Course Code:
NUR4080

Credit Hours:
3

Effective beginning:
2023-24

Sections:
700

Course Description:
This course will provide registered nurses, who are returning to school to earn a Baccalaureate degree, an opportunity to advance professional practice concepts. As designed, the course engages the student intellectually in an ongoing professional dialogue and journey with peers, colleagues, and instructors that serves to broaden the student’s professional development and builds on pre-existing knowledge and experiences. The course curriculum is written for adult learners with the characteristics of self-direction, prior experience, applicability to practice, and motivation to meet the challenge and expand their knowledge base and to utilize advanced critical thinking skills.

Instructors:

Annamarie Johnson
johnsona@chipola.edu

Julie Smith
smithju@chipola.edu

Assignment/course outline:

See first-day handout.

Discipline-level learning outcomes:

N1 Apply effective interpersonal relationship and leadership skills in the management concepts, decision making, delegation, and provision of high quality nursing care in a variety of settings.

N2 Critically evaluate evidences-based findings from various sources, determine relevance and application to improve patient outcomes.

N3 Evaluate needs within various practices including acute care, long term care, and community settings and formulate teaching plans based on identified issues, and improved health care delivery.

N4 Serve as a change agent and client advocate in the practice of professional nursing with individuals, families, groups, and communities.

N5 Apply the nursing professional role and foundation, to promote effective teambuilding in the delivery of health teaching and counseling skills throughout the lifespan of the client.

N6 Identify and deliver culturally sensitive care to diverse populations served within various practice settings.

Professional Standards

Healthy People 2030

National Patient Safety Goals

ACEN Standards

Course-level learning outcomes:

Means of accomplishing learning outcomes:

The instructor will assign and evaluate the mid-semester quiz based on the assigned readings. The instructor will assign and provide feedback to students on assignments: discussions, PowerPoint presentation, and a paper.