The University of Jordan
The Faculty of Nursing
Clinical Nursing Department
2013 - 2014
Course Title
: Adult Health Nursing I
Course Number
: 0702206
Credit Hours
: 3 credit hours
Prerequisites
: Introduction to Adult Health Nursing (0702204)
Course co-coordinators:
Course description
This course is sequel to the Introduction to Adult Health Nursing course. It introduces
students to the conditions that affect the functional health patterns of an adult patient. It
focuses on the bio-psycho-social responses of adults to actual and high risk conditions that
affect their functional health patterns. The nursing process will be used as a framework to
formulate nursing diagnoses and identify nursing interventions directed towards promoting,
maintaining and restoring the health of adults and their families.
Aim of the course
The course aims to introduce the students to the nursing care of patients with acute and
chronic conditions that affect the functional health patterns of an adult patient.
Intended Learning outcomes (ILOs):
Successful completion of this course should lead to the following learning outcomes:
A. Knowledge and understanding:
1. Identify the acute and chronic conditions that affect the adult patients.
2. Explain factors that affect adult functional health patterns
3. Define the key concepts related to the alteration in the functional health patterns of
adult patients.
4. Identify the impact of the disease process and hospitalization on the patient and
family.
B. Cognitive and intellectual skills:
1. Utilize the assessment parameters to determine the status of the adult patients with
alteration in the functional health patterns.
2. Identify nursing diagnoses related to the conditions of alterations in functional health
patterns.
3. Discuss nursing interventions that promote optimal physiological functioning
including discharge planning
C. Subject specific skills:
1. Integrate the nursing process as an approach for presenting the health problems of
adult patient& utilize it in meeting the needs of adult patients.
2. Describe the effect of the disease process on patients and their families, in order to
help them to cope with stressors during illness.
3. Discuss the therapeutic management of adults with alterations in their health
conditions.
4. Adhere to the nurse’s role in providing a holistic care for an adult patients
D. Transferable skills:
1. Formulate goals and outcome criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of nursing
interventions for clients with alterations in functional health patterns.
2. Integrate relevant research findings in the care of adult clients and their families.
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Teaching methods:
1. Interactive Lectures
3. Audiovisual aids
5. Case studies
2. Discussions
4. Activities and group work
6. Written assignment
Course policies:
1. Students are expected to prepare for lectures by reading the assigned material and
reviewing relevant anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and physical assessment
related to the topic.
2. Attendance of lectures is mandatory. Students who miss more than 15% with or without
excuse will be dismissed from the course. (See the university policies regarding
absence).
3. Students unable to take a scheduled exam are expected to inform the instructor within 3
days and make arrangements for a make-up exam. Make up exams will be given only to
students who have notified the instructor and set up an alternate time. Any missed exam
will result in a grade of zero for that exam.
4. Each student to have an email account
Required Textbook
Smeltzer, S., & Bare, B., Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K. (2012). Brunner and Suddarth's textbook
of medical surgical nursing (12th Ed.). Philadelphia, PA.: Lippincott.
Additional References:
Anthony, M. (2008). Hypoglycemia in hospitalized adults. MEDSURG Nursing, 17 (1)
Antonelli, A. (2004). Thyroid Disorders in Chronic Hepatitis C. The American Journal of
Medicine;117(3):10-13
Hampton, J. (2008) The ECG made easy, (7th ed.). Churchill Livingstone Company, London
Lewis, S., Heitkemper, M., Dirksen, S., O’Brian, P., &Bucher, L. (2012). Medical surgical
nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems (8th. Ed.). St. Louis, MI:
Mosby.
Michel, B & Charron-Prochownik, D. (2006), Diabetes Nurse Educators and Preconception
Counseling. The Diabetes Educator;32(1):108-115
Mogensen, K. (2008) The whole picture: Addressing the diverse needs of the patient treated
for brain tumor. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 12(5) pp.817-819
Palmieri, R. (2007) Responding to primary brain tumor. Nursing, 37(1) pp37-42
Sargent, S. (2007) Pathophysiology and management of hepatic encephalopathy. British
Journal of Nursing, 16 (6)
Sargent, S. (2006) Management of patients with advanced liver cirrhosis. Nursing Standard,
21 (11)
Antonelli, A. (2005). Thyroid Disorders in Chronic Hepatitis C. The American Journal of
Medicine;117(3):10-13
Whiltemore R. et al. (2005). Lifestyle Change in Type 2 Diabetes: A Process Model. Nursing
Research. Vol. 51 (1): 18-25.
Method of evaluation:
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Mid term exam
Mid term paper (or Second Exam)
Final exam
Total
30%
20%
50%
100%
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Course Content
1. Nursing care of adults with endocrine conditions.
 Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Complications, and DKA.
 Hypopituitarism - Diabetes insipidus
 Hyperpituitarism
 Hypothyroidism
 Hyperthyroidism
 Hypoparathyroidism
 Hyperparathyroidism
 Addison's disease
 Cushing's syndrome
2. Nursing care of adults with digestive and gastrointestinal conditions.
 Gastritis
 Peptic ulcer
 Appendicitis
 Peritonitis
 Ulcerative colitis
 Intestinal obstruction
 Anal abscess
3. Nursing care of adults with hepatic and biliary conditions.
 Hepatitis
 Liver Cirrhosis
 Cholecystitis &Cholelithiasis
 Pancreatitis
4. Nursing care of patients with cancer.
 The process of malignancy.
 Prevention and early detection of cancer.
 Methods of diagnosing cancer.
 Collaborative management of cancer.
 Nursing management of a patient with cancer.
 Complications resulting from cancer, treatment and disease process.
5. Nursing care of adults with urinary conditions
 acute renal failure.
 Chronic renal failure.
6. Nursing care of adults with peripheral vascular disorders.
 Prevention of peripheral vascular conditions.
 Assessment of a patient with the selected vascular conditions.
 Collaborative management of patients with the selected vascular conditions
 Nursing management of patients with the selected vascular conditions.
7. Nursing care of adults with hematological disorders.
 Prevention of hematological conditions
 Assessment of patients with the selected hematological conditions.
 Nursing management of patients with the selected hematological conditions
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The University of Jordan-The Faculty of Nursing
Clinical Nursing Department
Adult Nursing Health I
Timetable - 2013/2014
Semester week
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Date & Day
Topic
Introduction and course objectives
Caring of patient with DM
Caring of patient with DM
Caring of DM complications
Diabetes insipidus & SIADH
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism and Hyperparathyroidism
Addison's disease and Cushing's syndrome
Case study
Caring of patient with gastritis
Caring of patient with peptic ulcer disease
Caring of patient with acute inflammatory
disorders(Appendicitis, Peritonitis)
Caring of patient with inflammatory bowel diseases
Caring of patient with intestinal obstruction
Caring of patient with anorectal conditions
Caring of patient with Hepatitis
Caring of patient with Liver cirrhosis
Caring of patient with Cholecystitis &Cholelithiasis
Pancreatitis
Nursing care of patients with cancer.
Nursing care of patients with cancer.
Case study
Care of patient with Renal Disorder
Acute and Chronic renal failure
Acute and Chronic renal failure
Caring for patient with Hypertension
Arterial disorder(Art insufficiency)
Venous discorder (DVT, varicose vein)
Final Exam
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