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Course Description:
This is an elective course for Level I nursing majors. Explores study and test-taking skills in nursing as applied to selected nursing content from NU 135.
The student will be able to:
B. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) - GENERAL:
The student will be able to:
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I = Introduced
D = Demonstrated
M = Mastered
C. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs)-SPECIFIC:
The student will be able to:
General SLO 1. Implement a personal philosophy and education plan for learning, study, and test-taking in second semester, Level I nursing courses.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
1.1. Reflect on past strategies for learning, study, test-taking, time management, decision-making, help-seeking, and stress management. |
Journal, self-assessment tools |
1.2. Implement one’s education plan for learning, study, and test-taking in second semester, Level I nursing courses. |
Written paper/poster (with rubric) |
General SLO 2. Utilize preferred learning tools for mastery of nursing concepts and competencies in NU 133, 134, 135.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
2.1. Identify a variety of tools that assist the learning process. |
Written assignment (with rubric) |
2.2. Utilize preferred learning tools in studying for selected nursing concepts and competences. |
Written/poster assignment (with rubric) |
General SLO 3. Utilize effective study-skill strategies for NU 133, 134, and 135 nursing concepts.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
3.1. Identify the learning resources in textbooks, websites, and journals that facilitate learning of nursing concepts and competencies in second semester, Level I courses. |
Written/poster assignment (with rubric) |
3.2. Select, incorporate, and evaluate the most useful study-skill strategies in one’s education plan. |
Study Journal |
General SLO. 4. Apply effective test-taking strategies for NU 133, 134, and 135 concepts.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
4.1. Describe the use of nursing frameworks, nursing process, and client needs in nursing test questions. |
Scenarios, group assignments (with rubrics) |
4.2. Apply general principles of test-taking to selected nursing concepts in NU 133, 134, and 135. |
Scenarios, group assignments (with rubrics) |
General SLO 5. Seek and negotiate help appropriately for assistance with NU 133, 134, and 135 concepts.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
5.1. Describe strategies to identify own learning needs. |
Scenarios, group assignments (with rubrics) |
5.2. Practice negotiation strategies for instructor assistance, tutors, and study groups. |
Scenarios, group assignments (with rubrics) |
General SLO 6. Use stress prevention and reduction strategies to promote learning in NU 133, 134, 135.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Strategies |
6.1. Determine factors that can stimulate stress for the nursing student and family. |
Scenarios, group assignments (with rubrics) |
6.2. Incorporate practice of stress prevention and reduction strategies into one’s daily schedule and education plan. |
Scenarios, group assignments (with rubrics) |
D. COURSE CONTENT
E. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
F. REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS
None
G. REFERENCE MATERIALS
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. (or most recent edition)
Bucholz, S. (2012). Henke’s med-math dosage calculation, preparation and Administration (7th ed). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Carpenito-Moyet, L. (2009). Nursing diagnosis: Application to clinical practice (13th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Karch, A. (2011). Focus on nursing pharmacology (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Karch, A. (2011). Lippincott’s interactive tools & case studies for Karch’s focus on pharmacology. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Karch, A. (2012). 2012 Lippincott’s nursing drug guide. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Pilliteri, A., and others. (2009). Care of the childbearing and childrearing family (6th ed), text, study guide, and Lippincott’s clinical simulations: maternity/pediatric nursing course set. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Smeltzer, S., Bare, B., Hinkle, J., and Cheever, K. (2011). Textbook of medical-surgical nursing. (12th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Smeltzer, S. (2009). Lippincott's interactive case studies for Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Smeltzer, S. (2011). Smeltzer, Brunner and Suddarth's Handbook for Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Stedman, (2011) Stedman’s medical dictionary for the health professions. (28th ed.). Philadelphia: Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Taylor, C., Lillis, C., LeMone, P., and Lynn, P. (2011). Fundamentals of nursing: the art and science of nursing (7th ed). Philadelphia: Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Taylor, C., and others. (2011). Skills checklists for fundamentals of nursing: the art and science of nursing (7th ed Philadelphia: Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
Taylor, C., Lillis, C., LeMone, P., and Lynn, P. (2011). Taylor’s video guide to clinical nursing skills. (2th ed). Philadelphia: Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
H. INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS
None
I. EVALUATION
None
J. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
None
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