Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 5000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
NURS 6422
2. Date:
1-13-2014
3. Requested action:
New Course
x
Revision of Active Course Advanced Neonatal Nursing:
Research and Theory II
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
x
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
x
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
x
5. Justification. Identify the committee or group (e.g., Graduate faculty of the Department of
English) that conducted the assessment of curriculum and student learning. Explain why the
unit wishes to offer or revise the course. Include specific results from the unit assessment that
led to the development or modification of the course. If applicable, cite any accrediting
agency/ies and reference the specific standard/s.
Curriculum development was ensued to realign this course with the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) accreditation requirements, specific to
meeting stipulations of the 2013 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Consensus
Model and 2011 Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing, in order to best equip nurse
practitioner students with the knowledge base necessary to function competently in the
ever changing health care environment. Population-specific content has been strategically
mapped out over the course of these three sequential courses to incorporate this required
content and facilitate the evolving role transition of the student. This particular course has
been updated to include competencies requiring students to synthesize nursing systems
theory into a framework for the student’s advanced nursing praxis, investigate evidencebased scientific approaches to care of the high-risk neonate and family and understand
Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012
the interrelations of quality, policy, and health delivery systems. The East Carolina
University College of Nursing Graduate Faculty have voted and approved these changes.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
NURS 6422 – Advanced Neonatal Nursing: Research and Theory II
3
May be repeated upon readmission to the concentration. P: NURS 6420. Focuses on the
integration of theoretical frameworks and evidence-based research into clinical decisionmaking, neonatal nurse practitioner management of disorders of organ systems, and care
of the family unit.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Revisions to course description, topical outline, and required textbooks.
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
12-18
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MSN Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner
none
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
n/a
n/a
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
x Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
x Not applicable
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s.h.
s.h.
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
x Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
x Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
x Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
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Required Text Books
Adamkin, D. (2009). Nutritional strategies for the very low birthweight infant.
New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. ISBN# 978-0521732468
American Psychological Society. (2009). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Society (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN# 9781433805615
Cody, W. K. (2011). Philosophical and theoretical perspectives for advanced
nursing practice (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett. ISBN#
978-0763765705
Fanaroff, A. & Martin, R. (2011). Neonatal-perinatal medicine: Diseases of the
fetus and infant. (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ISBN# 9780323065450
Goldsmith, J. (2010). Assisted ventilation of the neonate. (5th ed.). St. Louis,
MO: Saunders. ISBN# 978-1416056249
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
If this is a 5000-level course that is populated by undergraduate and graduate students,
there must be differentiation in the learning objectives expected.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Synthesize the impact of economical and political factors that effect the delivery of
care to the high-risk neonate and family.
2. Analyze current theoretical knowledge as a means to guide advanced neonatal
nursing practice.
3. Integrate theoretical perspectives to guide advanced neonatal nursing praxis.
4. Appraise evidence-based research related to disease pathophysiology and
management for care of the high-risk neonate and family.
5. Describe physiologic responses to illness, disease states and treatment modalities as
provisions of care for the high-risk neonate and family.
6. Incorporate evidence-based research findings in the formulation of policies and
procedures which promote the delivery of high-quality care to the high-risk neonate
and family.
c. Course topic outline
The list of topics should reflect the stated objectives.
1. Frameworks for Advanced Nursing Praxis (Obj. 2, 3)
a. Nursing systems theory: investigating epistemology
b. Carper’s patterns of knowing and nursing praxis
2. Evidence-Based Approaches to Care of the High-Risk Neonate and Family:
Investigation of common pathologies with analysis of implications for the family
unit. (Obj. 1, 4, 5)
a. Respiratory complications: Pulmonary hemorrhage, pneumonia, persistent
pulmonary hypertension, meconium aspiration syndrome, and inhaled nitric
oxide
b. Cardiovascular complications: congenital heart disease case studies
c. Renal and genitourinary complications: Investigation of pathologies
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d. Metabolic and Endocrine: Investigation of pathologies
e. Hematologic Complications: Coagulation disorders, neoplasms, and blood
transfusions
f. Dermatologic Complications: Neonatal skin care
g. Central Nervous System Complications: Neonatal malignancies, Neonatal
seizures
3. Quality, Policy, and Health Delivery Systems (Obj. 1, 4, 6)
a. Management, healthcare organizations and the neonatal nurse practitioner
b. Researching and writing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Manuscript…………………………….…………………………………...20%
Clinical Practice Guideline Assignment…………………………………...20%
Clinical Practice Guideline Cross Post.……………...…………………….10%
Threaded Discussion Board Posts……………...………………….…..…...10%
Final Exam…...……………………..……………..…...…………………...20%
TOTAL: 100%
Grading:
A course grade of B or above is required to progress in the NNP concentration
100-90%....................A
89.9-80%...................B
79.9-70%...................C
69.9-0%.....................F
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