University of Toronto SCHOOL OF NURSING Master's Degree Course in Nursing Master of Science in Nursing The University of Toronto School of Nursing offers programs of study leading to the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. The Graduate programs have been developed under the sponsorship of the Kellogg Foundation and reflect the Schools commitment to a high standard of nursing education. Programs The rapid advances in science and medicine and the changes in health care are making unprecedented de¬ mands on nurses. In order to provide leadership in nursing and assure safe and effective care, there is a need for nurses with a depth and breadth of knowl¬ edge in special clinical areas beyond that possible to attain in baccalaureate programs. Opportunities are provided for students to focus on special clinical areas of nursing and on courses which extend and support theories and principles in these specializations. Candidates for the master's degree are assisted in acquiring basic knowledge and techniques in research and in developing an appreciation of the need for research in the interest of improving patient care and adding to the body of nursing knowledge. Purpose and Goals The programs provide opportunities for students to: - Acquire knowledge in depth in a special clinical area and its related fields. - Develop ability to provide leadership in nursing. - Develop ability to make discriminating use of re¬ search findings and to investigate nursing problems by scientific methods. Courses are designed to prepare nurses as clinical specialists who are capable of planning and giving high-quality care, implementing change and influenc¬ ing nursing for the future. Options are also available for those interested in teaching or supervision. Courses and Degree Requirements Candidates are required to complete successfully a minimum of four full courses and a thesis to qualify for the degree. The thesis involves the investigation of a nursing problem in the area of the student's clini¬ cal specialization. Each candidate's program is individually planned in consultation with a faculty adviser, and consideration is given to the individual's interests, potential and professional goals. Required Courses 1 One of the following courses is elected as the area of specialization: 1001 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing 1002 Advanced Community Health Nursing 1003 Advanced Psychiatric Nursing 2 1004 Research Methodology If a candidate has not had an introductory course in Statistics prior to admission, the program of studies may be planned to allow for such a course to be taken in the first year. Elective Courses1 A minimum of another two full courses must be selected, one of which must be in a graduate depart¬ ment other than nursing. Several electives are avail- bourse Offerings will depend on the number of requests. able to candidates. Study is encouraged in areas that are supportive to each student's specialization and professional goals. Examples include courses in So¬ ciology, Psychology, Administration, Epidemiology, and Education. A program may also be arranged that permits a candidate who is in one special area (e.g. Community Health Nursing) to select a second clini¬ cal nursing course (e.g. Medical-Surgical Nursing) as an elective. Graduate courses offered in nursing are: 1005* Trends and Issues in Nursing 1006* Historical Development of Ideas and Prac¬ tices in Nursing. Origins of Nursing and European Influences. 1016* Historical Development of Ideas and Prac¬ tices in Nursing. Development in Nursing and Nursing Education in North America 1873-1950. 1007 Leadership and Leadership Roles in Nursing 1008* Curriculum Development and Implementa¬ tion. The^ao^m^Dperiod--o-fresldfmre^fc^tl^"Mfir;:N"-is l.wQ^academk:,.,years.i^r,-X6Lsequential months. All re¬ quirements for the degree must be satisfactorily com¬ pleted within four years from the initial enrolment at the graduate level. Description of Nursing Courses 1001 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing A study of the pathophysiological processes and psy¬ chological problems of patients with respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological disturbances and the appropriate nursing intervention. Experience in the clinical fields is included. 1002 Advanced Community Health Nursing This course will provide intensive study of complex problems encountered by public health nurses. The students will be given opportunities to acquire knowl¬ edge from nursing and the related sciences basic to improving the quality of community nursing service. Concurrent experience In the practice field is included. Aavanceu Mental Healtn- 1003 Psychiatric Nursing This course will prepare specialists in psychiatric nursing equipped to assume positions of leadership where superior knowledge and skill in psychiatric nursing is considered requisite to the promotion of "‘'Half course. P'9l mental health and the prevention of mental illness. Supervised clinical experience is an integral part of this course. 1004 Research Methodology in Nursing This course will focus on the research process and its application as a basis for the identification of research problems in nursing, and as a basis for evaluating research findings. Each student will define a specific problem in nursing and investigate it with faculty guidance. 1005X Trends and Issues in Nursing This advanced seminar course is designed for a criti¬ cal analysis of trends and issues in nursing. 1006X Historical Development of Ideas and Practices in Nursing Origins of Nursing; European Influences on Nursing in North America to the late nineteenth century. 1016X Historical Development of Ideas and Practices in Nursing Development in Nursing and Nursing Education in North America in the twentieth century. 1007 Leadership and Leadership Roles in Nursing This course is designed to examine the theories of organization and the principles of administration in relation to leadership roles in nursing. It will include exploration of the teaching, counselling and guiding roles in planning, implementing and evaluating nurs¬ ing care. 1008X Curriculum Development and Implementation A study of concepts and principles underlying the development, implementation and evaluation of cur¬ ricula. Problems relating to curriculum development will be considered. Facilities The School of Nursing is on the central campus of the large multidisciplinary University of Toronto. It was founded in 1933, and has made a significant contribu¬ tion to nursing, nationally and internationally. The current enrollment is approximately 450 full-time students. The School lies in the heart of the city close to several large teaching hospitals. The many clinical resources of these hospitals and other health agencies provide excellent learning opportunities and fields for research for students under the direction of the uni¬ versity nursing faculty. The students have access to the resources of the University of Toronto libraries which consist of the largest collection of its kind in Canada. Admission Applicants will be considered for admission if they: 1 Meet the general regulations for admission to graduate studies as outlined by the School of Graduate Studies. 2 Hold the B.Sc.N. degree of the University of To¬ ronto, or an equivalent degree, and have obtained at least B (second class standing) in each of the final two years. Financial Assistance Various fellowships are awarded by the University of Toronto, Government of Ontario and other interested organizations, such as the Canadian Nurses' Founda¬ tion, Canadian Red Cross Society, Ontario Heart Foundation, St. John's Ambulance Association, and the University of Toronto School of Nursing Alumni Association. Faculty The faculty members of the Graduate Division of Nursing are prepared through education and experi¬ ence to assist a student to pursue a program of studies based on the individual's interests, potential and pro¬ fessional goals. In addition to teaching, the faculty is involved in investigation and writing in the areas of nursing and nursing education. The School also enlists the assistance of many ex¬ perienced professional persons in other disciplines and areas of nursing to contribute to the programs. For further information, please write to : The Academic Secretary, Graduate Division of Nursing, University of Toronto School of Nursing, 50 St. George Street, Toronto 181, Ontario. For Application forms, please write to : The Secretary, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, 65 St. George Street, Toronto 181, Ontario. AMENDMENT - MARCH 1973 Candidates may complete the program of studies for the degree of M.Sc.N. in a minimum of sixteen months full-time study. On the recommendation of the Graduate Department of Nursing and with the approval of the School of Graduate Studies, a candidate may complete the work of one academic year as a part-time student. All requirements for the degree must be completed satisfactorily within four calendar years from the date of the student's first enrolment in the program leading to the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. ■ • • ‘ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO School of Nursing V - OD^ ^ S IS-Z Master 's Degree Course in Nursing c \V I Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Toronto https://archive.org/details/mastersdegree1971nurs UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCHOOL OF NURSING Master’s Degree Course in Nursing A course leading to the Master of Science in Nursing degree will be offered commencing with the 1970-1971 session. The purposes of the course are to make available advanced preparation for leadership roles in selected areas of nursing, and to advance nursing knowledge and skills through analytical study and investigation. The overall objectives are to enable the student to develop: ability to investigate nursing problems and make discriminating use of re¬ search findings, depth in nursing knowledge in a selected area, and understanding and appreciation of leadership responsibilities. FACULTY The faculty who will contribute to the nursing subjects will include: Margaret Allemang, B.Sc.N., B.A., M.N. Dorothy Burwell, B.Sc.N., M.A.(N.Ed.) Margaret Cahoon, B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. Helen M. Carpenter, B.S., M.P.H., Ed.D. Rosella Cunningham, B.Sc.N., M.P.H. Nora Parker, B.A., M.A. Margaret Phillips, B.S.fN.Ed.), M.Litt.(N.Ed.) , Ph.D. Barbara A. Johnson, B.Sc.N., M.S.N. Phyllis E. Jones, B.Sc.N., M.Sc. Hilda Mertz, B.S.N.Ed., M.S.N. Jeannette E. Watson, B.Sc.N., M.Sc.N. ADMISSION Applicants who have obtained a B.Sc.N. Degree in the University of Toronto, or an equivalent degree, with second class honour standing in the final two years, will be considered for admission. All students must satisfy the University’s general regulations for admission as out¬ lined in the Calendar of the School of Graduate Studies. PROGRAM The program will normally extend over a minimum of sixteen months. "jj—liBIIIIWI — ■ I ik— III iliHih— ataairif. All requirements for the degree must be satisfactorily completed within four years from first enrolment at the graduate level. The program consists of a thesis and a minimum of four courses planned in consultation with a faculty adviser. THESIS The thesis will involve the investigation of a nursing problem related to the area of clinical specialization. The topic will be selected in consultation with designated faculty advisers. 3 REQUIRED COURSES 1. One of the following to be elected as the area of concentration: N 1001 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing N 1002 Advanced Community Health Nursing N 1003 Advanced Psychiatric Nursing 2. N 1004. Research Methodology in Nursing If a candidate has not had an introductory course in statistics prior to admission to the graduate program, the student will be expected to take such a course concurrently with N 1004. ELECTIVE COURSES1 A minimum of two full courses, one of which must be a supporting subject: 1. Supporting Subjects. - For example, a graduate course from: 1001 Epidemiology 1029 Physiology - An advanced course in Cardiovascular Physiology 2110* * Psychology - Personality and Social Development 2230* Psychology - Biological Bases of Emotion and Motivation 2500* Psychology - Behaviour Theory 2002* Sociology - Occupations and Professions 2004* Sociology - Theories of Deviant Behaviour 2005 Sociology - The Sociology of the Family 2015 Sociology - The Structure of Interpersonal Relations 1401 Public Health Administration 1: Principles 1402 Public Health Administration 2: Canadian Practice 2. Nursing N 1005 Trends and Issues in Health Care N 1006 Historical Development of Ideas and Practices in Nursing N 1007 Leadership and Leadership Roles in Nursing N 1008* Curriculum Development and Implementation2 N 1009* Measurement and Evaluation in Nursing Education2 Clinical Facilities Community health agencies and teaching hospitals will be used as fields for study and the investigation of nursing. ^The number of these electives offered in any one year will be conditioned by the demand. 2N 1008 and N 1009 may be offered in 1971. *Half course. 4 DESCRIPTION OF COURSES N 1001 ADVANCED MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING This course will provide an intensive study of the pathophysiological processes and psychosocial problems of patients with cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurological disturbances and of the appropriate nurs¬ ing intervention. Students will be given the opportunity to acquire knowledge in depth from nursing and the related sciences basic to the nursing management of patients requiring complex treatment and care and rehabilitation. The course will include lectures, group discussions, ward clinics, experience in caring for patients and independent study. Medical, rehabilitation and nutritional specialists will participate. N 1002 ADVANCED COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING This course will provide intensive study of complex problems en¬ countered by public health nurses, such as the nursing care of patients with multiple problems, and the home-care of patients following highly-specialized treatment (e.g. medical or surgical intervention, or psychiatric treatments). Students will be given the opportunity to acquire in depth, knowledge from nursing and the related sciences that will provide the rationale for the nursing management of these patients. An evaluation will be made of the existing services and in¬ vestigation undertaken of new approaches to the care of patients, the health education of their families, and the co-ordination of nursing service with the services of other members of the health team. N 1003 ADVANCED PSYCHIATRIC NURSING This course will provide students with an intensive study of the knowl¬ edge and skills required by specialists in psychiatric nursing. These specialists will be equipped to assume positions of leadership where superior knowledge and skill in psychiatric nursing is considered re¬ quisite to the promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental illness. Candidates will be prepared to give care to patients, groups of patients and families in the institution or community; to counsel and guide nursing personnel and to work effectively with members of other disciplines. Opportunities will be provided for stu¬ dents to gain pertinent in-depth knowledge from psychiatry, psychiatric nursing and behavioural and social sciences. Guided experiences will provide students with opportunities to learn how they might better use themselves in the care of emotionally disturbed persons. N 1004 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN NURSING This course will focus on the research process and its application in nursing as a basis for the identification of research problems in nursing and the nursing components of interdisciplinary problems in the health 5 sciences, and as a basis for evaluating research findings in terms of their implications for theory, practice and further research. In this course each student will identify and define a specific problem in nursing and design its investigation for independent guided study during the graduate program. ELECTIVES IN NURSING N 1005 TRENDS AND ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE This advanced seminar course is designed for a critical analysis of trends and issues of health care and their implications for nursing. N 1006 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS AND PRACTICES IN NURSING An analysis of continuity and change in ideas and practices of nursing in the context of social change. Particular attention will be given to such influences as the thoughts of nursing leaders to changing theories of health and disease; changing medical practices; and developments in institutions for the care of the sick and dependent in society. Part A* - European Origins and Influences Part B* — Development of Nursing in North America N 1 007 LEADERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP ROLES IN NURSING This course is designed to examine the theories of organization and the principles of administration in relation to leadership roles in nurs¬ ing. It will include exploration of the teaching, counselling, and guiding roles in planning and implementing health care. Inherent in these roles is the responsibility for developing the potential of others. N 1008* CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION A study of current assumptions and concepts underlying nursing education at the university and diploma levels, and analysis of differ¬ ential objectives, and the development, implementation and evaluation of nursing curricula. N 1009* MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN NURSING EDUCATION This course will assist the students to analyze the processes of measure¬ ment and evaluation in nursing education, to develop objectives and measurement devices appropriate to nursing education, to become acquainted with available tests for selection and screening, and to develop an understanding of the concepts of reliability, validity and norms. *Half course. 6 APPLICATIONS Applicants must provide transcripts of academic records. For further information or application forms, write to: The Secretary, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto 5, Ontario BURSARIES AND AWARDS AVAILABLE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE. MARGARET MACLAREN MEMORIAL FUND BURSARIES One or more Bursaries of $1,000 to experienced Registered Nurses for study at the Master’s level. Special consideration will be given to those with St. John affiliation. Apply, not later than May 16, to the Chairman of Bursary Funds, 321 Chapel Street, Ottawa 2. ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BURSARIES Available to students proceeding to a Master’s Degree. Value: Tuition fees plus $1,600 ($2,000 for students with a spouse or children totally dependent upon them for support). Apply to Senior Consultant, Nurs¬ ing Services, Ontario Flospital Services Commission or the Public Health Nursing Division of the Ontario Department of Health. ONTARIO STUDENT AWARDS PROGRAM All students who are residents of Ontario and who satisfy the admis¬ sion requirements of a Canadian university or an eligible post-secon¬ dary institution in Ontario may apply for an award under this Program. To receive an award a student must establish a need for assistance and enrol in an eligible institution in a course other than Divinity in the year of award. An award under this Program will be made to the extent of established need in a combination of a non-repayable grant and a Canadian Student Loan. Application forms are available at all post-secondary eligible institutions. CANADA STUDENT LOANS PLAN Full details of this Plan are available in a brochure issued by the Government of Canada which may be obtained at all eligible post¬ secondary institutions and secondary schools in Ontario. Students not eligible under the Ontario Student Awards Program may apply for a Canada Student Loan provided they are attending an institution in Canada or abroad which has been designated as eligible for Canada Student Loans only. The application form for the Ontario Student Awards Program is also used for the Canada Student Loans Plan. For further information on awards or fellowships available for gradu¬ ate study, please consult the School of Graduate Studies calendar. 7