Section 25425 :  Prof. Madeline Gervase - Web Page Designer

Welcome to RVCC first Nursing Hybrid course for Trends in Nursing

The purpose of this course is to examine historical, philosophical, ethical and legal aspects of nursing practice, contemporary issues facing nursing, and the influence of societal trends on nursing practice and the health care delivery system.  

Service Learning is a very important component to the educational process.  The ability to actively participate in this method of acquiring knowledge - allows the student to be engaged in issues related to a specific area of study.

  The reward is tenfold - Students become active participants in project development - They learn to identify key issues that need to be addressed and become major contributors in the remediation process.  The project outcome has a positive impact on the student's educational development and provides a service to the community.  

 The Service Learning Project Presentations on "Homeland Security"  will have the opportunity to be disseminated on the SAFE project web page as well as to the student's designated community. 

 Please review the page as well as some of the projects that have been presented by the nursing students of Raritan Valley Community College.

                     Don't forget....

                                             complete all weekly assignments..   

                                             mailto:nursingtrends@yahoo.com

This is the home page for Trends In Nursing. Take a look at all of the links in our web.  The links provide structure and guidance to our course.  Weekly assignments and updates will be routinely posted.

SYLLABUS

                             TRENDS IN NURSING

I.  Basic Course Information:

            Trends in Nursing

            25425

            3 Credits: Lecture – 3 hours

            Prerequisites: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and nursing of Adults II

            Co requisites: Nursing of Childbearing Family, Nursing of Families with Children and free elective

II. Catalog Description:

 Designed to examine historical, philosophical, ethical and legal aspects of nursing practice, contemporary issues facing nursing, and the influence of societal trends on nursing practice and the health care delivery system. These major areas are considered within the context of the global community and the macro and micro society.

Learning and Service are closely intertwined at Raritan Valley Community College in a program called Service Learning. By successfully creating a required Trends in Nursing Service Learning Project, students develop their academic skills, sense of civic responsibility and commitment to the community.

III. Statement of Course Need:

            Preexisting course in the nursing curriculum

IV. Place of Course in College Curriculum:

            This course meets a program requirement for the nursing Program

V. Outline of Course Content:

1.       Historical Perspectives and The Image of Nursing

2.       Nursing Education and Nursing Research

3.       Licensure, Employment and Career Pathways

4.       Delegation, Ethical and Legal Issues

5.       Project Workshops (S.A.F.E. Grant)

6.       Health Care Delivery System

7.       Leadership/Management, Politics and Change

8.       Role Transition: Novice to Expert

9.       Service Learning Class Presentation

VI: Educational Goals and Learning Outcomes:  

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Function as a Manager of Care:

1. Examine current issues in nursing as they relate to historical and contemporary health care trends.

2. Compare and contrast current nursing educational and professional practice systems including the articulation process, advanced practice roles, credentialing and nursing organizations.

Function as a Member within the Profession of Nursing:

1. Examine the health care system from an economic, ethical, legal and political perspective, and evaluate integrative health patterns.

Function as a Provider of Care:

1.       Select a health-care trend or issue, identify a weakness and create a Service Learning project that addresses this weakness

2.       Mediate between systems and consumers by disseminating information from the Service Learning Project into the community

VII. Modes of Teaching and Learning:

·         Lecture and discussion

·         Internet/Online learning methods

·         Reading assignments

·         Service-Learning team projects that include:

                        Research

                        Written and Oral Presentations

                        Community and College-wide Collaboration

VIII. Papers, Examinations and other Assessment Instruments:

·         Service-Learning projects

·         Classroom and online presentations and assignments

·         Internet Boards:  Q&A/message boards

·         Community wide dissemination

·         Critical Analysis Journal

Trends in Nursing: Service Learning Group Project Assignment: A group project is required which is worth 60% of the final grade.

RVCC has been awarded a three-year grant for homeland security and emergency preparedness. The initial stage of this grant is titled “Supporting Actions for Engagement” (SAFE).

All Trends in Nursing projects will address the area of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness by studying the impact and problems associated with 911 and its aftermath. The focus will be on health care and nursing.

1. Student groups of five select an area of interest which reflects a current trend or issue in health care. A verbal approval from your professor is required.

2. Using multiple sources, data bases, bibliographic materials, printed and electronic resources, student groups are required to comprehensively search their area of interest.

3. From these comprehensive searches, a problem is identified and a project idea is developed and the approval form completed.

4. At this point, the project approval form is submitted to your course professor for approval. If revisions are required, the form will be returned. It must then be revised, retyped, and resubmitted. 

Trends in Nursing: 25425

Spring 2004

Professor:  M. Gervase - Webpage designer