UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Academic Program Approval
This form is a routing document for the approval of new
and revised academic programs. Proposing department should
complete this form. For more
information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.
Submitted by: _Karen Avino, EdD,
Department:
Date: 9/ 1/2011____________________________________________
Action: _Revise major concentration ____________________________________________________________________________________________
(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete
major/minor/concentration,
revise major/minor/concentration,
academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change,
etc.)
Effective term________12F_____________________________________________________________
(use format 04F, 05W)
Current degree___Dual Degree: BSN_MSN __________________________________________________
(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: __BSN
and MSN (no change) (Example: BA,
BACH, BACJ, HBA,
Proposed name: Master of Science in Nursing
for the Registered Nurse _ (no
change)
Proposed new name for revised or new
major / minor / concentration / academic unit (if applicable)
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration:_
Dual Degree:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing
(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)
Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________
(Example: African
Studies, Business
Administration, English, Leadership,
etc.)
Graduate Program Policy statement change:_attached ________________
(Must
attach your Graduate Program Policy
Statement)
Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________
(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD
Economics: MA Economics: PHD)
Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________
Note: all graduate studies
proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy
Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program
objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?
(Be aware that approval
of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through
the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)
NURS 320- Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing
(3 credits) This course will replace NURS 335, an outdated course that was designed
in 1992. The new course will meet the current needs of today’s nurses returning
to complete their education. The 4 main program objectives this course supports
are: 1) Use verbal and written
communication and technology effectively within healthcare environments, 2)
Apply critical thinking processes to the practice of professional nursing 3) Integrate
professional role behaviors (autonomy, accountability, advocacy, collaboration,
and caring) into nursing practice, and 4) Apply
research and other best evidence to improve nursing practice and health care.
Explain, when appropriate,
how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate
education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
Course revisions directly reflect the General Education
Goals of the
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UD General
Education Goals |
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Attain effective skills in (a) oral and (b) written
communication, (c) quantitative reasoning, and (d) the use of information
technology. |
Use verbal and written
communication and technology effectively within healthcare environments. |
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Learn to think critically to solve problems. |
Apply critical thinking processes
to the practice of professional nursing. |
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Be able to work and learn both
independently and collaboratively. |
Collaborate with
health care professionals and consumers to ensure effective and efficient
care. |
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Engage questions of ethics and recognize
responsibilities to self, community, and society at large. |
Demonstrate legal, ethical, and
moral reasoning in decisions related to professional nursing practice. |
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Understand the diverse ways of thinking that underlie
the search for knowledge in the arts, humanities, sciences and social
sciences. |
Integrate knowledge from the
biological, social, behavioral, and nursing sciences in the practice of
professional nursing. |
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Develop the intellectual curiosity, confidence, and
engagement that will lead to lifelong learning. |
Integrate professional role behaviors (autonomy, accountability, advocacy, collaboration, and caring) into nursing practice. Apply research and other best evidence to improve
nursing practice and health care. |
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Develop the ability to integrate academic knowledge
with experiences that extend the boundaries of the classroom. |
Integrate health education into the care of individuals, families, and communities. |
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Expand understanding and appreciation of human creativity and diverse forms of aesthetic and intellectual expression. |
Provide safe, competent, and appropriate nursing care to individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan in a variety of settings. |
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Understand the foundations of |
Incorporate concepts of organizational behavior and economics of health care delivery into nursing practice. Demonstrate cultural competence in the provision of care to diverse populations. |
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Develop an international perspective in order to live and work effectively in an increasingly global society. |
Provide leadership to initiate change in communities, health systems, the profession, and the political arena. |
In addition, the
1. Evaluate theories and concepts drawn from
nursing, the arts and humanities, and the biological, social, and physical
sciences as the basis for practice as clinical nurse specialists, nurse
practitioners, or nurse administrators.
2. Analyze the influence of value systems
and ethnicity on healthcare practices, healthcare systems, and the roles of
clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, or nurse administrators.
3. Demonstrate competence as a clinical
nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, or nurse administrator.
4. Collaborate in interdisciplinary efforts
to provide health care and improve healthcare delivery systems to local, state,
and/or national levels.
5. Assume leadership in interpreting and
promoting professional nursing to other members of the profession, other
disciplines, consumers, and legislators.
6. Provide leadership in defining,
developing, and implementing current and emerging nursing roles.
7. Develop proposals for studies or projects
that can contribute to the expansion of nursing knowledge and practice.
8. Demonstrate ethical decision making and
professional accountability as a clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner,
or nurse administrator.
9. Advocate for health legislation at local,
regional, and/or national levels.
Identify other units affected
by the proposed changes:
(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)
None
Describe the rationale for
the proposed program change(s):
(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the
curriculum or program.)
Nursing Course Changes- The program was last updated in
1992. The needs and capabilities of nurses returning to school have changed. The
course changes reflect the student’s new level of comfort with technology as
well as the increased need for the use of evidence-based care in daily
practice. NURS 335 is proposed to be converted from a 1 credit course to a 3
credit course NURS 320 to reflect the additional content added.
NURS 320- Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing
(3 credits) will be the first nursing course taken. This course will provide an
orientation to the educational process at UD. In addition, it will provide
knowledge essential for successful program completion including APA format,
formal paper writing, professionalism in nursing, critically reading research
articles, and evidence-based practice. When available, these students will work
with a writing fellow from the
Non-Nursing Requirements- This program accepts students who
hold an associate degree or diploma in nursing. Therefore, they are
transferring in courses taken at the primary place of education. Changes in
credit requirements reflect the unique needs of this group.
1.
Currently,
students transfer in 23 science credits to cover each of the 5 categories of
science required. The science credit requirement is 24. Often students were
taking a 3 credit science course to fulfill the one credit requirement. We
propose to change the science requirement to 23 credits. The one credit deleted
from the science requirement will be transferred to increase the nursing credit
requirement to 31 credits.
2.
One
category of the University Breadth Requirements includes Social and Behavioral
Science specific courses (3 credits). Sociology was a required non-nursing
course in the curriculum and was often transferred in. We propose to eliminate
the sociology non-nursing requirement and fulfill that with the Social and
Behavioral Science (3 credits) Breadth Requirement. The restricted elective
requirement (3 credits) will also be deleted as this is also covered under the University
Breadth requirements. Free elective credit requirements will be 3-6 credits
(Discovery learning and multicultural requirements are 6 credits). Overall, the
total number of non-nursing credits would decrease by one from 60 to 59
credits.
Additional corrections to side-by-side comparison were made
due to errors in last year’s catalog version. For example: Courses numbers were
corrected: NURS 668 to NURS 868; NURS 669 to NURS 869. Missing courses were
added: UAPP 837 and UAPP 685. Credits for free electives were not entered
correctly (did not take into account DLE, multicultural, breadth requirements).
Program Requirements:
(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the
Course Catalog. If this is a revision,
be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of
the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)
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DUAL DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING and MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Licensed RNS enter with 30 credits of nursing
knowledge CURRICULUM CREDITS University Requirements
Major Requirements
Core Courses for both the CNS and NP Specialties
(*PSYC
829 Advanced Psychopathology, EDUC
813 Childhood Psychopathology or another approved graduate
psychopathology course required for Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
program.)
Adult Health
Nursing of Children
Psychiatric Nursing
Electives
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DUAL DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING and MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN NURSING CURRICULUM CREDITS Current
RN License (credits awarded) 30 University Requirements
Major Requirements 23 credits, to include a minimum of one course in each
of the following five categories: (1) biology, (2) microbiology, (3)
chemistry, (4) anatomy and physiology, and (5) nutrition 23
Core Courses for both the CNS and NP Specialties
(*PSYC
829 Advanced Psychopathology, EDUC
813 Childhood Psychopathology or another approved graduate
psychopathology course required for Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
program.)
Adult Health
Nursing of Children
Psychiatric Nursing
Electives
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