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 6424
2. Date:
1-13-2014
3. Requested action:
New Course
x
Revision of Active Course Advanced Neonatal Nursing:
Research and Theory III
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 organized throughout these three
sequential courses to best complement the evolving role transition of the student over the
final four semesters of study. The updated course outline requires neonatal nurse
practitioner (NNP) students to integrate their previously defined frameworks for praxis
within their evidence-based clinical practice and explore their role from an advocacy
perspective. Students will explore the impact of policy upon practice in the neonatal
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intensive care environment and develop strategies to proactively appraise, advocate, and
promote health on an individual and systems level. Students will be challenged to
analyze the health trajectory of care of the neonate, as opposed to the individual clinical
visit, and select evidence-based strategies to coordinate long-term attainment of optimal
health for the neonate and family. An investigation into communication theory, multidisciplinary collaboration, and individual leadership and professionalism provide students
with the tools necessary to enact change and facilitate high-quality care. This course
serves to prepare the student for their final semester of study, which culminates with the
completion of the role transition to the novice NNP. The East Carolina University
College of Nursing Graduate Faculty have voted and approved these changes.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
NURS 6424 – Advanced Neonatal Nursing: Research and Theory III
3
May be repeated upon readmission to the concentration. P: NURS 6422. Focuses on the
collaborative integration of advanced knowledge to care for the infant and the family
with complex needs.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Revisions to 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.
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
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
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s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
s.h.
12-18
s.h.
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
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):
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a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Required Text Books
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
Joel, L. (2013). Advanced practice nursing: Essentials for role development (3rd
ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis. ISBN# 978-0803627857
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. Develop strategies to act as a change agent within the healthcare system.
2. Advocate the advanced practice nursing role to multiple stakeholders (e.g. parents,
community, integrated healthcare teams, and policy makers).
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between financial
reimbursement, meaningful use, and continuous quality improvement initiatives as
it pertains to the role of the advanced practice nurse.
4. Integrate models of health promotion, disease prevention and wellness in
coordinating meaningful and developmentally appropriate continuing care of the
high-risk neonate and family.
5. Synthesize the impact of continuing education, professional accountability, lifelong
learning and mentoring on the role of the advanced practice nurse.
c. Course topic outline
The list of topics should reflect the stated objectives.
1. Scientific Foundations for Care (Obj. 4)
a. Neurodevelopmental milestones including long-term outcomes
b. Follow-up and continuing care for the technology dependent neonate
2. Quality, Policy, and Practice within the Health Delivery System (Obj. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
a. Healthcare policy, economics, and advocacy: neonatal nurse practitioners as
change agents in a dynamic healthcare system
b. Third-party reimbursements
c. Medical coding and reimbursement
d. Continuous quality improvement
3. Information Literacy (Obj. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
a. Communication theories and strategies for the neonatal nurse practitioner
b. The collateral role of teaching, research and education for the neonatal nurse
practitioner
c. Sudden infant death syndrome: theory-based family education programs
4. Leadership and Independent Advanced Nursing Practice (Obj. 5)
a. The adult learning theory and accountability in professional practice
b. Performance reviews and credentialing
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d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Manuscript Submission……...…………………...………….…………….20%
Threaded Discussion Board Posts….……….…………………………......20%
MSN Essentials Reflective Essay….……….……………………………...20%
Midterm Exam……….…………..………………………………………...20%
Final Exam…...…………………..………………………………………...20%
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
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