Section B: Course Outline Week/Date Class Objectives Content Outline Specific Course Student Assignments Activity Lecture/Discussion: Week 1 Describe the core competencies for Introduction to the course and Gardner, Ch 1-6 healthcare professionals: objectives Lewis, Ch 1-7 Introduction to the care, interdisciplinary teams, Core competencies for safe and Carpenito - ● course and objectives. CLO # 1, 3, evidence-based practice, quality effective health care Ch 1-6 Core competencies ● 4, 7, 8, 9 improvement, and informatics. Guidelines for nursing practice for safe and effective the attitudes, mental habits, and Roles of the nurse in medical RN Student health care. skills necessary for critical thinking surgical nursing Philosophy Guidelines for ● when using the nursing process in Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern Conceptual Framework, nursing practice. client care. The nursing process and critical Responsibilities of the Roles of the nurse ● Explain the importance of nursing thinking Student- Standards of in medical surgical codes and standards as guidelines for Nursing diagnoses for patients with Performance, Essential nursing. clinical nursing practice. complex health disorders Job Function Gordon’s ● Explain the activities and Functional Health characteristics of the nurse as Read- California Nurse Pattern caregiver, educator, advocate, leader Practice Act The nursing ● and manager, and researcher. process and critical Log into EVOLVE website thinking. Nursing diagnoses for studying, skill, test ● for patients with taking and case studies complex health disorders. Relate manifestations and diagnostic test Review of pharmacological therapy Lecture/Discussion ATI Content Mastery Week 2 results to the pathophysiologic processes used in the acutely ill medical surgical Series Participation Quiz 1 involved in and lower gastrointestinal patient Pharmacology Ch 1, 4, 10, CLO # disorders. 11 Review of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Explain interdisciplinary care for Provides therapeutic care utilizing ● Lewis, Ch- 48 - 50 pharmacological 6, 7 clients with upper and lower Gordon’s conceptual framework, Lewis, Ch- 39, 40, 42, 43 therapy used in the gastrointestinal disorders. nursing process, patient teaching, acutely ill medical communication, evidenced
Section B: Course Outline Week/Date Class Objectives Content Outline Specific Course Activity Student Assignments Week 1 CLO # 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 Describe the core competencies for healthcare professionals: care, interdisciplinary teams, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. the attitudes, mental habits, and skills necessary for critical thinking when using the nursing process in client care. Explain the importance of nursing codes and standards as guidelines for clinical nursing practice. Explain the activities and characteristics of the nurse as caregiver, educator, advocate, leader and manager, and researcher. Introduction to the course and objectives Core competencies for safe and effective health care Guidelines for nursing practice Roles of the nurse in medical surgical nursing Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern The nursing process and critical thinking Nursing diagnoses for patients with complex health disorders Lecture/Discussion: ● Introduction to the course and objectives. ● Core competencies for safe and effective health care. ● Guidelines for nursing practice. ● Roles of the nurse in medical surgical nursing. ● Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern ● The nursing process and critical thinking. ● Nursing diagnoses for patients with complex health disorders. Gardner, Ch 1-6 Lewis, Ch 1-7 Carpenito - Ch 1-6 RN Student Philosophy Conceptual Framework, Responsibilities of the Student- Standards of Performance, Essential Job Function Read- California Nurse Practice Act Log into EVOLVE website for studying, skill, test taking and case studies Week 2 CLO # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Relate manifestations and diagnostic test results to the pathophysiologic processes involved in and lower gastrointestinal disorders. Explain interdisciplinary care for clients with upper and lower gastrointestinal disorders. Review of pharmacological therapy used in the acutely ill medical surgical patient Provides therapeutic care utilizing Gordon’s conceptual framework, nursing process, patient teaching, communication, evidenced Lecture/Discussion Participation Quiz 1 ● Review of pharmacological therapy used in the acutely ill medical ATI Content Mastery Series Pharmacology Ch 1, 4, 10, 11 Lewis, Ch- 48 - 50 Lewis, Ch- 39, 40, 42, 43
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