Wendelin McMahon
Contact
Casual Academic Hourly, Faculty of Nursing
- wendelin@ualberta.ca
Courses
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 216. The focus is on assessment, clinical reasoning, care planning, and documentation in paper and digital formats. Course includes 160 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 and NURS 224.
NURS 437 - Mental Health and Wellness in Nursing
This course in mental health provides opportunities to acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes to promote wellness, through safe, ethical nursing practice, in a variety of contexts. The focus will be on mental well-being throughout the lifespan. Learning experiences will provide students an understanding of the mental health nursing process. Clinical hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 6 weeks. Note: Available only to nursing students in the After Degree/After Degree Honors Program. Prerequisites: NURS 344, NURS 345, and NURS 416. Corequisite: NURS 431.