NRSG 3500
Program Orientation: Introduction to Nursing
Students will participate in a two-week on-campus residency that includes an orientation to the program, orientation to online learning, and an introduction to case-based learning. They will be introduced to nursing skills related to physical assessment, professional nursing practice standards and essentials of Canada's health care system. They will begin to practice relational engagement, critical thinking and a variety of clinical decision-making models, including Indigenous frameworks. Students will apply knowledge of physical assessment, critical thinking, holistic frameworks, and relational engagement in case studies and in the simulation lab. They will begin to develop a learning ePortfolio.