This course provides an introduction to child health and family nursing. Family health nursing is addressed across the lifespan including care of expectant families, children and the elderly. Building on learning from levels One, Two and Three, the concepts of child family and community as client, health promotion, determinants of health and empowering practice are considered from the perspectives of children and families. Students will examine a number of theoretical foundations for understanding child and family health and for designing appropriate and effective health care and health promotion strategies. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Compressed Time Frame BScN Program. Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 6-8 lecture/seminar hours for 13 weeks 1.0 course back to top
