Adult Health Nursing II Laboratory Course Syllabus 2020-2021
Adult Health Nursing II Laboratory Course Syllabus 2020-2021
Adult Health Nursing II Laboratory Course Syllabus 2020-2021
Course Syllabus
(NUR 217-Laboratory)
Course Description:
This course is designed parallel to Adult Health Nursing II theory which will develop the
student’s psychomotor skills. The students are presented with theoretical content related to the Adult
Health Nursing skills integrating previously learned concepts from Anatomy & Physiology and
Introduction to Health Assessment. The students will be introduced to practice adult health nursing
skills with major emphasis on critical elements of the nursing procedures and the scientific rationale
for performing the procedure competently. The course intends to develop competency among students
by application of nursing knowledge and master adult health nursing skills safely and accurately
through graded supervised skills practice in a simulated laboratory setting.
Upon the completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. CLO 1: Identify the procedures and rationale for specific adult health nursing skills using the
nursing process as the organizing framework.
2. CLO 2: Demonstrate adult health nursing skills accurately incorporating patient safety measures.
3. CLO 3: Integrate critical thinking and reasoning skills while performing the skills.
4. CLO 4: Implement a range of nursing procedures that fall within the scope of nursing practice and
in accordance with best practice standards.
5. CLO 5: Demonstrate competency in using different resources for own development and learning.
6. CLO 6: Practice nursing procedures in accordance with DNMA guidelines.
7. CLO 7: Utilize scientific knowledge in performing specific nursing procedures.
8. CLO 8: Integrate technology and information systems in performing nursing procedures.
Please Note:
The Course coordinator together with his or her AHN team will create a procedure station where a
student will perform a specific skill listed below. A performance checklist will be used during the
supervised skill practice which is attached in the course syllabus.
During the final laboratory exam, the student is subjected to a simulated learning environment using
the OSCE approach. The student is expected to perform a procedure based on the scenarios developed
by the AHN team in each of the college branches.
Grading System: The course grade is calculated on percentage basis and each grade has a numerical
value in accordance with the following table:
Approved by: The Curriculum Evaluation Committee and by the Council of Nursing Institutes on April 6, 2015
1. Identify essential skills to be taught in the lab course congruent to both theory & clinical courses.
2. Map competencies of skills outlined to course learning outcomes and to the overall program competencies
and competency statements and to the types of assessments.
3. If a clinical course is running parallel skills reinforcement is done in the same semester and further in the
consecutive semesters.
4. Ensure that students focus on the holistic care of the patient and the available opportunities to perform
skills under guidance and supervision
5. Course pass mark is an aggregate of continuous and final with a pass grade of 50%
12 2 Continuous Assessment 2
VI *IHA Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function
13 2 Neurologic Function
67 5 Positioning the Patient after Stroke
The students are encouraged to seek different resources to fulfill learning objectives with the guidance
and teacher’s facilitation. In addition, reflective writing and journal should be initiated at simulated
laboratory settings. Although this course syllabus provides procedures checklist, they are not exclusive
and the teachers should highlight to the students the most updated method (based on scientific
evidence) as well as the practice in the hospitals. Using study guide will encourage student active
participation in learning process. Moreover, students might be asked to read, answer question or search
evidence as preparation and participation for the laboratory session.
Students are instructed to view the nursing skills available in the e-library of the Ministry of Health
(http://mohe-library.com) prior to attending the laboratory sessions. Prior viewing of the procedures will
enhance and strengthen their skills, knowledge and attitude regarding the content covered in the session.
Submission date of Assignment/ Case study/ Project/…..: (to be filled out by the course
teacher/coordinator at the college branch level)
Late Submission:
(Assignments/ Group projects are to be completed and handed in on time either electronically or hard
copy. In order to be fair to students who complete their assignment on time, work that is not submitted
on the specified date will be considered as late and will be penalized 10% off of the assigned grade
per day late. If a student is absent on the day of submission, the work assigned is still due via email
during the working hours of the specified submission date.).
Note: consistency of implementation across all courses and by various teachers should be maintained
Extension: (Extension is rarely granted and are only allowed in unforeseen circumstances (student’s
severe sickness, death of a family member, events that beyond student’s control e.g. natural events)
Academic integrity: (It is the student responsibility to be aware and informed about academic
integrity and unfair practices policy, it is available in the student handbook. Breaching the policy will
subject the student to penalties. Examples of unacceptable behaviors include cheating, plagiarism,
and academic fraud)
This course is designed in line with the new BSN curriculum program. The course will be reexamined
in the light of the feedback that will be obtained from teachers and students at the end of first semester
of the academic year 2018-2019. It is recommended that teachers and students and curriculum planners
review the course every two years.
Learning Materials:
The student is responsible for seeking knowledge from different sources such as but not limited to:
recommended text book and references, multimedia resources, MoH e-library resources.
Students are required to take notes in the class to help them further study the concepts deeply.
Smeltzer, S.C., Bare, B.G., Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H. (2018) Brunner and Suddarth’s
Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, 14TH ed. , Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, Williams &
Wilkins, Co.
OTHER REFERENCES:
Dewitt, Susan C. (2005) Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 2nd ed., Elsevier Saunders,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 ISBN 0-7216-0311-4
Endacott, Ruth, Jevon, Phil & Cooper, Simon (2009) Clinical Nursing Skills Core and Advanced, Oxford
University Press ISBN 978-0-19-923783-8
Lyn, Pamela &LeBon, Marilee (2008) Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills A Nursing Process Approach
Skills Checklist to Accompany, 2nd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia
ISBN 13:978-0-7817-6405-6
Luckmann, Joan (1997) Saunders Manual of Nursing Care, WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania ISBN 0-72165017-1
Perry, Anne Griffin &Potter, Patricia A. (2010) Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 7th ed. Mosby,
Elsevier, Inc. ISBN 978-0-323-05289-4
Perry, Anne Griffin & Potter, Patricia A. (2011) Basic Nursing, 7th ed. Mosby, Elsevier, Inc. St. Louis
Missouri ISBN 978-0-323-05891-9
Smith, Sandra F. & Duell, Donna J. (2000) Clinical Nursing Skills Basic to Advanced Skills, 5th ed.
Prentice Hall Health, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey ISBN 0-8385-1566-5
E-Resources
http://moh-elibrary.gov.om/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
http://www.nursingtimes.net
http://studentnurseconnection.com/links.htm/
http://www.freebooks4doctors.com/
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/
http://highwire.stanford.edu/
www.nzsp.org.nz/MainMenu
Journals/radiology eBooks online text_download.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
http://ukpmc.ac.uk
http://www.library.nhs.uk/default.aspx
http://repository.nie.edu.sg/jspui/
http://digitalstatelibnc.cdmhost.com/cdm4/index.php
Prepared by:
Supervised by:
Dr. Suad Al Junaibi- Chairperson, OCHS- Muscat
Mr. Norman P. Gutierrez- Co-chairperson, OCHS- Muscat
Ms. Saramma Binu Thomas, Member, OCHS- Muscat
Ms. Malathi Natarajan, Member, OCHS- Muscat
Ms. Laila Al Balushi, Member, OCHS- Muscat
Ms. Habiba Al Manji, Member, OCHS- Muscat
Ad-hoc Members:
Ms. Nadia Salim Al Shabibi, Royal Hospital
Ms. Fatma Al Jabri, Al Nahda Hospital
Ms. Samia Al Zadjali, Al Nahda Hospital
I 1 2hrs Indicate the purpose of Gastrointestinal Intubation Lecture discussion Assessment of http://moh-
Digestive & gastrointestinal intubation, skills with elibrary.go
Gastrointestinal gastrostomy tube feeding NGT Insertion Demonstration checklist v.om/en/Li
Function and parenteral nutrition. ppincott
Introduction
Practice session Use the Skills procedures
Classify the major types of Equipment checklist
nasogastric and nasoenteric Preparation of available in the
tubes Equipment Video (to be MOH e-library
viewed prior to the
Demonstrate the procedure Implementation lab session by the
skills of nasogastric Special teacher and
intubation. Considerations students)
Complications
Documentation
Introduction http://moh-
Use the Skills elibrary.gov.om/en/
Equipment checklist available Lippincott
Preparation of in the MOH e- procedures
Equipment library
Implementation
Special Considerations
Teaching
Complications
Documentation
APPLYING ELASTIC
BANDAGE Perry, Anne Griffin
& Potter, Patricia
Spiral
A. (2011) Basic
Figure of eight Nursing, 7th ed.
Spiral – reverse Mosby, Elsevier,
Circular Inc. St. Louis
Missouri pg. 411-
BINDERS 412
Abdominal
Introduction http://moh-
elibrary.gov.om/en/
Equipment Lippincott
Preparation of procedures
Equipment
Implementation
Special Considerations
S# Steps SCORE
C PC NC Comments
2 1 0
*1 Verifies the practitioner's order.
2 Checks the patient's medical record for allergies including latex
and iodine.
3 Gathers the appropriate equipment.
4 Obtains the assistance of a coworker, as needed.
*5 Performs hand hygiene and dons non-sterile gloves. (PPE if
exposure to bodily fluids anticipated).
*6 Confirms the patient's identity using at least two patient
identifiers. (Checks I/D and asks full name)
*7 Provides privacy by closing the door to the patient’s room
and/or drawing the curtain surrounding the patient’s bed.
8 Introduces self and explains the procedure to the patient.
9 Raises the patient's bed to waist level.
*10 Positions the patient supine or in a lithotomy position with her
knees bent and legs abducted; Alternately, positions on her
side in a knee chest position if necessary. A rolled towel or an
inverted bedpan placed under the hips to tilt the pelvis upward
may help improve visualization.
11 Places a fluid impermeable pad on the bed between the patient's
legs and under her hips.
12 Opens the outer packaging of the prepackaged insertion kit and
place it between the patient's legs.
13 Wash the patient's perineal area with warm water and soap.
Rinse and dries thoroughly. Alternately, if the catheter insertion
kit contains soap containing wipes, used them to clean the
perineal area.
14 Removes and discards gloves.
*15 Performs hand hygiene.
*16 Using sterile technique, opens the insertion kit wrap.
*17 Put on sterile gloves.
S# Steps Score
C PC NC Comments
2 1 0
*1 Verifies the practitioner's order.
2 Checks the patient's medical record for allergies, including latex
and iodine.
3 Gathers the appropriate equipment.
4 Obtains the assistance of a coworker, as needed.
*5 Performs hand hygiene and dons non-sterile gloves. (PPE if
exposure to bodily fluids anticipated).
*6 Confirms the patient's identity using at least two patient
identifiers. (Checks I/D and asks full name)
*7 Provides privacy by closing the door to the patient’s room and/or
drawing the curtain surrounding the patient’s bed.
8 Introduces self and explains the procedure to the patient.
9 Raises the patient's bed to waist level.
*10 Positions the patient supine with his legs extended and flat on
the bed.
11 Places a fluid impermeable pad on the bed between the patient's
legs and under his hips.
12 Opens the outer packaging of the prepackaged insertion kit and
place it between the patient's legs.
13 Washes the patient's periurethral area with warm water and soap.
Rinse and dries Alternately, if the catheter insertion kit contains
soap containing wipes, use them to clean the periurethral area.
14 Removes and discards gloves.
*15 Performs hand hygiene.
*16 Using sterile technique, opens the insertion kit wrap.
*17 Puts on sterile gloves.
*18 Places the sterile under pad drape beneath the patient; shield
your gloves by cuffing the drape material over your gloved
hands.
*19 Places a sterile fenestrated drape over the patient's lower
abdomen and upper thighs so that only the genital area remains
exposed.
*29 When the urine stops flowing, inflates the balloon by using the
water filled syringe. Gently pull the catheter until the inflated
balloon is snug against the bladder neck.
*30 Hangs the collection bag below bladder level.
31 Secures the catheter using a catheter securement device, or tapes
the catheter to the patient's abdomen or thigh.
32 Returns the bed to the lowest position.
33 Discards all used supplies in appropriate receptacles.
34 Removes and discards gloves and PPE, as used.
*35 Performs hand hygiene.
*36 Documents the procedure.
(*) Critical elements
Calculation of Marks: No. of Correct Steps performed / Total No. of steps x 10%
Calculation of Marks: No. of Correct Steps performed / Total No. of steps x 10%
Calculation of Marks: No. of Correct Steps performed / Total No. of steps x 10%
Calculation of Marks: No. of Correct Steps performed / Total No. of steps x 10%
PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST
S# Steps SCORE
C PC NC Comments
2 1 0
*1 Performs hand hygiene and dons non-sterile gloves.
(PPE if exposure to bodily fluids anticipated).
2 Provides privacy by drawing curtain surrounding the
patient’s bed.
*3 Puts bed in flat position
A. Moving immobile client up in bed (one nurse):
4 Places client on back with head of bed flat; stand on
one side of bed.
5 Places pillow at head of bed.
6 Correctly moves client up in bed.
7 Keeps arms level with client’s hip.
8 Slides client’s hip diagonally toward head of bed.
9 Maintains proper body alignment.
10 Supports client’s head on worker’s arm nearest the
head of bed.
11 Places the other arm under client’s chest.
12 Slides client’s head, shoulders, and chest toward head
of bed.
13 Raises side rail next to client and repositioned self on
other side of bed.
14 Repeats procedure until client reached desired height in
bed.
15 Correctly centers client in middle of bed.
B. Assisting client to move up in bed (one or two nurses):
16 Places client on back with head of bed flat.
17 Places pillow at head of bed.
18 Faces head of bed.
19 Stands in proper position.
20 Asks client to flex knees.
21 Instructs client to flex neck.
22 Instructs client to push feet on bed surface to assist
movement.
23 Instructs client to push heels and elevate trunk.
24 Shifts weight while client elevated trunk
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S# Steps SCORE Comments
C PC NC
2 1 0
Calculation of Marks: No. of Correct Steps performed / Total No. of steps x 10%
Calculation of Marks: No. of Correct Steps performed / Total No. of steps x 10%
Teacher’s Signature
Overall Remarks