ITEM
110-1005-R0101
ATTACHMENT
BOARD OF REGENTS
STATE OF MONTANA
PROPOSAL
TO
INITIATE A NEW, EXPANDED, COOPERATIVE, OR
OFF-CAMPUS
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
SUBMITTED
BY:
THE
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA�MISSOULA
College
of Technology
Name
of College, School, or Division
Health
Professions��
Name
of Department(s) or Area
A NEW, EXPANDED, COOPERATIVE, OR OFF-CAMPUS
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM LEADING TO:
Associate
of Applied Science
Certificate,
Associate, Bachelor�s,
Master�s,
or Doctoral Degree
(give
complete name of degree)
Practical
Nursing
Academic
Specialty or Area
Fall
Semester 2001
Proposed
Starting Date
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN APPROVED BY:
Department or
Division Head |
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Date |
Dean of College or
School |
Date |
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VP Administration
and Finance |
Date |
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Graduate Dean (for graduate
proposals) |
Date |
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Provost/VP Academic
Affairs |
Date |
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Assoc Provost
Graduate Studies (for graduate
proposals) |
Date |
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President |
Date |
(Resides on file in
President�s Office at UM)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Brief Description of the Proposed Program
The University of
Montana�Missoula College of Technology seeks approval from the Montana Board of
Regents of Higher Education to convert the currently approved Certificate
program in Practical Nursing to an Associate of Applied Science degree in
Practical Nursing.� The current
curriculum will be modified as indicated in these documents.
Needs Assessment
Because this is a
proposal to expand a program rather than a new program proposal there has been
no needs assessment undertaken.� Rather,
the focus has been on the need for an expanded Practical Nursing program.
This proposal is in
accordance with the recommendations for nursing education made by the Montana
University System Task Force on Nursing Education to the Board of Regents at
their July 1998 meeting.� This
recommendation reads: �All Montana Practical Nursing programs should begin
awarding the Associate of Applied Science degree within the next decade.�
In Montana, job
duties and performance expectations for licensed practical nurses have rapidly
increased to include sophisticated technical nursing skills as well as expanded
skill in interpersonal relations and communications, critical thinking, and
problem solving.� The award of the
Associate of Applied Science degree is a validation of the rigor of the
education necessary to comprehensively prepare practical nurses for work in the
field.
Relationship to the Role and Scope of the Institution
The Practical Nursing
program goal of education/training individuals for employment is consistent
with the College of Technology mission of providing academic (transfer)
occupational and developmental education, which in turn, is part of The
University of Montana�Missoula role and scope.
Impact on Administrative Structure
The proposed program
expansion will have no impact on the administrative structure of; the Health
Professions Department which is the program�s �home department,� the College of
Technology, nor The University of Montana�Missoula.
Involvement of other
University departments and colleges is limited.� Practical Nursing students will take course work from the
Business Technology and Applied Arts and Sciences Departments of the College
and a course from the Psychology Department from the College of Arts and
Sciences.
Similar Programs in Montana
All Colleges of
Technology in Montana offer a Practical Nursing program.� The University of Montana�Missoula Practical
Nursing program is the only Practical Nursing program� that does not award an Associate of Applied Science degree to its
graduates.
Program Accreditation
The Montana State
Board of Nursing must approve all Montana nursing programs.� A communication will be forwarded to the
Board regarding the intent of this proposal for consideration at their July
2000 meeting.� The Board of Nursing does
not specify a degree requirement, nor specific courses necessary to complete a
Practical Nursing program in the State of Montana.
Proposed Curriculum
The proposed
curriculum and course descriptions are appended to this proposal.� The curriculum design is the result of
advisory committee and input resulting from Montana Nursing Task Force
deliberations.
Also included is a
schedule of Course Equivalencies.� This
schedule will be used to advise students who have an interest in articulating
the Practical Nursing program and other educational experiences at The
University of Montana�Missoula with the Professional Nursing program at Montana
Tech of The University of Montana.
FACULTY AND STAFF
REQUIREMENTS
Current Faculty
Current faculty of
the Practical Nursing program are:
Name |
Rank |
Mary
Nielsen, R.N., B.S.N. |
Level I |
Steven
Roberts, R.N., B.S.N. |
Level I |
Margaret
Wafstet, R.N., M.N. |
Level IV |
New Faculty
Two to three adjunct
or part-time clinical faculty will be necessary.� This faculty will be required to meet the Board of Nursing
requirements as found in ARM 8.32.1113(1).�
Present faculty will gradually phase in the new curriculum over two to
three semesters and all the additional clinical faculty would not be necessary
until the fourth semester after implementation, when all four semesters would
operate concurrently.
Support Personnel
The present level of support personnel will meet program needs.
CAPITAL OUTLAY,
OPERATING EXPENSES, AND PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Operating Expenditure Needs
It is anticipated
there will be a modest increase in operating expenses to cover the office cost
associated with additional faculty.
Library Resources
The library resources
are adequate.� A division of the
Mansfield Library is attached to the College of Technology.� The library contains a substantial
collection of nursing resources, both print and media.� This resource provides College of Technology
nursing students access to all the Mansfield Library holdings, as well as those
available via interlibrary loan and at St. Patrick Hospital.�
Clinical, Laboratory, and/or Computer Equipment
The College of
Technology has an on-campus laboratory where a hospital environment is
simulated.� That laboratory has just
been remodeled to provide a more realistic environment.� Microcomputers and software are available to
students in the Academic Support Center and in the general computer labs at the
College of Technology and on Mountain campus.�
The Practical Nursing program had three computers and software specific
to nursing that are located in the skills laboratory.� These resources are
adequate and will
support the proposed program.
Facilities and Space
The current facilities and space are adequate for the proposed program, with the possible exception of an adjunct faculty office area in the Health and Business Building for proposed clinical faculty.� This need would be low priority, since those faculty would be on-campus infrequently.�
EVALUATION OF
PROPOSED PROGRAM
Faculty Committee/Council Review
The University of
Montana Academic Standards and Curriculum Review Committee has reviewed and
recommended approval of this proposed program change, as has the Faculty
Senate.
Outside Consultants
There have been no outside consultants employed in the preparation of this proposal.
PROPOSED CURRICULUM
PRACTICAL NURSING
AAS DEGREE
First Semester |
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Course
No. |
Title |
Credit
Hours |
Contact
Hours |
COM 115T CRT �101 MAT 100T NUR 100 SCN 119N |
Technical Writing Introduction to Computers Basic Algebra Introduction to Health Skills Anatomy and Physiology |
3 2 3 2 6 16 |
45 45 45 45 120 |
Second
Semester |
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NUR �150 NUR�
151 NUR�
152 PSYC 100S |
Nutrition Drug Administration and Calculations Fundamental Nursing Skills I Introduction to Psychology |
3 4 5 4 16 |
45 75 165 60 |
Third
Semester |
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NUR���� 154 NUR���� 155 NUR���� 167 NUR���� 252 PSY����� 185 |
Pharmacological Products I Adult Physiological Needs I Childbearing Family Needs Fundamental Nursing Skills II Human Development Across the Life Span |
2 5 4 3 3 17 |
30 135 120 60 45 |
Fourth
Semester |
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NUR���� 168 NUR���� 254 NUR���� 255 NUR���� 261 NUR���� 269 NUR���� 270 |
Nursing Care of Children Pharmacological Products II Adult Physiological Needs II Meeting Psychosocial Needs Nursing Trends and Issues Nursing Review |
4 2 5 2 3 2 18 |
120 30 135 30 45 30 |
Arrange |
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NUR���� 266 |
Clinical Capstone Experience Total
Credits Required |
2 69 |
120 |
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
COM 115T
Technical Writing�� 3 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� An introduction to technical
writing with emphasis on clarity and conciseness.� Sentence, paragraph, and report organization are stressed;
grammar and mechanics are reviewed.�
Short writing assignments and a technical report are critiqued for application
of technical style, organization, and correct grammar and mechanics.
CRT 101
Introduction to Computers�� 2 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Introduction to computer
terminology, hardware, and software.�
Includes basic microcomputing applications (word processing,
spreadsheets, database, presentation) commonly used in business and
industry.� Keyboarding is included.�� Internet and e-mail are introduced.� Credit not allowed for both CRT 101 and CS
111.
MAT 100T Basic
Algebra�� 3 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Real numbers, variable
expressions, solving equations, polynomials, factoring, graphs, linear
equations, systems of linear equations, inequalities, radical expressions, and
quadratic equations.
NUR 100
Introduction to Health Skills�� 2 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� An introduction to the health
care system and a variety of professions within that system, including
nontraditional aspects. Political, ethical, and cultural issues impacting
health care are examined.� Basic
principles and psychomotor skills such as vital sign assessment and Universal
Precautions are introduced and practiced in the campus laboratory.
NUR 150
Nutrition�� 3 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring. Nutritional needs throughout the life cycle and measures to assist in
the meeting of those needs in health or stress/disease.� Practical evaluation of personal nutrition
is emphasized as preparation for nursing intervention and personal health
NUR 151 Drug
Administration and Calculations�� 4 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., MAT 100T and NUR 100;
coreq., NUR 152 Fundamental Nursing Skills I.�
Apothecary, metric, and household conversion factors and their
application in solving dosage problems.�
Practice of safe administration in the laboratory setting is included.
NUR 152
Fundamental Nursing Skills I�� 8 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., MAT 100T and COM 115T;
coreq., NUR 151.� Introduction to the
fundamental concepts of nursing.�
On-campus lab and off-campus clinical experiences are included.�
NUR 154
Pharmacological Products I�� 2 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., NUR 151 and NUR 152.�
Fundamental principles of pharmacology and medication administration as
a possible means to meet human needs.�
Identification of broad medication categories using the prototype
approach. Pharmacologic actions, uses, nursing implications, and client teaching
for medications are addressed within the context of the nursing process.
NUR 155 Adult
Physiological Needs I�� 5 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., NUR 150 (or concurrent
enrollment), NUR 151, NUR 152, and SCN 119.�
Application of nursing theories and skills to meet the basic human needs
of adult clients experiencing common, recurring actual or potential health
deviations.� Supervised clinical
laboratory includes the care of the adult client in the acute care setting,
with emphasis placed on the use of nursing assessments, the nursing process,
and communication skills to enable the student to assist in identifying needs,
planning, providing, and collaboratively evaluating care.� All classroom and clinical lab components
must be satisfactorily completed to pass this course.
NUR 167
Childbearing Family Needs�� 4 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., NUR 150 and NUR
152.� Meeting basic human needs of the
childbearing family unit by the continued application of growth and development
and communication theories within the framework of the nursing process.� A supervised clinical laboratory experience
is provided to help the student identify and meet the needs of the childbearing
family in acute care and outpatient settings.�
Classroom and clinical lab components must be satisfactorily completed
in order to pass this course.
NUR 168
Nursing Care of Children�� 4 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., NUR 150, NUR 152, NUR
252, and PSY 185.� Theories and
principles for meeting the basic human needs of children from one month of age
to adolescence.� Using the nursing
process and growth and development theories as a framework, the student
provides supervised, individualized care to children in order to help them
attain or maintain optimal wellness.�
The clinical lab and classroom portions must both be satisfactorily
completed in order to pass this course.�
NUR 252
Fundamental Nursing Skills II�� 3 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., CRT 101, NUR 150, NUR
151, and NUR 152.� Continuation of
fundamental concepts and skills necessary for more complex client care
situations.
NUR 254
Pharmacological Products II�� 2 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., NUR 154.� Continuation of NUR 154. Continues the study
of medication prototype groups to meet human needs.� The nursing process as a framework for understanding actions,
uses, nursing implications, and client teaching continues as a major theme.
NUR 255 Adult
Physiological Needs II�� 5 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., NUR 150 (or concurrent
enrollment), NUR 155, and NUR 252.�
Continued application of nursing theories, principles, and skills to
meet human needs of adult clients experiencing more complex, recurring actual
or potential health deviations.� The
nursing process provides the framework to synthesize the aspects of
communication, ethical/legal issues, cultural diversity, and optimal
wellness.� Supervised clinical
laboratory includes care of the adult client in the acute care setting.
Assessment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills enable the student to
plan, provide, and evaluate care.� The
clinical lab and classroom portions must be satisfactorily completed to pass
this course.
NUR 261
Meeting Psychosocial Needs�� 2 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., NUR 152, PSY 185, PSYC
100S, or consent of instructor.�
Discusses theories of mental illness and maladaptive behaviors.� Included are a variety of treatment
modalities including psychotropic medications, as well as alternative therapies
such as therapeutic touch.� The nursing
process is used as a framework to plan care for a variety of patients
experiencing psychiatric disorders.
NUR 266
Clinical Capstone Experience�� 2 cr.� Offered
summer.� Prereq., all third semester
courses and consent of instructor.�
Capstone course that allows the student to work collaboratively with an
identified LPN preceptor, performing the role expectations for care in that
workplace setting.
NUR 269
Nursing Trends and Issues�� 3 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., PSYC 100S and/or
consent of instructor.� Transition from
the student role to that of the graduate nurse.� Communication skills in the workplace, ethical/legal issues, and
professional responsibilities are included.�
Leadership and management roles are examined.� Skills necessary to obtain the retain employment are
stressed.� The State Nurse Practice Act
is discussed as one regulator of practice issues.
NUR 270
Nursing Review�� 2 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., enrollment in all
fourth semester courses and consent of instructor.� Preparation for the national licensing test for LPN licensure.
PSYC 100S
Introduction to Psychology�� 4 cr.� Offered every
term.� Introduction to the scientific
study of behavior in humans and other animals.
PSY 185 Human
Development Across the Life Span�� 3 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Prereq., PSYC 100S.� The study of human physical, cognitive, and
psychosocial development throughout the life span.� Content covers major theories, the influence of genetics, and the
environment from a chronological aspect.
SCN 119N
Anatomy and Physiology�� 6 cr.� Offered autumn and
spring.� Basic knowledge necessary for
students in health-related programs.�
Emphasis is on normal anatomy and physiology with presentation of basic
concepts in chemistry and microbiology as they relate to human anatomy and
physiology.� A cadaver lab is included.