LUMHS Post RN BSN Nursing Professional Development Course Syllabus of First Year First Semester
LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (LUMHS)
Post RN BS Nursing Program
Course
Syllabus
Title : Professional
Development
Course
No : 705
Time : 3
Credit
Placement :
Year 1, First Semester
Course Description:
This
course is designed to provide the participant with an overview of the selected
issues confronting the development of nursing as a professional. It will
provide a forum for students to reflect upon these issues in relation to the
participation’s professional life.
Course objectives
On
completion of this course, the student will be able to:-
§ Discuss
historical influences in impacting the professional of nursing through the world
and in Pakistan.
§ Evaluate
the impact of social forces affecting the nursing profession in Pakistan
§ Discuss
the image of nursing in Pakistan and in the world.
§ Demonstrate
the principles associated with group dynamics.
§ Apply
sleeted concepts of interpersonal process to professional development.
§ Discuss
ethical principles related to nursing practice.
§ Apply
an ethical from work to situations in nursing practice.
§ Evaluate
contemporary political forces impacting the development of nursing as a professional.
§ Analyze
the concept of accountability in relation to the individual and group environments.
§ Determine
the trends influencing the culture of nursing in Pakistan and throughout the world.
Teaching / Learning Strategies
§ Preparatory
reading assignment
§ Stimulus
questions
§ Group
discussions
§ Small
group word / presentation
§ Lecture
§ Use of
games & videos
§ Case
studies
§ Guest
Speakers
Course Expectations
In
order to successfully meet the objectives of the course, the participant will
be expected to:
§ Complete
pre-reading and stimulus questions as required for each class
§ Participation
in class discussion and presentations
§ Complete
all assignments and presentations on the dates due
Evaluation criteria
Internal
Evaluation 20%
External
Evaluation (Final) 80%
Reference
Kozier
& Erb. [1988]. Concepts & Issues
in Nursing Practice. Chapter 24. P. 245-262. Ssmall group dynamic.
Clifornia: Addison Wesley.
Sundeen
etal. [1989]. Nurse Client inter action.
[4th edition] Toronto Mosby. Chp 8.P.245-262
CONTENT
Professional Development
Unit-I
Introduction to course
Unit-II
Nursing History
·
Specific historical period in relation to
development
·
Identify the variety of historical leaders and
their contribution
Unit-III
Image, Status & Role of
Nursing
·
Historical overview
·
Shaping society’s view of profession
·
Explore factors which impact on the status of
nursing in Pakistan
·
Implication of nursing image of development
·
Explore the current and changing role of nurse
·
Discuss the action which nurses in Pakistan can
take to enhance the image
Unit-IV
Interpersonal Communication
Assertiveness,
·
Non assertiveness, Aggression negotiation and
collaboration Critical
·
Thinking & Decision Making
Unit-V
Group Dynamics
·
Definition
·
Group process
·
Group roles and functions
·
Type of groups
·
Discuss what makes effective and ineffective
·
Phases of group work
Unit-VI
Ethics and Nursing
·
Ethical Principles
·
Ethical Frameworks & Case Studies
Unit-VII
Power & Politics
·
Define power
·
Powerlessness
·
Authorities
·
Autonomy
·
Empowerment
·
Types and sources of power
·
Characteristic of power oriented individual
·
Skill use in power acquisition political
·
Political process
·
Political strategies
Unit-IX
Professional Accountability
·
Professional organization for nurses
·
Social obligation of individual nurses towards
the development
·
Responsibilities of being a professional nurse
·
Strategies
·
Standards
Unit-X
Trends in Nursing
·
Current trends in profession of nursing in
Pakistan
·
Major issues
·
Develop and propose
·
Group presentation
·
Exam Week
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