Nursing Science

1
INTERAMERICAN  UNIVERSITY  OF  PUERTO  RICO,  METROPOLITAN  CAMPUS   CARMEN  TIBURCIO  SCHOOL  OF  NURSING     SYLABUS     COURSE:           Nurs.    4911  Integrated  Practice  I   CREDITS:       Three  credits  (6  hrs.  lab.  per  semester;;  8hrs  per  trimester)   REQUISITES:         Course  Description:  

I.       II.    

Application  of  the  nursing  process  as  a  set of  tools  for  the  professional  with  emphasis  in  the  diagnostic   and   therapeutically   reasoning  when  making  professional   intervention  decisions.     Intervention   utilization  with   the  different  levels  of  prevention  when  managing  human  responses  in  situations  of  health-­illness  prevalence.         Emphasis   in   the   integrated   application   of   the  principles   and   concepts   of   communication,   health   education,   legal   ethics,   investigation,   leadership   and   management.       Requisites:   NURS   3110,   3120   and   3130.     Concurrently  with  NURS  3140  and  3190.         Requires  a  total  de  45  hours  of  clinical  practice  with  the  pediatric  client  and  45  hours  with  the  adult  client  en   different settings.             III.   Terminal  Objectives     In  the  professional  practice  with  clients  through  different  life  cycles,  in  a  variety  of  health  care  settings,  the   student...     1. Apply  diagnostic  and  therapeutical  skills  in  the  continuity  of  care  of  the  patient  with  the  different  life  cycles   to  maintain  integral  functionality.       2. Apply  and individualize  safe  and  effective  therapuetical  interventions  based  on  evidence,  focused  on   prevention  standards  for  diseases,  promotion,  maintenance  and  rehabilitation  in  the  continuity  of  care   throughout  the    different  life  cycles.       3. Apply  investigation  and  professional  literature  for  the  continuous  improvement  of  patient  care  with   prevalent  health situations  which  require  multiple  resources  and  cervices  to  maintain  an  integral   functionality  of  the  client  in  different  life  cycles.       4. Communicate  effectively  written  and  orally  with  the  clients  and  other  health  providers  to  influence   positively  patient  care  and  evidence  best  care  practices.         5. Serve  as  an  advocate  for  the  client  taking into  consideration  family,  cultural  background  and  ethical  and   legal  standards  to  preserve  the  human  dignity  of  the  clients.       6. Demonstrate  leadership  and  management  skills  when  offering  effective  care:     Coordinating  client  group  care  balancing  costs  and  quality.       Maintaining  an  effective  team  work  to  offer  efficient  and  proper  care.    Advocate  for  planned  changes  to  meet  health  results  goals.       IV.  Content  and  Terminal  Objectives    
Content   Nursing  process:   diagnostic  and   therapeutic   reasoning           -­nursing  process   -­standard   language     -­assessment   instruments  for   integral   performance   estimate  of  the   person     -­focalized   assessment  

 

Terminal objectives  1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Apply  diagnostic  and  therapeutic  reasoning  skills  for  the  continuity  of  patient  care  through   life  cycles  to  maintain  an  integral  function.       Conducts  a  relevant  assessment  relevant  to  the  health  situation  that  the  patient  presents  (focalized).       Determines  tendencies  for  health  improvement,  when comparing  the  actual  data  of  the  client  with  the   previous  collection  and  accepted  standards.     Establishes  a  relevant  relation  of  the  key  fundamental  data  of  scientific  knowledge.       Formulates  the  functionality  or  dysfunction  of  one  or  more  patterns  with  key  data.       Formulates  upon  factors  or  patterns  of  risks.       Establishes...