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Accreditation & Quality Assurance Center

Course Syllabus

Course Name:

Emergency and Disaster Nursing

Course Number:

0712311

The University of Jordan Course Syllabus Accreditation and Quality Assurance Center

Approved by The School Council on September 28th, 2016

SCHOOL OF NURSING

COURSE SYLLABUS

DEPARTMENT: CLINICAL NURSING

[SEMESTER ACADEMIC YEARI]

2ND SEMESTER 2016/2017

THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN

The mission of The University of Jordan is toapply and promote the concepts of quality assurance

efficiently and effectively, to control performance and evolve administrative procedures in order to

develop distinctive educational, administrative and research system through applying modern quality

assurance methodologies that achieve the mission of The University of Jordan and its objectives.

THE VISION OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING

To be a leading, global school in the areas of nursing education, research, and community service.

THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING

The School of Nursing dedicates itself to improve health and wellbeing of society through preparing

professional nurses to provide quality nursing care, conduct research and provide community service.

The school provides a model learning environment that encourages life-long learning, innovation, and

professional and personal development.

SCHOOL OF NURSING’S CORE VALUES

Our values are derived from the Islamic Arabic heritage and the nursing profession which include:

integrity, equality, and justice; transparency and accountability; innovation and excellence;

leadership and teamwork; discipline; response; and most importantly caring.



1 Course title Emergency and Disaster Nursing

2 Course number 0712311

3 Credit hours (theory, practical) 3 hours (2 theory and 1 practical)

Contact hours (theory, practical) 2 theory, 4 practical

4. Class room: Room #1, 1st floor, School of Nursing

4 Prerequisites/co-requisites None

5 Programtitle Bachelor

6 Programcode

7 Awarding institution The University of Jordan

8 School School of Nursing

9 Department Clinical NBursing

10 Level of course 4th year

11 Year of study and semester(s) 2nd semester 2016/2017

12 Final Qualification

13 Other department(s) involved in teaching the course

None

14 Language of Instruction English

15 Date of production/revision 1438 3 جمادى الأولى / January 30th 2017

16. Course Coordinator:

Dr. Amer A. Hasanien

Office: School of Nursing/ 3rd floor / office number 327

Phone: 5355000, ext. 23165

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 11 to 12 or by appointment

E-mail : [email protected]

17. Other instructors:

Name: Officenumbers Officehours Phonenumbers Emailaddresses

18. Course Description:

This course is designed to give students an in depth understanding of the nature of emergency nursing and

identify the role of the nurse in meeting different needs of emergency patients. The course provides students

with the knowledge and skills that help them to provide efficient nursing care during emergency and disaster

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situations. The course will provide students the knowledge and skill to deliver basic and complex care to urgent,

emergent, and critical patient population. Also nursing care for specific medical emergencies is considered.

The clinical part consists of two rotations; one in the clinical area and another in the lab. The practice in the clinical area introduces care for emergency clients, provides opportunities to enhance critical thinking, communication and systematic inquiry skills that are necessary to provide care to emergency clients and their families. The practice in the lab intends to introduce emergency nursing students to Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

19. Course aims and outcomes: A- Aims: The course aim is to provide under graduate students specialized knowledge and skills in emergency and

disaster nursing care.

B- Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs): Upon successfulcompletionof thiscoursestudentswillbeableto…



Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

ILO 1: Demonstrate competency in performing and providing the role of a professional nurse

in quality care provision for individuals, families, and groups.

Specific Course Objectives 1.1 Recognize basic and advanced concepts of emergency nursing care. 1.2 Outline the basic core concepts of triage. 1.3 Discuss the management of patients suffering from an emergency

situation. 1.4 Explain the chain of survival. 1.5 Recall the algorithms of basic and advanced life support. 1.6 Apply appropriate nursing management principles based on

assessment findings. 1.7 Demonstrate the ability to carry out basic and advanced life support

skills within a team in cardiac arrest situations. Relevant Competency (JNC) Quality improvement, client centered care, safety.

Evaluation Methods Multiple choice questions exam.

ILO 2: Apply principles of effective communication with peers, individuals, families, groups,

and health care team.

Specific Course Objectives 2.1 Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, families, other

health care providers, and clinical instructors.

2.2 Describe emergency care as a collaborative and holistic approach that includes the patient, the family, and significant others.

Relevant Competency (JNC) Professional communication.


ILO 3: Utilize critical thinking and problem solving in planning and implementing nursing

care for individuals, families, and groups.

Specific Course Objectives 3.1 Discuss priority emergency measures instituted for the patient with an

emergency condition. 3.2 Compare and contrast different emergency patient conditions based on functional body systems and priority of emergency care. 3.3 Generalize principles learned of emergency care in different situations and in different clinical settings.

3.4 Generate solutions to complex emergency situations utilizing principles learned through the course.

Relevant Competency (JNC) Quality improvement.


ILO 4: Apply professional standards, values, and behaviours in providing nursing care for

individuals, families, and groups.

Specific Course Objectives 4.1 Identify the lifelines, types of relief needs, and the role of emergency nurses during a disaster at the personal and professional level. 4.2 Analyze selected scenarios of emergency situations to develop an appropriate nursing plan of care. 4.3 Apply emergency nursing principles learned in real situations in the clinical area. 4.4 Apply ethical principles while dealing with patients.

4.5 Network with professional emergency nursing associations such as the

Emergency Nursing Association.



Relevant Competency (JNC) Professional communication, quality improvement.


ILO 5: Demonstrate safety measures to protect self, individuals, families, and groups.

Specific Course Objectives 5.1 Classify patients with an emergency condition according to the triage

system. 5.2 Correlate emergency patients complain or significant others with assessment findings to identify life threatening injuries and develop an appropriate management strategy. 5.3 Document patient’s chief complain, assessment findings, management carried out, and other related findings on nursing notes and patients records.

Relevant Competency (JNC) Quality improvement, client-centered care, safety.


ILO 6: Translate organizational, leadership, interprofessional collaboration, and management

concepts into nursing care for individuals, families, and groups.

Specific Course Objectives 6.1 Understand the concept of leadership in emergency nursing practice.

Relevant Competency (JNC) Quality improvement, ethical and accountable practice.


ILO 7: Utilize evidence based practice in providing care for individuals, families, and groups.

Specific Course Objectives 7.1 Research a single article related to an emergency nursing health issue.

Relevant Competency (JNC) Evidenced based practice, quality improvement.

Evaluation Methods Participation mark

20. Topic Outline and Schedule:

Topic Week Instructor Achieved ILOs Evaluation Methods for ILOs

Reference Reading and Activities

-Course Introduction -Introduction to Emergency and Disaster Nursing

1 Amer A. Hasanien

1.1 / 2.1 / 2.2 / / 4.5 / 5.3 / 6.1

Multiple choice questions (MCQ)

Chapter 1,2,3,4

Triage 2 Amer A. Hasanien

1.1/ 1.2 / 5.1 / 5.2

MCQ Chapter 7

Patients assessment 1

3 Amer A. Hasanien

1.1 / 1.6 / 4.3 / 5.2

MCQ Chapter 8

Patients assessment 2

4 Amer A. Hasanien

1.1 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 5.2

MCQ Chapter 8



Mechanism of injury 5 Amer A. Hasanien

1.1 / 3.2/ 5.2 MCQ Chapter 20

Head trauma 6 Amer A. Hasanien

1.3 / 3.1 /3.2/ 5.2 / 7.1

MCQ Chapter 21

Spinal trauma 7 Amer A. Hasanien

1.3 / 3.1 / 3.2/ 5.2 / 7.1

MCQ Chapter 22

Pain 8 Amer A. Hasanien

1.3 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 5.2 / 7.1

MCQ Chapter 12

Midterm Exam (Content, from lecture number 1 to lecture number 7; lecture number 8 is in the final exam)

9 MCQ

Orthopedic and neurovascular trauma

10 Amer A. Hasanien

1.3 /3.1 / 3.2 / 5.2

MCQ Chapter 25

Thoracic trauma 11 Amer A. Hasanien

1.3 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 5.2 / 7.1

MCQ Chapter 23

Shock 12 Amer A. Hasanien

1.3 / 3.1 /3.2/ 5.2

MCQ Chapter 32

Burns 13 Amer A. Hasanien

1.3 / 3.1 / 3.2/ 5.2

MCQ Chapter 26

Emergency preparedness

14 Amer A. Hasanien

4.1 / 5.2 / 6.1 MCQ Chapter 17

Final Exams 15

Final Exams 16

Timetable (Clinical, at the Faculty of Nursing Labs)

ILOs

Week 1 Basic life support review 1.4 / 4.2 / 5.2 / 1.7 /

4.4

Week 2 Principles of ECG interpretation 1.5

Week 3 Advanced life support # 1 1.5 / 4.2 / 5.2

Week 4 Advanced life support # 2 1.5 / 4.2 / 5.2

Week 5 Clinical exam, groups of 5 (20-30 minutes each group)

21. Teaching Methods and Assignments:

Development of ILOs is promoted through the following teaching and learning methods: (Choose from table below)

Direct instruction, indirect instruction, independent study, and Experiential Learning.



Teaching Methodologies: The following approaches that are guided by Adult Learning Theory will be used to achieve course and clinical objectives related to the ILOs:

Instructional Methods Learning Activities (Examples)

Direct Instruction Structured orientation lectures

Skills and procedures demonstrations

Indirect Instruction Evidence-based articles

Literature searches and reviews

Interactive Instruction Clinical conferences and case presentations

E-learning using Moodle

Experiential Learning Experiential learning in clinical setting

Simulation

Independent Study Self-directed literature review and synthesis to address problems in a

specific case study

Reflective Journaling

22. Evaluation Methods and Course Requirements:

Opportunities to demonstrate achievement of the ILOs are provided through the following assessment methods and requirements:

Evaluation Methods

Exams Assigned Points

Med term Exam: (Semester week according to the university regulations) 25%

Clinical rotation 1 15%

Clinical rotation 2 15%

Assignments

Quiz (Due Date)

Assignment: (Due Date) Rubric: (refer back to appendix #---) Objective:

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0%

Final Exam: (Semester week according to the university regulations) 40%

Class participation 5%

Total 100%



23. Course Policies:

A- Attendance policies:

Students must attend all classes of this course.

Any student with absence of 15% of the classes of any course, will be illegible to sit for the final exam and will be given the university zero (F grade) in this course.

In the case (b) above, if a student submits an official sick report authenticated by university clinic or an accepted excuse by the Dean of his/her faculty, the student will be considered as withdrawn from the course, and a "W" will be shown in the transcript for this course.

Students are not allowed to come late to classes. Any student coming late will not be allowed to attend the class and he/she will be marked absent.

B- Absences from exams and handing in assignments on time:

Failure in attending a course exam other than the final exam will result in zero mark unless the student provides an official acceptable excuse to the instructor who approves a make up exam.

Failure in attending the final exam will result in zero mark unless the student presents an official acceptable excuse to the Dean of his/her faculty who approves an incomplete exam, normally scheduled to be conducted during the first two weeks of the successive semester.

Assignments and projects should be submitted to the instructor on the due date.

C- Health and safetyprocedures:

Students should comply with the Faculty of Nursing policies regarding pre-hospital training immunizations. Students should comply with the training areas policies regarding infection control, general precautions, and patient isolation.

D- Honesty policy regarding cheating, plagiarism, misbehavior:

Cheating, plagiarism, misbehaviour are attempts to gain marks dishonestly and includes; but not limited to:

Copying from another student’s work.

Using materials not authorized by the institute.

Collaborating with another student during a test, without permission.

Knowingly using, buying, selling, or stealing the contents of a test.

Plagiarism which means presenting another person’s work or ideas as one’s own, without attribution.

Using any media (including mobiles) during the exam

The participation or the commitment of cheating will lead to applying penalties according to the University of Jordan Students’ Discipline rules and regulations No. (94, 49, 47,27, 29): http://units.ju.edu.jo/ar/LegalAffairs/Regulations.aspx

E- Examination Instructions for Students

Bring with you all exam requirements (blue pen, pencils, sharpener, eraser, calculator etc.), borrowing from others is not allowed.

Do not bring any material related to the exam

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Do not bring your mobile phone to the Exam room

Be in the exam room at least 10 minutes before exam starting time

It’s not allowed to enter the exam room late. In case of coming late you have to contact the course coordinator immediately

It’s not allowed to leave the Exam room before the end of the END OF AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF THE EXAM TIME.

Write your name and university number on the exam paper and computerized sheet using Blue pen only.

Use pencil ONLY to shade your answers on the computerized answer sheet.

Do not leave examination room except under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Senior Invigilator and you should be accompanied by an invigilator, if needed.

For Re-exam issue refer back to the university rules.

F- Grading policy:

A grade of (D) is the minimum passing grade for the course.

Mark Range Grade

0-34 F

35-46 D-

47-49 D

50-52 D+

53-56 C-

57-60 C

61-64 C+

65-69 B-

70-74 B

75-79 B+

80-83 A-

84-100 A

G- Available university services that support achievement in the course:

24. Required equipment:



25. References:

A- Required book (s), assigned reading and audio-visuals: Howard, P and Steinmann, R. (2013). Sheehy's emergency nursing: Principles and practice (6th edition). St. Louis: Mosby.

B- Recommended books, materials, and media: Singer, A. J., Burstein, J. L., & Schiavone, F. M. (2001). Emergency Medicine Pearls (2nd edition). F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia. Lewis, S.M., Heitkemper, M.M., and Dirksen, S.R. (2004). Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems(6th ed). St. Louis: Mosby. McQuillan, K., Von Rueden, K., Hartstock, R., Flynn, M. and Whalen, E.(2002) Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation to Rehabiliatation (3rd ed) Saunders, Philadephia.

C- Electronic resources

Relevant Website and Journals

Database

Website

26. Additional information:

Clinical Practice:

•The clinical practice will be divided into two equal rotations (5 days each); one in the lab and another in the emergency department.

•The student is expected to spend an average of 4 hours shift/week for 10 weeks of supervised clinical practice at the assigned clinical setting.

•Each week the student is expected to identify his or her learning needs and submit a weekly practicum report with the identified learning objectives and reflection on learning for each shift (only during the emergency department rotation).

•The clinical instructor is assigned to facilitate, guide and support the students in a way that allows personal and professional development in terms of both individual and formal educational aims.

•Goal formulation, Planning and evaluation of the training take place in close co-operation between students and the clinical instructor.

•Regardless of any acceptable excuse, missing two clinical days will result in 5 marks deduced from the evaluation.



Clinical Evaluation Form (ED session)

Items 1 2 3 4 5

1 Discusses the pathophysiology involved

2 Discusses the client’s medical diagnosis

3 Discusses the rationale for therapy (e.g., medications, procedures)

4 Compares the client’s condition/pattern of recovery with that associated with the diagnosis (e.g., course of disease progress)

5 Recognizes and interprets changes in the client’s condition (lab data, vital signs, physical exam)

6 Applies basic sciences knowledge (e.g., anatomy & physiology) to the patient’s condition

7 Discusses the potential complications associated with the patient’s diagnosis and describes preventive measures

8 Formulate an appropriate plan of care for his/her patient

9 Implements the plan of care

10 Documents the patient’s condition and responses to care completely and accurately using correct nursing and medical terminology

11 Uses outcome criteria to evaluate effectiveness of interventions

12 Modifies the care plan based on the changing needs of the client

13 Initiates collaboration with nurses, physicians, and other health care team members on behalf of the client

14 Presents evidence of preparation for clinical assignments to instructor

15 Take initiative for independent learning activities

16 Accepts instruction and uses suggestions to improve performance

17 Uses equipment correctly before, during, and after the procedure

18 Take preventive measures to limit the spread of infection

- Maximum possible mark is 90. - Scale (1, poor; 2, fair; 3, good; 4, very good; 5, excellent)

To calculate the student’s score out of 15, multiply the student’s score (out of 90) by 15 and then divide by 90.



Clinical Exam Evaluation Form (ask the course instructor for a copy)

Emergency & Disaster Nursing

Clinical Objectives Student’s name: _________________________________________________________

Day & date of clinical day: ________________________________________________

Clinical Area & Clinical Instructor: ________________________________________

Objectives of the Week (at least 3):

Learning activities of the clinical day (planned or unplanned)

Evaluation of outcome & the whole clinical day, including reflecting remarks and\or comments, and recommendations:



Student’s signature _____________________ Date Submitted ______________________ Clinical Instructor’s comments: __________________________________________

Name of Course Coordinator: -------------------Signature: ------------------------- Date: -------------------------

Head of curriculum committee/Department: ------------------------- Signature: ---------------------------------

Head of Department: ------------------------- Signature: ---------------------------------

Head of curriculum committee/Faculty: ------------------------- Signature: ---------------------------------

Dean: ------------------------------------------- -Signature: ---------------------------------

Copy to: Head of Department Assistant Dean for Quality Assurance Course File

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