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 6420
2. Date:
1-13-2014
3. Requested action:
New Course
x
Revision of Active Course Advanced Neonatal Nursing:
Research and Theory I
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 the
2013 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Consensus Model and 2011 Masters
Essentials, 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 best complement the evolving role transition of the student
over the final four semesters of study. The East Carolina University College of Nursing
Graduate Faculty have voted and approved these changes.
Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
NURS 6420 – Advanced Neonatal Nursing: Research and Theory I
3
May be repeated upon readmission to the concentration. P: NURS 6417, 6418. Focuses
on advanced study of the role of the neonatal nurse practitioner, management of the
prenatal and postnatal environments, and investigation of anticipated health problems
experienced by infants and implications for the infants and their families.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Revisions to course objectives, 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
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012
s.h.
s.h.
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).
Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012
Required Text Books
Adamkin, D. H. (2009). Nutritional strategies for the very low birthweight
infant. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. ISBN#
9780521732468
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2011). Textbook of neonatal resuscitation.
(6th ed.). USA: American Academy of Pediatrics. ISBN# 9781581106305
American Psychological Society. (2009). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Society (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN# 9781433805615
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. Evaluate the role of neonatal nurse practitioners through analysis of philosophical
and theoretical perspectives.
2. Analyze ethical, legal, global health, and sociocultural factors that impact the
delivery of healthcare to the neonate and family.
3. Integrate appropriate nursing systems theories and current research in the analysis
of immediate and long-term effects of therapeutic approaches for the management
and care of the neonate and family.
4. Discuss physiologic responses to illness, disease states and treatment modalities as
provisions of care for the neonate and family.
5. Apply current research-based knowledge regarding pathological changes in disease
states that commonly affect the care of the neonate and family.
c. Course topic outline
The list of topics should reflect the stated objectives.
1. Scientific Foundations: Theoretical and Evidence-Based Approaches to Care of the
Term and Preterm Neonate and Family (Obj. 3, 4, 5)
a. Perinatal diseases, imaging and antepartum surveillance
b. Pregnancy disorders and implications for the developing fetus
c. Investigating the application of research to the management of common
systems-based disease states afflicting the low-risk term and preterm
neonate
i. Respiratory System: Evidence-based approaches to blood gas
analysis with treatment mechanisms
ii. Hematologic System: Evidence-based approaches to the
management of disorders of bilirubin metabolism
iii. Digestive System: Evidence-based approaches to the management of
neonatal growth and development
Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012
2. Leadership and Role Development (Obj. 1, 2)
a. The professional role of the neonatal nurse practitioner: Theoretical and
philosophical perspectives
b. Economic and political influences on the role of the neonatal nurse
practitioner in the health care setting
c. The sociocultural assessment of the family with implications for practice
d. The delivery room: Anticipating and leading neonatal resuscitations
3. Ethical, Cultural, and Legal Implications for the Care of the Neonate (Obj. 1, 2)
a. Walking the fine line: Investigating the risk in the relationship between the
randomized controlled trial and neonatology
b. End-of-life decisions
4. Global health and the neonate: Infusing evidence-based, theoretically framed
nursing practice in developing countries (Obj. 1, 2)
a. The role of the neonatal nurse practitioner in developing countries
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Leadership Assignment…..………………………..………………………..20%
Leadership Cross Post………..……………………………………………..10%
Scientific Foundations Assignment…...………………...……………..…...20%
Scientific Foundations Cross Post……………………………………..…...10%
Final Exam…………………...…………………………………….…...…..25%
Participation and scholarly contribution to weekly discussions……….…...15%
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
Approved by GCC April 2012; posted summer of 2012