Florida International University

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

LEVEL II

COURSE DESCRIPTION

[Semester, Year]

CATALOG DESCRIPTION 

The nursing process is applied in assisting individuals, families and and communities as client with adaptation to potential and actual stressors.  Prerequisite: Department permission.

COURSE OBJECTIVES      

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Analyze antecedent knowledge in assessing psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and spiritual adaptive dimensions that impact individuals, families and communities as client who are experiencing potential and actual environmental stressors.
   

• Apply the nursing process to assist the individuals, families and communities as client in adapting to potential and actual environmental stressors in health promotion, maintenance, restoration, rehabilitation and/or assist the client to face death with dignity.
   

• Apply selected nursing theories and theories from other disciplines as a base for nursing practice in the care of the individuals, families and communities as client experiencing potential and actual environmental stressors.
   

• Utilize research findings to formulate nursing approaches and decisions to potential and actual environmental stressors that impact on individuals, families and communities as client
   

• Collaborate with clients and other health professionals in a interdependent or independent role in context of direct care provider, teacher-learner, client advocate, change agent, leader and research consumer.
   

• Utilize knowledge of social, economic, political, legal forces and ethical considerations impacting on the care of individuals, families and communities as client experiencing environmental stressors.

TOPICAL OUTLINE

• Overview of adaptive responses of the community as client experiencing potential and actual environmental stressors.
• Identification and application of research findings in assisting the communities as clients with selected environmental stressors.

  • Selected nursing theories

  • Other theories, concepts and propositions
     

• Assessment of the community as client with selected environmental stressors
   

• The nursing process in assisting the community as client with selected environmental stressors associated with:

  • Role of epidemiology and biostatistics

  • Role of individual

  • Role of family

  • Special communities

  • Crises

  • Gerontological factors

  • Cultural factors

  • Childbearing

  • Childrearing
     

• Historical, social, legal, economic, political forces and ethical considerations that impact on communities as clients with potential and actual environmental stressors.
   
• Professional nursing roles applied in assisting communities as clients with potential and actual environmental stressors.

TEACHING STRATEGIES 

Clinical practice with individuals and families in community settings, clinical conferences, demonstrations, return demonstrations, module activities, audiovisual aids, role playing, written assignments, nursing care plans

EVALUATION METHODS         

Class participation, group participation, student presentations, written assignments

REQUIRED TEXTS              

Check with instructor. 

REQUIRED PURCHASES

Laboratory fees, stethoscope, penlight, watch with second hand, bandage scissors, goggles, uniform, audio plug-in (earphones) for the computer, CPR certification (basic), health screenings (including immunizations), health insurance