This course addresses those aspects of Emergency nursing which contribute to its specialty status: triage, vascular access and fluid replacement, interfacility transfer and transport, abuse, neglect, assault, violence including violence in the Emergency Department, collection and preservation of evidence, pain and wound management.
Paralegal Graduate Certificate students will complete a part time field placement component in a work setting. In special circumstances and only with the approval of the field placement Coordinator, a different time frame might also be possible. A student's work experience and the scheduling of field placement will reflect the employer's needs. The students are evaluated by employers on completion...
This course is an introduction to nursing research to prepare nursing stream students to become knowledgeable consumers and users of research. Students are introduced to ways of knowing and questioning related to nursing research with the goals of the advancement of client-centred care, clinical decision making, nursing practice, and informing health policy. Students explore basic strategies for...
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain an understanding about the fundamentals of integrated marketing communications. Upon completion of this course, students should be knowledgeable about key practices used within the marketing communications industry and their various benefits. Topics covered in this course include integrated marketing communication (IMC)...
Effective writing skills are essential in any career but especially in a communications or PR related position. Building on the Writing for Public Relations course in first semester, students gain more experience writing for various audiences and creating practical, written communications. This course will provide an opportunity for students to add to their professional portfolio and further...
This course provides the learner with an overview of introductory theory and skills pertaining to the helping relationship process. Specifically, the learner will engage in learning projects, which allows for skill development related to self-understanding, listening, non-verbal and verbal communication, assessment and constructive feedback. Students will have the opportunity to conduct a basic...
The student will develop skills in the application of descriptive and inferential statistics in the field of career counselling. The learner will practice using assessment tools, to examine the procedures for using and interpreting data using a variety of other tests/tools. Ethics, limitations and cautions of administering standardized tests will be discussed.
In this course students will investigate foundational child development theorists and their linkage to practice and pedagogy in early care and education systems. A continuum-based approach within the context of early year's programs, will be explored. Students will have opportunities to examine the structure and function of the brain, as well as consider the role that both heredity and environment...
In an Early Years setting with children ages 0-12 years, students will have the opportunity to integrate their knowledge of child development, play based curriculum by implementing the Early Childhood Education documents They will use appropriate and inclusive practice through routines, interactions and experiences which encourage play, exploration and inquiry based learning. Students will foster...
In this course, Practical Nursing stream students are introduced to the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for information and health literacies to strengthen their competence in nursing informatics. Students explore the professional applications of information communication technologies (ICTs) in professional nursing practice at points of care, nursing administration, nursing education...