Relational Practice

The course helps Nursing students strengthen their relational practice in the context of Canadian nursing and health care. Through nursing theory, this course will focus on understanding the intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of practicing nurses. Students will explore how personal beliefs, values, experiences, and perceptions influence their image of the self and others. The course will also enhance the interpersonal communication skills of students by providing them with strategies to understand Canadas unique culture, the process of critical reflection, and how to advocate for nursing care issues among other healthcare providers and members of the public. Through adequate communication and understanding of others, students in this course will be able to recognize and internalize subtle signs of complex change, lead other healthcare professionals to manage diverse client outcomes, and make proactive decisions with the analysis of actively sought information/resources/frameworks/theory.