HLTH 3103

(3 Credits) 6 Lecture hours This course is designed to familiarize previously trained Registered Nurses with professional concepts, issues and practices in nursing. It provides an opportunity for previously trained Registered Nurses to understand the scope of practice of nurses in Canada and have an opportunity to examine entry to practice competencies, standards of practice, ethical and legal issues. The concepts of health promotion, illness and injury prevention, determinants of health, primary health care and population health promotion are key components to this course and will provide previously trained Registered Nurses with the opportunity to understand the Canadian health care system and the nurse's role within an interprofessional approach. Section information text: This course has a different start and end date than the regular academic schedule. This course has both online and in class components. Please refer to the blackboard site for the actual meet times for this course.