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This version of NURS 436 closed. To current version.
Delivery mode: Individualized study.
Credits: 4 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to baccalaureate nursing students. Post-RN: NURS 434; All required 300- level nursing courses; current RN registration; CPR; current immunization according to the standards of the area in which the clinical practicum is completed. A criminal record check may be required. Post-LPN: All 100 and 200 level required courses, HLST 320. All other students: CPR; current immunization according to the standards for the area in which the clinical practice is completed. A criminal record check may be required.
Precluded course: NURS 436 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 479.
Centre: Centre for Nursing and Health Studies
NURS 436 has a Challenge for Credit option.
NURS 436 builds on the concepts of health promotion and primary health care introduced in NURS 434. The McGill model of nursing is used as the conceptual framework to guide family nursing practice. The student will complete a family assessment using the Friedman Family Assessment Model. During the practicum component of the course the student will develop a health promotion initiative with a selected family in the community.
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
Section 1: Concepts and Principles of Family Nursing
Unit 1: The family as a health promotion client
Unit 2: Family nursing and family health promotion
Unit 3: Frameworks of family nursing
Section 2: The Nursing Process in Family Health Promotion
Unit 4: Critical dynamics: Communicating and contracting with families
Unit 5: The nursing process as an implementation framework for family
Section 3: Health Promotion with Families
Unit 6: Health families: Supporting healthy lifestyles
Unit 7: Nursing families in transition
Unit 8: Nursing families whose abilities to achieve health care are challenged
Unit 9: The impact of chronic illness on the family
Section 4: Issues in Family Nursing
Unit 10: Culture and family health promotion
Unit 11: Family health promotion in the future: Epilogue
To receive credit for NURS 436, you must complete all of the required assignments and achieve an overall grade of at least “C-” (60 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Discussion Questions | Diary Exercises | Assignment 1 | Assignment 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15% | 15% | 30% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Bomar, P. (2004). Promoting Health in Families: Applying family research and theory to nursing practice (3rd ed). Toronto: Elsevier Science
Friedman, M. (2003). Family nursing: Research, theory and practice (5th ed). Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange.
Waxler-Morrison, N., Anderson J., & Richardson, E. (1990). Cross-cultural caring: A handbook for health professions in Western Canada. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington DC: Author.
Spradley, B. W., & Allender, J. A. (1996). Community health nursing: Concepts and practice (4th ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Wilkinson, J. (2000). Nursing diagnosis handbook with NIC interventions and NOC outcomes. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Zilm, G. (1998). The smart way: An introduction to writing for nurses. Toronto: Harcourt Brace.
There will be a limited number of copies of these textbooks available for loan from Athabasca University Library.
Canadian Public Health Association. (1990). Community health-public health nursing in Canada. Ottawa: Author.
The course materials also include a study guide, student manual, and a guide to community practicum.
NURS 436 is designed so that the student may complete the course with or without a preceptor, depending on the student's individual situation. However, this must be discussed with the course coordinator prior to the start date.