Nurse Practitioner (Non-Thesis): Neonatal (M.Sc.A.) (45 credits)

Seminar in Nursing.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Students gain advanced knowledge of the processes, mechanisms, and principles that promote health and support healing during normative change, illness, and other unexpected events or crises. Through the study of theory, examination of empirical evidence, and discussion of clinical experiences, students develop a philosophical orientation and a value driven approach to nursing to guide their nursing practice with individuals and families. The orientation to practice is Strengths-Based Nursing.

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Policy Leadership in Nursing.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Students continue to gain advanced knowledge of the processes, mechanisms, and principles that promote health and support healing during normative change, illness, and other unexpected events or crises. Through the study of theory, examination of empirical evidence, and discussion of clinical experiences, students develop a philosophical orientation and a value driven approach to nursing to guide their nursing practice with individuals and families.

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Research Methods in Nursing

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

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.

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Clinical in Family Systems Nursing 1.

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This course develops the knowledge and skills required to enhance the health of families. Family health has to do with ways of learning, developing, relating,behaving, and thinking which promote physical and psychological well-being. It involves coping with adversity by developing or drawing on family and individual strengths, as well as external resources. From the foundational perspective of Strengths-Based Nursing, students will learn approaches to family engagement and assessment using theoretically and empirically grounded strategies for working with families.

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Clinical in Family Systems Nursing 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

This course continues to develop the knowledge and skills required to enhance the health of families. Family health has to do with ways of learning, developing, relating, behaving, and thinking which promote physical and psychological well-being. It involves coping with adversity by developing or drawing on family and individual strengths, as well as external resources. From the foundational perspective of Strengths-Based Nursing, students will continue to develop approaches to family assessment and intervention using theoretically and empirically grounded strategies for working with families.

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Professional Issues in Nursing.

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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.

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Ethics in Advanced Practice.

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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.

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Pharmacology for Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.

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Health and illness management issues for nurse practitioners in neonatology.

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Reasoning in Neonatal Practice 1 .

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Common neonatal health problems that don’t require tertiary care, laws governing Nurse Practitioners in the province of Quebec, especially pertaining to the neonatal subspecialty. Topics include review of normal pregnancy, transitional issues of the newborn, care of the late preterm infant and anticipatory guidance in the discharge of a newborn.

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Reasoning in Neonatal Practice 2.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Advanced nursing management of illnesses of the newborn. Pathophysiology, decision making, and interventions for advanced nursing practice. Some topics include pregnancy, labour and delivery, as well as fluid management, respiratory problems and surgical emergencies.

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Neonatal Health Assessment.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Advanced skills in health assessment, physical examination of healthy newborns and documentation. Different approaches are used to improve proficiency in history taking and physical examinations in a laboratory setting.

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Reasoning in Neonatal Practice 3 .

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Advanced nursing management of illnesses of the newborn. Pathophysiology, decision making, and interventions for advanced nursing practice. Some topics include pregnancy, labour and delivery, as well as fluid management, respiratory problems and surgical emergencies.

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Evidence in Neonatal Practice .

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

In depth examination and critique of nursing management of illnesses of the newborn.

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