PNUR103| PNUR 103 PPG 1- WEEK 1-12 Practical Nrsg. Prof.
Growth 1 (Summary of Practical Nursing Concepts for Weeks 1-
12) 2026 newest update everything you need Centennial College
PPG 1
WEEK 1
a) Discuss characteristics and qualities of a nurse, and caring as an “art” and a
“science”
“Art” quality: (caring) helping and care portion of the job, advocating, teaching,
comforting
“Science” quality: science, anatomy, physiology, medicine
b) Identify personal and nursing professional values, beliefs and attitudes
Values:enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person an object, idea or
action (good vs. bad)
- enduring concepts, resistant to change, difficult to identify, come from parents-
Personal values: come from society and individual groups ex:valuing honesty
Professional values: acquired during socialization into nursing from code of ethics,
nursing experience, teacher and peers
Essential nursing values:
● altruism ( concern of others’ well being)
● autonomy( the right to self-determination),
● human dignity (respect for differences)
● integrity(applying a code of ethics)
● social justice (upholding moral and legal aspects of the law)
, ■ Equality for treatments procedure
Beliefs: based on past experience, they are interpretations or conclusions that people
accept as true (true vs. false)
Ex of personal beliefs: believing our parents like us
Attitudes: learned predisposition to respond favourably or unfavourably toward
something (likes vs. dislike)
Ex of personal attitude: you like mountain biking, horror movies
c) Discuss the meaning of the term “Nurse”, the role and scope of practice for the
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
Definition of nurse: (WHO DEFINITION) Nursing encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or
well and in all settings. The Scope of Nursing practice involves four specific areas, It
includes: the promotion of health, the prevention of illness (immunization, infection and
infants/prenatal care) , restoring health (ex. Focuses on ill pts, early detection ---
,>recovery,diagnosis and assessment, share and teach client info, rehabilitate pt) and
the care of ill, disabled and dying people.
(CNA definition)- a dynamic, caring, helping relationship in which the nurse helps the
client to achieve and maintain optimal health.
*Role and scope of nursing:
Nursing Scope of Practice Statement: “The practice of nursing is the promotion of
health and the assessment of, the provision of, care for, and the treatment of,
health conditions by supportive, preventative, therapeutic, palliative and
rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function” (Nursing Act,
1991)
-take risks on behalf of clients- advocating for the patients
-mentor other professionals-health promotion, illness prevention
-plan care with client as partner
-honours client/family right to make HC decisions- ensuring autonomy
-provide info- educating public, client, groups
-culturally competent- ensuring equality
-protect client private
d) Identify and explain the difference between Professional and personal
relationships when nursing
Refer to personal and professional value
-Nurse is responsible for establishing and maintaining professional relationships.
-Personal relationships when nursing are guided by personal values and beliefs.
*e)Explore the requisite skills and abilities required to practice nursing in Ontario
(CNO document)
1. Cognitive requirements: remembering past info, problem solving, concentration
skills, developing professional judgement, critical thinking, arithmetic skills (ex:
performing arithmetic skills to safely administer the appropriate dosage of
medicine)
2. Communication requirements: read, write, talk, listen, recognize verbal and non
signals, elicit and respond to info from clients & colleagues and patients (ex:
correctly obtaining and recording client history and information in their chart,
communicating with other health care professionals)
, 3. Interpersonal requirements: develop professional relationship with others,
maintain personal boundaries, recognize needs of others (recognizing
importance of client perspective and needs)
4. Behavioural requirements: manage own behaviour, engage with others
competent and ethical care, react appropriately to giving and receiving touch,
responding appropriately to stressful situations (ex: recognizing priorities in face
of multiple demands, remaining calm in stressful situations)
5. Psycho-motor requirements: standing and balance, manual dexterity push/pull,
repetitive movements, hand-eye coordination, bend, reach, lift, walk, climb, carry
things (ex: walking up stairs in home care visit, giving injections, removing
sutures)
6. Sensory requirements: all 5 senses (ex: being able to take a pulse, seeing the
lines in the injection needle, detecting odors)
7. Environmental requirements: handling noxious smells, disease agents,
distractions, noise chemicals, unpredictable behaviour of other (ex: recognizing
danger in the surrounding of a patient, dealing with distraction of a crying baby
while helping their sibling)
NOTE: CNO is a legislative body (it’s provincial)
WEEK 2
a) Discuss historical nursing practice in Canada from the past to present day
-Racism was evident in the history of nursing
-Aboriginals weren’t “nurses” but their role in the history of nursing was evident
-The indigenous women played a huge role in Canadian nursing because they provided
help in the frontier as white settlers communities had settled in (midwifery, Childhood
diseases) their history has long been ignored
-Canadian nurses have served in military medical units during the great world wars (I &
II)
Florence Nightingale- first “nurse” and nurse theorist, researcher, talked about social
determinants of health (things that happen to us as a society that affect our health-
promoted clean air, sanitation, healthy nutrition)passionate about solving
ignorance/poverty and misery, believed in equity of access to healthcare, social
determinants of health, believed in health promotion and illness prevention
b) Explore the image of nursing from the past to the present day
Media, and literature influenced the stereotype of nursing (i.e. female, caring, assistant
to the doctor, only look after sick people etc.)
In present day- It is a matter of professionalism, you need to make yourself
knowledgeable and confident. Nurses have a whole variety of roles- teachers,
advocates (refer to role and scope of nursing)
Growth 1 (Summary of Practical Nursing Concepts for Weeks 1-
12) 2026 newest update everything you need Centennial College
PPG 1
WEEK 1
a) Discuss characteristics and qualities of a nurse, and caring as an “art” and a
“science”
“Art” quality: (caring) helping and care portion of the job, advocating, teaching,
comforting
“Science” quality: science, anatomy, physiology, medicine
b) Identify personal and nursing professional values, beliefs and attitudes
Values:enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person an object, idea or
action (good vs. bad)
- enduring concepts, resistant to change, difficult to identify, come from parents-
Personal values: come from society and individual groups ex:valuing honesty
Professional values: acquired during socialization into nursing from code of ethics,
nursing experience, teacher and peers
Essential nursing values:
● altruism ( concern of others’ well being)
● autonomy( the right to self-determination),
● human dignity (respect for differences)
● integrity(applying a code of ethics)
● social justice (upholding moral and legal aspects of the law)
, ■ Equality for treatments procedure
Beliefs: based on past experience, they are interpretations or conclusions that people
accept as true (true vs. false)
Ex of personal beliefs: believing our parents like us
Attitudes: learned predisposition to respond favourably or unfavourably toward
something (likes vs. dislike)
Ex of personal attitude: you like mountain biking, horror movies
c) Discuss the meaning of the term “Nurse”, the role and scope of practice for the
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
Definition of nurse: (WHO DEFINITION) Nursing encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or
well and in all settings. The Scope of Nursing practice involves four specific areas, It
includes: the promotion of health, the prevention of illness (immunization, infection and
infants/prenatal care) , restoring health (ex. Focuses on ill pts, early detection ---
,>recovery,diagnosis and assessment, share and teach client info, rehabilitate pt) and
the care of ill, disabled and dying people.
(CNA definition)- a dynamic, caring, helping relationship in which the nurse helps the
client to achieve and maintain optimal health.
*Role and scope of nursing:
Nursing Scope of Practice Statement: “The practice of nursing is the promotion of
health and the assessment of, the provision of, care for, and the treatment of,
health conditions by supportive, preventative, therapeutic, palliative and
rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function” (Nursing Act,
1991)
-take risks on behalf of clients- advocating for the patients
-mentor other professionals-health promotion, illness prevention
-plan care with client as partner
-honours client/family right to make HC decisions- ensuring autonomy
-provide info- educating public, client, groups
-culturally competent- ensuring equality
-protect client private
d) Identify and explain the difference between Professional and personal
relationships when nursing
Refer to personal and professional value
-Nurse is responsible for establishing and maintaining professional relationships.
-Personal relationships when nursing are guided by personal values and beliefs.
*e)Explore the requisite skills and abilities required to practice nursing in Ontario
(CNO document)
1. Cognitive requirements: remembering past info, problem solving, concentration
skills, developing professional judgement, critical thinking, arithmetic skills (ex:
performing arithmetic skills to safely administer the appropriate dosage of
medicine)
2. Communication requirements: read, write, talk, listen, recognize verbal and non
signals, elicit and respond to info from clients & colleagues and patients (ex:
correctly obtaining and recording client history and information in their chart,
communicating with other health care professionals)
, 3. Interpersonal requirements: develop professional relationship with others,
maintain personal boundaries, recognize needs of others (recognizing
importance of client perspective and needs)
4. Behavioural requirements: manage own behaviour, engage with others
competent and ethical care, react appropriately to giving and receiving touch,
responding appropriately to stressful situations (ex: recognizing priorities in face
of multiple demands, remaining calm in stressful situations)
5. Psycho-motor requirements: standing and balance, manual dexterity push/pull,
repetitive movements, hand-eye coordination, bend, reach, lift, walk, climb, carry
things (ex: walking up stairs in home care visit, giving injections, removing
sutures)
6. Sensory requirements: all 5 senses (ex: being able to take a pulse, seeing the
lines in the injection needle, detecting odors)
7. Environmental requirements: handling noxious smells, disease agents,
distractions, noise chemicals, unpredictable behaviour of other (ex: recognizing
danger in the surrounding of a patient, dealing with distraction of a crying baby
while helping their sibling)
NOTE: CNO is a legislative body (it’s provincial)
WEEK 2
a) Discuss historical nursing practice in Canada from the past to present day
-Racism was evident in the history of nursing
-Aboriginals weren’t “nurses” but their role in the history of nursing was evident
-The indigenous women played a huge role in Canadian nursing because they provided
help in the frontier as white settlers communities had settled in (midwifery, Childhood
diseases) their history has long been ignored
-Canadian nurses have served in military medical units during the great world wars (I &
II)
Florence Nightingale- first “nurse” and nurse theorist, researcher, talked about social
determinants of health (things that happen to us as a society that affect our health-
promoted clean air, sanitation, healthy nutrition)passionate about solving
ignorance/poverty and misery, believed in equity of access to healthcare, social
determinants of health, believed in health promotion and illness prevention
b) Explore the image of nursing from the past to the present day
Media, and literature influenced the stereotype of nursing (i.e. female, caring, assistant
to the doctor, only look after sick people etc.)
In present day- It is a matter of professionalism, you need to make yourself
knowledgeable and confident. Nurses have a whole variety of roles- teachers,
advocates (refer to role and scope of nursing)
