Curriculum, Courses, Syllabi

By Sue Field DNP, RN, CNE

Notes to Self

• 1. Questions during presentation

• 2. “Take Aways”

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

1st Semester (Summer)

• Anatomy

• Composition

• Total Credits: 6 to 8

2nd Semester

Nursing Courses• 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

General Education Courses

• Developmental Psychology• 3 to 4 credits

Total: 14 to 16 credits

3rd Semester

Nursing Courses• 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

General Education Course• None

Clinical Evaluation Tools

Sue Field DNP, RN, CNE

Objectives

• The Participant will

• 1. Describe how the Student Learning Outcomes and

Role Specific Competencies are measured in clinical

evaluation tools

• 2. Analyze Clinical Portfolios and choose a model to

review in own nursing program.

Table 1: The Student Learning Outcome Organize the Curriculum…

Workbook: Page 4

Microsoft Word Document

1. Page 5 - SLO: Informatics/TechnologyCompetency: Informatics

2. Page 6 - SLO: Managing CareCompetency: Managing CareCompetency: Assign/Monitor

3. Page 7 – SLO: Nursing Judgment/Evidence Competency: Prioritization of Care

4. Page 7 & 8 – SLO: Nursing Judgment/Evidence Competency: Nursing Judgment

5. Page 9 – SLO: Pt/Relationship Centered CareCompetency: Nursing Process

6. Page 9 & 10 – SLO: Pt. Relationship Centered Competency: Communication

7. Page 10 – SLO: Patient Relationship Centered Competency: Learning Needs

8. Page 11 – SLO: Professional Identity Competency Ethical/Legal

9.Page 12 – SLO: Professional IdentityCompetency: Professionalism

10.Page 12 – SLO Quality Improvement

Competency: Patient Care concerns

11.Page 12 – SLO Quality Improvement

Competency: Organizations/Systems12.Page 13 – SLO Safety

Competency: Safe Nursing Practice13.Page 13 – SLO Safety

Competency: Patient Complications14.Page 15 – SLO Teamwork and

Collaboration Competency: Communications15.Page 16 – SLO Teamwork and

Collaboration Competency: Conflict Resolution

1. Scope of Practice? 2. Changes?

1st SemesterLevel 1

• Foundations of PN Nursing• Care of the Older Adult• Pharmacology• Clinical I

2nd SemesterLevel 2

• Care of the Adult• Care of

Women/Newborns/Children• Psychosocial Nursing• Clinical II

Clinical Evaluation Tools were Developed Using 2 Different Grading

RubricsChapter 3, Page 22 in the Workbook

• Clinical I Evaluation Tools:

• Satisfactory-needs improvement-unsatisfactory

grading rubric.

• The Clinical II Evaluation Tools provided use the

• Bondy grading scale.

The Clinical Evaluation Tools Below can be Modified

to your Nursing Program.

• Daily Evaluation Form for Clinical I

• Daily Evaluation Form for Clinical II

• Instructor Grading Sheet for Clinical I

• Midterm/Final Evaluation for Clinical I

• Midterm/Final Evaluation for Clinical II

• Example of a Preceptor Evaluation Tool

S-NI-U GradingP. 24 Workbook

• Satisfactory:

• accomplish the criteria

• minimal supportive cues,

• is safe and accurate,

• with appropriate verbal

and nonverbal behavior

• Needs Improvement

• needs frequent to occasional supportive

cues

• Performance level is inconsistent

• Unsatisfactory

• 1. Formative Evaluation: behavior that

is unsafe or leads to an anecdotal note

• 2. Summative Evaluation:

unable to demonstrate a satisfactory

score on a criteria,

Bondy Grading Rubric: P. 26 WorkbookScale label Professional Standard Quality of Performance Assistance required

Independent -Safe -Accurate-Action produces desired result

-Appropriate verbal and non-verbal behaviors

-Proficient, coordinated, confident-Occasional expenditure of excess energy

-Within an expedient time period

-Without supportive cues

Supervised -Safe -Accurate-Action produces desired results

-Appropriate verbal and non-verbal behavior.

-Efficient, coordinated, confident-Some expenditure of excess energy

-Within a reasonable time period

-Occasional supportive cues

Assisted -Safe -Accurate-Action produces desired results

-Appropriate verbal and non-verbal behavior

Skillful in parts of behaviorInefficient and un- coordinated -Expands

excess energy-Within a delayed time period

-Frequent verbal and occasional physical and directive cues in addition to supportive ones.

Marginal -Unsafe -Performs at risk

-Action does not produce desired result-Inappropriate verbal and/or non-

verbal behavior

-Unskilled, inefficient-Considerable expenditure of excess energy

-Prolonged time period

Continuous verbal and frequent physical cues

Dependent -Unsafe-Unable to demonstrate desired

behavior-Inappropriate verbal and/or non-

verbal behavior

-Unable to demonstrate procedure/ behavior

-Continuous verbal and physical cues

Examples of Daily Evaluation Tools for Clinical I with S-NI-U and

Bondy RubricsPage 23 and 25

DocumentDocument

Instructors can keep a Personal Record of Each Student on the

Following Instructor Clinical Evaluation ToolPage 27

Document

Managing Care: Ethical

Comportment?

Both Formative and Summative Evaluations should

be Completed on Students.

• Formative Evaluation

• Ongoing Evaluation

• Midterm

• Can be Daily Evaluation as well

• Summative Evaluation

• Final Evaluation

• All Competencies MUST be achieved to pass

Midterm/Final Evaluation Forms are Displayed Using the 2 Different Grading

Rubrics.

Page 29 and Page 37

Document Document

Where can you find these

templates?• http://

healthforceminnesota.org/Resources/Nursing-Accreditati

on.php

We have 2 Examples of Clinical Portfolios

And one Program Portfolio

• 1. Using the midterm evaluation and having

students insert documents within the portfolio

• 2. Caputi’s Model

Page 45 of Workbook

The Caputi’s Model for a Clinical PortfolioP. 48 of Workbook

Document

This is an example of a Caputi Porfolio

(Example using Caputi Template)

Document

Example of Midterm/Final Evaluation Portfolio Using the Evaluation Form

(Using Midterm/Final Evaluation Templates)

Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document

Example of a Program Portfolio

Using Template on Page 4 in Workbook

• You could arrange this in D2L,

• have hard copies of grades and assignments

• Or have it on a document like this that the students put

their finished products into.

Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document

Ethical Comportment- Nursing Judgment ?

Questions?