Administrative-Master Syllabus 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): Treating mental health alterations; the client who is experiencing an anxiety disorder; the client who is experiencing a mood disorder; the client who is experiencing a personality disorder; the client who is experiencing schizophrenia and/or hallucinations; the client who is experiencing a somatoform disorder; special considerations: abuse and neglect, domestic violence, rape, substance abuse, suicidal ideation; the client who is experiencing an eating disorder; the client who is experiencing a disassociative disorder; the impaired nurse. II. Course Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcome Method of Assessment Utilize the nursing process in caring for persons experiencing dysfunctional mental health Utilize the concepts and principles of effective communication to establish, maintain, and terminate helping relationships 1 Unit Exam 1 Unit Exam III. Required Text(s), Optional Text(s) and/or Materials to be Supplied by Student. Mental Health/Mental Illness text, Scantron, #2 pencil IV. Suggested Course Maximum - 40 V. List any specific spatial or physical requirements beyond a typical classroom required to teach the course. None 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 Unit Tests will count as 75% of the final grade. Final Test will count as 25% of the final grade.unit exams missed due to absence or tardiness will be taken upon return to class. Arrangements for late testing must be initiated by the student. Failure to take an exam will result in a grade of 0 for that exam. VII. Curriculum Checklist Administrative-Master Syllabus revised 11-02-06 Page 2 of 2
- 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 SCANS Matrix Course SCANS Competencies Checklist Administrative-Master Syllabus revised 11-02-06 Page 3 of 3
Program: Vocational Nursing CIP: 51.1613 SCANS Matrix 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 Matrix November 2006
SCANS Competencies Checklist Course Prefix & Number: VNSG 1238 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. Performance on test questions based on assigned textbook readings 2 WRITING: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts. 3 ARITHMETIC OR MATHEMATICS: Perform basic computations and approach practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques. 4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: Organize ideas and communicate orally; receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other Module exams cues. 5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker must think creatively, make decisions, solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason effectively. Module exams 6 PERSON QUALITIES: A worker must display responsibility, selfesteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and honesty. Observation of expected behaviors in the classroom as identified in the VN Student Handbook 7 WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES: resources;interpersonal skills; information; systems; and technology Module exams 8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS SCANS Competencies November 2006