NURS 143 Concepts of Nursing

Concepts from the biophysical, psychosocial, and nursing domains are explored in this course as students assess and intervene to promote health for adult patients. Nursing care is focused on the restoration of optimal function using the nursing process and evidence-based practices to assist students to apply theory to practice, formulate nursing judgments, and develop competencies to provide safe, patient-centered care. Clinical, skills laboratory, and simulation experiences will supplement didactic learning methods.

Credits

8

Prerequisite

NURS 142

Corequisite

ENGL 121 and PSYC 200

Hours Weekly

5 hours theory, 9 hours clinical

Course Objectives

1. Implement patient-centered care that addresses the patient’s health needs while respecting their culture, preferences, and values.
2. Educate patients using individualized teaching plans to promote optimum health and reduce risk potential.
3. Collaborate with patients and interprofessional team members to promote continuity of care.
4. Utilize effective communication techniques in the coordination and implementation of the patient’s plan of care.
5. Demonstrate leadership and accountability by applying an ethical decision making framework to examine ethical dilemmas.
6. Utilize standards of practice, policies, and procedures to provide nursing care.
7. Apply knowledge of the sciences to make nursing judgments while providing care to patients.
8. Apply concepts of evidence-based practice to examine a nursing practice question of interest.

Course Objectives

1. Implement patient-centered care that addresses the patient’s health needs while respecting their culture, preferences, and values.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical experience, concept map

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical evaluation tool, Concept map rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   1. Promote patient-centered care that meets the patient’s health needs while respecting their culture, preferences and values.

2. Educate patients using individualized teaching plans to promote optimum health and reduce risk potential.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lecture/discussion, Clinical experience, Concept map

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Theory exams, Clinical evaluation tools, Concept map rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   2. Apply principles of teaching and learning, health promotion and reduction of risk potential to provide health education for patients across the lifespan.

3. Collaborate with patients and interprofessional team members to promote continuity of care.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical experience, Simulation experience

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical evaluation tool, Simulation evaluation tool

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   3. Collaborate with patients and interprofessional team members in acute, long-term and community health care settings to advocate for safe quality care.

4. Utilize effective communication techniques in the coordination and implementation of the patient’s plan of care.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lecture/discussion, Simulation experience

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Theory exams, Simulation evaluation tool

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   4. Communicate effectively to assess patient’s health status, and to develop and manage the plan of care.

5. Demonstrate leadership and accountability by applying an ethical decision making framework to examine ethical dilemmas.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Case studies

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Ethics rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   5. Demonstrate leadership and accountability by utilizing legal, ethical, and professional standards to provide safe, quality nursing care.

6. Utilize standards of practice, policies, and procedures to provide nursing care.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical experiences, nursing skills

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Clinical Evaluation Tool, Compentency Evaluation

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   6. Perform nursing interventions based on current standards of practice, policies and procedures to optimize the patient’s health.

7. Apply knowledge of the sciences to make nursing judgments while providing care to patients.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Theory application exercises

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Theory exam

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   7. Integrate professional knowledge, science and evidence to formulate nursing judgments.

8. Apply concepts of evidence-based practice to examine a nursing practice question of interest.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Annotated bibliography

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Nursing - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   8. Challenge traditional and existing nursing practices used to solve clinical problems by examining the evidence that underlies current practice.