Administrative-Master Syllabus form approved June/2006 revised 11-02-06 Page 1 of 1
Administrative - Master Syllabus I. Topical Outline Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab, practicum, clinical or other non lecture instruction): Utilization of nursing skills, the nursing process in: Medical/ Surgical Nursing; Pediatric Nursing; Intensive Care Unit Nursing; Team Leadership Nursing; Geriatric/Psychiatric Nursing; Ambulatory Surgery Nursing; Obstetrical Nursing II. Course Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcome Utilizing the nursing process, provide safe patient/client care within the clinical setting. Accurately plan, implement, and document patient/client care 1 Clinical Evaluations 1 Final exam Method of Assessment III. Required Text(s), Optional Text(s) and/or Materials to be Supplied by Student. Medication handbook, Skills text, Diagnostic testing handbook, student uniform, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, pen light, black pen, appropriate forms for chart review, laboratory data evaluation, daily assessment, documentation, medication review, and care plan IV. Suggested Course Maximum - 40 V. List any specific spatial or physical requirements beyond a typical classroom required to teach the course. Acute care facility, medical clinic, physician's office, and long-term care facility, computer lab VI. Course Requirements/Grading System Describe any course specific requirements such as research papers or reading assignments and the generalized grading format for the course One individualized clinical evaluation by supervising instructor, based on clinical objectives as outlined in course syllabus will be 30% of final grade. Final exam will be 20% of the grade. The NCLEX-PN review
tests will be 30% of the final grade. The Medical Terminology tests will be 10% of the final grade. Pharmacology tests will be 10% of the final grade. Scale Key Performance 3 = Exceptional performance consistently exceeds expectations 2 = Performs as expected for this level 1 = Needs improvement Required intensive guidance to perform 0 = Unsafe or inappropriate clinical practice VII. Curriculum Checklist - Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in WCJC Core) No additional documentation needed - Academic WCJC Core Course Attach the Core Curriculum Checklist, including the following: Basic Intellectual Competencies Perspectives Exemplary Educational Objectives - WECM Courses Attach the following: Program Course SCANS Competencies Checklist
Program: Vocational Nursing CIP: 51.1613 LIST ALL COURSES REQUIRED AND IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES Competencies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Course Number VNSG 1423 VNSG 1429 VNSG 1304 VNSG 1327 VNSG 1126 VNSG 1133 VNSG 1505 VNSG 1160 VNSG 2331 VNSG 1231 VNSG 1330 VNSG 1234 VNSG 1432 VNSG 1661 VNSG 1238 VNSG 1119 VNSG 2661 Course Title Nursing Skills Medical-Surgical Nursing Foundations of Nursing Essential of Medication Administration Gerontology Growth and Development Health Science Clinical I Advanced Nursing Skills Pharmacology Maternal-Neonatal Nursing Pediatrics Medical-Surgical Nursing II Clinical II Mental Illness Professional Development Clinical COMPETENCY REFERENCES 8 Basic use of computers 7 Workplace Competencies: resources; interpersonal skills; information; systems; and technology. 6 Personal Qualities: A worker must display responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and honesty. 5 Thinking Skills: A worker must think creatively, make decisions, solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason effectively. 4 Speaking and Listening: Organize ideas and communicate orally; receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other cues. 3 Arithmetic or Mathematics: Perform basic computations and approach practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques. 2 Writing: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts. 1 Reading: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules.
SCANS Competencies Checklist Course Prefix & Number: VNSG 2661 SCANS COMPETENCIES FOR THIS COURSE Competency Method of Assessment 1 READING: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules. Chart review of assigned patients in various clinical settings. 2 WRITING: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in Documentation of client data according to instituition guidelines writing, and create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, in assigned clinical setting. reports, graphs, and flow charts. Daily diary detailing clinial experiences 3 ARITHMETIC OR MATHEMATICS: Perform basic computations and approach practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques. Accurately calculate dosage problems for medication administration in clinical settings 4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: Organize ideas and communicate orally; receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other cues. Communicating with healthcare team, clients and their families. Participation in post conference discussing the learner experience 5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker must think creatively, make decisions, solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason effectively. 6 PERSON QUALITIES: A worker must display responsibility, selfesteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and honesty. Preclinical data collection and analysis. Medication Calculation Clinical evaluation of student performance in planning and implementing safe patient care in clinical setting. Daily clinical evaluation of student performance that demonstrates expected behavior of the vocational nurse. Final clinical objectives evaluation. 7 WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES: resources;interpersonal skills; information; systems; and technology 8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS Daily Clinical Evaluation of student performance that demonstrates ability to function as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and vocational nurse member. Completion of required skills to include initiating of IV therapy, IV fluid administration, IVPB medication administration. Demonstrate competency in retrieving medications using an automated medication administration system. Demonstrate NCLEX-PN readiness via assigned computer testing.