NUR1 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Therapeutic Relationship, Patient Participation, Nursing Process

• School: McGill University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NUR1 220
• Professor: Catherine Desbarats

Document Summary

Lecture 1 theory & apllication to practice: the study & practice of nursing requires critical thinking & involves ongoing reflection & in-depth analysis of the obvious , learning to nurse in this course involves: The study of familiar processes, that we already carry out in our daily lives. The in-depth study of some relatively simple actions & behaviours that we already know how to do ; and their practice & development with clients in the field: learning to practice an approach to nursing that is: Collaborative: timed & tailored to fit the clientele who are partners in care. Person/family/community-centred: responsive to the needs, goals and readiness of clientele. Strengths-based: focused on health in illness ; wellness; strengths, capacities & potentials. Rooted in concepts of health promotion, human interaction, accompaniment and relational care; across all biophysical, psychosocial & environmental dimensions. Consistent with other theories of nursing; in particular humanistic, interactive, process-oriented, systemic, models of care (e. g. , watson;