Additional Course
Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
The following concepts are categorized as professional nursing concepts. The following concepts and their exemplars
are topics to be taught in RNSG 1126.
Health Care Concepts- Biophysical
Reproduction and Comfort
Cellular Regulation and Comfort
Intracranial Regulation
Immunity and Comfort
Mobility and Comfort
Health Care Concepts- Psychosociocultural
Human Development
End of Life and Comfort
Mood/Affect
Grief
Coping
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Utilize a systematic process to analyze selected health care concepts for diverse patients across the lifespan.
2. Describe nursing management for selected health care concepts.
3. Relate the learned concepts to other concepts or exemplars.
4. Describe the interrelatedness between health care concepts to assist in developing clinical judgment.
Methods of Assessment:
Quizzes
Interactive Activities
Laboratory assignments
Examinations
Final Examination
External examination (proctored and customized for concept curriculum)
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
Lippincott Course Point for Nursing Concepts - Customized e-book package includes Texas Nursing
Concepts and Lippincott Nursing Advisor
DocuCare (electronic medical record software)
Suggested Course Maximum:
30
List any specific or physical requirements beyond a typical classroom required to teach the
course.
Internet access, computer with Windows 7 or higher, LCD projector
Course Requirements/Grading System: Describe any course specific requirements such as research papers or
reading assignments and the generalized grading format for the course.