Information for Students
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Course Overview
U of S nursing education is a four-year program. Students enter the College of Arts and Science to complete one year of pre-professional studies and gain a solid foundation in relevant university education to promote success in the upper-year nursing classes.
|
Pre-Professional Year |
Year Two |
Year Three |
Year Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Term 1 |
PHAR 250.3 |
NURS A,B, or C |
NURS 430.3 or NURS 450.9 |
|
Term 2 |
MCIM 224.3* |
NURS A,B, or C |
NURS 450.9 or NURS 430.3 |
|
Term 3 |
NURS 220.3 |
NURS A,B, or C |
|
Course Titles
- Include course description/syllabus and delivery methods when available
- NURS 200.3 - Nursing Foundations: Perspectives and Influences
- NURS 201.3 - Perspectives on Health, Wellness, and Diversity in a Global Contexts
- NURS 202.3 - Assessment and Components of Care I
- NURS 203.3 - Assessment and Components of Care II
- NURS 204.3 - Communication and Professional Relationships
- NURS 205.3 - Research for Evidence Informed Practice
- NURS 220.3 - Concepts of Patient and Family Centered Care
- NURS 221.3 - Patient and Family Centered Care in Clinical Practice
- NURS 304.3 - Family Nursing
- NURS 305.6 - Core Competencies for the Management of Complex Patient Care
- NURS 306.3 - Well-Being in Older Adults and Persons with Chronic Illness
- NURS 321.3 - Therapeutic Intervention for Individuals and Groups
- NURS 322.3 - Leadership in Education and Care
- A) NURS 307.3 - Integrating Mental Health into Nursing
- A) NURS 308.3 - Integrating Mental Health Nursing within Practice
- B) NURS 330.3 - Maternal Child, and Adolescent Family Centered Nursing
- B) NURS 331.3 - Pediatric and Obstetrical Nursing Practice
- C) NURS 332.3 - Exploring Complexity and Acuity
- C) NURS 333.3 - Complex Nursing Care Practice
- NURS 334.3 – Global and Interprofessional Perspectives
- NURS 414.3 - Policy Development and Knowledge Utilization for Quality and Safety
- NURS 422.3 - Issues in Leadership and Management: Transformative Practice in Health Care Organizations
- NURS 430.3 - Community Health Nursing: Building Partnerships
- NURS 431.6 - Community Nursing Practice
- NURS 450.9 - Practice Integration
- NURS 452.0 - Transition to Professional Practice
- NURS xxx.3 - Nursing Elective (options tba)
* Second Year Anatomy & Physiology Equivalents
Students who already have credit for CHEM 112 and BIOL 120 and wish to obtain credit for the second year requirement in Anatomy & Physiology before being admitted to the second year of the Nursing Program may take one of the following four course combinations for equivalent credit:
- PHSI 208.6 - Human Body Systems
Normally restricted to students in Nursing or Pharmacy & Nutrition. Permission to register for PHSI 208.6 will be on a case by case basis. Complete the class override form and submit to Cindy Wruck in Pharmacology, room A120 Health Sciences building. - Students may not take both BMSC/BIOL 224 and PHSI 208 for credit.
- PHSI 208.6 is the recommended course for the nursing program, however we cannot guarantee it will meet the requirements of other health programs at UofS. Students should consult an undergraduate program advisor in the applicable department of study for details.
- PHPY 302.3 - Human Physiology Transport Systems
and PHPY 303.3 - Human Physiology Reproduction Growth and Energy Homeostasis - ACB 221.3 - Gross Anatomy
and KIN 225.3 - Introductory Exercise Physiology I
and KIN 226.3 - Introductory Exercise Physiology II - BIOL 317.3 and BIOL 318.3
- KIN 267: Human Physiology I (U of Regina) and KIN 268: Human Physiology II (U of Regina)
- BMSC224 + PHPY302 (OR PHPY303) + ACB310
See Course Catalogue for pre-requisites of these courses. http://www.usask.ca/calendar/coursecat/
*Second Year Microbiology Equivalent
Students who have credit for BMSC 210.3 will not be required to take MCIM 224.3 when they are accepted to Nursing.