College of Nursing
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Spring 2014
Course Number:
NGR 7948L
Course Title:
Doctor of Nursing Practice Residency
Credit Hours:
2-3 (120-180 clinical hours)
Prerequisites or Co-requisites:
Mode of Delivery:
Faculty
Graduate Standing and Admission to the Graduate
MSN or DNP AGPCNP or FNP Program
WWW, Clinical Experiences
Christopher W. Blackwell, Ph.D., ARNP, ANP-BC, CNE
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Office: UT: 453 (hours by appt.)
Call (407) 823-2744 to schedule an appt.
Office Phone: (407) 823-2517
Personal Cellular Phone: (407) 375-4334
christopher.blackwell@ucf.edu
Catalog Description: Clinical management of clients with complex health
maintenance, health promotion and illness management needs focusing on a
continuum of care within health care systems or organizations.
Course Description: Clinical practice in the care of clients with complex health
maintenance, promotion and illness management. Management of care at the
individual, family and aggregate levels will be emphasized. Coordinates care of
clients throughout the health care system.
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Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student will:
1. Implement synthesized knowledge from biopsychosocial sciences to plan and
provide care for individuals with complex health problems in area of advanced
practice nursing specialization.
2. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment in care of individuals with
complex health needs
3. Integrate evolving evidence-based practice recommendations to care of
individuals, groups and aggregates
4. Systematically evaluate the care of individuals with complex needs in a
specialty area
5. Apply principles of ethical decision-making in the planning of care for
individuals, groups and aggregates with complex health needs
6. Implement role of advanced practice nurse in area of practice
7. Collaborate with health care team members to evaluate and coordinate client
outcome and care processes.
8. Analyze health care system impact on care of individuals with complex health
problems
Teaching/Learning Strategies:
Clinical practice with a preceptor, written documentation, review of client cases with
faculty and peers, focused reading based on clinical problems encountered in practice,
and preparation for DNP project.
Clinical Course Protocols:
1. You may NOT start clinical hours until a Preceptor Planning Form (PPF) with
your clinical objectives has been approved by your advisor and is in your CON
student file.
2. You may NOT start clinical hours until the semester begins.
3. Any clinical hours completed prior to these approvals will NOT count toward
completion of the required clinical hours.
4. You must maintain appropriate licensure and certifications to function in an
APN role during this clinical rotation.
5. You must meet all facility credentialing requirements (to include HIPAA,
computer training).
6. You must meet all UCF requirements for clinical courses to include health forms
and background checks (please see the UCF College of Nursing Student
Handbook)
7. During this clinical experience you are in a student role and all procedures and
patient interactions must be supervised by your preceptor. Additionally, you
must work within the scope of your license and the Nurse Practice Act.
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8. All patient documentation, including prescriptions, are to be co-signed by the
preceptor if they are not covered by your protocol agreement with your
supervising physician and/or employer.
9. Be sure to provide your preceptor with a copy of your clinical objectives and
the preceptor evaluation at the beginning of the semester. It is your
responsibility to have the preceptor complete this form by the end of the
semester.
10. You may NOT start clinical hours until a contract has been approved between
the clinical site and the UCF Legal Council and you have received approval
from the Clinical Placement Coordinator, Ms. Hilary Falcon (email:
hilary.falcon@ ucf.edu; Phone: 407-823-0697 or Fax: 407-823-5508).
All students are expected to prepare for each clinical experience by reading on the
types of clients you expect to see. Reading after each clinical experience to review
new information and expand learning is encouraged. Students are expected to be
present at the clinical site on the dates and on the times scheduled with the preceptor
and reported to clinical faculty.
Course Schedule
Date
Jan 6, 2014
Content
Students may officially
begin clinical rotations
after clinical instructor
has a copy of student’s
clinical schedule.
Jan 13, 2014
Jan 20, 2014
Jan 27, 2014
Feb 3, 2014
Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations
Feb 10, 2014
Feb 17, 2014
Feb 24, 2014
Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations
Mar 3, 2014- Mar 7, 2014
Spring Break
Assignment
UCF Classes Begin
Make sure Dr. Blackwell and
Clinical Instructor have a
copy of your clinical schedule
for the semester by the start
of clinicals. Students
CANNOT be in ANY clinical
without first sending a
schedule to their assigned
clinical instructor.
None Specific.
None Specific.
None Specific.
Discussion #1 Post and
Response Due by 2355 on
2/7/14.
None Specific
None Specific.
Discussion #2 Post and
Response Due by 2355 on
2/24/14.
NO clinicals can be done over
Sprig Break period
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Mar 10, 2014
Clinical Rotations
Mar 17, 2014
Mar 24, 2014
Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations
Mar 31, 2014
Apr 7, 2014
Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations
Apr 14, 2014
Apr 21, 2014
Apr 25, 2014:
Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations
All documents (see
below) must be
*All Clinical Rotations must submitted no later than
be completed by 4/24/14.
2355 on Apr 25, 2014.
Discussion #3 Post and
Response Due by 2355 on
3/10/14.
None Specific.
Discussion #4 Post and
Response Due by 2355 on
3/24/14.
None Specific.
Discussion #5 Post and
Response Due by 2355 on
4/7/14.
None Specific.
None Specific.
Discussion #6 Post and
Response Due by 2355 on
4/25/14.
* All documents (see below)
must be submitted by 2355
on 4/25/14.
Evaluation Methods
1. Goal Setting Assignment
2. Discussion Postings #1-#6
3. Completion of all Clinical Forms/Hours
S/U*
S/U*
S/U*
S/U**
Grading System: Student must earn a satisfactory grade on all items 1-3 above to
receive an overall Satisfactory grade in the course. */**An unsatisfactory grade in a
graduate clinical course, practicum or internship/residency must be reviewed by
the Master’s-DNP APG Committee and is reason for dismissal. Students who are
dismissed for unsatisfactory progress will be removed from current semester
courses and any future semester registration will be cancelled. Dismissed students
will not be allowed to take additional courses in the graduate program. After
Dismissal, a student may only continue graduate study at UCF by applying as a
non-degree seeking student or applying to another graduate program
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*** All assignments are due on their noted DUE DATE. Late assignments will be
significantly penalized. It is recognized that a student may have an emergency students may request an extension for an assignment. Extensions are negotiated
individually. Vacations are not acceptable reasons for late assignments - students
will need to make provisions for web access. Web Courses assignments are due at
Midnight of Due Date.**
Summary of Assignments
Goal Setting Assignment: You may need to go to your clinical site for one or two
weeks before you know what your personal learning goals will be with this
course. Submit to the Assignments section of Webcourses by the due date in the
assignments section with at least 3 but as many as you feel you need for this
course.
Discussion Postings #1-#6: Post comments/responses to other students’ summaries
in the discussion section by due dates listed in the course schedule (above). Do
not wait until the last couple of weeks to do your postings. Try to post your
comments in a timely manner. Do not wait until the end of the semester to post all
of your comments! Examples of comments might include: how the classmate’s
posting added to your learning; how your experiences have been similar or
dissimilar, how your experiences might influence the way you would respond to
this situation. Failure to post and respond in a timely manner may result in an
unsatisfactory grade in this course. REMEMBER to always provide evidence
for what you are doing when appropriate from the literature.
Discussion Description/Requirement(s)
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What is the topic of your DNP Project and why is it important? Be sure to
include relevant evidence for the literature.
2
What baseline data have you collected that supports the need for your
project? Describe the data, where or how you found it, ease of access etc.
3
Describe your clinical setting and what supports and/or barriers you have
found or foresee in implementing your DNP project? This might include
engaging stakeholders, costs, or other issues unique to your setting.
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Identify IRB/human subjects protection requirements for your setting. Meet
an IRB representative to learn more about the application process and to
help you better understand it and therefore be able to be successful in
navigating it and report on this meeting.
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Choose 1 of your learning goals to discuss. Provide an explanation of how
you are meeting this goal in this course.
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Choose another one of your learning goals to discuss. Provide and
explanation of how your are meeting this goal in this course.
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Completion of Clinical Forms/Hours: To pass the clinical portion of the course,
students must also submit the following forms via course mail to the instructor and
to the clinical placement coordinator by the last day of classes prior to the final
exam period:
Document
Description
Clinical Summary Log
Evidence of completion of 180 hours of
clinical practice in approved clinical
site(s) signed by preceptor(s).
Evidence of satisfactory completion of
course objectives signed by
preceptor(s). A separate form should be
used for each preceptor/site.
Evaluates how satisfactorily the
preceptor(s) and site(s) assisted
you in meeting your learning
objectives. A separate form should be
used for each preceptor/site.
Preceptor Evaluation of Student form
Student Evaluation of Preceptor/Site
form
Self Evaluation of personal
goals/objectives
(Sometimes this is best accomplished as
part of your clinical log, just as long as
it is apparent you have reflected on both
the goals of the course and your own
personal goals and how they were or
were not met this semester).
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Access to the Canvas On-Line Learning System:
Canvas Site Preparation for Professional Practice
Canvas On-Line Learning System
How do I access Webcourses@UCF?
1. Go to https://webcourses2c.instructure.com/. You will be forwarded to the
Shibboleth login page pictured below.
2. Note: Please DO NOT bookmark the Shibboleth login page shown above. All
traffic into Webcourses@UCF must go through
https://webcourses2c.instructure.com/.
3. Enter your PID and PID password.
4. Click Continue.
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a. Note: You can bookmark the Webcourses@UCF homepage shown above
once you have successfully logged in.
5. Hover over Courses or Courses & Groups at the top of the page.
6. Select the course or group you wish to access.
Update Your Profile
When you first log in, we recommend you update your profile information and your
notification preferences.
To update your profile settings, take the following steps:
1. Click on your name (or Settings) at the top of the page.
2. Click Edit Settings to make modifications.
The default email address associated with your profile is your Knightsmail address. You
can add additional email addresses by taking the following steps:
7. Click “Add Email Address” under Ways to Contact.
8. Enter the desired email address.
9. Click Register Email. A window will pop up notifying you that a verification email
will be sent to the email address you entered.
10.
Click Ok, Thanks.
11.
Click the link in that email to finish registering your new email address.
Additional Resources
• Canvas Tutorial – Review Canvas Student Tutorial at:
http://onlinesupport.cdl.ucf.edu/webcourses/instructure-canvas-student-tour/
• Canvas Browser Support – Supported web browser information for Canvas can be
found here: http://guides.instructure.com/m/4214/l/41056
• Canvas System Specifications – System recommendations for running Canvas can be
found here: http://guides.instructure.com/s/2204/m/4214/l/82542-what-are-thebasic-computer-specifications-for-canvas
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• Online@UCF Support – Our student helpdesk is prepared to assist you with technical
issues encountered in your courses. If you have any questions or problems, please
contact onlinesupport@ucf.eduand let them know you have a question about the
Canvas Webcourses2@UCF system. There are three ways to contact
Online@UCF Support:
◦
Visit http://onlinesupport.cdl.ucf.edu/support/
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call (407) 823-0407 or e-mail onlinesupport@ucf.edu
• Canvas Help Centerhas created documentation to assist you in using the new system.
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For student guides: http://guides.instructure.com/m/4212
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For instructor guides: http://guides.instructure.com/m/4152
• Videos – Canvas has organized short tutorial videos on how to complete most activities
in Webcourses@UCF. These tutorials are typically 5 minutes or less and focus on
specific tools in the new environment. Please visit
http://guides.instructure.com/m/4210
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Statements, Policies, and Regulations Regarding Academic Honesty/ ADA
Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities
University of Central Florida
YOUR ENROLLMENT STATUS MAY BE AT RISK!
Academic Dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated!!!
The University of Central Florida has recently started an account with turnitin.com., an
automated system which instructors can use to quickly and easily compare each student's
report to billions of web sites, as well as an enormous database of student papers that
grows with each submission. After submission of the paper, instructors receive a report
that states if and how another author's work was used.
Violations of student academic behavior standards are outlined in The Golden Rule, the
University of Central Florida's Student Handbook. See http://www.ucf.edu/goldenrule/
for further details.
1. Cheating whereby non-permissible written, visual or oral assistance including that
obtained from another student is utilized on examinations, course assignments or
projects. The unauthorized possession or use of examination or course related
material shall also constitute cheating.
2. Plagiarism whereby another's work is deliberately used or appropriated without any
indication of the source. Thereby attempting to convey the impression that such work
is the student's own. Any student failing to properly credit ideas or materials taken
from another has plagiarized.
3. A student who has assisted another in any of the aforementioned breach of standards
shall be considered equally culpable.
ACADEMIC ACTION
* Taken by Instructor, Chair, or Dean of College*
1. Counseling
2. Loss of credit for specific assignment, examination or project.
3. Removal from course with a grade of "F" and/or
CONDUCT REVIEW ACTION
*Taken by the Office of Student Conduct*
1. Warning
2. Probation
3. Suspension
4. Expulsion
5. Permanent conduct record with UCF accessible by other institutions by request.
For more information, please contact the Office of Student Conduct at 823-2851.
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American Nurses Association
The Code of Ethics for Nurses 2001
Just as our behaviors are held to a University of Central Florida and College of Nursing
ethical standards, we are also held to our standards as professional nurses. The ANA
Code of Ethics does apply to all efforts undertaken as a part of this course. To review
those standards please use the following web link:
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsf
orNurses.aspx
If you cannot access the document directly, please copy and paste the link into your web
browser.
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Persons With Disabilities: The University of Central Florida is committed to
providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. Students who
need accommodations must be registered with Student Disability Services (SDS), Student
Resource Center Room 132, phone (407) 823-2371, TTY/TDD only phone (407) 8232116, before requesting accommodations from the professor. Students who are registered
with SDS and need accommodations in this course must contact the professor at the
beginning of the semester to discuss needed accommodations. No accommodations will
be provided until the student has met with the professor to request accommodations. This
syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request.
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