Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

5. FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION
Principle: All patients who experience limitations
subsequent to an illness or accident can expand their selfcare
repertoire and enhance their well-being in relation to
their capabilities. The graduate nurse accompanies patients
when they are attempting to recover a new equilibrium and
to adapt to their environment.
Elements of Practice:
5.1 The graduate nurse helps patients to recover their
equilibrium and to adjust to a new self-image.
5.2 The graduate nurse guides patients, and family
members as appropriate, to maximize their potential and
attain an optimal level of autonomy. The graduate nurse
teaches patients safety-related strategies, and those
concerned with performing activities of daily living (ADL’s)
and attaining patient well-being. The graduate nurse
supports patients in their return to their ‘natural’ (home
community) environment, or if necessary, transfer to a
protective setting. The graduate nurse collaborates with
other professionals in the formulation of an interdisciplinary
intervention plan.
6. QUALITY OF LIFE
Principle: All patients strive for an optimum quality of life
and have the right to have their values respected. The
graduate nurse encourages patients to use their personal
resources and those within their environment to enhance
their quality of life. The graduate nurse helps patients to
express their needs and to provide them with a sense of
meaning to their health situation.
Elements of Practice:
6.1 The graduate nurse seeks out from patients the main
criteria that define their quality of life and takes these
factors into account in clinical interventions. The nurse
supports patients’ use of personal resources and considers
both resources and limitations in the patient’s environment.
The graduate encourages the patient to maintain informal
support networks.
6.2 The graduate nurse ensures that her interventions will
enhance the wellbeing of patients. The graduate nurse
helps patients to find a sense of meaning in their healthrelated
situation.
6.3 The conduct of the graduate nurse is compatible with
the legal, moral and ethical imperatives of the nursing
profession.
6.4 If patients request it, the graduate nurse informs them
how to obtain access to their files.
6.5 The graduate nurse supports patients in the defence of
their rights and intercedes on their behalf if necessary. The
graduate nurse reminds patients of their health-related
responsibilities.
7. PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT
Principle: The graduate nurse demonstrates that his/her
professional practice is based on sound scientific knowledge
that he/she updates continuously. The graduate nurse is
committed to his/her profession and exhibits solidarity with
other nurses. He/she builds her professional identity
through appropriate nursing care and treatment activities.
The graduate nurse recognizes the importance of
interdisciplinary practice and the need to co-operate with
organizations within the community.
Elements of Practice:
7.1 The graduate nurse has developed a conception of the
four meta-paradigm concepts of nursing (person, health,
the environment and nursing). The graduate nurse pursues
goal-seeking behaviours in the practice of nursing and is
able to describe relevant goals.
7.2 The graduate nurse is knowledgeable about the Nurse’s
Act, the Code of Ethics of Nurses, as well as other acts and
regulations governing professional practice.
7.3 The graduate nurse is committed to continued learning
and upgrading of his/her knowledge and skills. In the
practice context, the graduate nurse demonstrates that
he/she:
• applies new knowledge;
• contributes to the development of new knowledge;
• helps in updating care practices;
• participates in nursing research (as called upon)
7.4 The graduate nurse asserts his/her professional identity
by:
• explaining the role of nursing to patients, the general
public and various health professionals;
• participating in interdisciplinary committees that have
repercussions on nursing;
• participating in committees where the presence of the
nurse is requested (e.g. Council of Nurses)
7.5 The graduate nurse exhibits leadership skills:
• within the profession, by initiating innovative nursing care
approaches;
• within the health care system and through an
interdisciplinary collaboration, by contributing to improving