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1. TITLE OF COURSE: Practicum: Health and Physical Assessment for Nursing Practice
PREFIX/NUMBER: NUR 288 CREDIT HOURS: 1.0 Total
CONTACT HOURS: 30.0 Clinical
2. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of preceding program course requirements or permission of the program director.
3. CO-REQUISITE: Successful completion of concurrent course or permission of the program director.
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course develops skills of nursing assessment across the lifespan using effective communication, interview techniques and beginning physical assessment. The course develops critical thinking skills in assessment, data analysis and derivation of actual/potential health needs.
5. STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
A. Course Competencies
1. Use selected interview and assessment techniques to collect and organize client information and build a data base on which to build nursing care decisions. (I – II)
2. Use critical thinking skills to relate selected data to common normal variances and pathologies in adult clients. (II)
3. Discuss common variations in assessment data for pediatric and geriatric clients. (II – III)
4. Identify physical, psychological, life-style and socio-cultural considerations that influence alterations in health and physical assessment data. (I – II)
5. Demonstrate appropriate assessment and interviewing techniques to gather information in the clinical/lab settings. (I – III)
6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
To pass this course a student must:
a. achieve an average of 76% or above on exams given in the theory portion of the course.
b. achieve an average of 76% or above on all laboratory papers which will be calculated into the theory portion of the grade once the theory portion has been achieved at 76% or above.
c. receive a satisfactory evaluation for laboratory performance.
d. complete all skill check offs with a grade of Satisfactory (S). Students must practice on their own time prior to check offs. Students may repeat a check off only one time; after the second time the same check off is failed, a grade of
Unsatisfactory (U) will be recorded, resulting in failure of the course. Unsatisfactory check offs (first time) of more than two different check off skills, resulting in multiple repeat check offs, may also result in a failing grade for the course. If a check off must be repeated, it is the responsibility of the student to make an appointment with the faculty member, at the faculty member's discretion, to repeat the check off.
Assignments (5) 10% each
Adult History and Physical Assessment /Care Plan 50%
Lab skills/check-off S/U
Grading Scale
Raw Score Range Letter Grade
93 to 100 A
85 to 92 B
76 to 84 C
68 to 75 D
0 to 67 F
Special Remarks:
It is the philosophy of the nursing faculty that students are adult learners. Conferences are available on request for enhancing theory comprehension, clinical interventions and test review.
A passing grade of 76% or above is necessary to pass the course. When a student has failed (less than 76%) or withdrawn from a course, the student is ineligible to continue in the program or until the course is repeated and a satisfactory grade is achieved.
For complete information regarding failure/continuation/readmission see Failure/Continuation/Readmission Policies in the Nursing Student Handbook.
Each exam grade will be calculated as a percent and carried out to the nearest hundredth. The final course grade will be rounded off to an even number.
The tardiness policy as listed in the Nursing Student Handbook will be followed.
Punctuality is essential. Students must report to the class/clinical site at or before the time designated for the experience. In the case of tardiness, students are required to notify the instructor prior to the time scheduled for the class/clinical experience.
Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist.
7. TOPICAL OUTLINE
Outline View:
I. Nursing history and data collection
II Assessment strategies and techniques for gathering data to plan care
· Nutrition, skin, hair, nails
· Head, nose, eyes, mouth
· Lungs
· Heart, peripheral vascular system
· Abdomen
· Musculoskeletal system
· Nervous system
III. Identify physical, psychological, social, cultural factors that may affect health of clients across the life span
8. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in all laboratory assignments/practices, discussions, readings, in-class writing/computations and technology review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
9. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook and outlined in the Nursing Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism and unauthorized collaboration, falsification, abuse of academic materials, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. If an instructor determines that an act of academic/ clinical dishonesty has taken place, the student(s) will receive a zero for the test or assignment. This grade penalty will result in a failing grade in lecture or clinical and dismissal from the program. Conditions for readmission to the program may be specified by the Department Chair/Coordinator.
10. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information. |