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Program Requirements
This program aims to train graduate-level nurses to take on an advanced practice role. Pediatric Nurse Practitioners assume responsibility for tasks related to physical assessment, clinical impressions, and treatment within legally sanctioned, pre-determined conditions that have traditionally been exclusive to medical practice. The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner concentration focuses on a secondary and tertiary of the pediatric population.
Required Courses (45 credits)
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NUR2 515 Applied Statistics for Nursing (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Principles of data analysis and statistical inference with an emphasis on the utilization and interpretation of analysis of variance and regression procedures in nursing research. An additional emphasis will be on critiquing data analysis in current nursing research articles.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: G茅linas, C茅line (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 204 or Undergraduate Introductory-Level Statistics Course
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NUR2 608 Seminar in Nursing (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Students gain advanced knowledge of the processes, mechanisms, and principles that promote health and support healing during normative change, illness, and other unexpected events or crises. Through the study of theory, examination of empirical evidence, and discussion of clinical experiences, students develop a philosophical orientation and a value driven approach to nursing to guide their nursing practice with individuals and families. The orientation to practice is Strengths-Based Nursing.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Hart, Heather Dawn (Fall)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken NUR2 611D1/D2.
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NUR2 611 Policy Leadership in Nursing (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Students continue to gain advanced knowledge of the processes, mechanisms, and principles that promote health and support healing during normative change, illness, and other unexpected events or crises. Through the study of theory, examination of empirical evidence, and discussion of clinical experiences, students develop a philosophical orientation and a value driven approach to nursing to guide their nursing practice with individuals and families.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Kilpatrick, Kelley (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken NUR2 611D1 and NUR2 611D2
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NUR2 612 Research Methods in Nursing 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Basic knowledge and skills needed to conduct research. The philosophy and principles of scientific inquiry, research design, sampling, techniques of data collection, ethics, and incorporating research into practice are discussed with emphasis for nursing.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Maheu, Christine (Fall)
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NUR2 617 Clinical in Family Systems Nursing 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : This course develops the knowledge and skills required to enhance the health of families. Family health has to do with ways of learning, developing, relating,behaving, and thinking which promote physical and psychological well-being. It involves coping with adversity by developing or drawing on family and individual strengths, as well as external resources. From the foundational perspective of Strengths-Based Nursing, students will learn approaches to family engagement and assessment using theoretically and empirically grounded strategies for working with families.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Hart, Heather Dawn (Fall)
Corequisite(s): NUR2 608
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken NUR2 614D1/D2.
A fee of $25.56 for two name pins will be charged based on registration in this course.
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NUR2 618 Clinical in Family Systems Nursing 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : This course continues to develop the knowledge and skills required to enhance the health of families. Family health has to do with ways of learning, developing, relating, behaving, and thinking which promote physical and psychological well-being. It involves coping with adversity by developing or drawing on family and individual strengths, as well as external resources. From the foundational perspective of Strengths-Based Nursing, students will continue to develop approaches to family assessment and intervention using theoretically and empirically grounded strategies for working with families.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Arnaert, Antonia (Winter)
Corequisite(s): NUR2 611
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken NUR2 614D1/D2.
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NUR2 626 Professional Issues in Nursing (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : An examination of theories of learning and organizational behaviour as related to the preparation of nurses for the delivery of health care services. Implications of these theories for the assessment, development, and evaluation of nursing programs will be investigated.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Drouin, Susan; Logue, Katherine (Winter)
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NUR2 642 Ethics in Advanced Practice (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Analysis of common as well as complex ethical issues in advanced nursing practice. General ethical standards for professional practice are reviewed as well as selected controversies.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Carnevale, Franco (Winter)
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NUR2 645 Pharmacology for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced concepts in pharmacology which will provide students with knowledge of basic pharmacologic concepts, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics. Drug therapy considerations in pediatric population taking into account chronic disease states and altered hepatic and renal function.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Girard, Gabrielle (Winter)
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NUR2 680 Reasoning in Pediatrics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : This course is comprised of theoretical seminars on advanced nursing concepts in preventive pediatric health care of children and adolescents. Students will learn advanced concepts in pediatric pathophysiology, decision making/problem solving and interventions for the follow-up of children from 0-18 years of age, the recommended screening and health promotion of the pediatric population as well as the follow-up of adolescent sexuality and reproductive issues, their role in prenatal care and family planning.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Masse, Linda (Fall)
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NUR2 681 Reasoning in Pediatrics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing management of illnesses of the fetus and newborns. Students will learn advanced concepts in foeto-maternal medicine and neonatalogy. Pathophysiology, decision making/problem solving and interventions in perinatal care and neonatal medicine.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Masse, Linda (Fall)
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NUR2 682 Reasoning in Pediatrics 3 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing concepts in pediatric neurology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology and dermatology. Students will learn the pathophysiology, investigation and management of pediatric neurologic, ophthalmologic, otorhinolaryngologic and dermatologic disorders.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Masse, Linda (Fall)
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NUR2 683 Reasoning in Pediatrics 4 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing concepts in pediatric cardiovascular medicine, pneumology, and metabolism. Students will learn the pathophysiology, investigation and management of pediatric cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic disorders.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Masse, Linda (Winter)
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NUR2 684 Reasoning in Pediatrics 5 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing concepts in pediatric mental health & psychiatry, nephrology & urology, hemato-oncology and gastroenterology. Students will learn the pathophysiology, investigation and management of pediatric mental health & psychiatric, nephrologic & urologic, hemato-oncologic and gastroenterologic disorders.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Masse, Linda (Winter)
