Rev 7/24/08 1 Course Number: NURS 246 Course Title: Promotion of Adaptation in Childbearing Families Course Credit Hours: 4 credit hours Course Term and Year: Fall 2008 Course Section: NURS 246 Meeting Time: See attached lecture schedule for specific site Place: Harrogate-DCOM, ACC (Room 107) FACULTY CONTACT INFORMATION: Course Coordinator: Robin Wilson MSN, RN, 423-869-6321 [email protected] Harrogate: Robin Wilson MSN, RN, 423-869-6321 [email protected] ACC: Gwen Davis MSN, RN, 865-273-1543 [email protected] Alison Akard MSN, RN 865-273-1543 [email protected] I. COURSE DESCRIPTION: A 3 hour lecture – 1 hour clinical course utilizing the RAM nursing process to promote adaptation in childbearing families; specifically, focuses on adaptive and ineffective human responses in women, including the childbearing years, neonates, and families. Physiological and behavioral deviations associated with ineffective human responses seen in compensatory and/or compromised health states examined. Use of current research findings in promotion of adaptation for human persons/family adaptive systems included. Clinical learning experiences occur in campus laboratory and in community and/or hospital settings to develop skills in providing care for human persons/families. Prerequisites/Co-requisites: NURS 115, 124 or 125, 126, 241. II. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students who successfully complete NURS 246 will be able to demonstrate in the clinical/campus laboratory setting, in individual and group conferences, and on written material, the ability to: 1. Describe physiological and behavioral deviations associated with adaptive and/or ineffective human responses seen in women, neonates and families. 2. Utilize the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM) nursing process to provide effective nursing care for women, neonates, and families. 3. Perform technical skills necessary to provide effective nursing care for women, neonates, and families 4. Assist the family unit in developing goals to promote health and adaptation. 5. Incorporate teaching-learning strategies in providing education to the family unit. 6. Demonstrate therapeutic communication skills with human persons in the family unit. 7. Apply ethical and legal standards of nursing care for women, neonates, and families. 8. Identify the services of appropriate community facilities in provision of care to the child-bearing family.Rev 7/24/08 2 9. Incorporate research findings pertinent to the delivery of care for women, neonates, and families to promote adaptation in the four modes: physiologic, interdependence, role function, and self-concept. III. TEXTS/MATERIALS FOR THE COURSE: Ackley, B. & Ladwig, G. (2004). Nursing diagnosis handbook: A guide to planning care. (6th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Pychological Association. (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Dirckx, J. (2005). Stedman’s concise medical dictionary for the health professions. (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Evans-Smith, P. (2005). Taylor’s clinical nursing skills: A nursing process approach. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Fischbach, F. (2002). Nurses’ quick reference to common laboratory and diagnostic tests. (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Karch, A. M. (2005). Lippincott’s nursing drug guide. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Orshan, S. A. (2008). Maternity, newborn, & women’s health nursing: Comprehensive care across the life span. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS, ASSESSMENT (LEARNING OUTCOMES) AND EVA L U AT I ON METHODS: A. Fulfill attendance requirements.(See LMU Nursing Student Handbook Online 2008- 2009). 1. Attendance will be taken each class period (lecture/exam). To be counted present, the student must be present for the ENTIRE class period. 2. Study labs will be provided in each ASN clinical course for faculty to expand on content presented in lecture. Attendance at these study labs is mandatory for ALL students until after the first course exam. After this time, the study labs are mandatory for students who do not have a course average of 83 or greater. Students with course averages of 83 or greater are encouraged to continue attending the study labs. Attendance will be taken at each study lab. To be counted present, the student must be present for the ENTIRE study lab. 3. After two (2) absences (lecture/exam/study lab) in one semester, it may necessitate that the student withdraw from this NURS course. The student is to contact the Lead Faculty to arrange for withdrawal from this NURS course. B. Written Requirements 1. Tests and Examinations: a. Six (4) exams, a comprehensive final and one (1) course assessment exam are scheduled. Test dates and times are specified on the lecture schedule. Completion of ALL examsRev 7/24/08 3 (classroom and course assessment exams) is required to receive credit for NURS 246. Instructions regarding Course Assessment Exams: 1. The student must register a user name and password for Course Assessment Exams. 2. If technical assistance is needed call: 1-800-292-2273. Office hours of support are Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm Central Time. (From Memorial Day – Labor Day, the hours are 8am-4:30pm Central Time.) 3. The faculty at each site will assign the Course Assessment Exam. Some exams will be administered via paper/pencil and some via the computer. 4. If the Course Assessment Exam is for a % of the course grade and that Course Assessment Exam has a standard score scale, the scale used for grading will be as follows: The recorded student grade will be based on the Course Assessment Standard Score Scale divided by 10. For example, if a student has a Course Assessment