Information for Students
Master of Nursing
Thesis Option:
NURS 891.3 - Concept Clarification in Advanced Nursing Practice
Considers the current stage of theory development in nursing, critical thinking, and clarification of concepts and relationships among them that are central to advanced nursing.
NURS 892.3 - Nursing Research
Focuses on research methodology with application to clinical nursing problems. Major emphasis will be placed on elements of the research process; critical analysis, and evaluation of nursing research, quantitative and qualitative research design and developing proposals for nursing research investigations.
NURS 882.3 - Practicum
Opportunity is provided to test and evaluate selected frameworks related to teaching, leadership, or research with an expert in one of those areas.
NURS 994.3 - Thesis
Students writing a Master's thesis must register in this course each and every term throughout their time in the Master’s program.
NURS 990. – Graduate Seminar
This departmental seminar includes reports and discussion of current nursing research. Graduates are encouraged to attend throughout their program and required to attend for two terms.
Statistics
A three-credit course at the graduate level must be selected. The course selected must be approved by the College of Nursing.
Ethics
Graduate students are required to take the College of Graduate Studies & Research GSR 960 and 961 in the first term of their program.
More information is available at http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/current_students/gsrclasses.php
and one of the following Nursing Electives:
NURS 812.3 - Leadership in Nursing
This course facilitates the critical analysis of concepts, functions, and skills in the nursing role. Ongoing integration of theoretical and research principles are stressed.
NURS 813.3 - Teaching in Nursing
Surveys issues, trends, and methods of nursing education. An examination of the nature of instruction in nursing education, staff development programs, and patient teaching is the main focus.
NURS 893.3 - Qualitative Research Methods
Provides opportunity for in-depth examination of the main traditions of qualitative research inquiry and methods. Included are: critical discussion of all elements of method and experience of writing a qualitative proposal with respect to health issues.
NURS 894.3 - Systematic Reviews
Healthcare professionals will be instructed on how to systematically review the effectiveness of an intervention based primarily on randomized controlled trials and if appropriate summarize th evidence using statistical techniques.
NURS 815.3 – Advanced Forensic Nursing
This course examines issues and challenges related to advanced forensic mental health nursing as a way of bridging mental health care systems and criminal justice systems. Issues related to caring for vulnerable forensic populations will be embedded within social, cultural, and political realities.
NURS 814.3 – Aboriginal Health
This course examines issues and challenges related to the health of Aboriginal populations in Canada. Health and illness concepts will be embedded within historical, social, cultural and political realities. The student will have the opportunity to critically examine and reflect on Aboriginal health issues, and health care practices.
NURS 816.3 – Community within the Context of Diversity and Vulnerability
Involves intensive inquiry into selected topics within the context of diversity and vulnerability. Traditions of research, philosophical assumptions and epistemological stances for conducting research with these populations will be examined. Ethical and methodological issues related to community-based research will be explored in the context of contributions to culturally relevant knowledge.