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Program Courses
TERM ONE
Orientation and Student Success Skills
This course will provide a comprehensive orientation to Stenberg College and the program you have enrolled in. As with all new things, there will be some challenges to overcome; however, with this course, you will become familiar with your new environment and the resources available for your use. You will gain effective learning and study strategies; become familiar with course and research online resources; enhance reading and writing skills; participate in activities to increase self-awareness, communication, and accountability; and develop teamwork skills.
Anatomy & Physiology 100
It’s essential that a beginning practical nursing student develop a thorough understanding of the concepts of anatomy and physiology. This course gives an overview of the structure and function of 10 body systems. It also explores various health promotion strategies that work toward optimal function of these systems.
Healing 100
This course focuses on the experience of healing people of all ages with chronic challenges and/or disabilities. It integrates theory and concepts of normal anatomy and physiology and health as they relate to healing. A variety of activities will be offered to enable you to examine the role of the Practical Nurse in promoting health and healing others. Pharmacology is also covered in this course.
Health 100
Health 100 will introduce you to the concept of health as a dynamic, non-static process, rather than as a goal. Viewed within the context of Canadian society, health is seen as a holistic process on which our daily choices have a significant impact. The integration of body, mind and spirit will be examined in order to develop an appreciation of the idea that everything we do, think, feel or believe has an impact on our state of health. As you’ll learn, health is comprised of many dimensions, and each impacts our well-being. Health promotion will be examined throughout the course.
Human Relationships 100
This course discusses caring as the essence of human relationships and therapeutic communication across the lifespan. It uses an experiential and self-reflective approach to develop one’s self-awareness and increased understanding of how one’s interpersonal style impacts on others and how others affect you. In this course, you discuss concepts such as the helping relationship, communication styles, group process and how to adapt communication for people with different abilities.
Nursing Arts 100
The focus of this course is the development of basic practical nursing skills in promoting health and healing when caring for clients in the community, home and continuing care settings. Classroom and online theory as well as laboratory components will help you acquire the basic knowledge and skills of nursing assessment of health and environment, promotion of independence, activity, comfort and personal care. This course is intended to help you integrate theory from other courses with selected clients. Organizational skills, safety practices, and therapeutic communication are underlying themes for Nursing Arts 100.
Professional Growth 100
In this course, you’ll be introduced to the evolution and position of practical nursing as a profession within the healthcare system. It focuses on the legal, ethical and philosophical bases for practice. The Practical Nurse’s role, the interdisciplinary team, partnership, delegation, reporting and documenting will all be discussed. This course also explores reflective writing, reflective practice and critical thinking skills.
Practice Education 100 – Community
You’ll complete a practice education experience in a community setting, allowing you to integrate theory from Semester 1 into practice. You’ll have learning experiences in mental health or community living programs, rehabilitation facilities, adult day care programs, or other organizations that deliver care in the community.
TERM TWO
Healing 200
This course will introduce you to gerontology, gerontological nursing, and the legal and ethical considerations related to caring for the older adult. It will also examine age-related diseases in all body systems including psychogeriatric disorders and associated nursing interventions. Also included are concepts, issues and skills related to geropharmacology and documentation.
Health 200
Society is bombarded with a variety of myths, stereotypes, and prejudices related to aging. To give you a more factual picture of aging, we’ll explore the process and theories of aging. In particular, we’ll examine the demographic profile of the older adult, along with issues such as the aging family, personal adjustments required of the aging individual and community resources available for the aging person. Health promotion and wellness in the older adult is a major theme of this course.
Human Relationships 200
Building on what you learned in Human Relationships 100, this course will focus on leadership, group process, and communicating with those with special needs (cognitive, hearing, aphasia, vision, developmental, etc.) across the lifespan.
Nursing Arts 200
This course, a follow-up to Nursing Arts 100, will further your understanding of practical nursing skills when it comes to the promotion of health and healing with aging clients, whether they be in a community, home or continuing care setting. Theory is delivered both in the classroom and online and students practice their skills in the laboratory.
Practice Education 200 – Geriatric
This supervised clinical experience will teach you how to integrate theory from Semester 2 with practice in the care of the older adult. Some examples of learning environments: extended care, intermediate care, or special care/psychogeriatric facilities.
TERM THREE
Healing 300
This course emphasizes the promotion of healing of individuals who enter the healthcare system with disruptions to one or more body systems. Management of their care requires the Practical Nurse to have a holistic view of the body. In addition, he or she must have an understanding of the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and the appropriate nursing interventions to plan and deliver care for clients with acute or chronic conditions/diseases.
Nursing Arts 300
Nursing Arts 300 emphasizes the development of nursing skills in the promotion of health and healing when caring for individuals who require acute nursing interventions. Building on the theory and practice from 1 & 2, a nursing process approach to the management of care will be reinforced while integrating new knowledge and technical skills relevant in an acute care setting.
The focus of this course is on performing accurate, comprehensive nursing assessments and using the nursing process to determine care for clients requiring acute care across the lifespan. Opportunities for client teaching and learning will be stressed. Theory is delivered both in the classroom and online. The laboratory setting provides an opportunity to integrate theory and practice.
Health 300
The promotion of health for individuals in acute care is the focus of this course. Health promotion programs will be examined. The role of the Practical Nurse in supporting and assisting clients in acquiring information will be explored to include the maternal and child client group. The responsibilities of accurate reporting and documenting will be discussed, along with the need to understand the collaboration between various health sectors in order to ease the transition when clients enter or leave acute care. Opportunities for client teaching and learning will be emphasized.
Professional Growth 300
This course is designed to prepare you for the role of a licensed Practical Nurse. It will deal with your role as an advocate and partner. Issues such as Standards of Practice and professional and union affiliations in practical nursing will be discussed, as will issues such as being an effective team member, change theory and lifelong learning.
Practice Education 300 – Acute Care
You’ll have the opportunity to integrate and apply theory and learned skills with practice in providing care for acutely ill individuals across the lifespan.
Emphasis will be on the role of Practical Nurse as a patient advocate and as a collaborative member of the healthcare team.
Preceptorship
This placement will facilitate your transition from Student Nurse to Practical Nurse graduate. You’ll work closely with a nurse preceptor who will act as your mentor and guide, encouraging you to apply insight, critical thinking skills and self-awareness in the reality of a work setting.
Career Search Strategies
This course is offered in a combined online and classroom delivery format. In the guided online sessions, students learn to network effectively, prepare targeted resumes and cover letters, and follow up in their job search. In the instructor-led session, students are provided with a personalized critique of their resume, cover letter, and online profiles and are also given the opportunity to practice and perfect interview skills.
CPNRE Exam Prep
In this exam preparation course, there will be a review of key program content with a focus on the CLPNBC baseline competencies and the Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Examination (CPNRE) exam blueprint. Exam prep course sessions will be offered prior to preceptorship so that you can pinpoint relevant study aids as well as take a CPNRE predictor test. Following the preceptorship, additional exam prep course sessions are offered to intensively review test taking strategies and important course material. At the conclusion of the exam prep, you take another a 2nd CPNRE predictor test so see your improvement and gauge your preparedness to write the professional registration exam.
Additional Certification
The program also includes the following essential industry-related training and certification:
Standard First Aid - CPR/HCP/AED
You’ll receive Red Cross Standard First Aid Certification including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Health Care Provider (HCP) and Automated External Defibrillation (AED). This industry standard certification is valid for three years.
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
WHMIS trainers provide information about materials in the workplace that can be hazardous, such as cleaning agents, compressed gases and flammable materials. Becoming WHMIS certified will demonstrate that you are able to identify hazardous materials and handle them properly.
FOODSAFE Level 1
You’ll learn how to prepare food in a way that protects people from injury or illness. Some of the topics covered are food-borne diseases, personal hygiene, and safe procedures for storing.
Non-Violent Conflict Resolution
For your protection, you’ll learn how to deal with people who are disruptive or out of control, using verbal techniques for de-escalating conflict and restraint techniques when physical intervention is necessary. |
