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Program Requirements
This program trains graduate-level nurses to take on an advanced practice role. Mental Health 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
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: GĂ©linas, CĂ©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 647 Pharmacology for Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced concepts in pharmacology for mental health nurse practitioners, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics. Students will learn decision-making skills and problem-solving in the domain of clinical pharmacology.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Arvisais, KAROLANN (Winter)
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NUR2 690 Reasoning in Mental Health 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing concepts in preventive mental health care of individuals across the lifespan. Students will learn advanced concepts in psychopathology, how to conduct a thorough mental state evaluation (MSE) and assessment of psychological disorders using an integrative/multidimensional approach that is biopsychosocial, person and familycentered, and culturally sensitive.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: La Riccia, Giuseppina (Fall)
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NUR2 691 Reasoning in Mental Health 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing management of disorders in the realm of feeding and eating, sleep and sleep-wake cycles, sexuality, identity and gender dysphoria using an integrative/multidimensional approach that is biopsychosocial, person and family-centered, and culturally sensitive. Pathophysiology, decision making and problem solving skills as well as interventions will be explored at length for each disorder.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: La Riccia, Giuseppina (Fall)
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NUR2 692 Reasoning in Mental Health 3 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing concepts in mood disorders, suicidal risk and generalized anxiety disorders. Students will learn the pathophysiology, investigation and management of mood disorders, suicidal risk and anxiety disorders using an integrative/multidimensional approach that is biopsychosocial, person and family-centered, and culturally sensitive. Pathophysiology, decision making and problem solving skills as well as interventions will be explored at length for each disorder.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: La Riccia, Giuseppina (Fall)
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NUR2 693 Reasoning in Mental Health 4 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing concepts in cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic disorders. Students will learn the pathophysiology, investigation and management of cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic disorders using an integrative/multidimensional approach that is biopsychosocial, person and family-centered, and culturally sensitive. Pathophysiology, decision making and problem solving skills as well as interventions will be explored at length for each disorder.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: La Riccia, Giuseppina (Winter)
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NUR2 694 Reasoning in Mental Health 5 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Advanced nursing concepts in personality disorders, substance use and addictive disorders, impulse-control disorders, and notions of self or otherdirected violence. Students will learn the pathophysiology, investigation and management of disorders related to personality, substance use and addiction, impulse-control and dangerosity using an integrative/multidimensional approach that is biopsychosocial, person and family-centered, and culturally sensitive. Pathophysiology, decision making and problem solving skills as well as interventions will be explored at length for each disorder.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: La Riccia, Giuseppina (Winter)
