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Competency Appraisal 1
Course Syllabus First Semester CY 2011-2012
KATHERINE C. BENGAN, RN MSN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BASIC COURSE INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 3 A. B. C. D. E. F. COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE ..................................................................................................................... 3 DATE OF REVISION .................................................................................................................................... 3 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS ....................................................................................................................... 3 W EEKLY CONTACT HOURS ........................................................................................................................ 3 PLACEMENT IN CURRICULUM ..................................................................................................................... 3 FACULTY ................................................................................................................................................ 3

COURSE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................... 3 COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................ 3 COURSE OUTLINE ............................................................................................................................................ 3 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 3 PATIENT CARE COMPETENCY: SAFE AND Q UALITY NURSING CARE................................................ 4 a. Safety and Infection Control............................................................................................................... 4 b. Health Promotion and Maintenance .................................................................................................. 4 c. Psychosocial Integrity ......................................................................................................................... 4 d. Physiological integrity ......................................................................................................................... 4 C. ENHANCING COMPETENCIES: RESEARCH ........................................................................................ 5 MODES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING:...................................................................................................... 5 REFERENCES: ................................................................................................................................................... 5 EVALUATION: .................................................................................................................................................... 6 COURSE SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................................................ 7 A. B.

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ST. ANTHONY COLLEGE OF ROXAS CITY COLLEGE OF NURSING COURSE SYLLABUS

NCM 103 Competency Appraisal 1

I. Basic Course Information: A. B. C. D. E. F. Course number and Title: Date of Revision: Semester Credit Hours: Weekly Contact Hours: Placement in Curriculum: FACULTY: COMPETENCY APPRAISAL 1 June 2011 3 units lecture 3 hours/week First Semester Level 4 Katherine Conlu-Bengan, RN MSN

II. Course Description: This course deals with the application of the concepts, principles and processes basic to the practice of nursing with emphasis on health promotion, health maintenance, preventive, risk reduction, curative and rehabilitative aspects of care for the mother, child and family, population group and community with problems of oxygenation, fluid and electrolyte balance, metabolism and endocrine system. It includes the utilization of the nursing process and the core competencies under the eleven (11) key areas of responsibility, research and management and leadership skills in the practice of nursing. III. Course Learning Objectives: At the end of the course, given relevant simulated situations involving health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, risk reduction, curative and rehabilitative aspects of care for the mother, child and family, population group and community, the student will be able to: 1. apply the nursing process in the care of individuals, families, population group in selected settings. 1.1 assesses client/s condition/health status through data derived from case scenarios (history, physical examination, interpretation of laboratory findings) 1.2 identifies actual and at risk nursing diagnosis 1.3 plans appropriate nursing interventions with client/s and family for identified nursing diagnosis 1.4 Implements plan of care with client/s and family 1.5 evaluates the progress of his/her/their clients condition and outcomes of care ensure a well organized and accurate documentation system 2. utilize bioethical concepts/ principles, core values and nursing standards in the care of clients 3. integrate the various competencies in the various key areas of responsibilities in the care of selected clients.

COURSE O UTLINE A. Overview 1. Core competencies under the 11Key Areas of Responsibility 2. Terminal Competencies per nursing care management courses [NCM 100-104] 3. Nursing Clinical Scenarios integrating the nursing process, levels of care/prevention in the nursing management of the following: 3.1 Healthy/at risk/sick mother and child

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3.2 Sick individual with alterations in oxygenation, fluid and electrolyte balance, metabolism and endocrine functioning, inflammatory and immunologic response, perception and coordination, pain including the perioperative concept. B. PATIENT CARE COMPETENCY: Safe And Quality Nursing Care a. Safety and Infection Control a. Medical and surgical asepsis b. Safety use of equipment c. Use of restraints/safety devices d. Handling hazardous and infectious materials e. Injury prevention f. Home safety g. Error prevention h. 10 Golden Rules in administration of medication b. Health Promotion and Maintenance a. Growth and development b. Aging process c. Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn care d. Health promotion programs and the Health Care Delivery System 1. Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) 2. Pneumonia vaccine/Flu vaccine 3. Newborn Screening 4. Reproductive Health e. High risk behaviours f. Health and wellness g. Family system h. Human sexuality i. Life style choices j. Self care k. Disease prevention c. Psychosocial Integrity a. Crisis intervention b. Coping mechanism in illness situation c. Cultural diversity d. Family dynamics e. Grief, loss and mourning f. Child abuse/neglect g. Stress management h. Situational role changes i. Support system d. Physiological integrity a. Basic care and comfort 1. Nutrition and oral hydration 2. Personal hygiene 3. Rest and sleep 4. Elimination 5. Mobility/immobility 6. Non-pharmacological comfort interventions b. Pharmacological and parenteral therapies 1. Adverse/effect/contraindications 2. Blood and blood products 3. Dosage calculation 4. Medication administration 5. Parenteral/intravenous therapies 6. Pharmacological agents/action 7. Pharmacological interactions
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8. Total parenteral nutrition c. Reduction of risk potential 1. Diagnostic test/treatment/procedure 2. Laboratory values 3. Potential for complications from surgical procedures 4. System specific assessment 5. Vital signs 6. Potential for complication of diagnostic test/treatments/procedures 7. Potential for alterations in body system 8. Therapeutic procedure d. Physiological adaptation 1. Alteration in body system (Fluid and electrolytes) 2. Fluids and electrolytes imbalances 3. Pathophysiology 4. Illness management 5. Unexpected response to therapies 6. Integrated management of childhood illness C. ENHANCING COMPETENCIES: Research a. The chart as a legal document b. Recording and reporting c. Nursing informatics d. Health care technology e. Evidence-based practice f. Research methodologies g. Research process h. Sources of knowledge i. COPAR j. Total patient care k. Individualized nursing care IV. Modes of Teaching and Learning: The course aims to provide authentic performance assessment & promotion of self-directed learning thereby the mode of teaching shall be delivered in a way to achieve active learning through case-based instruction, integration among theory, clinical and simulation.  Case studies/client simulations will be provided to the learners for them to apply the 11 Key Areas of Responsibility.  Learning worksheets will be given to the learners for them to answer during case discussions in order to have a general understanding of the topic being discussed at hand.  Test drills (50 items) daily to practice their test-taking skills.

REFERENCES: Asperas, CM. (2005). Introduction to basic nursing research: trends, methods, & applications. Malabon. Giuani Prints House. Engelkirk, PG. Engelkirk, JD. Burtons microbiology for the health sciences, 9 edition. Philadelphia. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Johnson, J. Davis, EB. (2007). Maternal & child health nursing: care of the childbearing and childrearing family, 5th edition. Philadelphia. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Kozier, B. Erb, G. (2007). Fundamentals of nursing, 8th edition. Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd. McCormick, S. (2006). Essentials of nursing informatics, 4 edition. Philippines. McGraw-Hill Education (Asia). Udan, JQ. (2004). Fundamentals of nursing: concepts and clinical application. Mani l a: Educat i onal Publ i shi ng H ou se. Unt al an, AT . (2007). Conce pt s and g uid el ine s in copar. Mani l a: Educat i onal Publ i shi ng Ho u se. Videbeck, S. (2011). Psychiatric-mental health nursing, 5 edition. Philadelphia. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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EVALUATION: The student is required to successfully complete the course with a grade of 80%. Criteria for evaluation will be conducted through the following: I. Periodical examinations ----------------40% II. Quizzes/End of Unit tests ----------------30% III. Attitude/Outputs & Assignments/Attendance -----30% --------------TOTAL 100%

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COURSE SCHEDULE
WEEK 1 2 Terminal Competencies per nursing care management courses Safety and Infection Control a. Medical and surgical asepsis b. Safety use of equipment c. Use of restraints/safety devices d. Handling hazardous and infectious materials e. Injury prevention f. Home safety g. Error prevention h. 10 Golden Rules in administration of medication Health Promotion and Maintenance a. Growth and development b. Aging process c. Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn care d. Health promotion programs and the Health Care Delivery System  Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)  Pneumonia vaccine/Flu vaccine  Newborn Screening  Reproductive Health e. High risk behaviours f. Health and wellness g. Family system h. Human sexuality i. Life style choices j. Self care k. Disease prevention Psychosocial Integrity a. Crisis intervention b. Coping mechanism in illness situation TOPIC ORIENTATION TO THE COURSE Core competencies under the 11Key Areas of Responsibility ASSIGNMENT DUE Learning Contract REQUIRED READING Course Syllabus Handouts on Core Competency Standards and the NLE Test Framework  Answered case studies and learning worksheets          Answered case studies and learning worksheets       Answered case studies and learning Client Unit and Basic Equipment The Chain of Infection Basis of Microbiology Key Nursing Concepts Specific Nursing Procedures Important Medications Physical Growth and Development Piaget Cognitive and Motor Development Erickson Moral Development Development Stages and Transition Maslows Hierarchy Of Needs Family and Community Needs Personal Health Maintenance Community Health Maintenance Local And National Health Agencies Infertility and Health Belief Model Principles Of Communication Therapeutic Communication Mental Health and Mental

  

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WEEK c. d. e. f. g. h. i. 6

TOPIC Cultural diversity Family dynamics Grief, loss and mourning Child abuse/neglect Stress management Situational role changes Support system

ASSIGNMENT DUE worksheets       

REQUIRED READING Illness Defense Mechanisms Diagnostic Technique Therapeutic Modalities Psychosocial Development Stages Of Death and Dying Management Of Symptoms End Of Life

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PRELIM EXAMINATIONS Physiological integrity A. Basic care and comfort Answered case 1. Nutrition and oral hydration studies and 2. Personal hygiene learning 3. Rest and sleep worksheets 4. Elimination 5. Mobility/immobility 6. Non-pharmacological comfort interventions B. Pharmacological and parenteral therapies 1. Adverse/effect/contraindications 2. Blood and blood products Answered case 3. Dosage calculation studies and 4. Medication administration learning 5. Parenteral/intravenous therapies worksheets 6. Pharmacological agents/action 7. Pharmacological interactions 8. Total parenteral nutrition C. Reduction of risk potential 1. Diagnostic test/treatment/procedure 2. Laboratory values 3. Potential for complications from surgical procedures Answered case 4. System specific assessment studies and 5. Vital signs learning 6. Potential for complication of diagnostic worksheets test/treatments/procedures 7. Potential for alterations in body system 8. Therapeutic procedure D. Physiological adaptation Answered case 1. Alteration in body system (Fluid and electrolytes) studies and

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

     

Medication preparation Legal and Ethical Aspects Related to Medications General Classification of Medications Desired and or adverse effect Safe medication administration Documentation

 

Normal pregnancy Normal labor, delivery and

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WEEK 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

TOPIC Fluids and electrolytes imbalances Pathophysiology Illness management Unexpected response to therapies Integrated management of childhood illness

ASSIGNMENT DUE learning worksheets

REQUIRED READING          postpartum care Care of normal newborn High risk pregnancy and childbirth High risk newborn Sexuality, fertility Pediatric nursing Care of infant, toddler or preschool Care of school-age child or adolescent Child or Adolescent with special needs Topics related to each body system:  Specific diagnostic test  Common medical treatment  Nursing process  Common surgical procedure  Related nursing procedure  Important medications Disorder and special concern related to aging

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WEEK c. COPAR

TOPIC

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a. Total patient care b. Individualized nursing care

Answered case studies and learning worksheets COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION Part 1 and Part 2

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