Rachel Perry
Contact
Associate Teaching Professor, Faculty of Nursing
- rdperry@ualberta.ca
- Address
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4-221 Dianne and Irving Kipnes Health Research Academy
11405 87 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 1C9
Courses
NURS 106 - Foundations of Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing
Introduction to the structure and function of the human body. The course focuses on the relationship between the form and function of the healthy human body. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative Program. Corequisites: INT D 120 and NURS 120. Credit cannot be obtained for NURS 106 if credit is granted for NURS 140 and NURS 150.
NURS 123 - Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
This course will explore concepts of health, wellness and illness across the lifespan and the nurse's role in promoting wellness. Maintaining a strength-based focus, the concept of development across the lifespan will be discussed. Students will be encouraged to consider the impact of biopsychosocial and cultural factors on development and how values, beliefs and attitudes affect health and illness perceptions and behaviors. Goals of Care, chronicity, and the impact of planetary health and genomics on health and wellness across the lifespan will also be introduced. Note: Available only to students in the Collaborative Program. Prerequisites: INT D 120 (or equivalent), NURS 106 (or NURS 140 and NURS 150), and NURS 120. Corequisites: NURS 124, NURS 125.
NURS 225 - Introduction to Acute Care Nursing Practice
This practicum in acute care settings further develops 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 NURS 224 and NURS 216 (or NURS 206/207). The focus is on assessment, communication, professional practice, clinical reasoning, care planning, and documentation. Course includes 192 clinical hours total. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative/Honors Program and Bilingual Program. Prerequisites for Collaborative/Honors Program students: NURS 220 and NURS 221. Prerequisites for Bilingual Program students: SC INF 223 and SC INF 221. Corequisites: NURS 216 (or NURS 206/207) and NURS 224.