King Saud University
Faculty of Nursing
Medical Surgical Department
Undergraduate Curriculum
Course Content
Course Number: NUR123
Course Title: Concept of Nursing
Credit Hours: 3 hours (2theories+2practice)
Co-requisite: NUR 122
Level: Two
Course Overview
This course is designed as an introduction to selected concepts that can be used in a large variety of clinical settings. Once acquired and understood, this type of knowledge enables students to analyze situations, make decisions and solve problems. The nursing process will be presented as the basic organizational framework within which nursing knowledge is applied. It assists organizational framework within which nursing knowledge is applied. It assists students in providing effective, systematic and scientifically based nursing care.
General Objectives
By the end of the course, the student will be:
◘ Acquire body of knowledge about concepts of nursing that are fundamental to practice of nursing.
Specific Objectives
Cognitive:
◘ Comprehend concepts that are fundamental to the practice of nursing
Psychomotor:
◘ Apply knowledge to patient care within the framework of nursing process.
◘ Analyze the role of the nurse in promoting healthy physiologic responses of patients.
Course Requirements
Focus will be on acquiring basic skills in providing total personal hygiene, range of motion exercises (ROM), and total care for immobilized clients, moving turning and transferring clients. Demonstration and redemonstration techniques will be utilized. Practice on simulators, self and others will be conducted in the nursing skill laboratory.
-1-
Course Outline
|
Topics |
No. of Weeks |
Contact Hours |
|
Concepts of Health and Illness
◊ Human needs |
1 |
2 |
|
The Nursing Process
◊ Definition
◊ Characteristics.
◊ Steps
- Assessment
- Diagnosing.
- Outcome identification
- Planning
- Implementing.
- Evaluating |
2
|
4 |
|
Communication in Nursing |
1 |
2 |
|
Concepts Related to the Care of Individuals.
◊ Self concept.
◊ Pain
◊ Sleep
◊ Stress
◊ Immobility
- Problems of immobility
- Preventing problems of immobility
- Pressure ulcers |
6 |
12 |
|
Documentation |
2 |
4 |
Assignment
◊ Nursing theories
◊ Exercise
◊ Sleep & rest
◊ Edema
◊ Bed sores
-2-
Method of Teaching
· Lecture
· Discussion and Participation
· Demonstration and Redemonstration
Course Requirements
· Co-Requisite: NUR 122
· Class participation in discussion
· Class attendance
· Assignment
Course Evaluation
· Assignments reports and quizzes and monthly clinical examinations 20%
· Mid _term examination 20%
· Final clinical examination 20%
· Final Written Examination 40%
Learning Resources
A. References:
1- Timby B. Fundamental Skills and Concepts in Patient Care 7th Philadelphia:Lippincott, 2001.
2- Kozier B, Erb G, Blais K. Concepts and Issues in Nursing Practice. New York: 1991.
3-Kozier B, et al. Fundamental of Nursing concepts and process. New York 2004.
B. Facilities Required:
· Nursing labs
· Projector
· Data show
-3-