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:
NURS6615
2. Date:
1/9/12
3. Requested action:
New Course
Revision of Active Course: Adolescent and Adult
x Reproductive Healthcare
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 National Council of
State Boards of Nursing Consensus Model and the National Nurse Practitioner
Certification Programs (American Nurses Credentialing Center and American Academy
of Nurse Practitioners) determined that the Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) role focus
will be phased out and transitioned to an expanded Adult Nurse Practitioner-Geriatric
(ANP-GNP) Nurse Practitioner focus. The ANP curriculum must be revised to reflect the
mandated changes.
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6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
NURS 6615. Adolescent and Adult Reproductive Health Care
(2). P: Admission to ANP or FNP concentration; 6610, 6611, C:
NURS 6614 or consent of instructor. Advanced theory and
management related to reproductive health promotion,
prevention of illness, and common acute episodic and stable
chronic illnesses in culturally diverse populations.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
This content is essential to the practice of both ANP/GNP and
FNP’s and must be clear on transcripts in order to sit for
national certification examinations.
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
2
2
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.
s.h.
2
Total Credit Hours
s.h.
50
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
CON MSN
None
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
none
none
none
none
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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.
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
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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.
Texts as required in NURS 6610, 6614
American Psychological Association (2001). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, DC. ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5
Dickey, R.P. (2007). Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients. 13th ed. ISBN-10:
0929240928
Holler, A. & Hensley, R. (2011) Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care: A Reference
and Review Book. Advanced Practice Education Associates, Inc., Lafayette, LA.
ISBN: 978-1-8922418-16-6
Nusbaum, M. & Rosenfeld, J. (2005). Sexual Health Across the Lifecycle: A Practical
Guide for Clinicians. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN-10:
0521534216
Reuben, D.B., Herr, K.A., Pacala, J.T., et al. Geriatrics At Your Fingertips: 2011, 13th
Ed. NY: The American Geriatrics Society; 2011. ISBN-10: 1886775567
Schuiling, K. & Likis, F. (2011). Women’s Gynecologic Health. Boston: Jones and
Bartlett Publishers. ISBN-10: 0763756377
Selected readings from current periodicals and URL’s.
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
a. Assess physiological and functional changes associated with development;
demonstrating knowledge about developmental, age related, and gender specific
variations
b. Synthesize advanced nursing practice knowledge and theory to the primary
reproductive health care needs of culturally diverse families.
c. Integrate models of health promotion, disease prevention and wellness to plan
care, develop counseling and education for culturally diverse families.
d. Apply evidence based research findings and clinical practice guidelines to
develop advanced nursing interventions for the primary reproductive health care
of culturally diverse families.
e. Demonstrate diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making skills to assess,
diagnose, and manage primary health care of culturally diverse families with
health care needs.
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f.
Interpret ethical and legal responsibilities and issues in the delivery of primary
reproductive health care to culturally diverse families.
c. Course topic outline
1. Development of a data base appropriate for culturally diverse families with
reproductive health care needs.
a. Comprehensive health history and physical examination of families with
reproductive health care needs.
b. Guidelines for episodic health history & physical examination of families with
reproductive health care needs.
c. Screening procedures and laboratory studies related to physical examination
d. . Health promotion and illness prevention of families with reproductive health
care needs.
e. Health promotion interventions for families with reproductive health care needs.
f. Illness prevention strategies for families with reproductive health care needs.
3. Pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and management of common illnesses of
clients with reproductive health care needs involving:
a. Disorders of the head and neck
b. Disorders of the respiratory and pulmonary systems
c. Disorders of the cardiovascular system
d. Disorders of the GI system
e. Disorders of the GU and GYN systems
f. Disorders of the neurological system
g. Psychosocial/psychiatric disorders
h. Skin disorders
i. Hematological disorders
j. Disorders of the endocrine system
k. Disorders of the musculoskeletal system
4. Teaching and counseling related to health promotion, illness prevention and
management of common illnesses of families with reproductive health care needs.
5. Integration of clinical evidence in the evaluation of therapeutic interventions related
to primary health care of families with reproductive health care needs.
6. Issues in primary health care of families with reproductive health care needs: social,
economic, ethical, legal, and/or professional.
a. Domestic Violence
b. Elder Abuse
c. Substance Abuse
Other Contemporary Issues
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d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Evaluation Methods:
Examinations (2)
Scholarly analyses of case studies
Teaching Project
40%
40%
20%
100%
Grading Scale:
A = 100-93
B = 92-85
C = 84-77
F < 77
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