NR524 Curriculum Development Week 5,6,7 and 8 Discussions
NR524 Curriculum Development
Week 5 Discussion
Hospital staff development department in a Magnet hospital
Academic Nurse Educators:
This week, you will begin to develop the courses in your nursing or education program. Use the template in the Curriculum and Syllabus Guidelines and Rubric Preview the documentdocument to develop your curriculum plan.
Academic Educators (ASN and BSN programs):
Review either the Florida Board of Nursing or the California Board of Nursing requirements. Model your curriculum plan from the requirements of one of these two states. Include the name of the state and the link to the website.
Pre-Licensure Curriculum and Syllabus Guidelines (Links to an external site.)
Associate Degree Curriculum and Syllabus Guidelines (Links to an external site.)
Florida State Board of Nursing: https://floridasnursing.gov/licensing/practical-and-registered-nurse-education-program/ (Links to an external site.)
California State Board of Nursing: § 1426. Required Curriculum. 16 CA ADC § 1426
BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
http://carules.elaws.us/code/t.16_d.14_art3_sec.1426 (Links to an external site.)
Professional Development Specialists:
This week, you will begin to develop courses for your clinical facility hospital orientation. Use the template provided in the Hospital Orientation Requirements Preview the Document to develop your curriculum plan.
Model the following hospital orientation guidelines found in the Hospital Orientation Requirements document above to develop your curriculum.
NR524 Curriculum Development
Week 6 Discussion
Systematic Evaluation Plan
This discussion has two options: one for the academic nurse educator and the other for the nursing professional development specialist. Please respond to the appropriate discussion for your chosen role.
Academic Nurse Educator
Your school is getting closer to the reaccreditation visit, and you are hearing a lot about the systematic evaluation plan. What are the components of the systematic evaluation plan? How is it used to assure that the needs of the school’s stakeholders are met? Why should faculty be involved in its development?
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Your facility is preparing for Magnet Designation. What are the components of the Magnet program? How are they used to assure that the needs of the facility’s stakeholders are met? Why should nursing professional development specialists be involved in its development?
Please see discussion guidelines and grading rubric by clicking on the link below.
NR524 Curriculum Development
Week 7 Discussion
Nursing Trends
Nursing is constantly changing. In the next 5 years, what are two trends in nursing or healthcare that will influence changes in an undergraduate or staff development curriculum at your facility?
NR524 Curriculum Development
Week 8 Discussion
Reflection
Now that you have completed this course, how will you use the concepts in this course to identify, guide, and evaluate the final MSN Practicum Project and your future growth?