Program Requirements
The Master of Science(Applied) in Nurse Practitioner; Non-Thesis- Pediatric, in conjunction with the Graduate Diploma Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, focuses on the multifaceted role of the pediatric nurse practitioner in a variety of acute, intermediate and critical care pediatric settings including advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, diagnosis and other skills to reflect the legislated scope of practice of the pediatric nurse practitioner. Students who complete the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program are eligible to write the Ordre des infimi猫res et infirmiers du Qu茅bec鈥檚 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty certification examination.
Required Courses (42 credits)
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NUR2 608 Seminar in Nursing (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Hart, Heather Dawn (Fall)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken NUR2 611D1/D2.
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NUR2 611 Policy Leadership in Nursing (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Kilpatrick, Kelley (Winter)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken NUR2 611D1 and NUR2 611D2
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NUR2 612 Research Methods in Nursing (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Malama, Kalonde; Barbo, Geneveave (Fall)
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NUR2 617 Clinical in Family Systems Nursing 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Hart, Heather Dawn; Di Feo, Maria (Fall)
Corequisite(s): NUR2 608
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken NUR2 614D1/D2.
A fee of $25.56 for two name pins will be charged based on registration in this course.
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NUR2 642 Ethics in Advanced Practice (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Carnevale, Franco; Sofronas, Marianne (Winter)
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NUR3 680 Reasoning in Pediatric and Children's Nursing 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing Education : Introduction to the advanced role and responsibilities of the pediatric nurse practitioner(PNP) with an emphasis on the approach to the well child and preventive pediatrics, growth and development, the holistic management of acute and chronic conditions affecting children, adolescents and their families and advanced clinical reasoning.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Vall茅e-Smejda, Sophie; Wazneh, Laila (Fall)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken NUR2 680.
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NUR3 681 Reasoning in Pediatric and Children's Nursing 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Nursing Education : Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making in the pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP)role. Emphasis on the holistic management ofacute and chronic conditions affecting children,adolescents and their families.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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NUR3 682 Reasoning in Pediatric and Children's Nursing 3 (4 credits)
Overview
Nursing Education : Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making in the pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) role. Emphasis on the holistic management of acute and chronic conditions affecting children, adolescents and their families, with a particular emphasis on mental illness and adolescent health.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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NUR3 684 Reasoning in Pediatric and Children's Nursing 4 (10 credits)
Overview
Nursing Education : Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making in the pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP)role. Emphasis on the holistic management ofacute and chronic conditions affecting children,adolescents and their families, and on illnesses affecting the cardiac, respiratory and renal systems, as well as complex care and community care.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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NUR3 689 Pharmacology for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing Education : Advanced concepts in pharmacology that provides knowledge of basic pharmacologic concepts, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics. Drug therapy considerations in pediatric population taking into account chronic disease states and altered hepatic and renal function.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Dagenais-Beaul茅, Vincent; Wazzan, Dana (Winter)
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken NUR2 645.
Complementary Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from the following:
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NUR2 600 Knowledge Translation in
Healthcare
(3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : An introduction to conceptual models, strategies, and tools to support the identification, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based practices in nursing and health care. The theoretical foundations for an actual implementation project and an introduction to basic concepts in project management.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Semenic, Sonia Elizabeth (Winter)
Prerequisites: NUR2 612
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NUR2 603 Teaching and Learning in Nursing
(3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : Examination of the role of the nurse educator in healthcare settings and academia. Focus on application of theoretical and evidence-based approaches to education and exploration of how individuals learn and develop within the nursing profession. Development of educational approaches that promote student learning in face-to-face, hybrid, simulated and online learning environments. Emphasis on course design and development process, teaching and facilitation, student assessments, the evaluation of education activities and critical reflection and dialogue to support development of educational leadership.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Ponzoni, Norma; Hart, Heather Dawn (Winter)
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NUR2 626 Professional Issues in Nursing (3 credits)
Overview
Nursing : 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.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: McVey, Lynne; Germeil, Fabienne (Winter)
