(Select if this will be a fast track item. Refer to UCC or UGC 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 208 2. Units: 8
See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions .
3. College: Health and Human Services 4. Academic Unit: Nursing
5. Current Student Learning Outcomes of the course.
Didactic Portion
Clinical Practice and Prevention

Examines nursing situations using standards of care, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice.

Applies a range of knowledge to promote health and well-being and prevent complications in adults experiencing illness and disease.

Applies the nursing process to patient learning needs.
Communication

Demonstrates professional, empathetic and therapeutic communication skills in all learning situations.
Critical Reasoning

Applies the nursing process as a basis for clinical decision-making.

Constructs and implements safe, effective, patient-centered nursing care using nursing knowledge, information technologies and research evidence.
Leadership
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(Resources & Examples for Developing Course
Learning Outcomes)
Didactic Portion
Clinical Practice and Prevention

Examines nursing situations using standards of care, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice.

Applies a range of knowledge to promote health and well-being and prevent complications in adults experiencing illness and disease.

Applies the nursing process to patient learning needs.
Communication

Demonstrates professional, empathetic and therapeutic communication skills in all learning situations.
Critical Reasoning

Applies the nursing process as a basis for clinical decision-making.

Constructs and implements safe, effective, patient-centered nursing care using nursing knowledge, information technologies and research evidence.
Leadership
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
Explores principles of collaboration and advocacy to safely provide and manage patient care.
Professionalism and Professional Values

Emulates professional behavior in all learning situations.

Examines ethical and legal principles and professional standards that are foundations to nursing practice.
 Explores caring’s essential elements as they are expressed in holistic patient-centered care.
Global Health

Discusses the impact of health equity and social justice on nursing and health care in a variety of settings.
Clinical Portion
Clinical Practice and Prevention

Applies sound nursing judgment to nursing situations using standards of care, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice.

Applies a range of knowledge to promote health and well-being and prevent complications in adults experiencing illness and disease.

Applies the nursing process to patient learning needs.
Communication

Demonstrates professional, empathetic and therapeutic communication skills in all learning situations.
Critical Reasoning

Applies the nursing process as a basis for clinical decision-making in classroom activities and in clinical experiences.

Constructs and implements safe, effective, patient-centered nursing care using nursing knowledge, information technologies and research evidence.
Leadership

Applies principles of collaboration and advocacy to safely provide and manage patient care.
Professionalism and Professional Values

Emulates professional behavior in all clinical settings.

Applies ethical and legal principles and professional standards to nursing
Effective Fall 2012

Explores principles of collaboration and advocacy to safely provide and manage patient care.
Professionalism and Professional Values

Emulates professional behavior in all learning situations.

Examines ethical and legal principles and professional standards that are foundations to nursing practice.
 Explores caring’s essential elements as they are expressed in holistic patient-centered care.
Global Health

Discusses the impact of health equity and social justice on nursing and health care in a variety of settings.
Clinical Portion
Clinical Practice and Prevention

Applies sound nursing judgment to nursing situations using standards of care, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice.

Applies a range of knowledge to promote health and well-being and prevent complications in adults experiencing illness and disease.

Applies the nursing process to patient learning needs.
Communication

Demonstrates professional, empathetic and therapeutic communication skills in all learning situations.
Critical Reasoning

Applies the nursing process as a basis for clinical decision-making in classroom activities and in clinical experiences.

Constructs and implements safe, effective, patient-centered nursing care using nursing knowledge, information technologies and research evidence.
Leadership

Applies principles of collaboration and advocacy to safely provide and manage patient care.
Professionalism and Professional Values

practice.
 Applies caring’s affective characteristics into holistic patient-centered care and with other healthcare professionals.
Global Health

Plans culturally appropriate care and/or teaching in selected situations.

Emulates professional behavior in all clinical settings.

Applies ethical and legal principles and professional standards to nursing practice.
 Applies caring’s affective characteristics into holistic patientcentered care and with other healthcare professionals.
Global Health

Plans culturally appropriate care and/or teaching in selected situations.
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 208 HEALTH-ILLNESS TRANSITIONS
IN CHRONIC ILLNESS (8)
Description: Focuses on beginning nursing care to promote healthy transitions for individuals exhibiting manifestations of chronic illness in well-defined practice setting. 4 hrs. lecture, 12 hrs. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
Units: 8
Sections offered: Fall 2012 Spring 2013
Prerequisite: NUR 205, NUR 214, NUR 215 and
BIO 320
Corequisite: NUR 390W
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NUR 208 HEALTH-ILLNESS TRANSITIONS
IN CHRONIC ILLNESS ADULT HEALTH
AND ILLNESS I ( 8 4 )
Description: This course focuses on Focuses on beginning nursing care of adults experiencing health-illness transitions.
to promote healthy transitions for individuals exhibiting manifestations of chronic illness in well-defined practice setting. 4 hrs. lecture, 12 hrs. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
Units: 8 4
Sections offered: Fall 2012 Spring 2013
Prerequisite: NUR 205, NUR 205L, NUR 214,
NUR 214L, NUR 215, and BIO 320
Corequisite: NUR 208L, NUR 390W
* 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.
The embedded lab is being separated from the lecture per the direction of university administration. The applicable pre or co-requisite changes are being made to reflect the
Effective Fall 2012

separation of lecture and lab components, and/or align with the sequencing of courses as required for the degree.
8. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year?
Fall 2013
See effective dates calendar .
IN THE FOLLOWING SECTION, COMPLETE ONLY WHAT IS CHANGING
CURRENT
Current course subject and number:
Current number of units:
8
Current short course title:
TRANSITION: CHRONIC ILLNESS
Current long course title:
HEALTH-ILLNESS TRANSITIONS IN
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Current grading option: letter grade pass/fail or both
PROPOSED
Proposed course subject and number:
Proposed number of units:
4
Proposed short course title (max 30 characters):
ADULT HEALTH ILLNESS I
Proposed long course title (max 100 characters):
ADULT HEALTH AND ILLNESS I
Proposed grading option: letter grade pass/fail or both
Proposed repeat for additional units: Current repeat for additional units:
Current max number of units:
Current prerequisite:
NUR 205, NUR 214, NUR 215 and BIO 320
Current co-requisite:
NUR 390W
Proposed max number of units:
Proposed prerequisite (include rationale in the justification):
NUR 205, NUR 205L, NUR 214, NUR 214L,
NUR 215, BIO 320
Proposed co-requisite (include rationale in the justification):
NUR 208L, NUR 390W
Proposed co-convene with: Current co-convene with:
Current cross list 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 and include a letter of 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
Effective Fall 2012

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
Scott Galland 12/10/2012
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Approvals :
Department Chair/ Unit Head (if appropriate)
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Dean of college
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC/ECCC Approval
Approved as submitted: Yes No
Approved as modified: Yes No
Date
Date
Date
Date
Effective Fall 2012