NSG C919 - Facilitation of Context-Based Student-Centered Learning. Complete Study Guide.

NSG C919 - Facilitation of Context-Based Student-Centered Learning. Complete Study Guide. C919 Facilitation of Context-Based Student-Centered Learning Western Governors University FACILITATION OF CONTEXT-BASED 2 Facilitation of Context-Based Student-Centered Learning Course Overview/Modules Template See Attached/Uploaded Document. Course Information Aspects of the course The Role of the BSN Nurse in Promoting Community Health is an eight-week course that will benefit the learner by providing both theoretical and practicum, with the focus on the synthesis and analysis of population-based health and wellness concepts. This course is designed to aid learners in the development of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health to vulnerable communities. This course will benefit learners by facilitating a structured learner-centered environment, focus on the promotion of professional development, fostering growth, and strengthening the learners nursing prowess. By keeping class sizes to a maximum of forty learners, the student-faculty relationship can be strengthened, and allows faculty to provide a more supportive environment built on support, effective communication, and wonderful learning experiences! Each week, learners will be immersed in different fun and innovative learning activities based on weekly key concepts relevant to The Role of the BSN Nurse in Promoting Community Health Nursing. Weekly evidence-based modules and key concepts assist learners in developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be a successful Community Health Nurse. Specific concepts include a review of the evolving roles and responsibilities of the community health nurse over time, components of a thorough community health needs assessment and windshield surveys, identifying the necessary health screen needs across the lifespan, discussing the epidemiological processes utilized to improve the health of the community, examination of FACILITATION OF CONTEXT-BASED 3 the causative factors that result in the vulnerability of health in populations, the detrimental impacts of socioeconomic status and health care systems and policy, identifying challenges and healthcare needs of vulnerable populations, analyzing the effects of drugs, alcohol, and violence on vulnerable populations, and finally the community health nurse’s role on the interdisciplinary team and their collaborative role in disaster management programs. The relevance of this course to professional nursing practice stems from the framework set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in the BSN Essentials (2008). The nursing curriculum developed for this course is based on the framework of the AACN in the BSN Essentials, and provides both theoretical and practicum with the focus on the synthesis and analysis of population-based health and wellness concepts to aid learners in the development of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes requires for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health to the community. Essential VII, which according to the AACN (2008), is focused on the clinical prevention and population health, where “health promotion and disease prevention at the individual and population level are necessary to improve population health and are important components of baccalaureate generalist nursing practice.” The weekly concepts presented in this course aim to provide learners the with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to improve population health through health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster management across the lifespan. The overall objective of this course is to not only prepare the BSN graduate nurse for passing the NCLEX, but for also the transition of a graduate nurse to a competent community health nurse, patient advocate, and an adept partner on the interdisciplinary team. Cultivation of the course FACILITATION OF CONTEXT-BASED 4 In cultivating this course, relevance to nursing practice and development of the learner’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes formed the foundation of this class. Every week, for a total of eight weeks, learners will be introduced to a new course module and concept pertaining to community health nursing. The weekly course modules and concepts are designed to facilitate learning and engagement by building on the previous weeks lesson. Based on course objectives, learners will engage faculty and fellow learners in evidence-based active learning strategies to cultivate learning and encourage the application, synthesis, and analysis of weekly concepts. Week 1 – Introduction to community health. Learners will review and explore the history and evolving roles of the community health nurse over time through collaborative learning. Cultivation of the course will occur through an in-class discussion of the evolving roles and responsibilities of the community health nurse through conversing with their peers to help the development of their own conceptual framework on which to build their autonomous practice as a community health nurse. Week 2 – Community assessment