Courses

The course reviews the domains of advanced practice nurse roles in Canada. An examination of the historical, philosophical, sociopolitical and economic influences develops the foundation for practice. Factors
that affect role implementation and innovative models that utilize the advanced practice nurse role in primary health care are investigated.

Pre-requisite: Program Admission

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Evidence informed methods used in clinical practice by advanced practice nurses are examined. Critically appraise and apply research, best practice guidelines and theory relevant to advanced nursing practice. Students will develop a research question addressing an identified gap related to advanced practice nursing.

Pre-requisite: Program Admission

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Advanced practice nurses will be prepared with a strong theoretical foundation in health promotion, illness prevention and maintenance of health across populations and communities. Interprofessional approaches to improve population health considering the influence of sociopolitical, environmental, economic and health concepts are included.

Pre-requisite: Program Admission

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Pathophysiology of common acute and chronic disorders across the lifespan informs therapeutic decisions including pharmacotherapeutic principles, professional, ethical, regulatory and practical aspects of prescribing. Cellular biology, immunity and the central nervous system will provide a foundation for the study of disease and therapeutics in other body systems.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 800 (courses can be taken concurrently)

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Phases of clinical judgment and various diagnostic reasoning models are explored in the context of direct patient care. Health maintenance concepts and diagnostic reasoning skills are developed. The mandatory one-week on-campus residency is designed to develop and evaluate health assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 800 and MNUR 803

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 3 (39 hours) Clinical: 3 (16 hours)

Building on the content from MNUR 803, pathophysiology of common disorders across the lifespan informs health assessments and pharmacotherapeutic decisions in nursing practitioner practice. Analysis of the functioning of body systems provides a foundation for the study of disease and pharmacotherapeutics.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 802 and MNUR 803

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 11 (153 hours)

39 hours of clinical will be completed with a community pharmacist.

A broad knowledge base is integrated with critical appraisal for determining diagnoses and patient needs. Appropriate selection
from a range of evidence-informed nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions restores or maintains functional, physiological and mental stability to achieve optimal health. Gender and episodic care are emphasized.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 805

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 9 (117 hours)

A broad knowledge base is integrated with critical appraisal for determining diagnoses and patient needs. Appropriate selection
from a range of evidence-informed nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions restores or maintains functional, physiological and mental stability to achieve optimal health. Conception, prenatal, postnatal care and family health care are emphasized.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 805

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 9 (117 hours)

A broad knowledge base is integrated with critical appraisal for determining diagnoses and patient needs. Appropriate selection from a range of evidence-informed nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions restores or maintains functional, physiological and mental stability to achieve optimal health. Healthy aging and chronic care management are emphasized.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 805

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 9 (117 hours)

Transforming complex clinical problems to researchable questions, students will systematically review and appraise the literature for evidence, consider ethical issues in research methods, design a study proposal, and consider knowledge translation strategies. A literature review is completed in preparation for a major research paper that addresses health improvements for patients, families, communities, or health care systems.

Pre-requisite: 24 approved credit hours at the 800 level.

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Advanced nursing practice concepts are integrated into a consolidated practice education experience. Autonomy, accountability, decision-making, and critical analysis of organizational and system issues that influence advanced nursing practice are demonstrated. Knowledge translation of a piece of scholarly work completed during the program is facilitated.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 809

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 14 (182 hours)

The course reviews the domains of advanced practice nurse roles in Canada. An examination of the historical, philosophical, sociopolitical and economic influences develops the foundation for practice. Factors that affect role implementation and innovative models that utilize the advanced practice nurse role in primary health care are investigated.

Pre-requisite: Program Admission

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Evidence informed methods used in clinical practice by advanced practice nurses are examined. Critically appraise and apply
research, best practice guidelines and theory relevant to advanced nursing practice. Students will develop a research question addressing an identified gap related to advanced practice nursing.

Pre-requisite: Program Admission

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Advanced practice nurses will be prepared with a strong theoretical foundation in health promotion, illness prevention and maintenance of health across populations and communities. Interprofessional approaches to improve population health considering the influence of sociopolitical, environmental, economic and health concepts are included.

Pre-requisite: Program Admission

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Pathophysiology of common acute and chronic disorders across the lifespan informs therapeutic decisions including pharmacotherapeutic principles, professional, ethical, regulatory and practical aspects of prescribing. Cellular biology, immunity and the central nervous system will provide a foundation for the study of disease and therapeutics in other body systems.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 800 (courses can be taken concurrently)

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0

Phases of clinical judgment and various diagnostic reasoning models are explored in the context of direct patient care. Health maintenance concepts and diagnostic reasoning skills are developed. The mandatory one-week on-campus residency is designed to develop and evaluate health assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 800 and MNUR 803

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 3 (39 hours) Clinical: 3 (16 hours)

Lab is a 5 day on campus residency week.

Building on the content from MNUR 803, pathophysiology of common disorders across the lifespan informs health assessments and pharmacotherapeutic decisions in nursing practitioner practice. Analysis of the functioning of body systems provides a foundation for the study of disease and pharmacotherapeutics.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 802 and MNUR 803

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0Clinical: 11 (153 hours)

39 hours of clinical will be completed with a community pharmacist.

A broad knowledge base is integrated with critical appraisal for determining diagnoses and patient needs. Appropriate selection
from a range of evidence-informed nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions restores or maintains functional, physiological and mental stability to achieve optimal health. Gender and episodic care are emphasized.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 805

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0Clinical: 9 (117 hours)

A broad knowledge base is integrated with critical appraisal for determining diagnoses and patient needs. Appropriate selection
from a range of evidence-informed nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions restores or maintains functional, physiological and mental stability to achieve optimal health. Healthy aging and chronic care management are emphasized.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 805

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0Clinical: 9 (117 hours)

A broad knowledge base is integrated with critical appraisal for determining diagnoses and patient needs. Appropriate selection
from a range of evidence-informed nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions restores or maintains functional, physiological and mental stability to achieve optimal health. Conception, prenatal, postnatal care and family health care are emphasized.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 805

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0Clinical: 9 (117 hours)

Transforming complex clinical problems to researchable questions, students will systematically review and appraise the literature for evidence, consider ethical issues in research methods, design a study proposal, and consider knowledge translation strategies. A literature review is completed in preparation for a major research paper that addresses health improvements for patients, families, communities, or health care systems.

Pre-requisite: 24 approved credit hours at the 800 level.

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0Clinical: 0

Advanced nursing practice concepts are integrated into a consolidated practice education experience. Autonomy, accountability, decision-making, and critical analysis of organizational and system issues that influence advanced nursing practice are demonstrated. Knowledge translation of a piece of scholarly work completed during the program is facilitated.

Pre-requisite: MNUR 809

Credit Hours: 3 Lab: 0Clinical: 14 (182 hours)