KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Course: NURS 801 Course Title: Advanced Geriatric Nursing I Practicum (3 credit hours) Syllabus

PROFESSOR: Dr. Clara Pieh OFFICE: OFFICE PHONE: FAX: E-MAIL:

SEMESTER: Fall 2016 CLASS TIME: Online CLASSROOM: Blackboard OFFICE HOURS:

  • MISSION STATEMENTS: The Objectives and Learning Outcomes of this course directly support the Mission of the University, College, and Division, and may be found at: www.kysu.edu/about; http://kysu.edu/academics/; http://kysu.edu/academics/college-of-professional-studies/nursing/
  • NOTICE TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Any student who requires an accommodation due to a documented disability may contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at (502) 597-5076, or visit Hill Student Center, Suite 220C, to arrange for reasonable accommodations. The student is required to obtain verification from the DRC and deliver the signed DRC document to the instructor specifying the accommodations. The student is encouraged to complete this process at the beginning of the semester since an approval for accommodations is not retroactive. The accommodations become effective upon receipt of the DRC approval by the faculty member from the student. Additional information concerning the DRC and accommodations can be found at http://kysu.edu/academics/academic-support/disability-resource-center/disability-resources/
  • COURSE DESCRIPTION – COURSE RATIONALE: This is the first clinical course of this advanced nursing practice specialty. The objectives of this practicum are based on the content of the didactic component of the course.

IV. COURSE OBJECTIVES: After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate strategies that improve collaboration and communication them on the interprofessional team members, patients and families to design, accord night and evaluate the delivery of patient care.
  2. Use information and communication technologies to enhance patient education, expand accessibility of care, analyze practice patterns and improve nurse sensitive outcomes.
  3. Apply advanced nursing concepts in the comprehensive and systematic assessment of health and illness in complex situations, care environment and actual and potential risks in diverse populations.
  4. Integrate diagnostic reasoning, clinical judgment, evidence-based findings and theory while implementing healthcare policies that improve access, equity and efficiency in primary care settings.
  5. Incorporate professional nursing standards, relevant statutes and regulations and accountability into practice.
  6. Adapt advanced practice knowledge of illness, disease management, clinical prevention and population health concepts to care delivery.
  7. Provide ethical, culturally sensitive, patient centered care based on holistic assessment findings to improve health status of patients and families independently and collaboratively with the interprofessional healthcare team.
  8. Apply leadership knowledge and skills in economics of care and evaluating continuous quality improvement processes.
  9. Employee appropriate teaching/learning principles for patient/families and/or interprofessional team members.

V. STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES: During this course, the student will:

  1. Demonstrate strategies that improve collaboration and communication them on the interprofessional team members, patients and families to design, accord night and evaluate the delivery of patient care.
  2. Use information and communication technologies to enhance patient education, expand accessibility of care, analyze practice patterns and improve nurse sensitive outcomes.

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