Course Title and Course Number N753
Semester and Year Spring 2015
Schedule Number 22346
COURSE INFORMATION
Class Days: Clinical lab
Class Times: Clinical lab
Class Location: Clinical lab
Professor: Della Burns and Melissa Rouse
Contact Information: dburns@mail.sdsu.edu
Office Hours Days:
Office Hours Times (and by appointment):
Office Hours Location: Adams Humanities/3170
Course Overview
Please describe the purpose and scope of the course including, but not limited to:
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Description from the Official Course Catalog : “Care management activities of acute and critical care advanced
practice nurse: research based care of select adult and elderly clients and families; consultation in coordination of
client care; interdisciplinary collaboration, evaluation of care based on standards of practice.
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Description of the Purpose and Course Content The purpose of the course is to learn and enact the role components
of the clinical nurse specialist in the clinical setting. The course is a clinical practicum. Students will develop
individual objectives in collaboration with the faculty and work closely with a clinical preceptor in either acute care or
critical care setting
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Student Learning Outcomes
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1. Acquire/refine advanced clinical assessment techniques to differentiate human responses to acute or critical
illness.
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2. Synthesize knowledge of advanced pathophysiology with clinical and laboratory data to systematically assess
acutely/critically ill clients.
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3. Synthesize knowledge of biopsychosocial stressors with clinical and laboratory data to plan and prioritize the
nursing care of acutely/critically ill clients.
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4. Implement select preventive and restorative nursing interventions with acutely /critically ill clients.
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5. Enhance knowledge of advanced technology and instrumentation appropriate for the assessment and care of the
acutely/critically ill clients.
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6. Use of standards of care and appropriate research findings to evaluate delivered care.
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7. Analyze the utilization of specific coping strategies by families of acutely/critically ill clients.
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8. Implement select crisis reduction strategies with families of acutely/critically ill clients.
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9. Use change theory in the implementation of the practice component of the advanced practice nurse role.
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10. Operationalize the role of the acute/critical care advanced practice nurse: advanced practitioner, researcher,
educator, consultant , care manager
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Real Life Relevance : This is a practicum providing the advanced practice student opportunities to operationalize
the many roles of the CNS while working closely with their expert preceptors.
Relation to Other Courses : Concurrent N751 registration
Enrollment Information
Please include information about enrollment for the course including, but not limited to:
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Prerequisites: Concurrent registration in N751
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Adding/Dropping Procedures: as per school policy
Course Materials
Please provide information about the materials for the course including, but not limited to:
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Required Materials (including all acceptable text editions): Foster, J.G.W. and Prevost, S.S. (2012) Advanced Practice
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Nursing of Adults in Acute Care. Philadelphia: F.A.Davis Co.
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Recommended Materials
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Options for Accessing Course Materials (eg., SDSU Library Circulation/Course Reserves)
Materials include textbooks, course readers, iClicker, etc. Please be as specific as possible when listing materials.
Course Structure and Conduct
Please provide information about the structure of the course including, but not limited to:
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Style of the Course (ex. Traditional Lecture, Lecture-Discussion, Distance Education (fully on-line), Hybrid, Activity,
Seminar, etc.) : Clinical Practicum: Students arrange to spend 135 clinical hours with their assigned CNS preceptor
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to develop and complete site specific behavioral objectives and projects
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Individual and Group Activities Required (eg. Individual Projects, Group Projects, etc.) : A presentation or journal club
with submission of materials and analysis , Submission of an Evidence Based Project paper. Weekly clinical log to be
submitted by email.
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Technology Utilized in the Course (eg. iClicker, Blackboard, Other Course Management Systems, etc.)
Course Assessment and Grading
Please explain how the course will be assessed and graded by including, but not limited to:
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Approximate Due Dates for any Major Assignments or Exams: Journal Club or Teaching Experience: 4/21/20
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Evidence Based Project: 4/28/2015 Weekly clinical logs due every Sunday by 12 midnight
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Scored activities and weighting by percentage of total score (eg. Exams, Quizzes, Participation, etc.)
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Clinical Objectives: 30 % Grade ( self evaluation, faculty evaluation and preceptor evaluation)
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Journal Club or Teaching Experience: 30 %
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Evidence Based Project : 40%
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Grading Scale 93-100%=A, 90-92%=A-,87-89%=B+, 83-86%=B, 80-82%=B-, 77-79%=C+, 73-36%=C, 70-72%=C-, 6769%=D+, 66=D, Less than 66%=F
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Excused Absence Make-up Policies: arranged between student and preceptor.
Other Course Policies
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Please describe any other course policies important for the class.