Course Overview
The focus of this course is to explore communication and collaborative practice in multiple contexts where nurses work with children and childbearing families while giving appropriate consideration to relevant stages of growth and development. In addition to exploring the concepts of health promotion, risk reduction, and teaching strategies to address patient and family educational needs, this course will also continue the foundational work of therapeutic practice and professional communication from previous communication courses. Simulation, case studies, active learning strategies, as well as clinical practice from the Practice of Nursing 5 will support students’ skill development in the areas of communicating with children and childbearing families. Achievement of course competencies will also be achieved through the use of discussions, paper/project and reflection on clinical practice. Students will have the opportunity to practice interpersonal communication skills with children/teens/parents/childbearing families in conjunction with Practice of Nursing 5.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will meet the following:
Collaborator
- Identifies roles and scope of practice of healthcare team members
- Identifies conflict and discusses potential solutions
- Identifies multiple perspectives in any given situation to support safe, high quality, client-centred care
- Identifies and describes facets of a strength-based approach to collaboration
Communicator
- Identifies opportunities for and implements strategies to communicate effectively with clients and healthcare team members to provide safe, high quality, client-centered health care with assistance
- Recognizes the impact of communication in supporting safe, high quality, client-centered health care
- Questions unclear orders, decisions, or actions that are inconsistent with positive client outcomes, best practices, health safety standards, and client wishes
- Demonstrates effective group process and presentation skills
Leader
- Identifies the unique interpersonal capacities, roles, qualities and skills each member of the healthcare team brings
Effective as of Winter 2022
Related Programs
Communication in Nursing Practice 5a (BSNC 5055) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Health Sciences
- Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Full-time
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