Susan Prendergast

Associate Teaching Professor, Faculty of Nursing
Directory

Fall Term 2025 (1930)

NURS 311 - Evidence Informed Nursing Practice

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

The course provides a hands on approach to evidence-informed nursing practice. This includes formulating clinical questions, systematic searching of electronic databases, reading, interpreting and critically appraising health research. Emphasis is on developing thinking and information literacy skills necessary to be an astute research consumer, and using evidence to inform clinical decision making. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative/Honors Program, After Degree/After Degree Honors Program or RPN-BScN Program. Prerequisite for Collaborative/Honors Program students: NURS 211 (or NURS 341). Credit may be obtained for only one of NURS 311 or 301.

LECTURE A01 (53090)

2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
TR 14:00 - 15:20



NURS 335 - Nursing Practice - Health Assessment

4 units (fi 8)(FIRST, 3-0-3)

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. Note: Available only to nursing students in the After Degree/After Degree Honors Program or RPN-BScN Program. Students must achieve a minimum grade of C+ in order to progress in the program.

LECTURE A01 (54630)

2025-09-02 - 2025-12-08
W 08:00 - 10:50

Winter Term 2026 (1940)

NURS 125 - Nursing Practice - Health Assessment

4 units (fi 8)(SECOND, 3-0-3)

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. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative Program and Bilingual Program. Prerequisites for Collaborative Program students: MMI 133, NURS 106 (or NURS 140 and 150), and NURS 120 (or NURS 103); Corequisite: NURS 124 (or NURS 103). Prerequisites for Bilingual Program students: ANATE 140, MICRE 133. Students must achieve a minimum grade of C+ in order to progress in the program.

LECTURE B01 (85254)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
M 08:00 - 10:50

LECTURE B02 (86683)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
M 13:00 - 15:50



NURS 150 - Physiology

3 units (fi 6)(EITH/SP/SU, 3-0-0)

An introduction to human physiology. Available to all students. Corequisite: NURS 140. Nursing students must achieve a minimum grade of C+ in order to progress in the program. Note: In Fall term, this course is not open to students currently in a Nursing program with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. These students must take courses as outlined in the Course Sequence for their program in the University Calendar. In other terms, this course is open to all students, including those currently in a Nursing program with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta.

LECTURE 850 (84542)

2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
01:00 - 01:00