Discontinued as of Summer Semester 2016 This guided group-based course provides opportunities for students to learn and to begin developing their nursing practice and leadership skills. Students will have opportunities to work with individuals, families, and groups, experiencing health challenges in the promotion of health and healing, within the context of maternal-child, pediatric, community, and home health care settings. The course focuses on the core concepts of critical thinking, evidence-informed decision making, health promotion, and relational practice. Emphasis will also be placed on the student's ability to use the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia's (CRNBC) professional practice standards at the term 6 level. Do not register for any courses on practice days. Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C+" grade in the following: BIOL 3192, NURS 3130, 3160, and 3161; and a "S" grade in NURS 3163. Corequisite(s): NURS 3209, 3261, and 3262. Note: Students are not eligible for an aegrotat or deferred standing in this course. See Policy E2007 Course Credit: Special Consideration. Formerly NURS 3145 This guided group-based course provides opportunities for students to learn and to begin developing their nursing practice and leadership skills. Students will have opportunities to work with individuals, families, and groups, experiencing health challenges in the promotion of health and healing, within the context of maternal-child, pediatric, community, and home health care settings. The course focuses on the core concepts of critical thinking, evidence-informed decision making, health promotion, and relational practice. Emphasis will also be placed on the student's ability to use the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia's (CRNBC) professional practice standards at the term 6 level. Do not register for any courses on practice days. Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C+" grade in the following: BIOL 3192, NURS 3130, 3160, 3161; and an "S" grade in NURS 3163. Corequisite(s): NURS 3209, 3261, 3262. Note: Students are not eligible for an aegrotat or deferred standing in this course. See Policy E2007 Course Credit: Special Consideration.