PSW to PN Professional Transitions

Examine the personal, professional, and organizational challenges and supports that influence the transition from Personal Support Worker (PSW) to Practical Nursing student. Build on your existing personal and professional knowledge, skills, and experiences and develop strategies that leverage your strengths (such as stress coping, and community engagement) to achieve success in future academic studies. Professional transitions, networking, academic writing, information and computer literacy and defending written and spoken work with evidence-based knowledge and theory are emphasized in this course. You will engage in online case study discussions, presentations, and scholarly writing and communication activities.