Course Title: Adult and geriatric health nursing II (Clinical)

Course Code: (NRSG 352)

Program: Baccalaureate in Nursing

Department: Department of Nursing Sciences

College: College of Applied Medical Sciences

Institution: Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University

Table of Contents
A. Course Identification .................................................................................................... 3
6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply) ............................................................................... 3
B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes ............................................................... 4
1. Course Description ................................................................................................................. 4
2. Course Main Objective............................................................................................................ 4
3. Course Learning Outcomes ..................................................................................................... 4
C. Course Content ............................................................................................................. 5
D. Teaching and Assessment ............................................................................................ 6
1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and Assessment
Methods ....................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Assessment Tasks for Students ............................................................................................... 8
E. Student Academic Counseling and Support .............................................................. 8
F. Learning Resources and Facilities............................................................................... 9
1.Learning Resources .................................................................................................................. 9
2. Facilities Required................................................................................................................... 9
G. Course Quality Evaluation .......................................................................................... 9
H. Specification Approval Data ..................................................................................... 10

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A. Course Identification

1. Credit hours: 3hrs / week (0+0+3)

2. Course type
a. University √ College √ Department √ Others
b. Required √ Elective
3. Level/year at which this course is offered:
5th level / 3rd year
4. Pre-requisites for this course (if any):
Adult and geriatric health nursing I (clinical) (NRSG 244)
5. Co-requisites for this course (if any):
Adult and geriatric health nursing II (theory) (NRSG 351)

6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)

No Mode of Instruction Contact Hours Percentage
1 Traditional classroom 0 0%
2 Blended 36+6 40+6.7 %
3 E-learning 0 0
4 Correspondence 0 0
5 Other (clinical setting) 48 53.3 %

7. Actual Learning Hours (based on academic semester)

No Activity Learning Hours
Contact Hours
1 Lecture 0
2 Laboratory/Studio 24
3 Tutorial 12
4 Blackboard learning 30
Others (assignment, patient assessment sheet, nursing care 24
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plan, case study)
Total 90
Other Learning Hours*
1 Case Study 10
2 Assignments 12
3 Library 2
4 Projects/Research Essays/Theses 0
5 Others (specify) 0
Total 24
* The length of time that a learner takes to complete learning activities that lead to achievement of course learning
outcomes, such as study time, homework assignments, projects, preparing presentations, library times

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B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
1. Course Description
This clinical course is a co- requisite to the theoretical part of adult and geriatric health
nursing 2. The course focuses on improving students’ skills in utilizing the nursing process
and critical thinking principles that enables students to provide the healthiest nursing care for
their patients. During the course, students will be exposed to a variety of experiences in the
Medical – Surgical units.
2. Course Main Objective
To provide the student with practical knowledge, skills and attitude to provide comprehensive
nursing care to adult as well as geriatric patients with different medical – surgical disorders.
3. Course Learning Outcomes
Aligned
CLOs
PLOs
1 Knowledge:
1.1 Describe the role of a nurse in caring for adult and geriatric patients K3
with medical-surgical disorders.
1.2 Acquire information related to causes, signs and symptoms, treatment, K1
specific nursing interventions and prevention of various specialized
disease conditions.
1.3 Outline actual and potential nursing diagnosis and nursing intervention K2
required to caring for different health problems.
1.4 Recognize the drugs specially used in ENT, oncology, ophthalmology K1
conditions and nurses responsibility.
2 Skills :
2.1 Display competency in handling instruments used in different medical S1
surgical nursing specialties (orthopedic, urology, neurology, ENT and
ophthalmology).
2.2 Recognize and manage emergencies with special medical - surgical S2
patients.
2.3 Demonstrate competency in differentiating the deviation from normal S2
diagnostic values.
2.4 Appreciate the legal & ethical issues relevant to medical – surgical S3
nursing.
2.5 Identify the problems and needs, prioritize them and provide S4
comprehensive nursing care by applying nursing process.
3 Competence:
3.1 Appreciate team work & coordinate activities related to patient care. C9
3.2 Use basic principles of clinical ethics, including nursing C1
professionalism.
3.3 Appraise therapeutic communication with patients, their families and C3
other health care providers in order to promote good interpersonal
relationship and effective teamwork.
3.4 Describe various recent technologies & treatment modalities in the C6
management of adult and geriatric patients.
3.5 Accept responsibility and accountability for the nursing care provided C2
to patients.
3.6 Apply the theoretical knowledge to perform physical, psychosocial C5
assessment adult and geriatric patients.

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 Aligned
CLOs
PLOs
3.7 Provide nursing care to adult and geriatric patients with medical & C5
surgical disorders.
3.8 Demonstrate skills in carrying out nursing techniques, procedures in C8
keeping with scientific principles.
3.9 Convey empathy in educating & counseling patients and families. C10

C. Course Content
Contact
No List of Topics
Hours
Musculoskeletal System
- Care of patient with cast
1 - Assisting with walking using walker 9 hours
- Assisting with walking using crutches
- Assisting with walking using cane
Neurologic System
- Glasgow coma scale
2 6 hours
- Pressure ulcer prevention
- Seizure precautions
Oncology
3 - Care of patient receiving chemotherapy 6 hours
- Care of patient receiving radiotherapy
Eye & ENT
- Eye instillation
4 3 hours
- Ear instillation
- Nose instillation
Urinary system
- Female Urinary catheterization (insertion, care & removal)
5 - Bladder irrigation 6 hours
- Care of patient undergoing hemodialysis,
- Care of patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
Burns
6 6 hours
- Burn wound dressing and debridement
Special nursing procedures
7 - Suture & staples removal 6 hours
- Performing postural drainage
8 General revision 3 hours
Total 45

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D. Teaching and Assessment
1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and
Assessment Methods
Code Assessment
Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies
Methods
1.0 Knowledge
Lecture
Discussion Short answers
Describe the role of a nurse in caring
Demonstration Objective type
1.1 for adult and geriatric patients with
Practice session Assessment of skills
medical-surgical disorders.
Supervised clinical with check list
practice
Acquire information related to causes,
Short answers
signs and symptoms, treatment, Lecture discussion
Objective type
1.2 specific nursing interventions and Seminar
Assess performance
prevention of various specialized Case discussion
with rating scale
disease conditions.
Outline actual and potential nursing
Evaluating nursing
diagnosis and nursing intervention Lectures
1.3 care plan
required to caring for different health Group discussion
Written exams
problems.
Recognize the drugs specially used in
Bedside teaching OSCE
1.4 ENT, oncology, ophthalmology
Video teaching Written exams
conditions and nurses responsibility.
2.0 Skills
Display competency in handling
Lecture Assess skill with
instruments used in different medical
Demonstration and re check list.
2.1 surgical nursing specialties
demonstration Feedback from the
(orthopedic, urology, neurology, ENT
ward supervisor.
and ophthalmology).
Re – demonstration
Observation during
Lecture discussion emergency
Recognize and manage emergencies Demonstration situations.
2.2 with special medical - surgical Practice session Assess clinical
patients. Video teaching performance with
Bedside teaching rating scale.
Assess each skill
with check list
Evaluation of case
Case presentation. study
Demonstrate competency in
Supervised clinical Objective type exam
2.3 differentiating the deviation from
practice. Patient assessment
normal diagnostic values.
Bedside teaching sheet

Short answers
Lecture discussion
Appreciate the legal & ethical issues Observation during
2.4 Explain using charts
relevant to medical – surgical nursing. interaction with
and models.
patient & family.
2.5 Identify the problems and needs, Lecture discussion Patient assessment

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Code Assessment
Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies
Methods
prioritize them and provide Demonstration sheet
comprehensive nursing care by Supervised clinical Observation during
applying nursing process. practice provision of care to
the patient.
3.0 Competence
Observation during
interaction with
Lecture discussion patient & family.
Appreciate team work & coordinate Practice session Assess clinical
3.1
activities related to patient care. Video teaching performance with
Bedside teaching. rating scale.
Check with ward
supervisor.
Lecture discussion Written exams
Use basic principles of clinical ethics, Group discussions Assess clinical
3.2
including nursing professionalism. Explain using charts performance with
and models. rating scale.
Appraise therapeutic communication Re demonstration
Lecture discussion
with patients, their families and other Observation during
Practice session
3.3 health care providers in order to interaction with
Demonstration
promote good interpersonal health care workers,
Video teaching
relationship and effective teamwork. patient & family.
Lecture discussion
Observation
Demonstration
Describe various recent technologies OSCE
Practice session
&treatment modalities in the Assess clinical
3.4 Case discussions
management of adult and geriatric performance with
Seminar / presentation
patients. rating scale.
Supervised clinical
practice
Accept responsibility and Lecture discussion
Observation
accountability for the nursing care Demonstration
OSCE
provided to patients. Practice session
Assess clinical
3.5 Case discussions
performance with
Seminar / presentation
rating scale.
Supervised clinical
practice
Apply the theoretical knowledge to Observation
perform physical, psychosocial OSCE
Lecture discussion
assessment adult and geriatric Patient assessment
Demonstration
patients. sheet
3.6 Practice session
Assess each skill
Supervised clinical
with check list
practice
Check with ward
supervisor.
Lecture discussion Evaluation of
Provide nursing care to adult and Seminar nursing care plan
3.7 geriatric patients with medical & Case discussion and nursing case
surgical disorders. Bedside teaching. study presentation.
Supervised clinical Assess clinical

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Code Assessment
Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies
Methods
practice performance with
rating scale.
Assess each skill
with check list
Check with ward
supervisor.
Demonstrate skills in carrying out Observation
nursing techniques, procedures in Re-demonstration.
keeping with scientific principles. Assess clinical
Demonstration
performance with
Practice session
rating scale.
Case discussions
3.8 Assess each skill
Seminar
with check list
Supervised clinical
Completion of
practice
practical record
Check with ward
supervisor.
Convey empathy in educating & Evaluation of
counseling patients and families. Bedside teaching discharge
Lecture discussion instructions
Explain using charts, provided.
3.9
graphs, models, and Evaluation of case
videos. study presentation.
Role play Patient assessment
sheet.
2. Assessment Tasks for Students
Percentage of Total
# Assessment task* Week Due Assessment Score
1 First mid term 7th 15 %
Participation, assignments, patient assessment sheet, Continuous 65 %
2
case presentation, conferences, student work.
3 Final blackboard exam 16th 20 %
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5
6
7
*Assessment task (i.e., written test, oral test, oral presentation, group project, essay, etc.)

E. Student Academic Counseling and Support

Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice :
Office hours: Sunday 1 to 3 pm, Tuesday 10 to 12 pm, Wednesday 1 to 3 pm
Academic advising: Sunday 10 to 12 pm, Tuesday 1 to 3 pm, Wednesday 10 to 12 pm
Daily from 8 am to 5 pm on whatsapp during period of study withhold because of Corona spread

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F. Learning Resources and Facilities

1.Learning Resources
- Ignatavicius, D.D., Workman, M.L., & Rebar, C.R.
(2018). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional
Collaborative Care (9th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
- LeMone, P., Burke, K.M., Bauldoff, G., & Gubrud, P.
Required Textbooks (2015). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Reasoning in Patient
Care (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
- Lewis, S.L., Dirksen, S.R., Heitkemper, M.M., Bucher, L., &
Harding, M.M. (2017). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and
Management of Clinical Problems (10th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
- Potter, P.A., Perry, A.G., Stockert, P.A., & Hall, A.M.
(2019). Essentials for Nursing Practice (9th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
- Potter, P.A., Perry, A.G., Stockert, P.A., & Hall, A.M.
Essential References (2017). Fundamentals of Nursing (9th ed.). St. Louis:
Materials Elsevier/Mosby.
- Wilkinson, J.M., Treas, L.S., Barnett, K.L., & Smith, M.H.
(2016). Fundamentals of Nursing: Volume 1- Theory, Concepts, and
Applications; Volume 2- Thinking, Doing, and Caring. (3rd ed.).
Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co.
- Journal of nursing education and practice
Electronic Materials
- International journal of advanced nursing studies
Other Learning
C.D for clinical nursing procedures
Materials

2. Facilities Required
Item Resources
Accommodation
(Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration Laboratories, simulation labs
rooms/labs, etc.)
Technology Resources
(AV, data show, Smart Board, software, Data show and smart boards
etc.)
Other Resources
(Specify, e.g. if specific laboratory Three way urinary catheters
equipment is required, list requirements or Simulation models
attach a list)

G. Course Quality Evaluation

Evaluation
Evaluators Evaluation Methods
Areas/Issues
Effectiveness of teaching Students Direct
Extent of achievement of course
Teacher of the subject Direct
learning outcomes

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 Evaluation
Evaluators Evaluation Methods
Areas/Issues

Evaluation areas (e.g., Effectiveness of teaching and assessment, Extent of achievement of course learning
outcomes, Quality of learning resources, etc.)
Evaluators (Students, Faculty, Program Leaders, Peer Reviewer, Others (specify)
Assessment Methods (Direct, Indirect)

H. Specification Approval Data

Council / Committee
Reference No.
Date

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