COURSE PLAN

ON
ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE
Placement: I year M.Sc. Nursing Hours of Instruction:
Theory 150 Hours
Practical 200 Hours

Total: 350 Hours

Course Description
The course is designed to develop an understanding of concepts and constructs theoretical basis of advanced nursing practice and critically
analyze different theories of nursing and other disciplines.

Objectives:
At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1. Appreciate and analyze the development of nursing as a profession.

2. Describe ethical, legal, political and economic aspects of health care delivery and nursing practice.
3. Explain bio- psycho- social dynamics of health, life style and health care delivery system
4. Discuss concepts, principles, theories, models, approaches relevant to nursing and their application.
5. Describe scope of nursing practice.
6. Provide holistic and competent nursing care following nursing process approach.
7. Identify latest trends in nursing and the basis of advance nursing practice.
8. Perform extended and expanded role of nurse.
9. Describe alternative modalities of nursing care.
10. Describe the concept of quality control in nursing.
11. Identify the scope of nursing research.
12. Use computer in patient care delivery system and nursing practice.
13. Appreciate importance of self development and professional advance
Unit Time Teaching Learning
Learning Objective Content Activities Assessment Method
(Hrs)
At the end of the Nursing as a Profession  Lecture  Essay type
course the students will History of development of nursing profession,  Discussion  Short answers
be able to : characteristics, criteria of the profession,  Explain using Charts,  Objective type,
perspective of nursing profession - national, global
graphs, Models, films,  Assessment of
Code of ethics (INC), code of professional
slides skills with checklist.
conduct (INC), autonomy and accountability,
assertiveness, visibility of nurses, legal  Assessment
considerations. of patient
Describe the history of  Role of regulatory bodies. management
I 10 development of Professional organizations and unions- self defense, problem
nursing profession, individual and collective bargaining.
code of ethics, roles of
Educational preparations, continuing education,
regulatory bodies , career opportunities, professional advancement role
quality assurance and scope of nursing education.
Role of research, leadership and management.
 Quality assurance in nursing (INC).
 Futuristic nursing.
 Describe the health Health care delivery:  Lecture  Essay type
care delivery system  Health care environment, economic  Discussion Short
constraints, planning process, political  Explain using answers.
process vis a vis nursing profession. Charts, graphs, Models,  Objective
 Health care delivery system –nation, state district films, slides type.
and local level.  Assessment of
skills with
 Major stakeholders in the health care system Govt,
II 5 checklist.
non government, industry and other professionals.  Assessment of
 Patterns of nursing care delivery in India. patient
 Health care delivery concerns, national health and management
family welfare program, inter- sectoral problem
coordination, role of non- governmental agencies.
 Information, education and communication (IEC).
 Tele – medicine.

Describe genetics, Genetics  Lecture 

review of cellular  Review of cellular division, mutation and law of  Discussion 
division, basic inheritance, human genome project, the genetic  Explain using Charts,  Essay type
concepts, genetic era. graphs, Models,  Short answers
concepts and genetic  Basic concepts of genes, chromosomes and DNA. films, slides Objective type
counseling and Assessment of
 Approaches to common genetic disorders.  skills with
III 10 practical application.
 Genetic Testing – basis of genetic diagnosis, checklist
presymptomatic and predisposition testing, Assessment
prenatal diagnosis & screening, ethical, legal and of patient
psychosocial issues in genetic testing. management
 Genetic Counseling. problem

 Practical application of genetics in nursing

 10 Describe scope, Epidemiology Lecture 
concepts and  Scope, epidemiological approach and methods.  Discussion  Essay type
application of  Explain using Charts,  Short answers
 Morbidity, mortality,
epidemiology in health graphs, Models, films  Objective type
care delivery system.  Concepts of causation of diseases and their slides Assessment of
IV screening. skills with
 checklist
 Application of epidemiology in health care
Assessment
delivery, Health survelliance and health
of patient
informatics. management
 Role of nurse problem
Bio- psycho social pathology
 Pathophysiology and psychodynamic of disease
Describe the Role of
causation.
nurse in :
 Life processes, homeostatic mechanism,
 Cardio pulmonary biological and psycho- social dynamics in
resuscitation  Essay types
causation of disease, life style.
 Short answers.
 Treatment aspects:  Common problems : Oxygen insufficiency, fluid  Lecture Objective type.

and electrolyte imbalance, nutritional problems,  Discussion Assessment of
pharmacological 
hemorrhage land shock, altered body temperature,  Explain using skills with
 Common problems unconsciousness, sleep pattern and its Charts, graphs, Models, checklist.
Infection prevention films, slides.  Assessment

20 Bio- psycho social disturbances, pain, sensory deprivation. of patient

pathology,  Treatment aspects: pharmacological and pre-post management
Pathophysiology problem
operative care aspects.
and psychodynamic.
 Cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
V  Care of dying and dead.
 Infection prevention (including HIV) and standard
safety measures, bio-medical waste management.
 Role of nurse –Evidence based nursing practice.
 20 Philosophy and Theories of Nursing.  Lecture  Essay types
 Values, conceptual models, approaches.  Discussion  Short
 Explain using answers,
 Nursing theories: Nightingale’s Henderson’s,
charts, graphs, Models,  Objective
Roger’s, Peplau’s Abdella’s , Lewine’s, Orem’s films, slides type
Describe the Johnson’s, King’s, Neuman’s, Roy’s ,
VI  Assessment
Philosophy and Watson’s, parsce etc. and their applications. of
Theories of Nursing.  Health belief models, communication and skills with check
list.
management etc.  Assessment
 Concept of self health. of Patient
 Evidence based practice model. Management
problem.
Nursing Process Approach  Lecture  Essay,
Health Assessment- illness status of patients/ clients  Discussion  Short
 Explain using answers,
(Individual, family, community),
charts, graphs, Models,  Objective
Identification of health illness problems, health films, slides type
behaviors, signs and symptoms of clients.  Assessment
Methods of collection, analysis and utilization of data of
relevant to nursing process. skills with checklist
 Assessment
Formulation of nursing care plans, health goals,
of patient
implementation, modification and evaluation of
Describe the Nursing management
care.
VIII 10 process approach problem.
 Describe the Psychological aspects and Human relations  Lecture  Essay,
psychological aspect  Human behavior, Life processes and growth and  Discussion  Short
of human and human  Explain using answers,
development, personality development, defense
relation. Charts, graphs, Models,  Objective
mechanisms. films, slides type
 Communication, interpersonal relationships,  Assessment
individual and group, group dynamics, and of
organizational behavior. skills with checklist
 Assessment
 Basic human needs, Growth and development,
of patient
(Conception through preschool, School age management
through adolescence, young and middle adult, and problem.
Older adult )
 Sexuality and sexual health.
 Stress and adaptation, crisis and its intervention.
 Coping with loss, death and grieving,
IX 30  Principles and techniques of Counseling.
X 10 Describe the Nursing Nursing Practice  Lecture  Essay types
Practice  Framework, Scope and trends.  Discussion  Short
 Explain using Charts, answers
 Alternative modalities of care, alternative systems
graphs, Models,  Objective
of complementary therapies. films, slides type
 Extended and Expanded role of the nurse in  Assessment
promotive, preventive, curative and restorative of
health care delivery system in community and skills with checklist
 Assessment
institutions.
of patient
 Health promotion and primary health care. management
 Independent practice issues – Independent nurse problem.
midwifery practitioner.
 Collaboration issues and models within and
outside nursing.
 Models of prevention.
 Family nursing, Home nursing.

 Gender sensitive issues and women

empowerment.
 Disaster nursing.
 Geriatric considerations in nursing.
 Evidence based nursing practice.
 Trans- cultural nursing.
 Computer application for patient care delivery  Lecture  Essay type
system and nursing practice.  Discussion  Short
 Use of computers in teaching, learning, research  Explain using charts, answers
and nursing practice. graphs, models,  Objective
XI 25 Describe the Computer films, slides type
 Windows, MS office, Word, Excel, Power Point.
application for patient  Assessment
care delivery system  Internet, Literature search. of
and nursing practice.  Statistical packages. skills with checklist
 Assessment
 Hospital management information system
of patient
software.
management
problem.
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