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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - NUR1427
Tracking Number - 5023
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Campus: Tampa
Submission Type: New
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Detail Information
- Date & Time Submitted: 2014-06-04
- Department: Nursing
- College: NR
- Budget Account Number:
- Contact Person: Nicole Kahle
- Phone:
- Email: nkahle1@health.usf.edu
- Prefix: NUR
- Number: 1427
- Full Title: Interdisciplinary Approaches of Nursing Practice
- Credit Hours: 3
- Section Type: C -
Class Lecture (Primarily)
- Is the course title variable?: N
- Is a permit required for registration?: N
- Are the credit hours variable?: N
- Is this course repeatable?: Y
- If repeatable, how many times?: 1
- Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): Interdis Apprch Nsg Pract
- Course Online?: B -
Face-to-face and online (separate sections)
- Percentage Online: 50
- Grading Option:
R - Regular
- Prerequisites: NUR 3026
- Corequisites: N/A
- Course Description: The purpose of this course is to examine the application of nursing practice into interdisciplinary care. The role of all disciplines is explored with focus on professional relationships and communication among healthcare providers.
- Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: Needed to compete with national trends
- 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? In today's complex and evolving healthcare environment, nurses must successfully partner with other disciplines in order to deliver the best possible patient care. The Institute of Medicine's report in 2011 suggested nursing education be transformed in a number of ways to prepare nursing graduates to work collaboratively and effectively with other healthcare professionals. This course will provide nursing students with the opportunity to work with students in other disciplines, as well as introduce them to the many benefits of interdisciplinary approaches to care and how they improve patient outcomes as well as satisfaction.
- 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.) Masters degree in Nursing
- Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Examine the role of all healthcare professionals in interdisciplinary care.
2. Identify ways to incorporate interdisciplinary approaches to patient care.
3. Discuss how effective collaboration among disciplines impacts patient outcomes.
- Learning Outcomes: Student will:
1. Use classroom and online discussion forums for facilitating student communication.
2. Perform self assessments to examine feelings of interdisciplinary approaches to care.
3. Develop an interdisciplinary care plan.
4. Review case studies to determine how interdisciplinary collaboration would have impacted patient outcomes.
- Major Topics: 1. Models of interdisciplinary healthcare
2. Specific healthcare disciplines
3. Considerations impacting professional relationships
4. Professional communication
5. Interdisciplinary approaches to patient care
- Textbooks: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (2011). The future of nursing: Leading the change, advancing health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Mosser, G., & Begun, J. W. (2014). Understanding teamwork in health care. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Porter-O’Grady, T. (2009). Interdisciplinary shared governance: Integrating practice, transforming health care (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Weiss, D., Tilin, F., & Morgan, M. J. (2014). The interprofessional health care team: Leadership and development. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
- Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases: Will be included in individual modules
- Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy: Quizzes (4 x 5% each) - 20%
Patient Outcomes Paper - 20%
Small Group Discussions (6 x 5% each) - 30%
Small Group Project - 30%
- Assignments, Exams and Tests: Self-assessment quizzes
Evidence Based Paper
Web-based small group discussions - case studies
Small group project - care plan development
- 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: There are no opportunities for make-ups or extra credit. If you complete an assignment after the due date, one assignment point/day will be deducted. If you need to complete an assignment after the due date due to extenuating circumstances, contact the faculty member for permission. For information on the University's Academic Integrity Policy, please visit:
http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulation-usf3.027.pdf
- Program This Course Supports: Bachelors in Nursing
- Course Concurrence Information: College of Medicine
College of Pharmacy
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.