Courses

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This course parallels and supports topics presented in Relational Anatomy and Physiology MRAD I. The content is covered using digital patient images and anatomical models. The content provides an in-depth focus of the entire skeleton, the respiratory, digestive, biliary, and urinary systems with an introduction to the cranium. Patient images are introduced in a sectional presentation where applicable. This course also provides the anatomical information required for Radiographic Procedures I lecture, positioning, and critique sessions.

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This course prepares the student for their first clinical experience. Topics include essential elements of the general imaging department such as workflow, patient and departmental documentation, the role of the technologist in the workplace and their relationship with patients and other healthcare members. This includes acceptable behavior and professionalism in the Imaging department. The student becomes familiar with hospital/department administrative levels, workplace safety regulations (including radiation safety and WHMIS), incident/abuse reporting procedures, and medical information documentation requirements.

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This course will allow students to effectively apply radiation protection measures to patients, personnel, and members of the public. Radiation protection and the fundamental concepts of radiobiology are discussed in depth, including interaction with tissue, radiosensitivity, and early and late effects of radiation. Current standards for radiation protection as per Canadian Radiation Protection Safety Code, (SC 35) are introduced, describing the principles of radiation protection, the establishment of dose limits to patients, personnel and the public and various methods used to minimize radiation dose to both patients and personnel.

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This course is intended to give the student a basic understanding of the elements that combine to create an effective Occupational Health and Safety program (OHS).

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This course introduces students to best practices in training and development, from completing a needs analysis to designing effective programs, then evaluating the effectiveness of the training intervention

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This course introduces students to the complex field of compensation and benefits. Students will learn how to design an appropriate compensation system by identifying the different ingredients available to HR managers, their benefits and constraining factors.

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We will examine performance management on an organizational basis, identifying organizational strategies to use once a performance problem has been identified, including positive discipline and progressive discipline.

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This course gives students an overview of employment contracts and employment relationships as they are dealt with both by common law and statute, including human rights, occupational health and safety, and industrial standards.

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This course will provide students with a comprehensive study of current recruitment and selection practices in Canada. It is recommended for small business owners, frontline managers and human resource professionals.

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Lab

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This course introduces the student to the dimensions of professional nursing practice. Through group and individual learning activities, student are introduced to professional nursing practices and concepts, issues and trends in both nursing and the Canadian health care system. Students are introduced to foundational nursing skills in the laboratory. Students are provided the opportunity to apply foundational nursing skills in the clinical setting with adults.

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This course provides a foundation for therapeutic communication in nursing practice. Communication skills are fundamental in any relationship to facilitate the health and well-being of clients. Students have the opportunity to increase self-awareness and explore perceptions, attitudes, and values via a variety of communication methods applied to multicultural and multi-generational cohorts. Students are given the opportunity to practice foundational communication skills in the laboratory setting

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This course explores Métis identity through Métis material culture and its ethical, economic, aesthetic, and functional relationship to the formation of Métis nationhood. Learners will engage in embodied learning through hands-on reproduction of Métis art objects, (including beadwork, caribou hair tufting, finger weaving), and readings from the work of Métis scholars. This investigative work will be mapped by learners through substantive written work providing them with insight into the historical and contemporary socio-political identity of national and regional Métis communities.

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This course is an admission requirement for the Practical Nurse program as of September 2012. This course gives an overview of the structure and function of ten body systems. It also encourages various health promotion strategies that work toward the optimal funcitoning of these systems.

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Lab

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An introductory course exploring the mechanism of inheritance at the cellular and molecular levels. Topics include the chemical nature of DNA, DNA replication, gene expression, DNA repair, genomics, Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics. The laboratory will include several long-term investigations, many of which employ the use of the important model organism, Drosophila melanogaster. Experiments include genetic mapping of drosophila genes, population genetics, genome database searches/bioinformatics, and human genome analysis.

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This course examines principles and practices of nursing adults with health problems. The focus is on the acquisition and application of knowledge in planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care of clients requiring medical and surgical intervention. Holistic health care of individuals is highlighted. The course includes laboratory instruction in psychomotor skills. The clinical practicum enables the student to integrate the theory and skills needed to provide nursing care.

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This course prepares learners for the role of the Practical Nurse in caring for clients with acute presentation of illness. Legislation influencing Practical Nursing practice, specific professional practice issues and ethical practice pertinent to Practical Nursing practice in acute care environments are explored. Practice issues that occur across the lifespan are considered. Collaborative practice with other health care team members and, specifically, the working partnership with RNs in the acute care setting are examined.

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This course provides learners with the foundational knowledge for caring and professional communication in nursing. An experiential and self-reflective approach is used to develop self-awareness and interpersonal communication skills in the context of safe, competent and collaborative nursing practice. Topics include communication theory, the nurse-client relationship, therapeutic communication, cross-cultural communication and effective teamwork.