CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD
Department of Nursing
NURSING 241
Introduction to the Study of Professional Nursing
Syllabus
Fall Quarter 2006
FACULTY: Kathleen Gilchrist, RN, PhD, CCRN
Team Leader
Office: RNEC 133
Phone: 661-654-3229
Fax: 661-654-6903
Email:
WebCT site: http://www.csub.edu/webct
Office Hours: Monday 0930 -1230
Thursday 0930-1130
Peggy Leapley, PhD, RN, APRN, BC
Office: RNEC 101
Phone: 661-654-3110
Fax: 661-654-6903
E-mail:
Office Hours: As posted
DAYS/TIME/LOCATION: Mondays and Thursday
0800-0920, BDC 153
CREDITS: 3 Quarter Units; Three 50-minute class hours per week.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Significant concepts, such as person, family, group, community, environment, cultural diversity, health and interpersonal communication that form the theoretical framework essential for providing effective nursing care, are introduced. The evolution of the health care system including role and accountability of health care providers, is examined. Historical events, current trends, legal, ethical, social, and political issues influencing nursing are examined within social-cultural contexts. A comparison is made between technical and professional nursing and nursing education with relevance to the professional nurse's roles (clinician, researcher, educator, and leader). Various philosophies, theories and conceptual models of nursing are examined. Components of the nursing process are introduced. The CSUB Department of Nursing philosophy and conceptual model of nursing, as the basis of the nursing process and as a means of maintaining physiological, psychological, and sociocultural integrity is studied.
PREREQUISITES: Admission to the Nursing Program
COREQUISITES: N 242, Biol 311, Biol 355, Psych 100
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe the recipients of health care.
2. Compare and contrast the concepts of health/illness.
3. Identify the variables influencing ideas about health/illness.
4. Explain how society, technology, and science influence advancement of the health care system in the United States.
5. Compare and contrast current systems for provision of health care.
6. Differentiate the major goals and roles of the professions in the health care field.
7. Explain the various social and cultural forces influencing the provision of health care.
8. Compare the characteristic and goals of professional, technical and vocational education in nursing.
9. Compare selected theories and conceptual models of nursing.
10. Describe the clients of nursing care as viewed by different nursing theorists.
11. Discuss the influence of major historical, social, economic, and philosophical changes on current trends and issues.
12. Describe the significance of involvement in the political process for the future of professional nursing.
13. Identify the social and moral obligations of the professional nurse through the examination of legal and ethical concepts as they apply to the practice of nursing.
14. Explain the significance of communication as it relates to the helping process in nurse-patient relationships.
15. Discuss the CSUB philosophy of nursing and conceptual model.
TEACHING METHODS: Lecture/Discussion,
Audio-Visual Materials
Guest Lectures
Self-study texts
WebCT
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
American Nurses Association (2003). Nursing’s social policy statement (2nd ed.).
Washington, D.C: ANA. (available on WebCT)
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC, APA.
ATI Testing Paid in full for this quarter.
CSUB Department of Nursing. (2005). Undergraduate nursing student policy handbook.
Bakersfield, CA: CSUB.
D’Amico, D. & Barbarito, C. (2007). Health and physical assessment in nursing. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Ellis, J. R., & Hartley, C. L. (2004). Nursing in today’s world: Challenges, issues, and trends (8th
ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Nursing Practice Act. (2001). State of California: Department of Consumer Affairs. Available at:
http://www.rn.ca.gov/practact/nursingpract.htm. Do not print unless you are prepared for
a very long document!
Wilkinson, J. M. (2007). Nursing process and critical thinking (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall.
Wilkinson, J. M. (2005). Nursing diagnosis handbook with NIC interventions and NOC
outcomes (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
REQUIRED CHAPTER:
Gordon, M. (1994). Functional Health Patterns: A structure for assessment (pp. 69-100). Nursing
diagnosis: Process and application (3rd ed.). New York: Mosby. (Chapter available on
Library Course reserves)
STUDENT EVALUATION:
1. Grading Scale:
A = 100-93 C = 76-73
A- = 92-90 C- = 72-70
B+ = 89-87 D+ = 69-67
B = 86-83 D = 66-64
B- = 82-80 D- = 63-60
C+ = 77-79 F = 50 & below
Note: The grade of “C” in nursing courses is the minimal grade acceptable for progression into subsequent nursing courses. Students who fail to achieve at least a “C” in a nursing course may repeat the course once. Students who fail to achieve at least a “C” in a nursing course a second time are ineligible to remain in the nursing major. A student may only fail (achieve less than a “C”) in two (2) different nursing courses and remain in the nursing program. A failure grade in a third nursing course will make the student ineligible to continue in the nursing program.
2. Evaluation Methods/Assignments
Test #1: 15% (Modules 1, 2)
Test #2: 15% (Modules 3, 4)
Test #3 15% (Modules 5, 6, 7)
Paper 15%
Assignments/Pop Quizzes 10%
Final Exam: 30% (Comprehensive)
Total percent: 100%
Tests and the final exam cannot be made up without prior notification and a note from your physician. The final grade consists of the percent converted to a grade. Seventy-three (73%) is the lowest passing score. There will be no rounding up to 73% or other final score. Late papers/assignments will have 5% per day including weekends deducted.
3. Services for Students with Disabilities:
To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) as soon as possible. Their office is located in SA 140, and they may be reached at 661-654-3360 (voice), or 661-654-6288 (TDD). If you have an accommodations letter from the SSD Office documenting that you have a disability, please present the letter to me during my office hours as soon as possible so we can discuss the specific accommodations that you might need in this class.
4. Academic Integrity:
All students are expected to read and adhere to the Academic Integrity policy detailed on page 80 of the CSUB 2005-2007 Catalog and the Ethical Standards found in the Undergraduate Nursing Student Policy Handbook, p. 71-74 and the California State University Guidelines regarding Academic Integrity at: http://www.csub.edu/05-07Catalog/randrstudents.htm and
http://www.csub.edu/~jemig/Integrity%20statement.pdf#search=%22Academic%20Integrity%22
All work must be original work written for this course by the individual submitting it. See the definition of plagiarism in the CSUB Catalog and Department of Nursing Student Handbook. If you have any questions, please ask your instructor.
5. Attendance Policy:
You are all mature adults who have made genuine commitments to your education and will honor those commitments. Roll will not be taken, but I expect all students to be in class every class period. This is your education and your professional future. Missing class frequently will hamper your learning and may affect your grade by missing in-class assignments or quizzes which are included in your grade.
6. Progression Policy:
According to CSUB Department of Nursing Policy, a grade of “C” is the minimal grade acceptable for progression into subsequent nursing courses. Students who fail to achieve at least a “C” in a nursing course may request reentry into the program (based on seat availability) to repeat the course one time. Students who have previously failed a nursing course will be ineligible to remain in the nursing program if any subsequent nursing course (repeat of same course OR different course) is failed.
7. Additional Information:
· Part of making a commitment to your education is being aware that you are participating in a public forum every time you enter class. For this reason I expect every student who attends class to follow basic public standards and university etiquette, and will:
1. Arrive on time. If you arrive late, please come in quietly.
2. Be prepared to be active participants in your educational process. I expect that you will participate in class discussions.
3. Turn off beepers, cell phones, or any other electronic equipment that has the potential for disrupting the continuity of class. (If you believe you have a reason to be exempt from these electronic guidelines, please see me.)
· Communication about the class will be posted on Web CT on a regular basis. If you do not have Internet access at home, go to the computer room and/or library and check there, or ask a classmate who does have computer access to notify you of any announcements, changes, or additional class information posted.
· Assignments turned into Web CT must have your name(s) on it. Assignments must be submitted to Web CT in Microsoft Word only. No other format will be accepted.
· Grades are available on Web CT.
TOPICAL OUTLINE and Projected Schedule
Reading assignments and assignments to be submitted are available in each module on Web CT. Each student is responsible for obtaining the required assignments and submitting them the on the day the content is covered.
Date and Lecturer / Module and ContentSeptember 14, Thursday
KG & PL / 1A: Introduction to N241 & Web CT Orientation, Academic Integrity, APA Format, Nursing Theorist Paper
September 18, Monday
KG / 1B: Introduction to Nursing: History of the Nursing
Profession, Men in Nursing
Video: Sentimental Women Need Not Apply
September 21, Thursday
PL / 2A: Nurse: Nurse-Client CommunicationAPA Format Bring APA Manual
September 25, Monday
PL / 2B: Nurse: Nurse-Client Communication
September 28, Thursday
KG / 3A: Nurse: Philosophy and Conceptual Models of Nursing Yaffit Riday at 10am
October 2, Monday
KG / Test 1: Modules 1, 2
3B: Nurse: CSUB Department of Nursing Conceptual
Model, Functional Health Patterns, Dignity and
Worth of Man
October 5, Thursday
KG / 4A: Nurse: Nursing Process: Assessment
Paper due to Turn It In
October 9, Monday
KG / 4B: Nurse: Nursing Process: Nursing Diagnosis
Bring both Wilkinson’s to class
Peer Review Complete on Turn It In (0800)
October 12, Thursday
KG / 4C: Nurse: Nursing Process: Planning Nursing Care
and Critical Thinking
October 16, Monday
PL / Test 2: Modules 3, 4
5A: Nurse: Professionalism and Roles in Nursing
October 19, Thursday
Cindy Collier, MSN 0900
PL / 5B: Nurse: Nursing Education Nurse Theorist APA Paper Due at the beginning of class. Any paper submitted after 0800 is considered late.
October 23, Monday
PL / 5C: Nursing Values and Ethical Theories
October 26, Thursday KG
Dr. Rollin Strode, Chaplain, Kern Co. Sheriff’s Dept. / 6A: Client: Client of Nursing
Spirituality 706-4605 cell
October 30, Monday
PL / 7: Health, Illness, & Wellness
November 2, Thursday KG
Rev. Sing Yue, BCC, Chaplain, CHW / 6B: Client: Culture & Ethnicity
November 6, Monday PL
Bobbi Meyer, JD, MSN, RN, FNP-C / Test 3: Modules 5, 6, 7
8A: Environment: Legal Issues
November 9, Thursday
PL / 8B: Environment: Economics & Technology
November 13, Monday
PL / 8C: Environment: Political Issues, Healthcare System
November 16, Thursday
KG / 9: HIPAA Regulations/Quiz
Review
November 20, Monday
KG/PL / Comprehensive Final ExaminationIn class: Scantrons will be provided; bring #2 pencil
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