Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

College of Applied Medical Sciences

Department of Nursing

Course Syllabus

Course Title: Adult and Geriatric Health Nursing-2 / Clinical

Course Code: NRSG 352
Credit Hours: 3 Hours (0 Theory,3 Practical)
Contact Hours: 6 Hours (0 Theory,6 Practical)
Pre-Requisites: NRSG 243 + NRSG 244
Co-Requisites: NRSG 351

Course Instructor Dr. Mirfat Mohamed Elkashif

Assistant Professor

Course Description:
This clinical course is a co- requisite to the theoretical part of adult and geriatric health nursing 2.
The course focuses on improving students’ skills in utilizing the nursing process and critical thinking
principles that enables students to provide the healthiest nursing care for their patients. During the
course, students will be exposed to a variety of experiences in the medical, surgical, cardiology,
neurology, orthopedic, oncology, kidney, and ear, nose, and throat units.

Course Specific Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, each student should be able to:
Knowledge and understanding:
- Identify indications for insertion of urinary catheterization.
- Identify factors that increase risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
- Describe methods used to maintain integrity of the peri-stomal skin.
- Discuss indications for blood transfusion.
- Describe various transfusion reactions.
- Discuss the purposes of different orthopedic immobilization devices.
- Describe neurovascular assessments for a patient with an orthopedic injury.

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Skills:
- Perform insertion of urinary catheterization.
- Perform colostomy care.
- Perform neurological patient assessment utilizing Glasgow Coma Scale.
- Construct nursing care plan of patients receiving blood transfusion.
- Construct nursing care plan of patients with orthopedic immobilization devices.

Values:
- Provide health teaching relevant to assessed data and patient needs following learning
principles.
- Demonstrate effective communication with patients and members of the multidisciplinary
team.

Course Outline:

Week 1 Course Syllabus, Course Introduction and Urinary Catheterization

Week 2 Ostomy care , Cast and Traction
Week 3 Blood Transfusion and Glasgow coma Scale
Week 4 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 5 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 6 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 7 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 8 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 9 Midterm Exam
Week 10 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 11 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 12 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 13 Emergency room, Intensive care unit ICU, Hemodialysis unit HDU, Surgical
Unit, Medical unit, Orthopedic unit & Neurology unit.
Week 14 Final Clinical Exam
Week 15 Final Clinical Exam

Notes: The course instructors reserve the right to make changes to this course schedule and outline
as required throughout the session to, better, meet the instructional needs of the class. Dates of
midterm exams are subject to change.

Teaching/Learning Strategies:

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The following strategies that are guided by Adult Learning Theory will be used to achieve course
objectives:
 Demonstration & re-demonstration
 Interactive lecture
 Video Illustration
 Group discussion.
 Written work &activities.

Assessment Methods:
The following methods will be used to achieve course objectives:
 Clinical Performance Checklist.
 Written Assignment& student's activities.
 Exams

Evaluation Plan:
In-Course Assessment (60%)
First Midterm Exam : 15%
Second Midterm Exam : 15%
Hospital work : 20%
Presentation : 10%

Final Assessment (40%):

Final written exam : 10%
Procedure : 20%
Nursing care plan : 10 %
Total Marks 100 %

Grading Scheme: A-F

Score Code Point Reference

From 95 To 100 A+ 5.00 Exceptional
From 90 To < 95 A 4.75 Excellent
From 85 To < 90 B+ 4.50 Superior
From 80 To < 85 B 4.00 Very Good
From 75 To < 80 C+ 3.50 Above Average
From 70 To < 75 C 3.00 Good
From 65 To < 70 D+ 2.50 High Pass
From 60 To < 65 D 2.00 Pass
< 60 F 0.00 Fail

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