N3515B Care 1 Clinical Syllabus
Spring 2025
Principles of nursing care (Jersey
College Nursing School)
, Approved 6/95
Revision 5/24
Reviewed 06/11, 1/21, 7/23
SYLLABUS
Spring 2025
N3515B Adult Health Care I Clinical
http://nursing.uth.edu
Course Faculty:
Linda Sheen, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor, Clinical Nursing
Office Number: 768
Office Phone Number: (713) 500-2091
Email:
Kelli Galle, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor, Clinical Nursing
Office Number: 783
Office Phone Number: (713) 500-2009
Email:
, Approved 6/95
Revision 5/24
Reviewed 06/11, 1/21, 7/23
Course Description
The clinical component of the N3515B course is designed to offer students the opportunity to apply
major theories and concepts necessary to provide holistic nursing care to adults from diverse
cultures with selected physiological disorders. These theories and concepts are introduced using a
wellness-illness continuum and serve as a basis for critical thinking and use of the nursing process
in the care of adult patients. Concepts such as health, culture, environment, aging, nutrition, and the
professional nurse role in direct patient care in collaboration with other health care providers are
addressed. Students are provided with the opportunity to master nursing technologies in a variety of
laboratory and clinical situations.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: N3511, N3515, N3517, N3540
Semester Hours: 2 course credit hours (90 clinical clock hours)
Clinical Faculty: Faculty in the Clinical Performance Lab and Hospital are TBD
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate nursing care delivery based on the NCSBN Clinical Judgment
Measurement Model (NCJMM) in the fundamentals of nursing care of adult patient
populations in clinical settings. (AACN 1.3)
2. Demonstrate nursing care delivery based on the NCSBN Clinical Judgment
Measurement Model (NCJMM) in the fundamentals of nursing care of adult patient
populations in clinical settings. (AACN 1.3)
3. Demonstrate effective communication strategies in the fundamentals of nursing
care of adult patient populations in clinical settings. (AACN 2.1, 2.2)
4. Demonstrate holistic assessment skills in the fundamentals of nursing care of
adult patient populations in clinical settings in clinical settings. (MCN 2.3)
5. Identify priority health issues in the fundamentals of nursing care of adult
patient populations in clinical settings. (MCN 2.4)
6. Develop a plan of care to maintain, improve, or optimize the health status in the
fundamentals of nursing care of adult patient populations in clinical settings.
(MCN 2.5, 2.9)
7. Implement and monitor the plan of care in the fundamentals of nursing care of
adult patient populations in clinical settings. (AACN 2.6)
8. Evaluate outcomes in the plan of care in the fundamentals of nursing care of
adult patient populations in clinical settings. (AACN 2.7)
9. Provide appropriate education regarding self-care for health promotion, illness
prevention, and illness management in the fundamentals of nursing care of adult
Spring 2025
Principles of nursing care (Jersey
College Nursing School)
, Approved 6/95
Revision 5/24
Reviewed 06/11, 1/21, 7/23
SYLLABUS
Spring 2025
N3515B Adult Health Care I Clinical
http://nursing.uth.edu
Course Faculty:
Linda Sheen, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor, Clinical Nursing
Office Number: 768
Office Phone Number: (713) 500-2091
Email:
Kelli Galle, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Instructor, Clinical Nursing
Office Number: 783
Office Phone Number: (713) 500-2009
Email:
, Approved 6/95
Revision 5/24
Reviewed 06/11, 1/21, 7/23
Course Description
The clinical component of the N3515B course is designed to offer students the opportunity to apply
major theories and concepts necessary to provide holistic nursing care to adults from diverse
cultures with selected physiological disorders. These theories and concepts are introduced using a
wellness-illness continuum and serve as a basis for critical thinking and use of the nursing process
in the care of adult patients. Concepts such as health, culture, environment, aging, nutrition, and the
professional nurse role in direct patient care in collaboration with other health care providers are
addressed. Students are provided with the opportunity to master nursing technologies in a variety of
laboratory and clinical situations.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites: N3511, N3515, N3517, N3540
Semester Hours: 2 course credit hours (90 clinical clock hours)
Clinical Faculty: Faculty in the Clinical Performance Lab and Hospital are TBD
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate nursing care delivery based on the NCSBN Clinical Judgment
Measurement Model (NCJMM) in the fundamentals of nursing care of adult patient
populations in clinical settings. (AACN 1.3)
2. Demonstrate nursing care delivery based on the NCSBN Clinical Judgment
Measurement Model (NCJMM) in the fundamentals of nursing care of adult patient
populations in clinical settings. (AACN 1.3)
3. Demonstrate effective communication strategies in the fundamentals of nursing
care of adult patient populations in clinical settings. (AACN 2.1, 2.2)
4. Demonstrate holistic assessment skills in the fundamentals of nursing care of
adult patient populations in clinical settings in clinical settings. (MCN 2.3)
5. Identify priority health issues in the fundamentals of nursing care of adult
patient populations in clinical settings. (MCN 2.4)
6. Develop a plan of care to maintain, improve, or optimize the health status in the
fundamentals of nursing care of adult patient populations in clinical settings.
(MCN 2.5, 2.9)
7. Implement and monitor the plan of care in the fundamentals of nursing care of
adult patient populations in clinical settings. (AACN 2.6)
8. Evaluate outcomes in the plan of care in the fundamentals of nursing care of
adult patient populations in clinical settings. (AACN 2.7)
9. Provide appropriate education regarding self-care for health promotion, illness
prevention, and illness management in the fundamentals of nursing care of adult
