Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Nursing
180-101-LA
Fundamentals of Nursing
This course is delivered in the first semester of the
program and provides the nursing student with an
overview of nursing, including the role and
responsibilities of the nurse from a professional, ethical
and legal perspective. The student is introduced to
fundamental nursing concepts, basic skills and the care
context. The student will focus on caring for the older
aged patient in long term care settings.
11 hours/week Units: 5.00
180-201-LA
Fundamentals of Nursing II:
This course is delivered in the second semester and
builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in
Fundamentals of Nursing I. The main focus of the course
is on the care of the adult patient and family with
frequently encountered medical-surgical health care
needs.
11 hours/week Units: 5.00
180-202-LA
Pharmacotherapy:
This course is delivered in the second semester
concomitantly with the Fundamentals of Nursing II
course. It provides the student with basic knowledge and
skills in pharmacotherapy and complements the
pharmacotherapy component of Fundamentals.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
180-301-LA
Mental Health Challenges; Care of the Aging Client:
This course is delivered in the 3rd or 4th semester. It
builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in the
Fundamentals of Nursing II and Pharmacotherapy
courses, as well as the courses in Lifespan Development
and Sociology of Families. It is focused on the care of
elderly clients in acute-complex care and geriatric-long
term care settings, and on adults with mental health
problems in acute care centres.
20 hours/week Unit: 8.00
180-401-LA
Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family:
This course is delivered in the 3rd or 4th semester. It is
focused on the nursing care of the childbearing and
childrearing family and addresses the major phases of
human development from conception through infancy,
early childhood and adolescence. The course builds on
the knowledge and skills acquired in the Fundamentals of
Nursing II and Pharmacotherapy courses, as well as the
courses in Lifespan Development and Sociology of
Families.
18 hours/week Unit: 7.33
180-501-LA
Care of Persons with Complex Health Problems:
This course is delivered in the 5th semester and is
focused on care of adults with complex health problems
and multisystem disorders of a medical nature, and
adults undergoing major surgical interventions in
ambulatory and in-house settings. The course builds on
the knowledge and skills acquired in preceding nursing
courses and courses in the physical and social sciences.
23 hours/week Units: 9.33
180-601-LA
Nursing Integration:
This course gives the student an opportunity to integrate
knowledge and skills learned in the courses of the
previous five semesters and demonstrate achievement of
the competencies of the nursing program (see Course
Plan in Annex VIII). This course prepares the student for
the end-of-program comprehensive assessment that is
conducted upon completion of the course.
30 hours/week Unit: 10.66