Nursing Concepts (Theory)
Course No.:
BSN 15
Placement:
2nd Year
Total Hours:
60 Hours
Total Marks:
50 Marks
Course Description
This course consists of current concepts, principles, and theories that are related to nursing. It helps students to focus on the nursing process while providing care to a healthy as well as an ill client, by using the principle of a holistic approach.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
- Define health and illness.
- Describe the physiological and emotional responses of the body to stress and crisis and their management.
- Describe the factors affecting pain perception and the role of the nurse in pain management.
- Describe the different channels of communication including principles of effective communication.
- Describe the procedure of physical examination of a client in detail.
- Discuss the scope and application of nursing theories in nursing practice.
- Explain the holistic approaches applicable to nursing practice.
- Describe the factors affecting changes in nursing practice.
- Discuss the care of the disabled client.
- Discuss the ways of being creative in nursing.
Syllabus Table of Contents
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Course Content Details
Unit 1: Concept of Health and Illness6 hrs
- Health and illness continuum
- Level of wellness
- Concepts of health promotion and maintenance
- Stages of illness: Transition from health to illness, acceptance of illness, and convalescence
- Tasks of convalescence: Reassessment of life’s meaning, reintegration of body image and resolution of role changes
Unit 2: Stress and Crisis8 hrs
- Difference between stress and crisis
- Types and phases of crisis
- Preparing for coping with life threatening/critical conditions
- Coping strategies: General and local adaptation syndromes
- Factors affecting the outcome of crisis
- Crisis of separation and loss: Stages of dying, loss, grief and mourning and factors influencing mourning process
- Nurses’ role in crisis resolution
Unit 3: Pain6 hrs
- Physiological process of pain
- Factors affecting pain perception
- Assessment of pain: Objective and subjective assessment
- Nurses role in pain management
- Therapeutic measures to relieve pain
- Palliative treatment
Unit 4: Communication6 hrs
- Definition and elements of communication
- Tools of communication: Language, observation, perception, non-verbal behavior of listening
- Barriers to communication
- Principles of effective communication
- Nurse-patient relationship
- Therapeutic relationship
- Anti-therapeutic relationship
Unit 5: Nursing Theories and Models8 hrs
- Nursing theories and their scope in clinical practice, education & research
- Selected nursing theories for application in clinical practice:
- Florence Nightingale’s theory
- Virginia Henderson’s theory
- Faye Abdullah’s theory
- Orem’s theory
- Neuman’s theory
Unit 6: Holistic Approaches in Nursing8 hrs
- Concept of holistic health and holistic nursing
- Holistic health practices by nurses:
- Therapeutic touch
- Reiki
- Acupuncture / Acupressure
- Bio-feed back
- Relaxation/meditation and yoga
- Ayurvedic medicine
- Concept of ayurved
- Use of ayurvedic medicine in health and illness
Unit 7: Rehabilitation6 hrs
- Meaning, concepts and goals of rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation process
- Nursing approaches to clients with:
- Mobility problems
- Communication problems
- Elimination problems
- Threats to body image
- Discharge planning of disabled person
- Community responsibility towards disabled persons
Unit 8: Creativity8 hrs
- Definition of creativity
- Personality characteristics related to creativity
- Stages of creative problem solving
- Methods of being creative in nursing
Unit 9: Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing4 hrs
- Ethics and ethical issues in nursing (review)
- Ethical responsibilities of the nurse
- Difference between ethical and legal aspects of nursing
- Legal terminology: Consent, liability, negligence, suit
- Legal issues in nursing and nurse’s responsibilities
- Legal control of nursing practice:
- Nursing practice act
- Licensure/ registration
- Nepal Nursing Council
Teaching and Evaluation
- Teaching Learning Methods: Self-directed learning, interactive lecture, group discussion, group work.
- Internal Assessment: Written test and written assignments.
- Final Examination: Written test.
References
- Blatter, B. (1981). Holistic Nursing. London: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- Bond, M. E. G. (1986). Stress and Self-awareness: A Guide to Nurses. London: William Heinemann Medical Nooks.
- Chill, P.L., Jacob, M.K., & Huether, S. E. (1987). Theory and Nursing: A Systematic Approach. Toronto: C. V. Mosby.
- Flynn, P. A. R. (1980). Holistic Health: the Art and Science of Care. Maryland: Prentice-Hall Publishing Co.
- George, J. B. (1990). Nursing Theories: The Base for Professional Nursing Practice. Norwalk, Connecticut: Appleton & Lange.
- Mindell, E. L. & Cottlieb, B. (2000). Alternative Cures. USA: Saint Martins” Press.
- Steele, S. M. & Maraviglia (1980). Creativity in Nursing, New Jersey: Charli B. Black INC.
- Tomey, A. M. & Alligood, M. R. (1998). Nursing Theorists and Their Work. Saint Louis: Mosby Co.