This course uses health promotion and population health frameworks to inform an understanding of multiple transitions. Examination of the acutely ill adult and their family beyond the diseases and individual health issues to consider the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on transitions.
Health promotion focuses on advocating for the principles of primary health care to facilitate hope, coping, resilience, social justice and empowerment for individuals and families living with multiple transitions.
Prerequisites
NURS 3160, NURS 3163, NURS 3164, MATH 1111 or equivalent, NURS 3265.
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What you will learn
- Clinical Reasoning & Relational Inquiry: application to a family case study with multiple transitions
Multiple Transitions theory (managing complexity)
Multiple Transitions: Situational, Organizational, Developmental and Health illness
Social Determinates of Health: Social connectedness, Housing, Food security
Social Determinates of Health: Social Safety Net, Health Services, Disability
Health promotion: Empowerment and Social justice
Health Promotion: Spirituality, Complementary and Alternative therapies.
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60345 |
May 13, 2026 to August 5, 2026 |
Lecture | VCC Broadway Building B | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70488 |
September 9, 2026 to December 16, 2026 |
Lecture | VCC Broadway Building B | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.