Nootan college of nursing

Subject:- Advance nursing practice

Topic:- course plan

Submitted to :- Submitted by:-

Mrs. Cynthya jose Ms. Priyanka bhavsar
Associate professor 1st year M.sc nursing
Nootan college of nursing nootan college of nursing
Visnagar. visnagar
Placement: 1st Year M.Sc. Nursing Hours of Instructions
Theory 150 hours
Practical 650 hours
Total 800 hours

Course Description:
The course is designed to develop an understanding of concepts and constructs of theoretical basis of advance nursing practice and critically
analyze different theories of nursing and other disciplines.
 Teaching
Time in Learning
Unit Content learning evaluation
hours objective
activity
I 10 Nursing as a Profession Short
answer
-explain history  History of development of nursing - essay
-Lecture cum type
of nursing profession, characteristics, criteria of the
discussion
profession profession, perspective of nursing -objective
profession-national, global type
 Code of ethics(INC), code of
-Discuss the professional conduct(INC), autonomy -Explain
code of ethics and accountability, assertiveness, using slide
visibility of nurses, legal considerations,

-Describe the  Role of regulatory bodies

Role of  Professional organizations and unions- -Lecture cum
regulatory bodies self defense, individual and collective discussion
bargaining
-Explain role  Educational preparations, continuing Explain
and scope of education, career opportunities, using slide
nursing professional advancement & role and
education. scope of nursing education.

 Role of research, leadership and

-Discuss Role of
management.
research, -Lecture cum
leadership and discussion
management.

-Describe QAN  Quality assurance in nursing (INC). Explain

and Futuristic
 Futuristic nursing.
nursing. using PPT
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Unit Content learning evaluation
hours objective
activity
II 5 Health care delivery - Short answer
- essay type
-Explain the  Health care environment, economics, Explain using -objective type
policies, process constraints, planning process, policies, slide
and economics political process vis a vis nursing
profession.
-Discuss about
Health care Lecture cum
delivery system  Health care delivery system- national, state, discussion
district and local level.
 Major stakeholders in the health care
-Describe the system-Government, non-govt, Industry and -Lecture cum
nursing care other professionals. discussion
delivery in India
 Patterns of nursing care delivery in India.
 Health care delivery concerns, national Explain using
health and family welfare programs, inter- slide
-Explain about sectoral coordination, role of non-
IEC and Tele- governmental agencies.
medicine

 Information, education and communication

(IEC).
 Tele-medicine.
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hours activity
III 10 Genetics Lecture cum Short answer
-Explain about discussion - essay type
cellular division  Review of cellular division, mutation and -objective type
and mutation. law of inheritance, human genome project.
The Genomic era.
- Discuss the
Genes,  Basic concepts of Genes, Chromosomes &
Chromosomes & DNA.
DNA  Approaches to common genetic disorders.
Lecture cum
discussion
-Describe the  Genetic testing – basis of genetic diagnosis,
Genetic testing Pre symptomatic and predisposition testing,
Prenatal diagnosis & screening, Ethical,
legal & psychosocial issues in genetic
-Explain about testing.
Genetic  Genetic counseling.
counseling.  Practical application of genetics in nursing.

IV 10 Epidemiology

 Scope, epidemiological approach and

-Explain about methods,
scope,method, Lecture cum
 Morbidity, mortality,
approach,mortality  Concepts of causation of diseases and their discussion
and morbidity. screening,
-Describe the  Application of epidemiology in health
 epidemiology care delivery, Health survelliance and
health health informatics
survelliance and  Role of nurse
health informatics
and role

Short answer
V 20 Bio-Psycho social pathology - essay type
-objective type
 Pathophysiology and Psychodynamics of Lecture cum
-Discuss about disease causation discussion
Pathophysiology  Life processes, homeostatic
and mechanism, biological and
Psychodynamics psycho-social dynamics in causation of
of disease. disease, life style

 Common problems: Oxygen

-Explain about insufficiency, fluid and
common problem. electrolyte imbalance, nutritional problems,
hemorrhage
and shock, altered body temperature,
unconsciousness, sleep pattern and its
disturbances, pain, sensory deprivation.
 Treatment aspects: pharmacological and
-Describe about pre- post operative care aspects,
pharmacological
and pre- post  Cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
operative care and
Cardio pulmonary
resuscitation.  End of life Care
  Infection prevention (including HIV) and
-Explain about standard safety measures, bio-medical
bio-medical waste waste management.
management.
 Role of nurse- Evidence based
-Discuss about nursing practice; Best practices
EBP  Innovations in nursing
Short answer
VI 20 Philosophy and Theories of Nursing - essay type
-objective type
 Values, Conceptual models, approach. Lecture cum
-Explain about discussion
Values,  Nursing theories: Nightingale’s,
Conceptual Hendersons’s, Roger’s, Peplau’s,
models, Abdella’s, Lewine’s, Orem’s, Johnson’s,
approaches. King’s, Neuman’s, Roy’s, Watson parsce,
etc and their applications,
-Discuss about  Health belief models, communication and
Nursing theories. management, etc
 Concept of Self health.

-Describe Health  Evidence based practice model.

belief models and
Concept of Self
health

-Explain about
EBP model.
 Short answer
VIII 10 Nursing process approach - essay type
-objective type
-Discuss the -Explain
Health  Health Assessment- illness status of using slide
Assessment patients/clients (Individuals, family,
community), Identification of health-
illness problems, health behaviors, signs
and symptoms of clients.
-Explain about  Methods of collection, analysis and -Lecture cum
method, analysis, utilization of data relevant to nursing discussion
utilization nursing process.
process. Formulation of nursing care plans, health goals,
implementation, modification and evaluation of
care.

IX 30 Psychological aspects and Human relations

-Discuss about -Explain
Short answer
Human behavior,  Human behavior, Life processes & growth using slide - essay type
Life processes. and development, personality development, -objective type
defense mechanisms,
-Describe about  Communication, interpersonal
relationships, individual and group, group
-Lecture cum
Communication, discussion
interpersonal dynamics, and organizational behavior,
relationships.

-Explain Basic  Basic human needs, Growth and Explain

human needs. development, (Conception through using slide
preschool, School age through adolescence,
Young & middle adult, and Older adult)
Explain
-Discuss about  Sexuality and sexual health.
using slide
Sexuality and
sexual health.
-Explain about  Stress and adaptation, crisis and its Lecture cum
 Stress and intervention. discussion
adaptation, crisis  Coping with loss, death and grieving,
Principles and techniques of Counseling.

X 10 Nursing practice
Short answer
-Explain about  Framework, scope and trends. -Explain - essay type
Framework, scope using slide -objective type
and trends.
-Discuss about  Alternative modalities of care, alternative -Lecture cum
Alternative systems of health and complimentary discussion
modalities of care. therapies.

-Describe the  Extended and expanded role of the nurse, Explain

promotive, in promotive, preventive, curative and using slide
preventive, restorative health care delivery system in
curative and community and institutions.
restorative health
care delivery
system
Lecture cum
-Explain health  Health promotion and primary health care. discussion
promotion and  Independent practice issues,- Independent
primary health nurse-midwifery practitioner.
care.  Collaboration issues and
models-within and outside -Explain
-Discuss about nursing. using slide
Models of  Models of Prevention,
Prevention  Family nursing, Home nursing,
Family nursing,  Gender sensitive issues and women
Home nursing. empowerment.
-Lecture cum
-Explain about  Disaster nursing. discussion
Disaster nursing.  Geriatric considerations in nursing.
  Evidence based nursing practice- Best Explain
-Describe about practices using slide
the Trans-cultural  Trans-cultural nursing.
nursing.

XI 25 Computer applications for patient care

delivery system and nursing practice Short answer
Explain - essay type
-Explain about  Use of computers in teaching, -objective type
using slide
Use of learning, research and nursing
computers. practice.

-Describe Word,  Windows, MS office: Word, Excel, Power

Excel, Power Point, Lecture cum
Point. discussion

-Discuss about  Internet, literature search,

Internet, literature  Statistical packages, Hospital management -Explain
search, Statistical information system: software. using slide
packages.