Washtenaw Community College Comprehensive Report NUR 123 Medical Surgical Nursing I Effective Term: Winter 2017 Course Cover Division: Health Sciences Department: Nursing & Health Science Discipline: Nursing Course Number: 123 Org Number: 15220 Full Course Title: Medical Surgical Nursing I Transcript Title: Medical Surgical Nursing I Is Consultation with other department(s) required: No Publish in the Following: College Catalog, Time Schedule, Web Page Reason for Submission: Course Change Change Information: Course description Outcomes/Assessment Objectives/Evaluation Rationale: The Nursing Department hired a nursing curriculum consultant to review and revise current APNURS program in May 2016. The consultant suggested changes to med surg courses starting Fall 2016. Proposed Start Semester: Winter 2017 Course Description: In this course, students use the nursing process in the care of adults and their families during health and illness. Evidenced based principles of nursing care for adults with common acute and chronic health problems are covered. This course builds on knowledge gained in prerequisite courses and is the first of three medical surgical nursing courses. The title of this course was previously Acute Care Nursing I. Course Credit Hours Variable hours: No Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: Instructor: 45 Student: 45 Lab: Instructor: 0 Student: 0 Clinical: Instructor: 0 Student: 0 Total Contact Hours: Instructor: 45 Student: 45 Repeatable for Credit: NO Grading Methods: Letter Grades Audit Are lectures, labs, or clinicals offered as separate sections?: NO (same sections) College Level Reading and Writing College level Reading & Writing College Level Math
Requisites NUR 102 minimum grade "C+" and NUR 115 minimum grade "C+" and NUR 106 minimum grade "P" General Education Request Course Transfer Proposed For: Eastern Michigan University University of Michigan Other : Student Learning Outcomes 1. Identify the principles of nursing care of adults with common chronic and acute medical surgical needs. Assessment 1 Assessment Tool: Departmentally developed cumulative final exam Course section(s)/other population: all Number students to be assessed: All How the assessment will be scored: Departmentally developed test key score through Par test analysis performed by the Testing Center Technician Standard of success to be used for this assessment: 75 percent of students will score 78 percent or higher. Who will score and analyze the data: Medical Surgical Nursing I Course Coordinator Assessment 2 Assessment Tool: Standardized test: Adult Medical Surgical Nursing customized exam covering course content Course section(s)/other population: All students in all sections Number students to be assessed: All students How the assessment will be scored: The testing vendor scores the exam and gives the specific data to instructors for item analysis. Standard of success to be used for this assessment: 75% of all students will achieve a passing score on their first attempt based on the testing vendor's statistical recommendations. Who will score and analyze the data: The NUR 123 Course Coordinator will analyze the reported data that is specific to content covered in NUR 123.
2. Identify current evidence based management strategies for care of adults with common chronic and acute medical surgical needs to facilitate adaptation to optimal health, by applying the nursing process. Assessment 1 Assessment Tool: Standardized test: Adult Medical Surgical Nursing customized exam covering course content. Course section(s)/other population: All students in all sections Number students to be assessed: All students How the assessment will be scored: Testing vendor scores the exam and gives the specific data to instructors for item analysis. Standard of success to be used for this assessment: 75% of all students will achieve a passing score on their first attempt based on the testing vendor's statistical recommendations. Who will score and analyze the data: The NUR 123 Course Coordinator will analyze the reported data that is specific to content covered in NUR 123. Assessment 2 Assessment Tool: Departmentally developed cumulative final exam Course section(s)/other population: all Number students to be assessed: all students registered for NUR 123 How the assessment will be scored: Departmentally developed test key score through Par test analysis performed by the Testing Center Technician Standard of success to be used for this assessment: 75 percent of students will score 78 percent or higher. Who will score and analyze the data: Medical Surgical Nursing I Course Coordinator Course Objectives 1. Recognize and apply key concepts from previous prerequisite and fundamental nursing courses relating to core nursing care of patients in the following areas: principles for providing a safe and effective care environment; principles of health promotion; principles for maintaining patient psychosocial integrity; and principles for promoting patient physiological integrity. 2. Identify significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses, prioritized collaborative nursing interventions, and desired patient outcomes for fluid and electrolyte and acidbase imbalances, and apply this knowledge to patient situations. 3. Recognize significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses, chronic neurosensory disorders: delirium vs. dementia, Alzheimer's disease, hearing and visual disorders and then apply this knowledge to patient situations. 4. Recognize significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses,
chronic disorders affecting oxygenation: rhinitis/sinusitis, pneumonia, asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and apply this knowledge to patient situations. 5. Identify significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses, prioritized collaborative nursing interventions, and desired patient outcomes for common acute and chronic disorders affecting urinary elimination: infections of the urinary and renal systems; renal calculi; voiding disorders, and BPH; and apply this knowledge to patient situations. 6. Recognize significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses, prioritized collaborative nursing interventions, and desired patient outcomes for common and chronic disorders affecting regulation and metabolism: hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; and diabetes mellitus, and apply this knowledge to patient situations. 7. Recognize significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses, prioritized collaborative nursing interventions, and desired patient outcomes for common blood disorders affecting tissue perfusion: anemias; and apply this knowledge to patient situations. 8. Recognize significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses, chronic disorders affecting cardiac output and tissue perfusion: HTN, peripheral vascular diseases (DVT, amputations), and congestive heart failure and apply this knowledge to patient situations. 9. Identify significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses, prioritized collaborative nursing interventions, and desired patient outcomes for common acute and chronic disorders affecting mobility: osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, bone fractures; and apply this knowledge to patient situations. 10. Recognize significant patient assessment data and diagnostic findings, key nursing diagnoses, prioritized collaborative nursing interventions, and desired patient outcomes during the perioperative experience. 11. Apply the theoretical concepts of leadership, management and prioritization of patient care to the delivery of nursing care in various medical surgical health care settings. New Resources for Course Journal articles available through the WCC Library via Docutec ERes Electronic (Digital) Reserves. Course Textbooks/Resources Textbooks Ignatavicius, D.D., Workman, M.L.. Medical Surgical Nursing: Patient Centered Collaborative Care, latest ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2016 Manuals American Nurses Association (ANA). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretative statements, Nursesbooks.org, 01 01 2015 American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and standards of Practice, 2nd edition, Nursesbooks.org, 01 01 2010 Periodicals Software Equipment/Facilities Level III classroom
Testing Center Reviewer Action Date Faculty Preparer: Gloria Velarde Faculty Preparer Jul 10, 2016 Department Chair/Area Director: Mary Burns Coral Recommend Approval Jul 15, 2016 Dean: Valerie Greaves Recommend Approval Jul 19, 2016 Curriculum Committee Chair: David Wooten Recommend Approval Sep 13, 2016 Assessment Committee Chair: Michelle Garey Recommend Approval Sep 22, 2016 Vice President for Instruction: Bill Abernethy Approve Oct 04, 2016