The focus of this course is development of knowledge, skills and attitudes in the care of children in both hospital and community settings. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention, and curative aspects of children's health problems. The focus of Psychiatric Nursing is on behavioural disorders and their nursing management. Students are taught concepts of self-awareness and communication skills. This course provides the study of structures and functions of the human body.
Emphasis is on the application of knowledge to nursing care of patients and clients.
This course provides students with a background in Chemistry and Physics which is broad in scope while stressing those applications which will be of importance in nurses' professional work. This is a basic course providing the scientific principles of microbiology. Awareness of these principles will assist the nurse in performing safely in both hospital and community environments. This course focuses on meeting the nutrient requirements throughout the life cycle. Students receive special instruction about diets for patients with alterations in different body systems.