Course Syllabus
Course Description
Number: NURS6010
Title: Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar
Credit: 1-0-1
Catalog description: Advanced practice nursing, with an in-depth examination of its definition and core competencies, is explored in this course. Different advanced practice nursing roles and critical elements involved in managing advanced practice nursing environments are analyzed. Ways of developing and integrating core competencies into advanced practice nursing roles are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): NURS5100, NURS5200
Corequisite(s): None
Textbook Information
Required:
Hamric, A. B., Spross, J. A., & Hanson, C. M. (2005). Advanced Practice Nursing – An Integrative Approach (3rd ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Saunders.
Malloch, K., & Porter-O’Grady, T. (2006). Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Health Care. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Recommended:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) Washington, DC:American Psychological Association.
DiCenso, A., Guyatt, G., & Ciliska, D. (2005). Evidence-Based Nursing – A Guide to Clinical Practice. St. Louis: Mosby.
Technology Requirements
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Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets the ITP Choice requirements (http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/) for the student's academic program.
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Students must have access to the Internet either through the on-campus local area network or through an Internet Service Provider.
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Students must be proficient with Internet access, WebCT Vista and Microsoft Office and demonstrate competency using web browsers, website navigation, search engines and e-mail communication.
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Contact the HUB for software and connectivity issues; no excuse will be accepted for inability to access the Internet and/or technical difficulties.
Course Objectives
Students will begin to develop and integrate advanced practice nursing (APN) competencies into their nursing practice. At the completion of this course students should be able to:
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Discuss the history and development of advanced practice nursing.
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Discuss role development in advanced practice nursing.
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Examine the core competencies underlying advanced practice nursing.
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Use an evidence-based approach to plan the development of APN competencies.
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Analyze the requirements for APN certification in a clinical area of interest.
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Analyze a variety of APN roles.
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Evaluate critical elements involved in managing APN practice environments.
Methods of Instruction
- Participation in weekly discussions and critical analysis of assigned readings including applicability to personal clinical and professional experiences
- Daily journaling process and related activities
- Creation and construction of a visual representation of a specific nurse theorist
- Write paper that describes an overview of one nursing theory; identify the core concepts and how it contributes to nursing knowledge, the advancement of the profession, nursing practice and research
Course Requirements
- Courses taught in an online format require students to be self-directed and responsible for meeting deadlines.
- Participation in online, asynchronous discussions is a course requirement. Students are required to participate in the discussions prompted by the weekly discussion questions. To meet the online participation requirements, students must engage in discussions 4 out of 7 days of the week and contribute at least two substantive responses to peers’ responses in addition to answering the assigned discussion questions.
- Attendance is mandatory at scheduled on-campus meetings.
- Students are expected to use APA format for all submitted papers.
- Approval must be obtained from the University Institutional Review Board for all research studies.
- This syllabus provides a general plan for this course; the faculty reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus and/or course schedule including but not limited to assignments, time tables, examinations, projects, etc.
- This course will be taught in a module format. Within each module, students will read assigned chapters, actively participate in online discussions, and complete assignments. Guidelines for these activities are provided in separate documents.
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Module |
Week |
Topic |
Assignments |
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1 |
1, 2 |
Historical & Developmental Aspects of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) |
Ch 1-2: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 3-4: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 1: Malloch & Porter-O’Grady |
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2 |
3, 4, 5 |
APN Competencies |
Ch 5-6-Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 7-8: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 9-11: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson |
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3 |
6, 7, 8, 9 |
APN Roles |
Ch 12,15: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 13-14: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 16-17: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 18-19: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson |
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4 |
11 |
APN Environments |
Ch 20-22: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 23-24: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 25: Hamric, Spross, & Hanson Ch 10: Malloch & Porter-O’Grady |
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5 |
15 |
Putting It All Together |
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Evaluation
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Weekly Online Discussions |
30% |
| Plan for Developing APN Competencies | 30% |
| Evaluation of APN Practice Environments | 20% |
| Plan for Developing APN Role | 20% |
Grading Scale
| 90-100% | A |
| 80-89% | B |
| 70-79% | C |
| Below 70% | F |
Classroom Policies
- Attendance: Mandatory for scheduled on-campus meetings.
- Communication: WebCT Vista is the official tool for this course and is accessible online from any computer; students are responsible for monitoring e-mail on a regular basis and should direct all communications with faculty and other students through WebCT or Clayton State e-mail.
- Conduct: Students must abide by policies in the University Graduate Student Handbook, the Graduate Student Responsibilities, and if applicable program handbook; the code of academic integrity will be strictly enforced.
- Electronic devices: Cell phones/pagers must be turned off (or placed on vibrator mode) during class meetings. Permission from individual faculty is necessary before taping a class.
- Mid-term progress report: Mid-term grade will reflect approximately 15% of the entire course grade. Based on this grade, students may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of “W”; contact the Registrar for withdrawal procedures.
- Submission: Students are responsible for completion and submission of all course requirements as scheduled in the course calendar. Make-up work is at the discretion of the faculty.
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