LEAD TEACHER OFFICE EMAIL
Diane Pirner DCC 537
[email protected]
Office Hours: Each semester the name of your instructor and their office hours will
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posted in the announcement board of the D2L course shell.
Contacting Instructor/Lead Teacher:
The best method of contacting your instructor and the Lead Teacher is via
email. Emails are usually responded to within 2 business days MondayFriday.
Course Description:
This course provides the student with knowledge and skill in the area of health assessment
across the lifespan. Content will focus on interviewing, the health history, mental status,
cultural beliefs and values, physical assessment of body systems, and will include
transcultural considerations. Assessment of the family, as well as domestic violence
screening and assessment are incorporated.
Course Objectives:
On completion of this course, the student will develop further knowledge, understanding
and skill in:
1. obtaining a comprehensive health history, including psycho-socio-cultural-spiritual
assessment.
2. performing a systematic physical examination.
3. describing normal findings across the lifespan, cultures, and races.
4. differentiating between normal and common abnormal findings or differentiating
between normal findings and those that require further investigation.
5. assessing the impact of individual situations on the family dynamic and the impact
of the family dynamic/situation on the individual.
6. developing personal health descriptions and nursing diagnoses and an initial plan of
care.
Teaching Methodology:
Internet delivery, laboratory practice, case studies, discussions, demonstrations, and
simulations, CD- ROM.
Each CNUR 816/ NUR 816 section will be supported by a D2L course shell.
Scheduled Hours: 4 hours/ week for 12-week delivery.
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Course Deliveries:
For Students Registered in the Full-time Program taking NUR 816 via day school:
• Each student has been assigned to
• a 2-hours weekly “Health Assessment (Lecture)” on Tuesdays 1000-1200.
and
• a 2-hour weekly “Health Assessment (Laboratory)”on
Mondays.
The Weekly 2-hour “Health Assessment (Lecture)”:
• The weekly 2-hour “Health Assessment (Lecture)” sessions are scheduled times to
allow students to work through weekly identified case studies/discussion questions/
simulations prior to the lab.
• Students are expected to come to the lab having worked through these posted
weekly elements.
• Week 7: The Midterm test will be written online on Tuesday, Nov 1, in class,
with a start time of 1010.
• The End of Term Test: students can choose one of the following options:
1. Students will be offered the option of writing the End of Term Test
during week 11 of the course on Tuesday November 29, in class, with
a start time of 1010.
OR
2. Students will be offered the option to write the End of Term Test during
the Fall Examination Period as scheduled by the University.
Students will need to identify if they are taking option #1 by week 10 of
course.
The Weekly 2-hour “Health Assessment (Laboratory)”:
• Weeks 1-10: each week you will have a lab session as scheduled.
• Only students registered in the identified section will be permitted to attend each of
the lab section. Please note students are unable to request changes in the times of the
lab sections.
• There is no recording of any lab sessions.
• Please ensure you have watched the required weekly videos and completed all of
the required readings prior to attending the weekly lab.
• Weeks 11 and 12 will be reserved for Head to Toe Testing times.
• Weeks 11; 12: The Head to Toe Tests will be completed in person, during weeks
11 and 12.
• By end of week 2, the instructor will post the list of available dates and
times for students to take the Head to Toe test.
• Students are required to provided their preferred requests in Lab week 3.
• The dates and times for the tests will be will be posted by the end of week 4.
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For Students Registered in the Part-time Program, taking CNUR 816 via CE:
If you are a part-time programmed student the following is relevant to you.
***please note that all online activities including the weekly zoom sessions and midterm
and end of term tests will be completed on Wednesdays from 1630-1830*** There are no
opportunities to write tests outside the dates and time as indicated below.
• Weeks 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6;7; 8; 9; 10: there will be weekly virtual lab sessions via
zoom from1630-1830.
• Ensure each week that you have watched the weekly lab video and
completed all of the required readings prior to attending the weekly zoom.
• Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12: All content will be delivered online
within the weekly modules. There will be weekly activities carried out online via
D2L
• Week 7: The midterm Test will be written online on Wednesday November 2,
with a start time of 1630. The start time is between 1630-1640 (Toronto time). If
students do not start the test by 1640 they will receive an automatic zero on the test.
Please note the date and start time for the test is not variable. Students have 70-
minutes in which to complete and submit the test. It is the student’s responsibility to
“submit” their test within the allocated time period. Please note there will be a 10%
deducted from the score achieved for every part of a 5-minute period that the test
exceeds the 70-minute limitation (e.g. 4 minutes 10% deduction; 8 minutes 20%
deduction). The Test will be delivered online via D2L Test and Examination
link.
• Weeks 11; 12: The Head to Toe Tests will be completed in person with the
instructor during weeks 11 and 12.
• By end of week 1, the instructor will post the list of available dates and times for
students to take the Head to Toe test. Students are required to respond via email
with their requests.
The dates and times for the tests will be will be posted by the end of week 4.
• Week 13: The End of Term test will be delivered/ taken online on Wednesday
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