Nursing 56: Growth and Development

Course Dates: 10/21/00 – 12/22/00 Thursdays

Time: 1:00 – 2:00

Room: 3115

Catalog Description:

Nursing 56 – Essentials of Nursing Care Related to Human Growth and Development. 0.5 units.

Overview of human growth and development from infancy to late adulthood with continuation throughout the nursing program. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Nursing Program, or concurrent enrollment in another nursing program, or with the consent of the instructor. Lecture: 1 hour; 9 weeks.

Course Content:

• Nursing care as it relates to:

• Physical characteristics of human growth and development;

• Erikson’s framework for personality development;

• Freud’s framework for personality development;

• Piaget’s framework for personality development;

• Cognitive maturation in relation to communication;

• Developmental screening and assessment tools;

• Physiological and psychological implications of menopause and mid-life crisis.

Prerequisite Skills: None

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Discuss the implications of nursing care as it incorporates physical characteristics of human growth and development from infancy to middle adulthood;

• Discuss the importance of cognitive maturation during childhood (Piaget);

• Discuss the application of nursing care to the several stages of emotional and psychosocial development according to Erikson and Freud;

• Discuss the application of nursing care to the physiological and psychological implications of menopause and mid-life crisis.

Methods of Presentation:

• Lecture/discussion

• Audio-visual aids

• Computer

Required Textbook:

Potter & Perry, 2004, (6^th Edition). Fundamentals of Nursing, St. Louis, C.V. Mosby.

Required Materials:

Use of a computer (Chabot College Library/Computer Lab/Home)

Lecture Schedule, Textbook Assignments & Due Dates:

All lecture reading assignments will come from the required textbook. Please have these readings completed prior to the lecture sessions. Reading the material ahead of time will make the lecture meetings much easier to understand and follow. The following is a tentative schedule and may be subject to change.

Course Requirements and Student Responsibilities:

Please make an effort to attend every class meeting and be on time.

If you have a disability that requires special accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible and I will provide you with the information you will need to receive services.

Students are responsible for handling the necessary paperwork for adding or dropping the class.

If you have any questions, please see me.

Grading for this Class:

Worksheets /quizzes= 30%

Mid-term 30%

Final exam = 40%

Total = 100 points

A = 90 – 100 points     Excellent Work

B = 80-89 points          Good Work

C = 70 –79 points        Average Work

D = less than 70 points Failing

Also counted into grading will be:

Class attendance

Class participation

Tardiness

Should a student be caught cheating during an examination or involved in plagiarism, an F will be assigned for the examination, paper or assignment.

Expected Student Behavior in the Classroom

Students are expected to turn off all pagers, cell phones and other electronic devices during class time.

Students are expected to pay attention and participate in class meetings.

Students may not read other materials (newspapers, magazines) during class.

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