Chabot CollegeFall 2010

Course Outline for Nursing 74

THE NURSING CARE PLAN

Catalog Description:

74 – The Nursing Care Plan1 unit

Introduction to components of the nursing process: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Introduction to Roy’s adaptation framework for nursing as modified by nursing faculty with clinical application. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in nursing program. 1 hour.

[Typical contact hours: 17.5]

Prerequisite Skills:

None

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:

  1. describe techniques for identifying and writing care plan components – nursing diagnosis, goals, nursing orders, and evaluation;
  2. write a diagnostic statement, outcome criteria and nursing orders for a selected client;
  3. describe the key concepts of the theoretical framework selected by Chabot College Nursing Program as the basis for nursing process;
  4. identify behaviors and responses according to physiological mode, role function mode, self-concept mode, and interdependence mode.

Course Content:

  1. Introduction to the nursing process
  2. Relationship of nursing process to nursing care plan
  3. Introduction to adaptation of Roy’s framework for nursing
  4. physiological mode
  5. self-concept mode
  6. role performance mode
  7. interdependence mode
  8. Clinical application/care planning, documentation
  9. Clinical application of adaptation of Roy’s framework for nursing

Methods of Presentation:

  1. Lecture
  2. Discussion
  3. Audio-visual aids

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

1.Typical Assignment:

a.Reading

1)Read the chapters on Nursing Diagnoses

b.Discussion

1)How do you apply the Roy Model in writing a Nursing Care Plan?

2)What is the importance of writing a Nursing Care Plan?

3)How do you do a bio-psycho-social assessment of a client?

c. Complete Case Studies handed out in class

d.Correct method of writing Nursing Diagnoses

Chabot College

Course Outline for Nursing 74, Page 2

Fall 2010

2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

a.Class participation and discussion

b.Assigned activities

1)Nursing Care Plan

2)Nursing Diagnoses

3)Case Studies

c.Examinations, including final examination

Textbook(s) (typical):

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, Ackley, Betty J. and Gail B. Ladwig. Eighth edition. Mosby Elsevier, 2008.

The Nursing Process in Nursing Care: A Guide for Written Assignments. Cowan, Nancy. Chabot College Nursing Program, Ninth edition, 2006.

Fundamentals of Nursing (Potter & Perry). Potter, P., Perry, A. Seventh edition, Mosby Elsevier, 2008.

Special Student Materials:

None

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[Revised: February, 7, 2010]