Course Overview
This blended course provides learners with an overview of the palliative approach to care. Knowledge of the palliative approach and relational inquiry will be applied to the care of individuals, families, and caregivers experiencing life-limiting illness across diverse contexts of care. Learners will have opportunities to demonstrate appropriate theoretical and advanced communication strategies during care encounters and provide relevant resources, information, and services in a manner appropriate for the client. Exploration of personal biases, values, and perspectives with respect to palliative care, ethical issues, and professional nursing practice occurs throughout the course. Students will gain an understanding of the nurse's role with respect to medical assistance in dying (MAiD), advanced care planning and goals of care conversations, and end-of-life symptom assessment and management. Learners will examine relevant theories, methods, and research as well as participate in interactive activities, reflective exercises, discussions and practice experiences designed to deepen and consolidate their advanced relational, communication, and collaboration skills in preparation for meeting entry-to-practice competencies.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
2.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will meet the following competencies:
Advocate
- Examines and challenges the influence of power within organizational, social, economic and political contexts that influence health and well-being within the context of nurses’ role in the delivery of care
- Promotes acceptance of diversity and supports client empowerment to reduce stigma
Collaborator
- Demonstrates the ability to collaborate with diverse clients, adapt relational approaches appropriately, and accommodate varying contextual factors in diverse practice situations
- Works to prevent and resolve conflict, and to negotiate solutions to conflict situations in interactions with clients and members of the healthcare team
Communicator
- Communicates effectively with clients and healthcare team members to support safe, high quality, client-centred health care in diverse situations and contexts
Decision Maker
- Independently plans nursing care with clients, within the context of critical inquiry and relational practice, that integrates knowledge from nursing, health sciences and other related disciplines as well as knowledge from practice experiences, client knowledge, patterns and preferences, and influences within the health care context
- Effectively manages complex clinical scenarios and time sensitive situations
Global Citizen
- Practices culturally safe and equitable nursing care in diverse contexts and situations
Leader
- Promotes teamwork and garners commitment and participation of others that will optimize nursing practice and client care
- Facilitates organizational change initiatives
Professional
- Displays initiative, confidence and self-awareness in nursing practice
Effective as of Winter 2022
Related Programs
Communication in Nursing Practice 7 (BSNC 7055) 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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