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Date Approved:
5/1/89
Date Scanned:
5/25/2005
Date Inactivated
3/28/08
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: NURS 42
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) NURS 99
COURSE TITLE Supplementary Clinical Work in Nursing
LECTURE HOURS:
LAB HOURS: 27-162 Total
PREREQUISITE: None
UNITS: 0.5-3.0
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: None
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
NONE
Max No. Units 9.0
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size N/A
Max No. Enrollments 3
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A supervised and directed clinical study in the practice of nursing in hospitals and community agencies.
Limited to students who need an identified clinical portion of a nursing course.
NOTE: Must be eligible for nursing course as determined by portfolio assessment. Repeatable to a
maximum of 9 units.
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful completion of tins course, the student will be
able to:
To be determined by contract. Through supervised clinical practice in an identified area of medical,
surgical, obstetrical, pediatric, psychiatric or geriatric nursing, students will demonstrate entry level ability
in the five interrelated roles of registered nursing practice - provider of care, communicator, manager,
teacher and professional. Through assessment, analysis and problem-solving of assigned patients,
students will assist clients to adapt to a variety of stressors in the promotion and maintenance of optimal
health.
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Date Approved:
5/1/89
Date Scanned:
5/25/2005
Date Inactivated
3/28/08
COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Specifics to be determined by an independent student learning contract.
1. Planning student-teacher conference to develop/approve learning contract.
2. Student will be directly supervised in an identified specialty area (medical, surgical, obstetrical,
pediatric, or psychiatric nursing) for a specified number of hours.
3. Mid-project conference to review student’s progress and plans for completing experience.
4. Final conference to review and evaluate student performance as determined by individualized
learning contract.
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text (s)
Title
Varies with student
Required
_________________________________
Alternate
Edition____________________________
Recommended
Author______________________________
Publisher_____________________________ Date Published______________
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a Request for Exception form
must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied by the
Curriculum Committee.
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Date Approved:
5/1/89
Date Scanned:
5/25/2005
Date Inactivated
3/28/08
METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why
substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
laboratory report(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
other (specify) learning contract, Nursing Care Plans, self-evaluation
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify) Drug calculation prior to med administration
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
5. Other (specify) Clinical evaluation specific to specialty area
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
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Date Approved:
5/1/89
Date Scanned:
5/25/2005
Date Inactivated
3/28/08
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
During the clinical assignment to care for clients in a specific nursing special by unit, students will assess
client status and determine actual/potential nursing care problems through analysis of gathered patient
data. Students are responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating nursing care to resolve/prevent
identified client problems utilizing theoretical knowledge of nursing practice.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Clinical performance evaluation tool consisting of criteria pertinent to
clinical specialty area
% OF GRADE
100%
GRADE SCALE:
CR - Meets all essential criteria for clinical practice as defined on evaluation instrument (criteria
consistent with ADN program terminal objectives).
NC - Deficient in one or more areas of essential criteria for clinical practice.
REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
The Curriculum Committee Is authorized to determine the appropriateness of entrance skills and
requisites for any given course; to determine whether or not language and/or computational skills at the
associate degree level are essential to success in a given course; to determine what is “college level” in
learning skills, vocabulary, and in the ability to think critically and apply concepts; and to determine on a
case-by-case basis when any departure from the attached guidelines may be justified.
This form may also be used to provide justification for making a course repeatable.
To request an exception, provide the following information:
Nurs 42
Department and Course No.
Supplementary Clinical Work in Nursing
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
REPEATABILITY
This course is individually designed to meet specific learning needs of nursing students following
individual assessment and conference with faculty. Content for each enrollment focuses on different
areas of clinical practice in which student needs to gain proficiency.
NATURE OF THE EXEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
TEXTBOOK
Reading assignments will be identified in the student learning contract which are specific to the specialty
area (obstetric, pediatric, etc.) Reading assignments will be identified in professional journals and
college-level textbooks equivalent to the courses in the registered nursing program.
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Date Approved:
5/1/89
Date Scanned:
5/25/2005
Date Inactivated
3/28/08