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Integrative/Synthesis Level
Course Descriptions and Course Objectives
Content Mapping Follow-up
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Course
Description
Objectives
Content Mapping
Changes
372
Adult Health
Focuses on the nursing care of young and middle aged
adults to promote, maintain, and restore health.
Emphasizes the nursing process to examine the biological,
psychosocial, and cultural influences on health-care needs
of individuals, families, and groups in a community.
Focuses on collaboration of the clients, the client’s family,
and the health care providers in a variety of health
care settings (in community based settings).
a. Relate the biological,
psychosocial (psychological), and
cultural influences of health care
needs in young and middle adult
populations.
b. Understand (Appreciate) the
impact of psychosocial, cultural,
economic, legal, and ethical issues
impacting young and middle aged
adult populations.
c. Apply (Utilize) the nursing process
to promote, maintain, and restore
health in young and middle aged
adult populations.
d. Utilize critical thinking skills to
select appropriate nursing
interventions in promoting,
maintaining, and restoring the
health of young and middle aged
adult populations. (no change)
e. Incorporate (Discuss) research
findings in nursing practice which
assist young and middle-aged adult
populations in promoting,
maintaining, and restoring health.
 N487 add hypertensive
crisis, heart blocks, and
diabetic ketoacidosis.
 The nursing care
associated with Diabetic
Ketoacidosis will continue to be
introduced in N372
 COPD remain in N375 and
N372 will continue to reinforce
ABGs through case studies.
 N372 will continue to
introduce nursing management
of HIV
 N372 will add content from
N331 (Spinal Cord Injuries):
Types, classes/ disruption of
functional abilities.
 N375 will to add bladder
cancer and urinary diversion.
 N331 continue to cover
cancer health promotion,
prevention, and screening and
N372 will build on that
foundation.
375
Gerontological
Nursing
Older adult replaces (elderly)
Older adult replaces (elderly)
382 Adult Gero
Psych Clinical
No change
No change
Highlighed areas represent a
change from original content
mapping recommendations
 COPD remain in N375
 N375 will to add bladder
cancer and urinary diversion.
No recommendations
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471
Nursing care of
the
Childbearing
Family
Focuses on the care of childbearing families and
neonates (during the childbearing and newborn
age). It enables students to provided nursing care
to the childbearing family during the antepartal,
intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal (newborn)
periods. The content reflects both normal and high
risk care of the pregnant woman and neonate
(related to reproduction) and emphasizes the use of
the nursing process concepts of individual,
environment, and health as they pertain to the care
of the childbearing family and neonate.
a. Assess (relate ) the biological,
psychological, and cultural influences of
family health care needs (in families)
during childbearing and neonatal
periods (in families with newborn
infants).
b. Appreciate the impact of psychosocial,
cultural, economic, legal, and ethical
issues on family health care needs
during childbearing and neonatal
periods (impacting childbearing families
and families with newborn infants).
c. Apply (Utilize) the nursing process to
promote, maintain, and restore health in
families during childbearing and
neonatal (newborn aged) periods.
d. (Utilize critical thinking skills to) Select
appropriate nursing interventions to
promote, maintain, and restore health in
families during childbearing and
neonatal (newborn) periods.
e. Discuss research findings which
promote evidence-based practice to
promote, maintain, and restore
health in families during
childbearing and neonatal periods
Accepted
(in nursing practice which assist families
during childbearing and newborn ages in
promoting, maintaining, and restoring
health).
473 Lab
Nursing Care of
the
Childbearing
Family
Provides clinical practice opportunities to synthesize
nursing knowledge, (evaluate) use of the nursing
process, and reflect on learning experiences during
the care of childbearing families and neonates
(newborn infants). Focuses on therapeutic nursing
interventions to promote, maintain, and restore
families’ health during the childbearing period.
Provides activities for students to further develop
critical thinking, decision-making, and
communication skills. Includes learning experiences
in a variety of health care settings (community
based settings).
a. Apply the nursing process to promote,
maintain, and restore health of
childbearing families and neonates
(newborn infants) in a variety of
health care settings (community
based settings).
b. Utilize critical thinking skills to develop
nursing interventions for meeting the
health care needs of childbearing
families and neonates of diverse
populations.
c. Act as a nurse advocate for childbearing
No recommendations
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475
N477-Lab
Nursing care of
Infants,
Children, and
Adolescents
479
481
482
No change
Provides clinical practice opportunities to synthesize
nursing knowledge, evaluate use of the nursing
process, and reflect on learning experiences during
the care of infants, children, and adolescents.
Focuses on therapeutic nursing interventions to
promote, maintain, and restore health. Provides
activities for students to further develop critical
thinking, decision making, and communication skills.
Includes clinical learning experiences in variety of
health care settings (in community based
settings).
No change
Neonates replace newborns
Focuses on the caregiver/manager role of the
professional nurse in the community. (with emphasis
on developing, implementing, and evaluating
interventions of target populations within the
community) Focuses on health promotion, health
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maintenance, and health restoration of aggregates,
populations at risk, and the community as a whole.
Facilitates transition from the student role to that of
a beginning professional nurse. Emphasizes key
elements needed by the beginning professional
nurse in order to assume an effective role in delivery
quality care. Students formulate a personal
families and neonates by analyzing and
integrating biological, psychosocial,
cultural economic, legal and ethical
factors in planning, implementing, and
evaluating nursing care activities.
d. Collaborate with clients, families, and
other health care members to provide
nursing care and to improve health care
delivery for childbearing families and
neonates.
e. Serve as a role model for other
caregivers by adhering to professional
nursing practice standards.
f. Apply evidence (research) based
nursing interventions to address the
health needs of childbearing families and
neonates within the community.
No change
Accepted
No change
Neonates replace newborns
a. Evaluate a plan designed for health
promotion, maintenance, or restoration
in the community. (derived from a
Accepted
Accepted
Accepted
a. Examine key elements to a
successful transition from student
nurse to a beginning professional
nurse (addition)
b. Analyze legislative influences affecting
Accepted
community assessment and research
findings)
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487
488
489
philosophy of nursing and determine their
commitment to the nursing profession (in a seminar
setting).
the quality and delivery of health care by
the registered nurse. (no change)
c. Values the need for lifelong learning
(no change)
d. Refine a personal philosophy of nursing
and health. (no change)
e. Create a personal career development
plan. (no change)
No change
No change
No change
No change
No change
Reordered and deleted (2)
a. (e.) Synthesize nursing knowledge (of
nursing, nursing process, management
and leadership theory, and client needs
into the management of) to provide
and manage care for a diverse group of
clients.
b. (e.) Participate in interdisciplinary
collaboration with other members of the
health care team.
c. (d.) Utilize communication strategies that
contribute to effective therapeutic and
collaborative relationships.
d. (g.) Examine personal role transition
issues form student to entry-level
professional nurse.
e. (a.) Evaluate his/her own nursing
practice in relation to professional
practice standards, relevant statutes,
and regulations.
Deleted:
b. (Assume beginning leadership positions
for coordination of care and services in
healthcare settings.)
f. (Analyze management issues, such as
quality management programs and cost
effectiveness of health care.)
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Accepted
No recommendations