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This study involves investigating the impact of drugs on the human body, encompassing their therapeutic effects, side effects, adverse reactions, and potential interactions with other drugs. It also delves into familiar drug classifications and specific medications, including herbal preparations, within each classification.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP1205 Nursing Theory 3
    • NP1250 Health Assessment 3
    • NP1500 Anatomy and Physiology 6
    • NP1280 Communications in Nursing 3

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP1450 Clinical Nursing Skills 3
    • NP1400 Nursing Across the Lifespan 3
    • NP1410 Practical Nursing Theory II 3
    • NP1600 Introduction to Pathophysiology 3
    • NP1480 Medication Administration 2
Course Specifics

Introduction to practical nursing practice. Focus is on nursing care of adult clients and their families in a continuing care facility.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP1400 Nursing Across the Lifespan 3
    • NP1410 Practical Nursing Theory II 3
    • NP1450 Clinical Nursing Skills 3
    • NP1600 Introduction to Pathophysiology 3
    • NP1700 Introduction to Pharmacology 3
    • NP1480 Medication Administration 2

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP2110 Practical Nursing Theory III 3
    • NP2130 Maternity Nursing Theory 3
    • NP2150 Pediatric Nursing Theory 3
Course Specifics
AC1

Thu

Jan 5 2027 - Apr 21 2027

Grande Prairie Campus

Varies

Instructor

BKrzysik

Cost

$938.24

Open: 27 of 48 spots filled

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S1

Tue from 15:00 to 16:50

Jan 5 2027 - Apr 21 2027

Grande Prairie Campus

Room HEC206

Instructor

BKrzysik

Open: 27 of 48 spots filled

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Exploration of legal and ethical implications in practical nursing. Focus is on incorporating nursing values and ethics, the nursing process, and the scope of practice into care of an individual with acute illness.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP1400 Nursing Across the Lifespan 3
    • NP1410 Practical Nursing Theory II 3
    • NP1450 Clinical Nursing Skills 3
    • NP1480 Medication Administration 2
    • NP1600 Introduction to Pathophysiology 3
    • NP1700 Introduction to Pharmacology 3

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP2100 Practical Nursing Practice I 4
    • NP2130 Maternity Nursing Theory 3
    • NP2150 Pediatric Nursing Theory 3
Course Specifics

Introduction to concepts, theories, and practices for practical nursing of maternity clients and their families. Focus is on family-centered care and client teaching for childbearing families.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP1400 Nursing Across the Lifespan 3
    • NP1410 Practical Nursing Theory II 3
    • NP1450 Clinical Nursing Skills 3
    • NP1480 Medication Administration 2
    • NP1600 Introduction to Pathophysiology 3
    • NP1700 Introduction to Pharmacology 3

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP2100 Practical Nursing Practice I 4
    • NP2110 Practical Nursing Theory III 3
    • NP2150 Pediatric Nursing Theory 3
Course Specifics

Introduction to concepts, theories, and practices for practical nursing of pediatric clients and their families. Focus is on family-centered care and client teaching for families with children.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP1400 Nursing Across the Lifespan 3
    • NP1410 Practical Nursing Theory II 3
    • NP1450 Clinical Nursing Skills 3
    • NP1480 Medication Administration 2
    • NP1600 Introduction to Pathophysiology 3
    • NP1700 Introduction to Pharmacology 3

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP2100 Practical Nursing Practice I 4
    • NP2110 Practical Nursing Theory III 3
    • NP2130 Maternity Nursing Theory 3
Course Specifics

Introduction to practical nursing for mental health clients. Focus is on the promotion of mental health, prevention and management of mental illness, and community resources.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP2100 Practical Nursing Practice I 4
    • NP2110 Practical Nursing Theory III 3
    • NP2130 Maternity Nursing Theory 3
    • NP2150 Pediatric Nursing Theory 3

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP2250 Community Nursing Theory 3
Course Specifics

Introduction to concepts, theories, and practices of community health nursing. Focus is on health promotion strategies for communities as client.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP2100 Practical Nursing Practice I 4
    • NP2110 Practical Nursing Theory III 3
    • NP2130 Maternity Nursing Theory 3
    • NP2150 Pediatric Nursing Theory 3

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP2230 Mental Health Nursing Theory 3
Course Specifics

Application of practical nursing theory in an acute medical and surgical setting for nursing care of adult clients and their families. Focus is on acute variations of chronic illness in a hospital setting.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP2100 Practical Nursing Practice I 4
    • NP2110 Practical Nursing Theory III 3
    • NP2130 Maternity Nursing Theory 3
    • NP2150 Pediatric Nursing Theory 3

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP2350 Transition to Professional Practice 1
Course Specifics
AC2

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Jun 22 2026 - Aug 14 2026

Grande Prairie Campus

Varies

Instructor

Cost

$1313.76

Closed: 8 of 8 spots filled

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AC1

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Jun 21 2027 - Aug 13 2027

Grande Prairie Campus

Varies

Instructor

Cost

$1407.36

Open: 21 of 48 spots filled

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Introduction into career planning and preparation for graduate practice. Focus is on resume writing, job interview preparation, registration requirements, and developing a study plan for the licensure examination.

Requisites:

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NP2300 Practical Nursing Practice III 3
Course Specifics

A concentrated clinical practice experience for consolidation of practical nurse theory and practice. Focus is on Entry-Level Competencies for LPNs and transition to graduate practice.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NP2330 Practical Nursing Practice II 6
    • NP2350 Transition to Professional Practice 1
Course Specifics

The focus is the application of human anatomy and physiology to the concepts of pathophysiology and pharmacology. The course focuses on alterations to normal physiology and introduces the concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in relation to alterations in health.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NS1205 Foundations for Success in Nursing 4
    • NS1500 Anatomy and Physiology 6

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • MI1330 Medical Microbiology for Health Care Professionals 3
Course Specifics

The course develops an understanding of self as a learner in a health professions context. It explores the foundations of professional nursing, relational practice and therapeutic communication. The course promotes reflection on personal perspectives and experiences to understand one's own attitudes, beliefs, and values. It fosters resilience and explores strategies for self-management and growth.

Requisites:

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NS1500 Anatomy and Physiology 6
Course Specifics
A2

Tue from 10:30 to 12:20

Sep 2 2026 - Dec 19 2026

Grande Prairie Campus

Room HEC201

Instructor

TBA

Cost

$1028

Closed: 60 of 60 spots filled

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S1

Thu from 8:30 to 10:20

Sep 2 2026 - Dec 19 2026

Grande Prairie Campus

Room HEC201

Instructor

TBA

Closed: 60 of 60 spots filled

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S2

Thu from 10:30 to 12:20

Sep 2 2026 - Dec 19 2026

Grande Prairie Campus

Room HEC201

Instructor

TBA

Closed: 60 of 60 spots filled

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B2

Tue from 8:30 to 10:20

Sep 2 2026 - Dec 19 2026

Grande Prairie Campus

Room HEC201

Instructor

TBA

Cost

$1028

Closed: 60 of 60 spots filled

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This course explores the impact of life challenges on health and development, with a strengths-based focus and understanding of Goals of Care.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NS1205 Foundations for Success in Nursing 4
    • NS1500 Anatomy and Physiology 6

  • Completed or concurrently enrolled in:
    • MI1330 Medical Microbiology for Health Care Professionals 3
    • NS1240 Foundations of Nursing I 3
    • NS1250 Nursing Practice - Health Assessment and Nursing Process 4
Course Specifics

This course explores the meanings of health and healing. It highlights the diversity of beliefs, values, and perceptions of health. The course introduces the Canadian Health Care System, conceptual frameworks of health promotion, determinants of health, disease and injury prevention, and primary health care. The focus is on the nurse/client relationship in a relational practice context.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NS1205 Foundations for Success in Nursing 4
    • NS1500 Anatomy and Physiology 6

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • MI1330 Medical Microbiology for Health Care Professionals 3
    • NS1250 Nursing Practice - Health Assessment and Nursing Process 4
Course Specifics

The focus is on the health assessment of the adult, and expected health assessment findings throughout the lifespan. The course provides a beginning foundation of the nursing process as framework for developing assessment skills and use of clinical technologies necessary for determining client health status and provision of care.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NS1205 Foundations for Success in Nursing 4
    • NS1500 Anatomy and Physiology 6

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • MI1330 Medical Microbiology for Health Care Professionals 3
    • NS1240 Foundations of Nursing I 3
Course Specifics

Introduction to the structure of the human body and an introduction to human physiology.

Requisites:

  • Biology 30 or equivalent
Course Specifics

An introduction to reading, understanding and interpreting comonly used statistics in published health sciences research. The course provides a hands-on approach to understanding measurement, sampling, and statistical analysis techniques commonly used in health care research. It introduces the concepts of information literacy, health data and big data in electronic datasets and the statistical techniques used to interpret this data in meaningful ways.

Course Specifics

The course explores selected episodic and chronic health alterations and the related pharmacological concepts. The focus is on applying foundational knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology to evidence-informed nursing practice.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NS1160 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I 3
Course Specifics

The focus is on evidence informed assessment and management of health challenges in both episodic and chronic illness. This course aligns with concepts from NS2160 and NS2210 intentional clinical learning activities.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NS1160 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I 3
    • NS1240 Foundations of Nursing I 3
    • NS1250 Nursing Practice - Health Assessment and Nursing Process 4

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NS2160 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II 6
    • NS2210 Introductory to Acute Care Nursing Practice I 6
Course Specifics

This practicum in acute care settings develops beginning knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide safe ethical patient care for adults with episodic and chronic health challenges. Intentional clinical learning activities integrate evidence-informed knowledge from NS2200 and NS2160. The focus is on assessment, clinical reasoning, care planning, and documentation in paper and digital formats.

Requisites:

  • Complete the following:
    • NS1160 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I 3
    • NS1240 Foundations of Nursing I 3
    • NS1250 Nursing Practice - Health Assessment and Nursing Process 4

  • Concurrently enrolled in:
    • NS2160 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II 6
    • NS2200 Foundations of Nursing II 3
Course Specifics