoring and managing therapeutic and non-therapeutic effects of drugs across the life span
- Identify essential client education issues regarding expected effects, potential adverse effects, symptom management, proper administration and costs of medications
- Describe how to involve the client in the decision-making process concerning therapeutic intervention, including self-treatment for acute and chronic illnesses
- Using clinical case studies, identify factors contributing to polypharmacy and the associated implications for primary care management of health and illness conditions
Demonstrate knowledge of current legislative and ethical issues surrounding prescriptive practice for nurse practitioners working in Canada
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 570
Primary Care I (6)
The focus of this course is on the primary care management of common episodic health and illness conditions across the life span. Emphasis is on health promotion and illness/injury prevention strategies. Didactic and clinically based learning occurs in classroom and clinical settings.
Objectives:
- Identify patient and family needs across the life span including physiological and psychosocial needs and cultural safety
- Develop and knowledge base regarding common and predictable conditions seen in primary care
- Based on knowledge of human development and pathophysiology, analyze with assistance, stable chronic health and illness conditions affecting the health of individuals and families across the lifespan
- Obtain and appropriate history from patients with uncomplicated conditions
- Perform appropriate compete and focused physical examinations relevant to the patient’s chief complaint
- Interpret findings from the physical exam with some help from the Preceptor
- Create an appropriate list of possible differential diagnoses
- Select the most likely diagnoses
- Order, with some Preceptor guidance, appropriate diagnostic tests for each clinical problem
- For each clinical problem, develop a plan of action that includes patient education, health maintenance, health promotion and follow-up care
- Begin to develop strategies for collaboration and consultation with patients, families, Preceptor and members of the health care team in planning the delivery of primary care
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own actions:
- Chart appropriately using problem oriented charting
- Maintain logs
- Present patient data to Faculty and Preceptor in a logical and accurate manner
- Demonstrate professional behavior at all times
- Evaluate care provided in a systematic fashion
- Provide comprehensive care including referral consultation with some assistance from Preceptor
- Identify own learning needs and take action to meet them
- Begin to incorporate research findings appropriately
Advocate for the nurse practitioner role and the nursing profession
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 571
Primary Care II (6)
The focus of this course is on the primary care management of common acute chronic conditions across the life span. Health promotion and illness/injury prevention strategies are integrated throughout. Didactic and clinically based learning occurs in the classroom and clinical settings.
Objectives:
- Identify patient and family needs across the life span including physiological and psychosocial needs and cultural safety.
- Continue to develop a knowledge base regarding common and predictable conditions seen in primary care.
- Based on knowledge of human development and pathophysiology, analyze, with some assistance, stable chronic health and illness conditions affecting the health of individuals and families across the life span.
- Obtain an appropriate history from patients with uncomplicated conditions.
- Perform appropriate complete and focused physical examinations relevant to the patient’s chief complaint.
- Interpret findings from the physical exam with some help from Preceptor.
- Create an appropriate list of possible differential diagnoses.
- Select the most likely diagnoses.
- Order, with some Preceptor guidance, appropriate diagnostic tests for each clinical problem.
- For each clinical problem, develop a plan of action that includes patient education, health maintenance, health promotion and follow-up care.
- Continue to develop strategies for collaboration and consultation with patients, families, preceptor and members of the health care team in planning the delivery of primary care.
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own actions:
- Chart appropriately using problem oriented charting.
- Maintain logs.
- Present patient data to Faculty and Preceptor in a logical and accurate manner.
- Demonstrate professional behavior at all times.
- Evaluate care provided in a systematic fashion.
- Provide comprehensive care including referral and consultation with some assistance from Preceptor.
- Identify own learning needs and take action to meet them
Begin to incorporate research findings appropriately.
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 572
Primary Care III (6)
The focus of this course is on the primary care management of common acute and chronic conditions across the life span. Health promotion and illness/injury prevention strategies are integrated throughout. Didactic and clinically based learning occurs in the classroom and clinical settings.
Objectives:
- Identify patient and family needs across the life span including physiological and psychosocial needs and cultural safety
- Develop and knowledge base regarding common and predictable conditions seen in primary care
- Based on knowledge of human development and pathophysiology, analyze with assistance, stable chronic health and illness conditions affecting the health of individuals and families across the lifespan
- Obtain and appropriate history from patients with uncomplicated conditions
- Perform appropriate compete and focused physical examinations relevant to the patient’s chief complaint
- Interpret findings from the physical exam with some help from the Preceptor
- Create an appropriate list of possible differential diagnoses
- Select the most likely diagnoses
- Order, with some Preceptor guidance, appropriate diagnostic tests for each clinical problem
- For each clinical problem, develop a plan of action that includes patient education, health maintenance, health promotion and follow-up care
- Begin to develop strategies for collaboration and consultation with patients, families, Preceptor and members of the health care team in planning the delivery of primary care
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own actions:
- Chart appropriately using problem oriented charting
- Maintain logs
- Present patient data to Faculty and Preceptor in a logical and accurate manner
- Demonstrate professional behavior at all times
- Evaluate care provided in a systematic fashion
- Provide comprehensive care including referral consultation with some assistance from Preceptor
- Identify own learning needs and take action to meet them
- Incorporate research findings appropriately
Advocate for the nurse practitioner role and the nursing profession
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 591
Professional and Ethical Issues in Nurse Practitioner Practice (3)
This course provides students the opportunity to expand their understanding of the Family Nurse Practitioner role in the larger context of the British Columbia healthcare system. The goal of the course is to identify and discuss current social, educational, economic, political, legal, ethical, regulatory and organizational factors and trends that influence Family Nurse Practitioner practice in British Columbia, and the implications of these factors on professional practice. Critical leadership and professional skills for sustainable practice will also be discussed.
Objectives:
- Describe historical factors leading to the development of advance nursing practice and the role of the nurse practitioner within BC, and national and international contexts
- Articulate the NP(F) role clearly and concisely within the dynamic and complex healthcare system in BC
- Interpret and interrelate relevant theories and concepts to form a basis for advanced practice nursing
- Describe current social, educational, economic, legal, political, and regulatory issues and trends impacting advanced nursing practice in British Columbia
- Articulate basic principles of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia’s Reserved Acts, Health Professions Act and Standards, Scope of Practice, Limits and Conditions, and Competencies, as they relate to the NP role (Family)
- Identify barriers and facilitators to successful NP practice, and strategies to promote advanced nursing practice and demonstrate the effectiveness of advanced nursing practice roles across health care settings.
- Develop understanding of the purpose and value of professional organizations at the level of Advanced Practice, and the unique role they occupy in advocating for issues directly related to practice and sustainability of NP role
- Articulate a basic understanding of concepts related to ethical practice, and their role and application in the healthcare system as related to NP practice
- Articulate the concept of cultural safety and its linkage to quality care and ethical NP practice, and issues specific to care of Aboriginal populations
- Apply principles and theories of ethics: analyze cases from primary care practice for ethical, risk management and legal issues
- Articulate the range of issues relative to collaborative and inter-professional practice involving the NP role, physicians, other advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and other health care professionals, and strategies for maximizing team outcomes
- Articulate stages of transition from novice to expert and environmental elements and resources for successful transformation
Identify resources and strategies for ongoing professional growth, advanced knowledge and skills, strategies for maintaining personal health and balance as a primary care provider and ways to contribute to the growth of the NP profession as a whole
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 548
Qualitative Methods and Analysis (3)
This course is designed as an introductory graduate level course for those considering qualitative methods for thesis or dissertation projects or interested in learning about how qualitative methods might be integrated into future mixed methods initiatives. The structure of the course allows for interactive dialogue around foundations of qualitative inquiry, methodological applications from various qualitative research traditions, as well as techniques and tools to strengthen qualitative data collection and analysis.
Objectives:
- Discuss philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research methods
- Explain commonalties inherent in inductive approaches to inquiry
- Identify key elements associated with particular qualitative methodologies
- Examine how research questions vary by qualitative methods.
- Explain key elements of sampling, data construction and data analysis in qualitative research.
- Identify applicability of data collection strategies to modes of qualitative inquiry
- Describe strengths and limitations of particular qualitative methods
- Articulate ethical issues in qualitative research
Evaluate qualitative research manuscripts
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 549
Quantitative Research Methods and Analytic Strategies in Nursing and Health Sciences (3)
This course takes a practical approach to preparing students to use quantitative research methods at a level that would be appropriate for a master’s thesis. Relationships between research questions, research design, data, and statistical analyses are explored. Students are exposed to a variety of statistical techniques (t-tests, chi-square tests, one-way ANOVA, two- way ANOVA, correlation, simple regression, and multiple regression), and are expected to develop competency in the use of selected techniques.
Objectives:
- Select the appropriate research design for a research question
- Articulate the key features and underlying assumptions of various statistical tests
- Articulate the decision process for selecting the appropriate statistical tests for analyzing data
- Select the appropriate statistical tests for analyzing data
- Conduct selected statistical analyses, interpret output, and report findings in tabular, graphic, and narrative forms (t-test, chi-square tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation, and simple regression)
- Articulate principles associated with the interpretation of quantitative research findings
- Use SPSS with a beginner’s level of confidence as a tool for conducting quantitative data analysis.
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 504
Research and Evidence-Based Practice (3)
The purpose of this course is to build foundational knowledge and skills in searching the literature, critically analyzing research and synthesizing evidence, and applying this evidence to issues of relevance to nursing practice.
Objectives:
- Describe the nature of evidence and its contribution to knowledge development in nursing.
- Identify research that is relevant to a particular problem or topic area in nursing.
- Systematically assess and evaluate the quality of this research and the usefulness of the evidence it provides.
- Synthesize and interpret this evidence to develop justifiable conclusions and identify knowledge gaps.
Apply strategies for using this evidence to address specific nursing practice goals and issues.
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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