adult 1 course syllabus.2nd semester 2015

The University of Jordan
The Faculty of Nursing
Clinical Nursing Department
2014 – 2015
Course Title
: Adult Health Nursing I
Course Number
: 0702206
Credit Hours
: 3 credit hours
Prerequisites
Instructor
: Introduction to Adult Health Nursing (0702204)
: Dr. Mohammed Yacoub
: Email: m.yacoub@ju.edu.jo
: Office: School of Nursing, 3rd floor # 66
: Phone: + 962 6 5355000 Ext. 23141
: Office Hours: by appointment (Email me)
Course description
This course is sequel to the Introduction to Adult Health Nursing course. It introduces students to the
conditions that affect the functional health patterns of an adult patient. It focuses on the bio-psycho-social
responses of adults to actual and high risk conditions that affect their functional health patterns. The nursing
process will be used as a framework to formulate nursing diagnoses and identify nursing interventions
directed towards promoting, maintaining and restoring the health of adults and their families.
Aim of the course
The course aims to introduce the students to the nursing care of patients with acute and chronic conditions
that affect the functional health patterns of an adult patient.
Intended Learning outcomes (ILOs):
Successful completion of this course should lead to the following learning outcomes:
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Knowledge and understanding:
Identify the acute and chronic conditions that affect the adult patients.
Explain factors that affect adult functional health patterns
Define the key concepts related to the alteration in the functional health patterns of adult patients.
Identify the impact of the disease process and hospitalization on the patient and family.
Cognitive and intellectual skills:
Utilize the assessment parameters to determine the status of the adult patients with alteration in the
functional health patterns.
Identify nursing diagnoses related to the conditions of alterations in functional health patterns.
Discuss nursing interventions that promote optimal physiological functioning including discharge
planning
Subject specific skills:
Integrate the nursing process as an approach for presenting the health problems of adult patient&
utilize it in meeting the needs of adult patients.
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2. Describe the effect of the disease process on patients and their families, in order to help them to
cope with stressors during illness.
3. Discuss the therapeutic management of adults with alterations in their health conditions.
4. Adhere to the nurse’s role in providing a holistic care for an adult patients
D. Transferable skills:
1. Formulate goals and outcome criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions for clients
with alterations in functional health patterns.
2. Integrate relevant research findings in the care of adult clients and their families.
Teaching methods:
1. Interactive Lectures
3. Audiovisual aids
5. case studies
2. discussions
4. activities and group work
6. written assignment
Course policies:
1. Students are expected to prepare for lectures by reading the assigned material and reviewing relevant
anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and physical assessment related to the topic.
2. Attendance of lectures is mandatory. Students who miss more than 15% with or without excuse will be
dismissed from the course. (See the university policies regarding absence).
3. Students unable to take a scheduled exam are expected to inform the instructor within 3 days and make
arrangements for a make-up exam. Make up exams will be given only to students who have notified the
instructor and set up an alternate time. Any missed exam will result in a grade of zero for that exam.
4. Each student to have an email account
Required Textbook
Smeltzer, S., & Bare, B., Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K. (2014). Brunner and Suddarth's textbook of medical
surgical nursing (13th Ed.). Philadelphia, PA.: Lippincott.
Additional References:
Anthony, M. (2008). Hypoglycemia in hospitalized adults. MEDSURG Nursing, 17 (1)
Antonelli, A. (2004). Thyroid Disorders in Chronic Hepatitis C. The American Journal of Medicine;117(3):10-13
Hampton, J. (2008) The ECG made easy, (7th ed.). Churchill Livingstone Company, London
Lewis, S., Heitkemper, M., Dirksen, S., O’Brian, P., &Bucher, L. (2012). Medical surgical nursing: assessment
and management of clinical problems (8th. Ed.). St. Louis, MI: Mosby.
Michel, B & Charron-Prochownik, D. (2006), Diabetes Nurse Educators and Preconception Counseling. The
Diabetes Educator;32(1):108-115
Mogensen, K. (2008) The whole picture: Addressing the diverse needs of the patient treated for brain tumor.
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 12(5) pp.817-819
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Palmieri, R. (2007) Responding to primary brain tumor. Nursing, 37(1) pp37-42
Sargent, S. (2007) Pathophysiology and management of hepatic encephalopathy. British Journal of Nursing,
16 (6)
Sargent, S. (2006) Management of patients with advanced liver cirrhosis. Nursing Standard, 21 (11)
Antonelli, A. (2005). Thyroid Disorders in Chronic Hepatitis C. The American Journal of Medicine;117(3):10-13
Whiltemore R. et al. (2005). Lifestyle Change in Type 2 Diabetes: A Process Model. Nursing Research. Vol. 51
(1): 18-25.
Method of evaluation:
First exam
Second exam
Assignment and participation
Final exam
Total
25%
20%
5%
50%
100%
Course Content
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Nursing care of adults with endocrine conditions.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Complications, and DKA.
Hypopituitarism - Diabetes insipidus
Hyperpituitarism
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism
Addison's disease
Cushing's syndrome
Nursing care of adults with digestive and gastrointestinal conditions.
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Gastritis
Peptic ulcer
Appendicitis
Peritonitis
Crohn’s disease & Ulcerative colitis
Intestinal obstruction
Diseases of the anorectum
Nursing care of adults with hepatic and biliary conditions.
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Hepatitis
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Liver Cirrhosis
Cholecystitis &Cholelithiasis
Pancreatitis
Nursing care of adults with urinary conditions
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Acute renal failure.
Chronic renal failure.
UTI
Urinary stone
Nursing care of adults with hematological disorders.
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Prevention of hematological conditions
Assessment of patients with the selected hematological conditions.
Nursing management of patients with the selected hematological conditions
Nursing care of patients with cancer.
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Prevention and early detection of cancer
Nursing management in radiation therapy.
Nursing management in chemotherapy.
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The University of Jordan-The Faculty of Nursing
Clinical Nursing Department
Adult Nursing Health I
Timetable - 2014/2015
Week
1
(2-2-2015)
2
(8-2-2015)
3
(15-2-2015)
4
(22-2-2015)
5
(1-3-2015)
6
(8-3-2015)
Topic
Course introduction
Assessment and management of patients
with diabetes
Assessment and management of patients
with diabetes
Assessment and management of patients
with endocrine disorders
- Pituitary tumors
- Diabetic insipidus
- SIADH
Assessment and management of patients
with endocrine disorders
- Hypothyroidism and
Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism and
Hyperparathyroidism
- Addison’s Disease and Cushing’s
Syndrome
Gastric and Peptic Ulcer Disease
Appendicitis
Peritonitis
Inflammatory bowel disease
Intestinal obstruction
Anorectal disease
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Page/ Textbook
13th ED
1416-1461
Page/ Textbook
12th ED
1196-1244
1462-1504
Page 1492-1494
(Pheochromocyto
ma) and page
1500 (primary
Aldosteronism)
not included
1245-1285
Page 1276-1278
(Pheochromocy
toma) and page
1284-1285
(primary
Aldosteronism)
not included
1261-1271
1295-1296
1299-1301
1301-1315
1316-1318
1328-1331
1044-1055
1075-1077
1080-1081
1081-1096
1096-1098
1108-1111
Hepatitis
15-3-2015
3-4pm
7
(1719/3/2015)
1358-1366
First exam (week 1 +2 +3 + 4) diabetic and endocrine diseases
Liver cirrhosis,
Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
pancreatitis
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Management of patients with kidney
(22-3-2015)
disease
- Chronic kidney disease
- Acute kidney injury
- End stage kidney disease
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Management of patients with urinary
(29-3-2015)
disorders
- Infections of the urinary tract
o Lower UTI
o Upper UTI
- Urolithiasis and nephrolithiasis
10
Management of patients with hematological
(5 +7/4/2015) disorders
- Anemias
- Leukemia
9/4/2015
(3-4pm)
11
(12-4-2015)
12
(19-4-2015)
13
(26-4-2015)
14
2-5-2015)
13/5/2015
122(Thursday)
1138-1146
1366-1377
1391-1401
1401-1409
1146-1158
1171-1181
1181-1190
1528-1529
1535-1540
1540-1566
1313-1314
1320-1325
1325-1350
1575-1582
1359-1375
1591-1596
1375-1380
900-915
942-951
910-925
932-940
Second exam (GI and Billiary disorders) week 5 + 6 + 7
- Lymphoma
956-960
- DIC
929-932
Nursing care of patients with cancer
343-365
Nursing management in radiation therapy
328-328
Nursing management in chemotherapy
334-336
941-944
955-959
366-385
351-352
358-359
Revision and discussions
FINAL EXAM (renal disorders, hematological disorders and cancer)
week 8 + 9 +10 +11 +12
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