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Enhancing Practical Nursing Curriculum: A Guide for Educators

This guide by Sue Field DNP, RN, CNE offers insights on modifying PN curricula, comparing courses, syllabi details, and panel discussions. Participants will identify courses, analyze credits, use provided tools, and review specific syllabi aspects. The workbook includes recommended credits, nursing courses, and clinicals breakdown by semester. Essential book pages and session details are highlighted with practical tips for curriculum mapping and ensuring comprehensive information retention.

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Enhancing Practical Nursing Curriculum: A Guide for Educators

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  1. Curriculum, Courses, Syllabi By Sue Field DNP, RN, CNE

  2. Notes to Self • 1. Questions during presentation • 2. “Take Aways”

  3. Write Down Questions… • We will answer at the end of presentation with the panel participants.

  4. Objectives • Participants will: • 1. Identify courses and credits in the PN Curricular Framework and compare to own courses and credits in PN program. • 2. Identify 1 way to modify own PN Curriculum with tools provided by workgroup.

  5. Workbook Table 1: Page 4

  6. Essentials Book (Page 27) • Table 3 and 4

  7. 12 Month Program • Summer: 6 to 8 credits • Anatomy and Composition each 3 or 4 credits • Fall: 11 to 12 Nursing credits • + Developmental Psych 3 or 4 credits (14 to 16 credits) • Spring: 14 Nursing Credits • Total: 34 to 38

  8. 1st Semester (Summer) • Anatomy • Composition • Total Credits: 6 to 8

  9. 2nd Semester Nursing Courses General Education Courses Developmental Psychology • 3 to 4 credits Total: 14 to 16 credits • Foundations of Practical Nursing (4 or 5 cr. 2/2 or 3/2) • Care of the Older Adult (3 credits 2/1) • Pharmacology 1 credit • Clinical I: 3 credits Total: 11 to 12 credits Nursing

  10. 3rd Semester Nursing Courses General Education Course None • Care of the Adult 3 credits (2/1) • Care of Women/Newborns/Children (3 credits (2/1) • Psychosocial Nursing (1 credit) • Transition to Practice (1 credit) • Clinicals 6 credits Total: 13 credits

  11. Clinicals 1st Semester 2nd Semester Clinical II • 6 credits • 2/1 hours/credits = 12 hours/week • 3/1 hours/credits = 18 hours/week • Clinical I • 3 Credits • 2/1 hours/credit = 6 hours/week • 3/1 hours/credit = 9 hours/week

  12. Syllabi: Essentials Book PP. 60-81 • Specifics on Syllabi: • 1. Suggested credits (lab and theory) • 2. Course Description • 3. Suggested content for skills lab • 4. Course Outcomes • NOTE the SLO’s listed before EACH course outcome • HIGHLY recommend that you do this. • Comment from ACEN report: Course objectives are measureable but do not clearly connect to the SLO’s.

  13. Concepts • 5. Topical Outline • Divided by Concepts • Professional Concepts which are the SLO’s • Health and Illness Concepts • Also identifies what topics under the major concepts

  14. For Your Own Program • Assessment Technology Institute • Curriculum Mapping • Some type of mapping is extremely important so you don’t lose information • Session at 8:00 tomorrow

  15. Syllabi for Clinicals • 1 . Clinical I: Page 64 and 66 . Typical of other Syllabi • Note on page 66 • We list the Role Specific Competencies for Clinical I which will be measured.

  16. Panel Discussion Participants • Dione Thomas BS, RN (Pine Technical College) • Victoria Dahlvang MSN, RN (Anoka Technical College) • RoschelleManigold MSN, RN (Riverland Community College)

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