NU-135 Nursing in Health & Illness I

GENERAL INFORMATION:

COURSE HOURS/CREDITS:

PURPOSE OF COURSE:

[X] Degree requirement

[ ] Degree elective

[ ] Certificate

[ ] Other

PREREQUISITES: NU 125 Health Promotion in Nursing

CO-REQUISITES: NU 133 Pharmacology, NU 134 Pathophysiology

PSLOs OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS: None

CAC Chair signatures:________ Date recommended:___________

VPIA signature::______________ Date approved:____________

1. INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

2. PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (PSLOs): At the end of Level I, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate personal and professional actions based on self-reflection, core nursing values, professional standards, and the laws guiding practical nursing practice.
2. Collect health assessment and evidence-based data to guide critical thinking and judgment in the planning and delivery of safe, holistic nursing care.
3. Utilize leadership, management, and delegation principles when supervising unlicensed assistive nursing personnel.
4. Apply communication and collaboration strategies as a member of the health team.
5. Practice relationship-centered care, contributing to a caring culturally safe environment that reflects the values of Micronesia.
6. Participate in the primary care and public health care systems in Micronesia to promote community wellness.

3. COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) - (General):At the end of Level I, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate behaviors that display development of the professional role: self- reflection, lifelong learning, accountability, ethical conduct, and commitment to the profession of nursing.
2. Use clinical judgment and evidenced-based data to plan, implement and evaluate the care of individuals across the lifespan, during childbearing, child-rearing, and common acute and chronic health
   alterations.
3. Apply leadership management when supervising unlicensed assistive nursing personnel and other health care teams.
4. Incorporate communication and collaboration strategies among the health care team members.
5. Implement relationship-centered care, demonstrate a caring, culturally safe environment which reflects the values of Micronesians.
6. Develop nursing care plans appropriate for use in primary care and public health settings for individuals to promote community wellness.

4. COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESCSLOs)- (Specific):
The student will be able to:

5. COURSE CONTENTS

1. Core competencies for healthcare professionals
2. Chronic Care Concepts
3. Acute Care: Common health alterations across the lifespan
4. Childbearing: Labor and delivery, postpartum, and immediate care of the newborn
5. Childrearing: common health alterations

6. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

[X] Lecture [X] Cooperative learning groups

[X] Laboratory [X] In-class exercises

[X] Audio visual [X] Demonstration

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7.REQURIED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS

1. American Psychological Association. (2009).Publication manual of the American Psychological Association(6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. (or most recent edition)
2. 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)
3. Jensen, S. (2011).Nursing health assessment: A best practice approach with DVD.Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
4. Karch, A. (2011).Focus on nursing pharmacology(5th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
5. Karch, A. (2012). 2012 Lippincott’s nursing drug guide. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
6. Maville, J., & Huerta, C. (2008).Health promotion in nursing. (2nd ed). NY: Thomson Delmar Learning. (or most recent edition)
7. 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)

8. REFERENCE MATERIALS (Note: Available at the Health Sciences library)

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. Stedman, (2010) Stedman’s medical dictionary for the health professions.(6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott, & Wilson, & Williams. (or most recent edition)
4. Taylor, C., Lillis, C., LeMone, P., and Lynn, P.. (2011). Fundamentals of nursing: the art and science of nursing (7th ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott, & Wilson, & Williams. (or most recent edition)
5. Taylor, C., and others. (2011).Skills checklists for fundamentals of nursing: the art and science of nursing(7th ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott, & Wilson, & Williams. (or most recent edition)
6. Taylor, C., Lillis, C., LeMone, P., and Lynn, P. (2011). Taylor’s video guide to clinical nursing skills.(2th ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott, & Wilson, & Williams. (or most recent edition)
7. Videback, S. (2010).Psychiatric mental health nursing. (5th ed.), Philadelphia: Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
8. 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)
9. Porth, C. (2011).Essentials of pathophysiology: North American edition.Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
10. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. (2009).Lippincott’s video guide to psychiatric mental health nursing assessment. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
11. Carpenito-Moyet, L. (2009).Nursing diagnosis: Application to clinical practice(13th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)
12. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. (2011).Lippincott’s interactive tutorials and case studies.Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (or most recent edition)

9.INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS: None

10. EVALUATION:
Grading for this course involves two sets of competencies, classroom and lab/clinical. Students must demonstrate mastery of competencies in both the classroom and lab/clinical to pass the course. The benchmark for passing in the classroom component is a 70%. The benchmark for passing the lab/clinical component is an “S” for satisfactory performance.

This nursing course must be passed with a “C” or better to receive the Practical Nursing Certificate of Achievement.

11. CREDIT BY EXAMINATIONNone