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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - NUR1499
Tracking Number - 5004
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Current Status:
Removed from DB by orginator -
Campus: Tampa
Submission Type: New
Course Change Information (for course changes only):
Comments: course submitted for a class - not real
Detail Information
- Date & Time Submitted: 2014-05-21
- Department: Nursing
- College: NR
- Budget Account Number:
- Contact Person: Adrienne Baker
- Phone:
- Email: abaker2@health.usf.edu
- Prefix: NUR
- Number: 1499
- Full Title: Introduction to the care of the critically ill patient
- Credit Hours: 3
- Section Type: C -
Class Lecture (Primarily)
- Is the course title variable?: N
- Is a permit required for registration?: Y
- Are the credit hours variable?: N
- Is this course repeatable?: Y
- If repeatable, how many times?: 2
- Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): Intro to Crit. Ill Pt.
- Course Online?: C -
Face-to-face (0% online)
- Percentage Online: 0
- Grading Option:
R - Regular
- Prerequisites: none
- Corequisites: none
- Course Description: This course focuses on the critical care patient, evidenced based care of, and competencies needed to provide care for the critically ill patient.
- Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: Offered as enrichment course (not part of program/concentration/certificate)
- What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service? Nurses who complete this course will have the gain of being prepared to work critical care. USF will be able to market on this course to appeal to local acute care facilities. Local nurses not currently enrolled at the university would be interested in the course for the career advancement, therefore bringing in an increase in revenue for the university. Students will be advanced in evidenced based care and competent in patient care in the critical care setting. This will lead to an advantage in the job market in area critical area settings.
- Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? No
- What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) Current Florida nursing license and Critical care experience
- Objectives: At the conclusion of this course the nurse/student will be able to:
1. Describe the typical critical care environment and patient.
2. Examine the role of the critical care nurse.
- Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of this course the nurse/student will be able to :
• Provide care to a patient in a typical critical care setting.
• Implement appropriate interventions for the critical care patient.
• Perform a thorough assessment of the critical care patient.
- Major Topics: 1. Critical care diagnoses
2. Critical care settings
3. Critical care interventions
4. Critical care medications
- Textbooks: none
- Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases: Online resources, provided in course
- Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy: 98-100=A+ 84-86=B 70-73=C-
94-97=A 80-83=B- 67-69=D+
90-93=A- 77-79=C+ 64-66=D
- Assignments, Exams and Tests: 8 Case studies each 10% of the grade and 1 exam with 20%
- Attendance Policy: Course Attendance at First Class Meeting – Policy for Graduate Students: For structured courses, 6000 and above, the College/Campus Dean will set the first-day class attendance requirement. Check with the College for specific information. This policy is not applicable to courses in the following categories: Educational Outreach, Open University (TV), FEEDS Program, Community Experiential Learning (CEL), Cooperative Education Training, and courses that do not have regularly scheduled meeting days/times (such as, directed reading/research or study, individual research, thesis, dissertation, internship, practica, etc.). Students are responsible for dropping undesired courses in these categories by the 5th day of classes to avoid fee liability and academic penalty. (See USF Regulation – Registration - 4.0101,
http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/ogc%20web/currentreg.htm)
Attendance Policy for the Observance of Religious Days by Students: In accordance with Sections 1006.53 and 1001.74(10)(g) Florida Statutes and Board of Governors Regulation 6C-6.0115, the University of South Florida (University/USF) has established the following policy regarding religious observances: (http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/gc_pp/acadaf/gc10-045.htm)
In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Blackboard, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor Blackboard site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.
- Policy on Make-up Work: Any questions or concerns regarding assignment or due dates must be discussed with the instructor prior to the specific assignment’s due date and will be addressed on an individual basis. There are no make-up or “extra credit” assignments for this course.
- Program This Course Supports: Nursing students focusing on critical care
- Course Concurrence Information: Nurse practitioner, Bachelors in nursing
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.