5.5.5 Courses

Students preparing to register should consult the Web at www.mcgill.ca/minerva (click Class Schedule) for the most up-to-date list of courses available; courses may have been added, rescheduled or cancelled after this Calendar went to press. Class Schedule lists courses by term and includes days, times, locations, and names of instructors.

are taught in two consecutive terms (most commonly Fall and Winter). Students must register for both the D1 and D2 components. No credit will be given unless both components (D1 and D2) are successfully completed in consecutive terms.

(1) This introductory course provides an overview of the history and the philosophical and theoretical tenets underlying the core concepts of the Model. Students are introduced to McGill's perspective on health, family, learning, and collaborative nursing through a study of selected theoretical and research papers.

Study of biological, psychological, and social perspectives of human development from infancy through old age within an ecological framework. Developmental processes of learning, coping, and social relationships will be linked to biological development and be discussed as major determinants of health.

(5) (Restriction: Only B.Sc.(N) Program) This clinical nursing experience offers students an opportunity to consolidate their knowledge and assessment skills in either community nursing or critical care.

(Students must register for both NUR2 511D1 and NUR2 511D2.) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 511D1 and NUR2 511D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) A study of selected concepts related to the practice of nursing including health, family, normative life transitions and interpersonal interaction. The major focus is on developing an understanding of human behaviour using the process of scientific inquiry. Special emphasis is placed on the observation of people in their physical and social environments and on the analysis of clinical data as the basis for the development of innovative nursing approaches.

(Students must register for both NUR2 514D1 and NUR2 514D2.) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 514D1 and NUR2 514D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) Learning to nurse through field experiences with individuals and families in the community and in acute care settings. The focus is on the application of knowledge and theory in practice and includes the testing and analysis of nursing approaches. Students work with clients and families experiencing a variety of life events including aging, birth and parenting as well as acute illness and hospitalization.

(3) The purpose of this course is to present the knowledge required to conduct an in-depth assessment of health and well-being of the elderly and their families in the community and in health care settings. A seminar/lecture format will be used to elaborate a broad definition of health including its physical, psychological, social and functional dimensions. Students will discuss the wide variety of factions that can be seen as "determinants" of health.

(Students must register for both NUR2 611D1 and NUR2 611D2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 611D1 and NUR2 611D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) A critical study of selected concepts in nursing and health related to individuals and families. An introduction to the study of concepts and theories relevant to nursing.

(3) 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.

(Students must register for both NUR2 614D1 and NUR2 614D2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 614D1 and NUR2 614D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) Field experience in nursing to test and develop concepts critical to the health of individuals and families. The examination of theories relevant to nursing practice in the clinical field.

(3) An evaluation of educational and health care systems with particular reference to the nursing input in problems of health, health care and health care delivery. Evaluative research includes qualitative and quantitative approaches to assessing health status and quality of care.

(4) Supervised clinical experiences in health care agencies are aimed at developing competence in technical and family nursing skills at an advanced level. Experience is determined on an individual basis according to learning needs and the student's area of interest.

(2) (Prerequisites: NUR2 611, NUR2 614 or equivalent) Current theories of nursing e.g. Orem, Roy, King, Rogers are examined along with their implications for practice, curriculum, administration, and research. The internal and external adequacy of these theories will be evaluated using selected schema. Critical analysis of issues and problems of theories in a practice discipline will be undertaken.

(Students must register for both NUR2 621D1 and NUR2 621D2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 621D1 and NUR2 621D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) An opportunity for investigation of some of the critical problems in nursing as related to the student's area of inquiry. Particular emphasis is placed on theory development in nursing.

(3) (Prerequisites: PATH 300; PHGY 201, PHGY 202 or equivalent.) Development of skills in the medical-nursing assessment and management of patients and families dealing with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Includes instruction in history-taking and physical assessment.

(4) Field experience in nursing, incorporating extensive assessment, experimentation and evaluation of differing nursing approaches.

(6) Field experience in nursing, incorporating extensive assessment, experimentation and evaluation of differing nursing approaches.

(3) 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.

(3) Research, administrative or teaching projects in nursing are defined by interested faculty and developed with students. The goal is to promote and enhance scholarly activity and productivity. At completion, there should be some final product such as a manuscript, a data collection system set-up, or the synthesis of pilot data.

(4) (Prerequisite: NUR1 235 or permission of instructor.) Development of advanced skills in health assessment and physical examination of clients across the life span, including diagnostic tests and interventions, documentation and follow-up.

(3) (Prerequisite: Graduate-level course in inferential statistics and graduate or undergraduate course in child development, or permission of the instructor.) (Restriction: Health Sciences or Psychology graduate students or permission of the instructor.) Research issues surrounding the measurement of pain throughout childhood. Topics include measurement theory, theoretical and conceptual definitions of pain in children, scale construction, format and scaling issues, reliability, validity, clinical unity, developmental considerations, self-report formats, observational formats, physiological indicators of pain.

(4) (Prerequisites: PHGY 201, PHGY 202 or PHGY 209, PHGY 210; PATH 300; PHAR 300; or permission of instructor.) Advanced patho-physiology of diseases across the lifespan, decision-making, and interventions for advanced practice related to illness management.

(4) (Prerequisite: NUR2 640.) Advanced pathophysiology and advanced practice interventions in selected illness situations and in a multiple-problem context, including independent clinical reasoning in the management of health and illness concerns.

(3) 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.

(3) Development of advanced practice roles, including professional and legal accountability, interdisciplinary practice, planning change, conflict resolution, referral, and consultation.

(Students must register for both NUR2 690D1 and NUR2 690D2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 690D1 and NUR2 690D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) (NUR2 690D1 and NUR2 690D2 together are equivalent to NUR2 690) Research progress report and seminars.

(2) (Students must also register for NUR2 690N2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 690N1 and NUR2 690N2 are successfully completed in a twelve month period) (NUR2 690N1 and NUR2 690N2 together are equivalent to NUR2 690) Literature search and proposal development.

(2) (Prerequisite: NUR2 690N1) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 690N1 and NUR2 690N2 are successfully completed in a twelve month period) (NUR2 690N1 and NUR2 690N2 together are equivalent to NUR2 690) See NUR2 690N1 for course description.

(Students must register for both NUR2 691D1 and NUR2 691D2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 691D1 and NUR2 691D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) (NUR2 691D1 and NUR2 691D2 together are equivalent to NUR2 691) Research progress report and seminars.

(4) (Students must also register for NUR2 691N2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 691N1 and NUR2 691N2 are successfully completed in a twelve month period) (NUR2 691N1 and NUR2 691N2 together are equivalent to NUR2 691) Research progress report and seminars.

(4) (Prerequisite: NUR2 691N1) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 691N1 and NUR2 691N2 are successfully completed in a twelve month period) (NUR2 691N1 and NUR2 691N2 together are equivalent to NUR2 691) See NUR2 691N1 for course description.

(Students must register for both NUR2 692D1 and NUR2 692D2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 692D1 and NUR2 692D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms) (NUR2 692D1 and NUR2 692D2 together are equivalent to NUR2 692) Completion of Thesis.

(6) (Students must also register for NUR2 692N2) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 692N1 and NUR2 692N2 are successfully completed in a twelve month period) (NUR2 692N1 and NUR2 692N2 together are equivalent to NUR2 692) Completion of Thesis.

(6) (Prerequisite: NUR2 692N1) (No credit will be given for this course unless both NUR2 692N1 and NUR2 692N2 are successfully completed in a twelve month period) (NUR2 692N1 and NUR2 692N2 together are equivalent to NUR2 692) See NUR2 692D1 for course description.

(3) Examination of various experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, and survey designs with particular focus on the use of these designs in nursing research.

(3) An examination of the underlying theories of measurement and techniques for assessing the validity and reliability of data collection instruments. Issues related to the development and/or utilization of instruments to measure target variables in nursing and health research are addressed.

(3) (Corequisite: NUR2 702) (Restriction: Enrolled in Ph.D. in Nursing or permission of instructor) Advanced examination of the utilization of qualitative research in nursing.

(3) Factors affecting the planning and management of the nursing workforce in the context of forecasting models, demographic changes, public organizational response, models of organizational behavior and determinants of nursing sensitive outcomes, and productivity.

(3) (Prerequisite: NUR2 620 or equivalent) This course surveys the history of nursing theory development with special emphasis placed on the approaches theory development and the factors affecting these approaches. Issues such as the level of theory, where theory derives are examined in light of the needs of a practice discipline. Future directions for theory development in nursing are explored.

(3) (3 hours seminar weekly) (Prerequisite: NUR2 621, NUR2 624, NUR2 625 or equivalent and permission of instructor) An in-depth analysis of selected issues and developments within nursing and health care. Included will be topics relevant to the areas of research and clinical expertise of the student and faculty.

(3) (Restriction: Open to doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in health sciences, social work, psychology, management and by permission of the instructor.) This seminar focuses on evidence-based research developments in psychosocial oncology. Students will explore state-of-the-art theory, research methods, findings, and intervention programs from a variety of disciplines including nursing, psychology, medicine, health services management and social work that have contributed to the emergent field of psychosocial oncology.