PPN101 Health, Wellness and Role of a Nurse Weeks 1-7 Learning Objectives 2025-2026 working
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Week Learning Outcomes Answers
1 1. Introduce nursing as a profession. Describe nursing 1. A practice discipline, a self regulated profession.
professionalism - The maintenance of competencies such
as knowledge and skills to guide
evidence informed decision making in
practice.
- Nursing Professionalism Attributes:
knowledge, accountability, autonomy,
self-regulation, inquiry, collegiality,
collaboration, innovation, ethics,
values.
2.
2. Discuss nurse pioneers and their diverse Florence Nightingale: the first nursing researcher
contributions to the profession of nursing - advocate for patients
- believed nursing to be an art and science
with its own knowledge base, distinct
from medicine innovator in care
- developed an apprenticeship training
model that solidified nursing as a
respectable occupation for women.
Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture (1890-1996):
- first indigenous nurse, who had a
challenging career path.
- Not accepted to nursing schools in
Ontario so she went to school in New
York.
- Joined the US Nurse Corps during
WWI, and then returned to Canada to
join the 6 Nations Reserve and worked
as a nurse and midwife.
Harriet Tubman, Mary Eliza Mahoney & Lillian Holland
Harvey:
- dared to break through cultural norms to offer care
to their communities.
- Did not let the sentiments of their time prevent
them from improving the lives of those around
them, but also the profession of nursing as a whole.
- Showed grit, integrity and perseverance to earn the
same qualifications as non black nurses.
Bernice Redmon (1917-1993):
- was not able to attend nursing school in Canada in
the 1940s, went to Virginia instead.
- Then returned to Canada to practice public health
nursing in Nova Scotia.
- First black nurse to be appointed the Victoria Order
of Nurses in Canada as a result of increasing
pressure on nursing schools in Canada to admit
black women.
, 3.
“The Angel of Mercy” mid 1800s through WWI
- nurses as noble, moral, religious, virginal and
self-sacrificing, strongly tied to religion
- Florence Nightingale is the epitome of the angel of
3. Discuss public images and contemporary views of mercy.
nursing and how they have been influenced by The Mother (1945-1965):
social, economic and political factors - after the war, return to “family values.”
The Sex Symbol (Post mid 1960s):
- sensual, romantic, irresponsible, promiscuous with
little evidence of intelligence or skill; MASH.
The Careerist (Current):
- intelligent, logical, progressive, empathetic,
sophisticated, and assertive; less gender role
identity.
-Historical Imaging: heroes, harlots, handmaidens.
-Virtuous Imaging: The label of “angel” implies caring,
compassion and comfort.
-Moral Depiction: sexual objects.
4. Nursing images and language emphasize nurses’
knowledge and skill, link potential recruits to
practicing nurses in diverse settings, promote
positive images of nursing, promote the careerist
nurse as a realistic reflection.
4. Identify strategies to support an accurate, positive
and inclusive image of nursing as a professional
career
update Toronto Metropolitan University
Week Learning Outcomes Answers
1 1. Introduce nursing as a profession. Describe nursing 1. A practice discipline, a self regulated profession.
professionalism - The maintenance of competencies such
as knowledge and skills to guide
evidence informed decision making in
practice.
- Nursing Professionalism Attributes:
knowledge, accountability, autonomy,
self-regulation, inquiry, collegiality,
collaboration, innovation, ethics,
values.
2.
2. Discuss nurse pioneers and their diverse Florence Nightingale: the first nursing researcher
contributions to the profession of nursing - advocate for patients
- believed nursing to be an art and science
with its own knowledge base, distinct
from medicine innovator in care
- developed an apprenticeship training
model that solidified nursing as a
respectable occupation for women.
Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture (1890-1996):
- first indigenous nurse, who had a
challenging career path.
- Not accepted to nursing schools in
Ontario so she went to school in New
York.
- Joined the US Nurse Corps during
WWI, and then returned to Canada to
join the 6 Nations Reserve and worked
as a nurse and midwife.
Harriet Tubman, Mary Eliza Mahoney & Lillian Holland
Harvey:
- dared to break through cultural norms to offer care
to their communities.
- Did not let the sentiments of their time prevent
them from improving the lives of those around
them, but also the profession of nursing as a whole.
- Showed grit, integrity and perseverance to earn the
same qualifications as non black nurses.
Bernice Redmon (1917-1993):
- was not able to attend nursing school in Canada in
the 1940s, went to Virginia instead.
- Then returned to Canada to practice public health
nursing in Nova Scotia.
- First black nurse to be appointed the Victoria Order
of Nurses in Canada as a result of increasing
pressure on nursing schools in Canada to admit
black women.
, 3.
“The Angel of Mercy” mid 1800s through WWI
- nurses as noble, moral, religious, virginal and
self-sacrificing, strongly tied to religion
- Florence Nightingale is the epitome of the angel of
3. Discuss public images and contemporary views of mercy.
nursing and how they have been influenced by The Mother (1945-1965):
social, economic and political factors - after the war, return to “family values.”
The Sex Symbol (Post mid 1960s):
- sensual, romantic, irresponsible, promiscuous with
little evidence of intelligence or skill; MASH.
The Careerist (Current):
- intelligent, logical, progressive, empathetic,
sophisticated, and assertive; less gender role
identity.
-Historical Imaging: heroes, harlots, handmaidens.
-Virtuous Imaging: The label of “angel” implies caring,
compassion and comfort.
-Moral Depiction: sexual objects.
4. Nursing images and language emphasize nurses’
knowledge and skill, link potential recruits to
practicing nurses in diverse settings, promote
positive images of nursing, promote the careerist
nurse as a realistic reflection.
4. Identify strategies to support an accurate, positive
and inclusive image of nursing as a professional
career
