Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 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 8266
2. Date:
09/06/12
3. Requested action:
New Course: Philosophical, Theoretical, and Conceptual
x Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
Revision of Active Course
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 (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
The Graduate Faculty of the College of Nursing, in response to the 2004 endorsement by
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to move the entry level
preparation for all advanced practice nursing from the master’s level to the doctorate
level by 2015, determined that the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) will be offered. The
DNP degree more accurately reflects competencies required for the complexities of the
evolving healthcare environment, prepares graduates for leadership in practice, and
translates research into evidence-based practice that promotes high quality and safe
patient care. This course proposal supports this endeavor and is approved by the graduate
faculty at the College of Nursing.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
8266. Philosophical, Theoretical, and Conceptual Foundations of Advanced Nursing
Practice (3) C: NURS 8267. Analyzes and integrates the theoretical, philosophical and
scientific underpinnings of nursing, organizational, biophysical, analytical, natural, and
psychosocial sciences.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
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
25
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
DNP CON
N/A
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
None
s.h.
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.
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
Current staff is adequate
x
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).
1. APA (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
(6th ed., 2nd printing). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
ISBN-13: 978-1433805615
2. De Chesnay, M. & Anderson, B. (2012). Caring for the Vulnerable (3rd Ed.).
Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 978-1-4496-3592-3.
3. Houser, J. (2012). Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence
(2nd Ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 978-1-4496-3173-4.
4. DiCenso, A., Guyatt, G., & Ciliska, D. (2005). Evidence-based nursing: A
guide to clinical practice. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby. ISBN-13: 9780323025911.
5. Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2011). Nursing research: Generating and assessing
evidence for nursing practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins. ISBN-13: 978-1605477084
6. DeNisco, S. & Barker, A. (2013). Advanced Practice Nursing: Evolving Roles
for the Transformation of the Profession. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett
Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1449665067
7. Cody, W. (2011). Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced
Nursing Practice. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN-13: 9780763765705
8. Selected readings from current periodicals and URLs.
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Explain the utility of current theories of nursing, related nursing
research, and selected theories from natural, behavioral, and applied
health sciences.
Relate science-based theory and concepts to determine the nature and
significance of health and health care delivery phenomena.
Synthesize the actions and advanced strategies to enhance, alleviate, and
ameliorate health and health care delivery phenomena as appropriate.
Categorize outcomes and the application of nursing models and theories
in the current health care delivery system.
Evaluate new practice approaches based on nursing theories and theories
from other disciplines.
Apply conceptual and analytical skills in evaluating the links among
practice, organizational, population, fiscal, and policy issues.
c. Course topic outline
1. Nursing Science
a. Selected Nursing Theories
b. Theory influencing research
c. Theory guiding practice
d. The state of nursing science/current influences in practice
2. Interdisciplinary Considerations and Applicable Theories
a. Ethics
b. Biophysical
c. Psychosocial
d. Organizational
e. Analytical
3. Implementing Models and Theories in practice
a. Determining the nature and significance of health
b. Health Care delivery phenomena
c. Actions and advanced strategies to promote health
d. New practice approaches
e. Interdisciplinary importance and approaches
f. Global considerations
4. Evaluation of practice approaches based on theories
a. Innovation in Advanced Practice
b. Transformational leadership in the healthcare setting
c. Upstream Thinking influencing practice
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Grading Scale
93-100 = A
85-92 = B
77-84 = C
<76 = F
Evaluation Methods:
Analysis of Theories paper (formal paper
analyzing specific nursing and other
sciences theories in relation to
interdisciplinary practice)
30%
Discussion board participation (4 modules
worth 5 points each)
20%
Selection of theory for Scholarly Practicum
paper (formal paper presenting the theory
selected with rationale and goals of practical
application)
30%
Power Point presentation (Linkage
and application of Practice Tools)
20%
100%