Chabot College
Fall 2010
Course Outline for Nursing 74
THE NURSING CARE PLAN
Catalog Description:
74 – The Nursing Care Plan
1 unit
Introduction to components of the nursing process: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation. Introduction to Roy’s adaptation framework for nursing as modified by
nursing faculty with clinical application. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in nursing program. 1 hour.
[Typical contact hours: 17.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. describe techniques for identifying and writing care plan components – nursing diagnosis,
goals, nursing orders, and evaluation;
2. write a diagnostic statement, outcome criteria and nursing orders for a selected client;
3. describe the key concepts of the theoretical framework selected by Chabot College Nursing
Program as the basis for nursing process;
4. identify behaviors and responses according to physiological mode, role function mode, selfconcept mode, and interdependence mode.
Course Content:
1. Introduction to the nursing process
2. Relationship of nursing process to nursing care plan
3. Introduction to adaptation of Roy’s framework for nursing
a. physiological mode
b. self-concept mode
c. role performance mode
d. interdependence mode
4. Clinical application/care planning, documentation
5. Clinical application of adaptation of Roy’s framework for nursing
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Audio-visual aids
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignment:
a. Reading
1)
Read the chapters on Nursing Diagnoses
b. Discussion
1)
How do you apply the Roy Model in writing a Nursing Care Plan?
2)
What is the importance of writing a Nursing Care Plan?
3)
How do you do a bio-psycho-social assessment of a client?
c. Complete Case Studies handed out in class
d. Correct method of writing Nursing Diagnoses
Chabot College
Course Outline for Nursing 74, Page 2
Fall 2010
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
a. Class participation and discussion
b. Assigned activities
1) Nursing Care Plan
2) Nursing Diagnoses
3) Case Studies
c. Examinations, including final examination
Textbook(s) (typical):
Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, Ackley, Betty J. and Gail B.
Ladwig. Eighth edition. Mosby Elsevier, 2008.
The Nursing Process in Nursing Care: A Guide for Written Assignments. Cowan, Nancy. Chabot College
Nursing Program, Ninth edition, 2006.
Fundamentals of Nursing (Potter & Perry). Potter, P., Perry, A. Seventh edition, Mosby Elsevier, 2008.
Special Student Materials:
None
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[Revised: February, 7, 2010]