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Laura Banfield
Nursing Liaison
Health Sciences Library
banfie@mcmaster.ca
905-525-9140, x20239
| Nursing 701 | Theoretical Basis of Nursing Practice | |
| Students will carry out supervised field-based practice to provide them with the opportunity to develop autonomous roles in clinical settings allowing critical appraisal of existing theories and testing of concepts relevant to the proposed research thesis topics or course-based focus. | ||
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| Nursing 706 | Research Issues in the Introduction & Evaluation of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles | |
| The search for more cost-effective strategies to deliver health care and the nursing profession's emphasis on the development of advanced practice nursing (APN) roles have afforded the opportunity to consider expanded roles for nurses in a variety of primary, secondary and tertiary health care settings. A major change in the delivery of health services should be based on scientific evidence where possible. This course will focus on the steps involved in introducing and evaluating new roles for APNs, related research methods, APN models, working with decision maker partners, and writing successful related research proposals. | ||
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| Nursing 712 | Evidence-Based Health Care | |
| The EBHC course is designed to help students develop an attitude of inquiry about their own practice or work environment which will lead them to examine the health care literature for possible answers. The course will teach students to critically appraise the health care literature to decide whether the study findings should guide changes in practice/management/policy. The students will learn strategies to implement and evaluate the recommended changes and teach literature searching and critical appraisal skills to students and practitioners. This course will provide the students with the skills to improve health care practice through the use of best research evidence. | ||
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| CHS/Nursing 719 | Foundations of Education in the Health Sciences |
| This course will explore the education literature through discussion and application to health sciences issues, including health professional education. Examination of early education literature and changes over time in the philosophy and practice of education will provide the framework of approaches to teaching and learning. Topics include: recurrent issues in health professional education; teacher and learner-centred educational approaches; psychomotor learning; cognitive psychology and learning; instructional and evaluational methods. |
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