Form 6.

3: Course Outline with Assessment Ideas and Activities

Course Title: Clinical Reasoning for the Nursing Student
Module Number and Name: Module One: Critical Thinking
Objective
1 After viewing Critical
Thinking part 1 Define
Critical thinking and post to
the discussion board

2 After reading chapter 1,

differentiate among critical
thinking, problem solving, and
decision making using a
concept map

3 After view Critical Thinking

part 2, describe 3
characteristics of a critical
thinker

4 After completing all the

assignments identify the area
of nursing you will work,
listing 3 reasons for your
choice and submit via the

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion
Board, Wiki,
Wordle

Absorb
Watch the
PowerPoint on
Critical Thinking,
Watch the
YouTube Video on
Critical Thinking
Part 1

Do
Post to the
Discussion Board
a definition of
Critical Thinking

Concept map,
Journal,
Reflection
Wiki, Discussion
board

Read Chapter One Using a concept

map to outline
differences in
problem solving
and decision
making

Wiki, Discussion
board,
Reflection,
PowerPoint,
Adobe Voice
Written
assignment,
Reflection,
Journal,

Watch YouTube
Video Critical
Thinking Part 2

Create a short
PowerPoint

Watch the
PowerPoint on
Critical Thinking,
Watch the

Submit a written
assignment

Connect
Discuss with
others on the
Discussion Board
how a student
uses critical
thinking in a
clinical setting
Following a
clinical
experience,
discuss how a RN
used critical
thinking, problem
solving, and
decision making
Write a reflection
on how you used
these
characteristics of
critical thinking
Reflect on how
you will make
decisions
regarding where

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

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Intel Visual
Ranking tool

YouTube Video on
Critical Thinking
Part 1 and 2

you will work

Course Title: Clinical Reasoning for the Nursing Student

Module Number and Name: Module Two: Decision Making
Objective
1 After reading chapter 2

define decision making and

post to the discussion board

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion
Board, Wiki,
Wordle

Absorb

Do

Connect

Read Chapter 2
on Decision
Making

Post a definition of
decision making on
the Discussion
Board
Complete a
mastery quiz
answering
questions relating
to decision making
and problem
solving
Submit written
assignment listing,
defining, and giving
an example of each
step

Discuss with
classmates on
the Discussion
Board their
definition of
decision making
Write a Reflection
discussing the
how you used
problem solving
and decision
making

2 After viewing Ethical Issues

in Nursing-Decision Making
Identify the difference
between problem solving and
decision making by
completing the mastery quiz

Survey Monkey,
Mastery quiz,
Written
assignment
Discussion
Board

Watch the
YouTube video on
the Ethical Issues
in NursingDecision Making

3 After reading the Scope of

Written product

4 After completing all the

Written product,
PowerPoint,
Prezi, Adobe

Read the Scope

of Nursing
Practice and
Image of the
Decision Making
Tree
Read Chapter 2,
watch YouTube,
Read the

Practice Decision Tree, list

the 3 steps in decision
making and submit via the
Assignment Feature.

readings, determine one area

of decision making for a RN

Submit a
PowerPoint which
demonstrates

Discuss one step

used in the
decision making
process on the
Discussion Board
Write a Reflection
about one role of
the RN you

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

and submit via the

Assignment Feature.

Voice, Vemeo,
Vacaroo

Decision

understanding of
the role of the RN
and PN

observed in a
clinical setting

Course Title: Clinical Reasoning for the Nursing Student

Module Number and Name: Module Three: Communication

Objective
1 After reading Chapter 3
and 4, list three levels of
communication and post to
the discussion board.

2 After viewing nursing:

verbal and nonverbal

communication part 1 and 2,
describe the four principles of
therapeutic communication
and submit via the
Assignment feature
3 After reading Chapter 3 and
4, list the members of the
intradisciplinary health team
and give one example of
communicating to that person

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion
board, Wiki,
BlogSpot

Absorb

Do

Read Chapter 3

Post to
Discussion
Board

Written
assignment,
Discussion
board,
Reflection,
Journaling

View the YouTube

video Nursing: Verbal
and Nonverbal
Communication: Part
1

Written
assignment

Concept Map,
Journal, Written
Assignment,
PowerPoint,
Verbal

Read Chapter 3.
Observe in the clinical
setting.

map to list
and identity
the members
of the
intradisciplina

Connect
Discuss with
fellow students
how you use
different levels of
communication
on the clinical
setting
Reflect on how
you used one of
the principles of
communication in
the clinical setting
Discuss how you
would speak
differently to each
member of the
intradiscinplinary

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Presentation
4 After completing the

reading, submit an end of

shift report using SBAR using
Audiacity

Verbal report
using Audiacity ,
Vacoroo,

ry health
team
Read Chapter 3, View
the YouTube Video

Submit an
end to shift
report via
Audiacity

team and discuss

on the Discussion
Board
Critique other
students reports
on the Discussion
Board

Course Title: Clinical Reasoning for the Nursing Student

Module Number and Name: Module Four: Nursing Process Application

Course Title: ____________________________________________________

Module Number and Name: ____________________________________________________
Objective

Assessment
Ideas

Absorb

Do

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3
4
5
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7

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

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