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NURS 481L Adult Medical Surgical Nursing - 2017_SPRING
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NURS 481L Adult Medical Surgical Nursing - 2017_SPRING
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NURS 481L – Adv. Med - Surg, Nursing Practicum Spring I 2017 W e s t C o a s t U n i v e r s i t y C o u r s e S y l l a b u s Revision Date: January 18, 2017 Page 1 Term: Spring I 2017 Section A: I. Instructor’s Contact Information , Course Pre and Co -Requisites Instructor Information : See Virtual Office Course Prerequisites: NURS 201 and NURS 211L Course Co -requisites: NURS 480 II. Mission and Outcomes University Mission : At West Coast University, we embrace a student -centric learning partnership that leads to professional success. We deliver transformational education within a culture of integrity and personal accountability. We design market -responsive programs through collaboration between faculty and industry professionals. We continuously pursue more effective and innovative ways through which students develop the competencies and confidence required in a complex and changing world. Institutional Learning Outcomes: Institutional learning outcomes are designed by the University as a whole, taking into account the role that both instruction and student services play in contributing to a student’s success. Institutional lear ning outcomes assume achievement of the stated programmatic learning outcomes of one’s discipline. Upon graduating from a degree program offered by West Coast University, students will be able to: 1. Implement intellectual and practical problem solving skills through information assessment and critical thinking. 2. Demonstrate effective written communication skills. 3. Demonstrate effective oral communication skills. 4. Demonstrate computer proficiency and information literacy. 5. Describe ethical standards and legal guidelines associated with one’s chosen career field. 6. Explain why knowledge of and respect for the societal contributions of diverse cultures and perspectives is an important quality in one’s discipline. 7. Articulate the importance of working collaboratively with other healthcare providers in support of the client/patient. Program Mission: The mission of the College of Nursing is to provide evidence-based and innovative nursing education to culturally diverse learners; preparing nurses to provide quality a nd compassionate care that is responsive to the needs of the community and the global society. Course Name: Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing: Promoting Wellness in the Critically Ill Patient Practicum Course Number: NURS 481L NURS 481L – Adv. Med - Surg, Nursing Practicum Spring I 2017 W e s t C o a s t U n i v e r s i t y C o u r s e S y l l a b u s Revision Date: January 18, 2017 Page 2 Term: Spring I 2017 II. Mission and Outcomes Program Philosophy: The philosophy of the College of Nursing is that education is a continuous process occurring in phases throughout an individual’s lifetime. Nurses are lifelong learners and critical t hinkers. Program Learning Outcomes: 1. Supp ort professional nursing practice decisions with concepts and theories from the biological, physical, and social sciences. 2. Plan preventative and population focused interventions with attention to effect iveness, efficie ncy, cost, and equity. 3. Supp ort therapeutic nursing interventions for patients and families in a variety of healthcare and community settings using evidence based practi ce. 4. Apply nursing process and critical t hinking when providing holistic, patient centered nursing care to diverse populations. 5. Design health care education for individuals, families, and communities. 6. Comply with t he professional sta ndards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct in practic e. 7. Develop an effective commun icati on style to interact with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary health t eam. 8. Model leadership w hen providing sa fe, quality nursing car e; coordinating the healthcare team; and when tas ked with oversight and accountability for care delivery. 9. Use patient care technology and information systems when providing nursing care in a variety of settings. III. Course Information Class Length: 9 weeks Credit Hours : 3 semester credits/15 contact hours per week/135 hours per term. A minimum of 75% in direct patient care and maximum of 25% in non -direct patient care which may include: simulation, skills lab, ATI Learning Resources, and/or community experience as directed by faculty. For every 1 hour in a skills lab or clinical class, it is expected that students complete 1 hour of study in preparation for class. For this course; it is expected that a minimum of 15 hours of study, outside of class, is completed each we ek. Class Required Texts, Learning Resources: No new text required Class Required Texts, Learning Resources from Previous term(s) : ATI Dosage & Calculations and Safe Medication Administration in the ATI Learning Systems modules. American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manua l of t he American Psychological Association. (6th ed.). Was hington, DC: Author. Carpenito-Moyet, L. J. (2017). Nursing diagno sis: Applications to clinical practice (15th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Willi ams & Wilkins. Fischbach, F. (2014). A manual of l aboratory & diagno stic te sts (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Willi ams & Wilki ns. NURS 481L – Adv. Med - Surg, Nursing Practicum Spring I 2017 W e s t C o a s t U n i v e r s i t y C o u r s e S y l l a b u s Revision Date: January 18, 2017 Page 3 Term: Spring I 2017 III. Course Information Lewis, S. L., Heitkemper, M. M., Dirksen, S. R., O’Brien, P. G., & Bucher, L. (2014). Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and manag ement of clinical problems (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier. Asses sment Technologies Institute, LLC (2013). Adult medical-surgical nursing RN 9.0: Content mastery series review module. Overland Park, KS: Author. Class Recommended Texts, Learning Resources: N/A Course Catalog Description: Experience in helping critically ill persons effectively negotiate a transition to wellness, or to lower level acuity nursing care, or to a long-term nursing facility. Clinical practice of critical care nursing occurs in a variety of settings. This course allows for comprehensive examination of all aspects of critical care nursing. Settings with invasive procedures and/or peri-
operative nursing are employed. Course Learning Outcomes: Course outcomes are comprised of the knowledge, skills, values and/or behaviors that students should be able to demonstrate upon completion of the course. Course outcomes map to the Program Learning Outcomes Must be assessed in the course to determine if learning outcomes are met On conclusion of the course, in order to provide nursing care to promote wellness in culturally diverse populations, the student will be able to: 1. Describe the practitioner, leader, educator, and researcher roles of the nurse in the management of critically ill patients experiencing transitional health states. 2. State the clinical significance of age-related physiologic changes and expected nursing considerations or interventions used in caring for the older critical care patient. 3. Evaluate coping mechanisms and support systems utilized by culturally diverse individuals and families in crisis situations where altered roles, altered family processes, powerlessness, and self -care deficits become considerable areas of concern. 4. Determine appropriate nursing management of acutely ill patients by integrating knowledge from pharmacology, pathophysiology, and nursing and other healthcare disciplines 5. Use the nursing process to formulate appropriate nursing diagnoses based on clinical assessment findings with specific interventions and outcome criteria for various health states of the acutely ill patient. 6. Analyze the rationale behind various collaborative management interventions that focus on the psychosocial needs of acutely ill patients and their families including; pharmacological approaches, nutritional considerations, pain management, ethical issues, and discharge planning. 7. Analyze evidence based nursing practice related to a specific health care issue, through a review of the literature, and determine its’ utilization in the management of acutely ill patients. NURS 481L – Adv. Med - Surg, Nursing Practicum Spring I 2017 W e s t C o a s t U n i v e r s i t y C o u r s e S y l l a b u s Revision Date: January 18, 2017 Page 4 Term: Spring I 2017 III. Course Information 8. Evaluate the clinical application of evidence -based research related to the management of patients experiencing complex acute and critical transitional health problems. AACN Essentials for Baccalaureate Education For Professional Nursing Practice: The purpose of this section of the syllabus is to guide the student in understanding how the AACN 9 Essentials are incorporated into their education and to provide guidance to them in developing their individual portfolios. These AACN Essentials noted below meet the criteria for the portfolio and once completed should be pla ced in the portfolio under the designated essential and outcome. The Essentials that are met in NURS 481L Integration of Nursing Practice include the following: Essential I, Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice • Outcome 3 , Use skills of inquiry, analysis, and information literacy to address practice issues. Use research databases and other resources to review and analyze evidence based nursing practice. • Outcome 4, Use written, non -verbal, and emerging methods to communicate e ffectively Explore different methods of communication between patients and nurses used in health care systems with special emphasis on therapeutic communication. Use various methods of clinical documentation. Practice professionally communication with pee rs and members of the interdisciplinary health care team. • Outcome 5 , Apply knowledge of social and cultural factors to the care of diverse populations. Apply concepts to the care of diverse patient populations. Report on social and cultural factors impac ting patient care in written care plans. Discuss case studies, analyzing the influence of social and cultural factors on decision making regarding nursing care of critically ill patients. • Outcome 6 , Engage in ethical reasoning and actions to provide leadership in promoting advocacy, collaboration, and social justice as a socially responsible citizen. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, applying concepts of ethics, advocacy, and social justice when giving care. Discuss cases with ethical issues and advocacy needs and propose solutions and interventions.
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