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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - NUR40692
Tracking Number - 5026
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Campus: Tampa
Submission Type: New
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Detail Information
- Date & Time Submitted: 2014-06-06
- Department: Nursing
- College: NR
- Budget Account Number:
- Contact Person: Allison Edmonds Poff
- Phone: 8139742014
- Email: apoff@health.usf.edu
- Prefix: NUR
- Number: 40692
- Full Title: Health Assessment for Registered Nurses
- Credit Hours: 3
- Section Type: O -
Other
- 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?: 1
- Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): Health Assessment for RNs
- Course Online?: O -
Online (100% online)
- Percentage Online: 0
- Grading Option:
R - Regular
- Prerequisites: NUR 4634C, NUR 3805
- Corequisites:
- Course Description: This course builds on the RN’s previous knowledge and clinical expertise in developing health and physical assessment skills. The emphasis is on the analysis and synthesis of health assessment data as a basis for patient teaching.
- 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? This is a part of the RN-BSN program for students seeking the clinical excellence concentration.
The Institute of Medicine's statement on the Future of Nursing has noted that:
"Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression"
This course enhances the registered nurses knowledge and skill in the foundation of the nursing process, health assessment. The course also prepares students for a seamless transition into the graduate program in nursing for an advanced health assessment course.
- 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.) Advanced Health Assessment Experience
Online teaching experience
- Objectives: At the conclusion of this course students will be able to:
1. Identify the role of the professional nurse in performing a health assessment
2. Describe the relationship of health assessment to health promotion
3. Describe the purpose of health assessment
4. Recognize differences in the types of assessments
5. Differentiate normal from abnormal findings when performing a physical assessment
- Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze assessment data to develop a plan of care for a specific patient population.
2. Use evidence based critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning when caring for a specific patient population.
3. Provide health promotion education to clients based on identified risk factors
4. Perform a focused physical assessment based on a specific patient population
- Major Topics: Roles and responsibilities
History and interview
Risk Assessment and reduction
Health related teaching
Head to toe
Body systems
Focused exam
Timing of exams
- Textbooks: Required:
Jensen, S. (2011). Nursing health assessment: A best practice approach. Philadelpha, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Recommended:
Jarvis C. (2011). Physical exam and health assessment (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.
Seidel, H. et al. (2011). Mosby’s guide to physical examination (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby, Elsevier.
- Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases: This is a Web-Based Course available in the Canvas learning management system.
It is necessary that you have access to a computer that has software access to:
Moxilla Firefox web browser
Microsoft office: PowerPoint, Word
Java Web Start
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Flash Player
See the Module 1: Canvas for information about accessing these resources as well as access to information technology support.
- Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy: Grades will be assigned in accordance with the USF College of Nursing grading scale and will be based on the scored achieved on exams given throughout the semester.
Discussion boards 17.5%
Quizzes 37.5%
Written Assignments 15%
Video Recorded Health Assessment 30%
2 attempts will be given for the quizzes
Rubrics will be posted for each learning activity and video assignment
Student Expectations:
Class participation is expected weekly.
Class materials in modules are to be viewed by students; student participation is recorded in the Canvas system and will be monitored by faculty.
It is expected that the learners will demonstrate initiative in seeking learning experiences that will enable them to achieve the course objectives. This includes reviewing all modules, reading required readings, and completing all requirements by the assigned dates.
Each student is responsible for notifying faculty if unable to meet any of these requirements.
Students enrolled in web-based classes must check in by Friday at 5 pm in the first week of the semester. Failure to do so will result in the student being dropped from the class.
Incomplete Policy:
Incomplete (I)
Definition: An Incomplete grade (“I”) is exceptional and granted at the instructor’s discretion only when students are unable to complete course requirements due to illness or other circumstances beyond their control.
This applies to all gradable courses, including pass/fail (S/U).
Students may only be eligible for an “I” when:
• majority of the student’s work for a course has been completed before the end of the semester
• the work that has been completed must be qualitatively satisfactory
• the student has requested consideration for an “I” grade as soon as possible but no later than the last day of finals week.
Withdrawal Policy (approved by CON Faculty Council 12/15/06; revised 1/19/07): Withdrawals are limited to 1 per course, with a limit of 2 per undergraduate or graduate program. Withdrawals are defined as officially withdrawing from any class after the Drop/Add period and before the final Withdrawal date as outlined in the Academic Calendar. Any student withdrawing in excess of stated policy may be dismissed from the College of Nursing unless the College of Nursing has pre-approved a documented Medical and/or Emergency situation.
See Withdrawal Deadlines at http://www.registrar.usf.edu/enroll/regist/calendt.php
Permission to use lectures:
Course material in the Canvas Learning Management System may not be recorded and may not be shared with others outside of the course.
- Assignments, Exams and Tests: Introduction Discussion Board 2.5%
Syllabus Quiz 2.5%
Module Quizzes 35%
(7 worth 5% each)
Module Written Assignments 15%
(6 worth 2.5% each)
Module Discussion Boards 15%
(6 worth 2.5% each)
Video recorded health assessment 30%
- 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: If there is any reason that an assignment cannot be posted by the due date the student must
contact the faculty member in advance of the due date and a submission plan will be made.
Please note that any assignment not submitted by the due date without prior authorization of the faculty will receive a 10% grade reduction only if the student contacts the faculty by email
regarding the late submission.
Late assignments beyond 2 weeks without prior authorization will be reduced by 50%, only if the student contacts the faculty by email regarding the late submission.
Any assignment not submitted by the end of the semester (by July 18th) will
receive a grade of zero and will be factored into the student's final course grade accordingly.
If there is an unanticipated emergency that impedes submitting an assignment on the due date,
the student must notify the faculty member as soon as possible as to when the assignment
will be submitted, documentation may be requested.
Academic Integrity:
The USF College of Nursing expects students to maintain academic honesty in all courses. By virtue of being registered in a nursing course, students agree to refrain from cheating. If cheating in any form (academic dishonesty) is detected, appropriate action will be taken. (Refer to USF Academic Dishonesty Policy).
http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulation-usf3.027.pdf
Disruption of the academic process and violations of the policies regarding academic integrity will not be tolerated. Review USF policies on Disruption of the Academic Process and the Academic Integrity of Students at:
http://www.ugs.usf.edu/ugs_adr.htm
http://www.ugs.usf.edu/Acad_Disruption_Incident_Report_Form.pdf
http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulation-usf3.025.pdf
Plagiarism will not be tolerated and is grounds for failure. Review USF Academic Dishonesty and Disruption of Academic Process Policy at:
Undergraduate: http://www.ugs.usf.edu/pdf/cat1213/08ACADEMICPOL.pdf
The University of South Florida has an account with an automated plagiarism detection service (TurnItIn), which allows instructors and students to submit student assignments to be checked for plagiarism. I (the instructor) reserve the right to 1) request that assignments be submitted as electronic files and 2) submit students’ assignments to Turnitin, or 3) request students to submit their assignments to Turnitin through myUSF. Assignments are compared automatically with a database of journal articles, web articles, the internet and previously submitted papers. The instructor receives a report showing exactly how a student’s paper was plagiarized. For more information about Plagiarism and Turnitin, visit:
Plagiarism tutorial: http://www.lib.usf.edu/guides/avoiding-plagiarism/
- Program This Course Supports: RN-BSN
- Course Concurrence Information: None
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.