UCC/UGC/ECCC
Proposal for New Course
Please attach proposed Syllabus in approved university format.
1. Course subject and number: / NUR 334L / 2. Units: / 6See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions.
3. College: / Health and Human Services / 4. Academic Unit: / Nursing5. Student Learning Outcomes of the new course. (Resources & Examples for Developing Course Learning Outcomes)
Clinical Practice and Prevention
· Applies sound nursing judgment to clinical situations using standards of care, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, research evidence, and prioritization and delegation skills.
· Applies an expanding range of knowledge to promote health and well-being and prevent complications in adults experiencing illness and disease.
· Applies the nursing process to increasingly complex patient learning needs.
Communication
· Demonstrates professional and therapeutic communication skills in all learning situations.
Critical Reasoning
· Utilizes nursing knowledge, information technologies and research evidence to construct and implement safe, effective, patient-centered nursing care.
Leadership
· Applies principles of collaboration, delegation, and advocacy to manage safe patient care.
Professionalism and Professional Values
· Demonstrates professionalism in all clinical situations.
· Applies professional values and their associated behaviors to the practice of nursing.
· Applies ethical and legal principles and professional standards to nursing practice.
· Applies caring’s affective characteristics into patient-centered care and with other healthcare professionals.
Global Health
· Collaborates with patients and families to identify mutually agreed upon goals and health care outcomes four culturally reinforcing care.
· Identifies how nurses and institutions can impact environmental health and sustainability in diverse health care settings.
6. Justification for new course, including how the course contributes to degree program outcomes, orother university requirements / student learning outcomes. (Resources, Examples & Tools for Developing Effective Program Student Learning Outcomes).
The embedded lab is being separated from the lecture per the direction of university administration.
7. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year? / Fall 2013See effective dates calendar.
8. Long course title: / ADULT HEALTH NURSING PRACTICUM
(max 100 characters including spaces)
9. Short course title: / ADLT HLTH NRSNG PRACTICUM
(max. 30 characters including spaces)
10. Catalog course description (max. 60 words, excluding requisites):
Required clinical practicum for Adult Health Nursing
11. Will this course be part of any plan (major, minor or certificate) or sub plan (emphasis)?
Yes No
If yes, include the appropriate plan proposal.
12. Does this course duplicate content of existing courses? Yes No
If yes, list the courses with duplicate material. If the duplication is greater than 20%,explain why NAU should establish this course.
13. Will this course impact any other academic unit’s enrollment orplan(s)? Yes No
If yes, include a letter of response from each impacted academic unit.
14. Grading option: Letter grade Pass/Fail Both
15. Co-convened with: / 14a. UGC approval date*:(For example: ESE 450 and ESE 550) See co-convening policy.
*Must be approved by UGC before UCC submission, and both course syllabi must be presented.
16. Cross-listed with:
(For example: ES 450 and DIS 450) See cross listing policy.
Please submit a single cross-listed syllabus that will be used for all cross-listed courses.
17. May course be repeated for additional units? / Yes No
16a. If yes, maximum units allowed?
16b. If yes, may course be repeated for additional units in the same term? / Yes No
18. Prerequisites: / NUR 330, NUR 319, NUR 319L, NUR 331, NUR 332, NUR 332L, NUR 333, NUR 333L
If prerequisites, include the rationale for the prerequisites.
19. Co requisites: / NUR 334, NUR 390WIf co requisites, include the rationale for the co requisites.
20. Does this course include combined lecture and lab components? Yes No
If yes, include the units specific to each component in the course description above.
21. Names of the current faculty qualified to teach this course: / Sue Neder, RN, MSN, OCN; Abbe King, RN, MSN, FNP-BC;Linda Paul RN, MS, CMSRN; Frank Santorelli, RN, MSN
Answer 22-23 for UCC/ECCC only:
22. Is this course being proposed for Liberal Studies designation? Yes No
If yes, include a Liberal Studies proposal and syllabus with this proposal.
23. Is this course being proposed for Diversity designation? Yes No
If yes, include a Diversity proposal and syllabus with this proposal.
Scott Galland / 12/10/2012Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate / Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/ Unit Head (if appropriate) / Date
Chair of college curriculum committee / Date
Dean of college / Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC/ECCC Approval / Date
Approved as submitted: Yes No
Approved as modified: Yes No
Northern Arizona University
College of Health & Human Services
School of Nursing
NURSING 334L: Adult Health Nursing Practicum
Credits: 6 credits/ 240 clock hours
Semester: Fall
Faculty Team:
FMC Days Clinical FacultySue Neder, RN, MSN, OCN
Nursing Building, Room 218
Office Phone: 928-523-
Cell Phone: 928-699-3502
/ Kingman Regional Medical Center Clinical Faculty and Simulation Instructor
Frank Santorelli, RN, MSN
Nursing Building, Room (Basement)
Office Phone: 928-523-7371
Cell: 928-607-2428
FMC Evenings Clinical Faculty
Abbe King, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Nursing Building, Room 201C
Office Phone: 928-523-6951
Pager: 928-913-6531
Faculty :
Linda Paul RN, MS, CMSRN
Office 104
Office Phone: 928-523-2660
/ Laboratory Instructor
Michelle Musich, RN, MS
Nursing Building, Room 121
Office Phone: 928-523-5874
Course Prerequisites: NUR 330, 319, 319L, 331, 332, 332L, 333, and 333L
Co-requisites: NUR 334, NUR 390W
Catalogue Description:
Required clinical practicum for Adult Health Nursing
Course Description:
The clinical practicum consists of structured laboratory exercises, simulation, patient care and clinical conferences, and other activities designed to help develop role of registered nurse in the care of adults experiencing disease and illness. The clinical experience is an opportunity to apply concepts and learning from NUR 334 into the assessment, planning and implementing of nursing care.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the successful student:
NUR 334L Course Outcomes / Level II Program OutcomesClinical Practice and Prevention
· Applies sound nursing judgment to clinical situations using standards of care, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, research evidence, and prioritization and delegation skills.
· Applies an expanding range of knowledge to promote health and well-being and prevent complications in adults experiencing illness and disease.
· Applies the nursing process to increasingly complex patient learning needs. / Clinical Practice and Prevention
· Applies sound clinical judgment based in theory and evidence to promote and protect health in patients across the lifespan and healthcare continuum.
Communication
· Demonstrates professional and therapeutic communication skills in all learning situations. / Communication
· Applies professional and therapeutic communication in clinical and learning situations.
Critical Reasoning
· Utilizes nursing knowledge, information technologies and research evidence to construct and implement safe, effective, patient-centered nursing care. / Critical Reasoning
· Utilizes nursing knowledge, information technologies and research evidence to construct and implement safe, effective, patient-centerednursing care.
Leadership
· Applies principles of collaboration, delegation, and advocacy to manage safe patient care. / Leadership
· Applies principles of collaboration, delegation and advocacy to manage safe patient care.
Professionalism and Professional Values
· Demonstrates professionalism in all clinical situations.
· Applies professional values and their associated behaviors to the practice of nursing.
· Applies ethical and legal principles and professional standards to nursing practice.
· Applies caring’s affective characteristics into patient-centered care and with other healthcare professionals. / Professionalism and Professional Values
· Applies professional values and their associated behaviors to the practice of nursing.
· Applies ethical and legal principles and professional standards to nursing practice.
· Applies caring’s affective characteristics into patient-centered care and with other healthcare professionals.
Global Health
· Collaborates with patients and families to identify mutually agreed upon goals and health care outcomes four culturally reinforcing care.
· Identifies how nurses and institutions can impact environmental health and sustainability in diverse health care settings. / Global Health
· Collaborates with patients and families to identify mutually agreed upon goals and health care outcomes for culturally reinforcing care.
· Examines the impact of health equity and social justice on nursing and health care in a variety of settings.
· Examines how nurses and institutions can impact environmental sustainability across multiple contexts in diverse health care settings.
Course Structure and Approach: This clinical practicum provides the opportunities to develop skills, and to practice the integration of theory content, skills, critical reasoning in simulated and actual patient care activities. With laboratory, simulation, and clinical learning, nursing practice is fostered with the mentorship and guidance of faculty members and other professional nurses.
TEXTBOOKS AND REQUIRED MATERIALS:
ALL REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS from previous classes, journal articles (in Bb Learn) plus:
Lewis, S.L., Dirksen, S.R., Heitkemper, M.M & Bucher, L. (2010). Medical-Surgical Nursing:
Assessment and Management of Clinical of Clinical Problems (8th ed.). Mosby/Elsevier.
ISBN: 9780323065801
A nursing drug book and a laboratory/diagnostic book. See recommendations below.
Evolve Apply: RN Medical-Surgical Online Case Studies
RECOMMENDED REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS
LaCharity, L.A., Kumagai, C.K., Bartz, B. (2011). Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice
Exercises for the NCLEX Examination (2nd ed). Elsevier.
O’Brien, P.G., Lewis, S.L., Heitkemper, M.M., Dirksen, S.R. and Bucher, L. (2007). Medical-Surgical
Nursing Study Guide (7th ed.). Mosby/Elsevier.
*Pagana & Pagana (2010). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests (4th ed.). Mosby/Elsevier.
Smith, Duell and Martin. (2011). Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced Skills (8th ed): Prentice Hall.
Silvestri, L.A. (2010). Saunders comprehensive review for NCLEX-RN examination (5th ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders.
*Wilson, Shannon and Shields. (2012). Pearson Nurse’s Drug Guide 2012: Prentice Hall.
*YOU MAY USE ANY NURSING DRUG OR LABORATORY/DIAGNOSTIC BOOK AS LONG AS IT IS NOT OVER TWO YEARS OLD.
Course Outline:
Date / Group / Place / Topic / Preparation8/27
1-4pm / Lab room 29 DuBoism 8-4 / First Lecture – Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing / See course syllabus.
8/31 / Everyone / Lab room 29 DuBois, 8-4 / Math Test for proficiency
PCAs, epidurals, IV Starts, IV Maintenance, IV/CL Med Administration and Central Line Care, Port-a-Caths, Blood
Administration / Review Med Administration from Fundamentals and Taylor Videos: IV Therapy, IV Medications, Phlebotomy, Central Venous Access Devices
9/1-9/3 / Everyone / Labor Day Weekend OFF / No Lab
9/7 / Everyone / Lab room 29 DuBois, 8-4 / Airway Management, Tracheostomy care, Chest Tubes, EKGs and Telemetry.
Open Lab in Afternoon to practice skills. / Taylor Video: Tracheostomy Care
9/8 / FMC students only / 1-5 / FMC Hospital Orientation, CERNER training and glucose check-off / Bring CERNER ID to log in to both the computer and the glucometer.
9/10 / Everyone / Lab room 29 DuBois 1-5pm / Care Planning/Concept Mapping for Clinicals
9-12-9/14 / Everyone / Hospital / Start Clinicals at Hospitals
9/17 / All / Lab room 29 DuBois 1-5pm / Finish Immunology/Infection / Dr. Stetina
9/24 / All / Lab room 29 DuBois 1-5pm / Hemodynamic Monitoring / Frank to announce what to prepare for.
10/1 / All / No Lab
10/8 / Sue’s Group / Lab room 119 Nursing 1-5pm / EKGs and Mock Codes / ACLS Algorithms
10/15 / Abbe’s Group / Lab room 119 Nursing 1-5pm / EKGs and Mock Codes / ACLS Algorithms
10/17 / FMC Groups Only / Hospital / Switch to Wednesday and Thursday clinicals on advanced nursing floors
10/22 / Frank’s Group / Lab room 119 Nursing 1-5pm / EKGs and Mock Codes / ACLS Algorithms
10/29 / Sue’s Groups / Lab room 119 Nursing 1-5pm / Stroke and Neuro Trauma / Jarvis Assessment Book – Neuro chapter
ICP ppt
11/5 / Abbe’s Group / Lab room 119 Nursing 1-5pm / Stroke and Neuro Trauma / Jarvis Assessment Book – Neuro chapter
ICP ppt
Week of November 12 / Everyone / No lab due to Veteran’s Day
11/19 / Frank’s
Group / Lab room 119 Nursing 1-5pm / Stroke and Neuro Trauma / Jarvis Assessment Book – Neuro chapter
ICP pptv
11/26 / Everyone / Lab DuBois 1-5 / Evidence Based Presentations
12/3 / Everyone / Reading Week –
No Lab / Make-up clinicals
Assessment of Learning Outcomes:
The clinical component of NURSING 334L is graded. The clinical portion of your grade will be determined based on the following:
1. Successful return demonstration of selected skills in laboratory sessions.
2. Safe demonstration of selected skills in clinical experience.
3. Satisfactory completion of simulation experiences.
4. Satisfactory completion of all other written assignments as outlined in the NUR 334L packet.
5. Satisfactory completion of additional assignments as assigned by clinical faculty.
6. Satisfactory completion of all clinical hours as assigned.
7. A final evaluation score of three (3) or higher in all elements of the Clinical Evaluation tool; students who do not achieve a three (3) in all elements of the Clinical Evaluation will receive an F for the course regardless of course points achieved.
Care Plans: 4 care plans completed and the top 3 are graded @ 15 points each / 45% of grade / 45 pointsSim Lab/ Skills Lab / 25% of grade / 25 points
EBP project / 15% / 15 points
Leadership / 5% / 5 points
Clinical Portfolio / 5% / 5 points
Math Test: Must pass with 90% or greater to continue in class, a 90% or higher receives the full points, may take twice to earn 90% / 5% / 5 points
Grading System:
Grading Scale:
A= 93-100 points
B=84-92 points
C= 78-83 points
You must pass your math exam in order to progress. Also, any scores of 2 or below on the mid-term evaluation will generate a performance improvement plan. Any scores of less than 3 on final evaluation will result in failure of NUR 334L.
Course policies:
Retests/makeup tests: Exams are not given in NUR 334L with the exception of the math exam. Make up tests may be arranged for valid reasons such as illness or personal/family emergencies. ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE A MAKE UP EXAM MUST BE MADE WITH THE FACULTY WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE EXAM.
Northern Arizona University, School of Nursing and NUR 334L Course Policies
You are responsible for review and compliance with NUR 334L, NAU School of Nursing, and NAU policies. You are also responsible for review and adherence to the professional standards and rules of the Arizona Nurse Practice Act and Board of Nursing, and the American Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics. All policies are described in the NAU School of Nursing BSN Handbook and the NAU Student Handbook. For full handbook descriptions, visit these websites: