(Select if this will be a fast track item. Refer to Fast Track Policy for eligibility)
If the changes included in this proposal are significant, attach copies of original and proposed syllabi in approved university format .
1. Course subject and number: NUR 216L 2. Units:
See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions .
2
3. College: Health and Human Services
5. Current Student Learning Outcomes of the course.
Clinical Practice and Prevention

Provides safe, effective nursing care for patients, family, and groups.

Implements nursing care using psychiatric nursing body of knowledge, theory and evidence-based research.
Communication

Integrates psychiatric nursing theories of communication into practice through engaging in clinical interactions with patients having complex communication difficulties.
 Evaluate patient’s mental health status using therapeutic communication individualized to the clinical circumstances.
Critical Reasoning

Synthesizes knowledge of neurobiology, psychological theory, and nursing theories in order to plan and prioritize nursing care for patients with alterations in mental health status.
Leadership

Collaborates with the members of the interdisciplinary mental health care team to plan for and manage patient care through delegation, coordination, and procurement of available resources.
Professionalism and Professional Values

Assumes accountability for self by practicing
4. Academic Unit:
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Nursing
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according to the legal and ethical principles of nursing in various clinical and community settings, and by incorporating psychiatric nursing standards into practice.

Integrates empathy and therapeutic use of self in the comprehensive care of patients along the mental health/mental disorder continuum.
Global Health

Examines the impact of health equity and social justice on nursing and health care in a variety of settings.
6. Current title, description and units . Cut and paste, in its entirety, from the current on-line academic catalog * http://catalog.nau.edu/Catalog/ .
NUR 216L PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING PRACTICUM (3)
Description: Supervised clinical experiences working with individuals with mental health and/or psychiatric diagnoses, simulations, and clinical conferences provide a variety of opportunities to apply theory into practice with this population. The emphasis is placed upon using nursing strategies for promoting, maintaining, and restoring mental health utilizing therapeutic communication and nursing interventions for patients along the mental health/disorder continuum. Letter grade only.
Units: 2
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NUR 216L 349L PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING PRACTICUM (3)
Description: Supervised clinical experiences working with individuals with mental health and/or psychiatric diagnoses, simulations, and clinical conferences provide a variety of opportunities to apply theory into practice with this population. The emphasis is placed upon using nursing strategies for promoting, maintaining, and restoring mental health utilizing therapeutic communication and nursing interventions for patients along the mental health/disorder continuum. Letter grade only.
Units: 2
Prerequisite: NUR 345, NUR 345L, NUR
390W
Co requisite: NUR 347, NUR 347L, NUR
349
* if there has been a previously approved UCC/UGC/ECCC change since the last catalog year, please copy the approved text from the proposal form into this field.
7. Justification for course change.
NUR 216 and NUR 216L are required in the third semester of the professional program
(second semester junior year). Course number change to upper division better reflects the course content and how it is currently offered.
8. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year?
FALL 2015
See effective dates calendar .
IN THE FOLLOWING SECTION, COMPLETE ONLY WHAT IS CHANGING
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CURRENT
Current course subject and number:
NUR 216L
Current number of units:
Current short course title:
Current long course title:
PROPOSED
Proposed course subject and number:
NUR 349L
Proposed number of units:
Proposed short course title (max 30 characters):
Proposed long course title (max 100 characters):
Current grading option: letter grade pass/fail or both
Current repeat for additional units:
Current max number of units:
Current prerequisite:
NONE
Current co-requisite:
NONE
Current co-convene with:
Current cross list with:
Proposed grading option: letter grade pass/fail or both
Proposed repeat for additional units:
Proposed max number of units:
Proposed prerequisite (include rationale in the justification):
NUR 345, NUR 345L, NUR 390W
Proposed co-requisite (include rationale in the justification):
NUR 347, NUR 347L, NUR 349
Proposed co-convene with:
Proposed cross list with:
9. Is this course in any plan (major, minor, or certificate) or sub plan (emphasis)? Yes No
If yes, describe the impact. If applicable, include evidence of notification to and/or response
from each impacted academic unit.
Nursing; B.S.N.
10. Is there a related plan or sub plan change proposal being submitted? Yes No
If no, explain.
11. Does this course include combined lecture and lab components? Yes No
If yes, include the units specific to each component in the course description above.
Answer 12-15 for UCC/ECCC only:
12. Is this course an approved Liberal Studies or Diversity course? Yes No
If yes, select all that apply. Liberal Studies Diversity Both
13. Do you want to remove the Liberal Studies or Diversity designation? Yes No
If yes, select all that apply. Liberal Studies Diversity Both
14. Is this course listed in the Course Equivalency Guide ? Yes No
15. Is this course a Shared Unique Numbering (SUN) course? Yes No
Effective Fall 2012

FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Scott Galland
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Approvals :
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate)
Chair of college curriculum committee
Dean of college
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval
Approved as submitted: Yes No
Approved as modified: Yes No
EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized
Learning)
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or
Personalized Learning)
Date
Date
Date
Date
Date
1/12/2015
Date
Date
Date
Date
Date
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Chief Academic Officer; Extended Campuses (or Designee)
Approved as submitted: Yes No
Approved as modified: Yes No
CURRENT/PROPOSED SYLLABUS
Date
Course Title:
Semester:
Credits:
Instructor:
College of Health and Human Services
School of Nursing
Syllabus
Fall 2014
NUR 216L 349L Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Fall or Spring
2 credits (90 clock hours)
Jason Bradley
Laura Karnitschnig
Enid Rossi
Office address:
Phone:
Northern Arizona University
P O Box 15035
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Office Hours: by appointment
Course Prerequisites: NUR 208, NUR 208 L, NUR 390W NUR 345, NUR 345L, NUR 390W
Course co-requisites: NUR 216, NUR 212, NUR 212L
NUR 347, NUR 347L, NUR 349
Course Description: Supervised clinical experiences working with individuals with mental health and/or psychiatric diagnoses, simulations, and clinical conferences provide a variety of opportunities to apply theory into practice with this population. The emphasis is placed upon using nursing
Effective Fall 2012

strategies for promoting, maintaining, and restoring mental health utilizing therapeutic communication and nursing interventions for patients along the mental health/disorder continuum.
Course Structure and Approach: NUR 216L 349L clinical practicum offers a variety of clinical experiences with psychiatric and substance abuse clients. These include: psychiatric acute care, recovery units, outpatient, service learning and community experiences. Clinical assessment assignments and planned group clinical conferences provide the opportunity to fully apply psychiatric and substance abuse body of knowledge in nursing and interdisciplinary practice.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the successful student
Clinical Practice and Prevention
 Provides safe, effective nursing care for patients, family, and groups.
 Implements nursing care using psychiatric nursing body of knowledge, theory and evidencebased research.
Communication
 Integrates psychiatric nursing theories of communication into practice through engaging in
 clinical interactions with patients having complex communication difficulties.
Evaluate patient’s mental health status using therapeutic communication individualized to the clinical circumstances.
Critical Reasoning
 Synthesizes knowledge of neurobiology, psychological theory, and nursing theories in order to plan and prioritize nursing care for patients with alterations in mental health status.
Leadership
 Collaborates with the members of the interdisciplinary mental health care team to plan for and manage patient care through delegation, coordination, and procurement of available resources.
Professionalism and Professional Values
 Assumes accountability for self by practicing according to the legal and ethical principles of nursing in various clinical and community settings, and by incorporating psychiatric nursing standards into practice.
 Integrates empathy and therapeutic use of self in the comprehensive care of patients along the mental health/mental disorder continuum.
Global Health
 Examines the impact of health equity and social justice on nursing and health care in a variety of settings.
Required Textbooks:
Kneisl & Trigoboff. Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing , 3rd Ed (2009). Pearson.
Recommended Textbooks:
Lipson & Dibble (Eds.). ( 2005). Culture and Clinical Care. School of Nursing, University of California,
San Francisco Press.
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Students should have appropriate nursing reference textbooks, less than 5 years old, including medical-surgical, nursing diagnosis, nursing intervention, and nursing outcome references.
Course Outline
Week 1: Clinical Orientation
Week 2: Relaxation techniques: Mental Status Assessment Simulation
Week 3: Anxiety Disorders
Week 4: Psychotic Disorders: Abnormal Involuntary Movement (AIM) Simulation
Week 5: Suicide Risk Assessment/Crisis Intervention: Comprehensive Suicide Assessment
Simulation
Week 6: Major Depressive Disorders
Week 7: Bipolar Disorders
Week 8: Alcohol Addiction: Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA) Simulation
Week 9: Drug Addiction
Assessment of Student Learning
Assignment
Clinical Case Study #1
Clinical Case Study #2
Process Communication Recording
Post Patient Interaction Interview
Observation and Participation in Two 12-Step Groups with a written reflection required for both.
Simulation & Skills Building Activities: Suicide
Assessment and Safety Plan; Mental Status Exam;
CIWA Assessment for Alcohol Detoxification; and
Psychiatric Drugs Side Effects Assessment.
Points
30 points
30 points
25 points
15 points
P/F
P/F
Attendance, preparation & engagement in all clinical post conference activities. Must pass Clinical
Evaluation with 3 or greater in all categories.
Additional clinical experiences may be selected by the clinical instructor, for example volunteering at a shelter, viewing motivational interviewing
(psychotherapy) videos.
P/F
P/F
All P/F assignments must be Passed to pass the course.
Total 100 points
Methods of Assessment
1. Two Clinical Case Studies (with the option of a third if one grade is at C or less. The top two grades will then be posted): Each Clinical Case Study will feature a different psychiatric diagnosis and is worth a possible 30 points each. The total possible points are 60.
2. Process Communication Recording : This clinical assignment includes an initial process recording and individual consultation with clinical instructor. If the process recording is graded C or less, a second one will be required and posted as the final grade. For B grades, it is optional to complete a second process recording. The total possible points are 25.
3. Post Patient Interaction Interview by Clinical Instructors : While students are in the psychiatric acute care unit, clinical instructors will work with students using the clinical practice rubric in a formative assessment manner to enhance students’ success. This will be followed by a summative, graded assessment with no cueing provided by the instructor. The total possible points are 15.
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Due dates for specific clinical assignments will be determined by individual clinical faculty as clinical rotations vary greatly.
Grading System: The NAU SON grading scale is as follows. No rounding.
93-100% A
84-92% B
78-83%
<78 %
C
F (failing)
Course Policies
There is strict adherence to every part of the NAU Student Handbook and the School of Nursing
Undergraduate Student Handbook
Attendance Policy
1. You are expected to attend all clinical sessions (this includes lab sessions and all conferences).
Failure to attend clinical will prevent you from meeting clinical course objectives. Failure to notify faculty of absence from clinical (including lab and group clinical conferences) prior to missing or being late will be considered as unprofessional conduct and will be handled as such. Notification must be made by phone (we do not have access to e-mail at the clinical sites).
Confidentiality Statement
2. Students must maintain client confidentiality at all times. No discussion regarding clients is acceptable outside the classroom or clinical setting. In clinical conferences and in the classroom references to actual client experiences, refer to the client by their initials only.
3. Do not leave cell phones on and/or use cell phones in any clinical setting. In particular, it is a violation of confidentiality to take any pictures through cell phones including pictures of fellow students.
4. You may not remove from the clinical setting ANY part of a medical record that staff may tell you is “extra” and “you just have to cross out their name” (i.e. medication administration record back copies). These forms contain other identifying information on them and therefore should stay in the facility to avoid violating patient confidentiality. Too, please be careful what you say in halls, elevators and bathrooms while in clinical.
5. Client records are not to be photocopied under ANY circumstances.
6. Failure to adhere to this policy can result in removal from the clinical experience, the course, and/or referral in accordance with the communication of concerns process in the NAU School of
Nursing Student Handbook.
7. All assignments must be submitted by the due date and time. Late assignments will not be accepted. All assignments will be due on Sundays at Midnight. Failure to complete assignments on time could result in failure to meet course objectives.
8. Students who have a catastrophic or emergency event which may prevent submission of an assignment by the deadline may request, in writing, to the faculty, as far in advance as possible, but no later than 24 hours before, permission to submit a late assignment. Approval of any such request is at the discretion of the faculty.
9. All assignments are to be completed by each student individually without the help of others unless specifically identified as a group project or the student has been directed to seek help from a designated NAU tutor or teaching assistant.
10. Wikipedia is not considered an acceptable, valid, or reliable resource for use in any School of
Nursing coursework. One purpose of this course is to help students identify, appraise, and utilize valid and reliable professional resources. Wikipedia does not meet these criteria.
Makeup tests and retests
Effective Fall 2012

There are no quizzes or exams in this course.
Academic Dishonesty/Plagiarism:
All forms of student academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty and plagiarism are prohibited and subject to disciplinary action. Cheating means intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or study aids in any academic exercise. Fabrication means intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise. Plagiarism means intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another, as one's own in any academic exercise. For further explanation of academic dishonesty refer to the School of Nursing Undergraduate Student Handbook and Northern Arizona University Student Handbook .
University Policies
Review the following policies available on the Northern Arizona University Policy Statement website http://www4.nau.edu/avpaa/UCCPolicy/plcystmt.html
:
1. Safe Environment Policy
2. Students with Disabilities Policy
3. Academic Contact Hour Policy
4. Academic Integrity Policy (also see http://home.nau.edu/images/userimages/awf/9476/ACADEMIC%20DISHONESTY.pdf
)
5. Research Integrity Policy
6. Sensitive Course Materials Policy
7. Classroom Disruption Policy (also see http://nau.edu/uploadedFiles/Administrative/EMSA_Sites/Folder_Templates/_Forms/Classroo m_Disruption_Policy.pdf
)
Effective Fall 2012