Developing Objectives for a BSN and MSN



Developing Objectives for a BSN and MSNAntoinette McNeil, BSN, RN, CCRNWashington Adventist UniversityCurriculum Development, Assessment & EvaluationNUED 575Pam I H George, RN, MSA, MSN, EdDFebruary 13, 2013Developing Objectives for a BSN and MSNThe BSN course that I find interesting is the Fundamental Concepts of Professional Nursing. This course is an introduction to the theoretical foundation of professional nursing. This course focus on concepts, models, and theories related to health, nursing, communication and aging. Looking at new graduates who are graduating from nursing school it seems they do not have a complete concept what nursing encompasses, this course lays the foundation for understanding nursing.The MSN course that I find interesting is Analysis of Evidence-Based Practice/Inquiry and Research. This course provides the student with advance knowledge and experience with the research process, and emphasizes the skill necessary to read critically, and interpret findings. This course helps a nurse to understand how research and analysis of the evidence affects/influence practice.The mission of Washington Adventist University is: it’s a learning community committed to the Seventh-day Adventist Christian vision of excellence and service. This cosmopolitan institution challenges students to seize the opportunities for learning in the nation’s capitol in order to become moral leaders in communities throughout the world. The goal/vision of the school is to produce graduates who bring competence and moral leadership to their communities. The objectives of the school are the following: Spiritual identity, communication, analytical skills and information literacy, effective citizenship, team work, aesthetic appreciation, and discipline-specific competency.The course objectives of the BSN nursing course are the following: Describe the development of and theoretical basis for contemporary professional nursing practice. Describe the steps of the nursing process. Describe the leadership roles of the professional nurse in health care in a culturally diverse society. Identify legal, ethical and professional concepts in the practice of nursing. Identify nursing research as a basis for nursing practice. Appreciate self by describing nursing theory that supports a thinking, feeling, caring, responding person. Acknowledge one’s needs and strategies to enhance growth of personal and professional self. Describe the influence of spirituality in the practice of nursing.The course objectives of the MSN course is where the student will be able to: Define the essential requisites and conditions for providing evidence base to both research and clinical decisions. Evaluate and apply reflective and critical thinking processes and standards. Synthesize the links between theory, research and practice. Appraise the strategies used to contribute to the evidence. Analyze the ultimate goal for a framework for evaluation of evidence-based practice and health policy. Analyze the data collection process. Distinguish and evaluate factors that characterize innovative practices. Synthesize and evaluate factors that should be considered when selecting outcomes.The BSN course and the MSN course objectives are within accordance to the mission, value and outcomes of Washington Adventist University. The mission statement is the school’s belief regarding its responsibility for the delivery of programs through teaching, service, and scholarships (Keating, 2011).The mission of the school of nursing is the immersion of students into a Christo-centric nursing environment which fosters the harmonious development of human beings while instilling the essence of Christian caring in the nursing role with a focus on service through practice and research. The objectives/outcomes are: communication, critical thinking, informatics, knowledge-base, leadership, patient-centered care, professionalism, quality and safety, spirituality, and teamwork. The philosophy of the school of nursing is that they uphold the mission statement of Washington Adventist University.When looking at the BSN course its objectives follow the mission, objectives, and philosophy of the nursing department of Washington Adventist University. The MSN course objectives also follow the mission, philosophy and objectives of the nursing department of the school. The school’s mission have to address the knowledge and technology explosion, critical thinking, problem solving, multiculturalism, and communication in response to the multiple changes occurring in the workplace (Billings & Halstead, 2012). The BSN and MSN courses are following the mission of the University and the School of Nursing.Blooms taxonomy has six levels. The first level is knowledge, the second is comprehension, the third is application, the fourth is analysis, the fifth is synthesis and the six level is evaluation (Keating, 2011). The BSN course that I am looking at has eight objectives and objectives 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8 are dealing with comprehension. The objectives 4 and 5 deals with knowledge and number 7 dealt with synthesis. The MSN course objective #1 dealt with knowledge. The objectives 3, 4, 5, and 7 dealt with analysis. The objective 2, 4, 6, and 8 dealt with synthesis and the 8th objective dealt with evaluation.The MSN course provides the student with advance knowledge and experiences with the research process. It emphasizes the skills necessary to read critically, and interpret and evaluate findings. This course also explores the practical application of the research, based on scientific evidence, to the profession of nursing practice. The Essentials for the Master in Nursing Education is governing the content of this course. The Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice and Essential V: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies are covered in this course.There are Nine Essentials that are to be covered in the BSN program. The course selected is looking at an introduction to the theoretical foundations of professional nursing, which include the philosophy and conceptual framework of the baccalaureate nursing program and the development of fundamental professional nursing skills necessary to provide safe client care. The Essentials that are covered are the following: Essential I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice; Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety; and Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values (The American Association Colleges of Nursing, 2008).Looking at the BSN course the objective that I would revise is: Appreciating self by decreasing nursing theory that supports a thinking, feeling, caring, responding person. This objective I would change to: Evaluate self by describing a nursing caring theory that supports a compassionate individual. The MSN course objective that I would revise is: Evaluate and apply reflective and critical thinking processes and standards. I would change this objective to: Evaluate critical thinking processes and standards as it relates to evidence-based nursing.Objectives for the BSN could be the following: Define the steps of the nursing process. Identify the steps of the nursing process. Adapt the nursing process to a nursing theory. Objectives for a MSN course could be of the following: Identify the data collection process; Breakdown the steps of the data collection process; Formulate the steps of the data collection process. The objectives of Washington Adventist University follow the mission of the school. The mission of the university that it’s a learning community flows with the objectives of communication: they will be able to communicate effectively via reading, writing, speaking and listening; analytical skills and information literacy: they will be able to find, evaluate, absorb and synthesize information and to solve problems. The objectives of the university Spiritual Identity: they will understand the basic spiritually that is the heart of the university’s Mission and Statement of Community Ethos; Team Work: they will be able to participate either as a member or leader of a community in generating and achieving its collective goals. These objectives follow the mission of being committed to the Seventh-day Adventist Christian vision of excellence and service.When looking at the BSN program the course objectives follow the outcomes, mission statement and philosophy of the BSN program. Several BSN course objectives are worded differently but say the same thing. Instilling the essence of Christian caring in the nursing role is part of the mission and the objectives that fall under this is communication: demonstrate effective interaction with patients; patient-centered care: utilize the nursing process to provide holistic care; knowledge-base: integrate theoretical knowledge acquired through the study of nursing concepts; spirituality: utilize a Christ-centered spiritual process within a multicultural, multi-faith environment to help self and other. The MSN program follows the outcomes, mission statement and philosophy but at a higher level. It is expected of the MSN students to function differently than the BSN students but they both follow the same directive.The master’s program provides graduates with a fuller understanding of the discipline of nursing so that one can engage in higher level practice and leadership in a variety of settings and commit to lifelong learning (The American Association Colleges of Nursing, 2008). This course seems to fall in line with the Essential I: Background for Practice for Sciences and Humanities and Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership. These two Essentials are seen when one is looking at constantly reevaluating a curriculum course and looking at different learning theories and ways to improve on engaging the learner in learning. Communication is of the utmost importance when engaging the learner. The learner must have a clear understanding of what the educator is saying and teaching. Online classes that are geared for face to face at times loose the translation leaving the learner with fuzzy understanding. Team interaction that is face to face aids in helping the learner to understand concepts that are being taught better. This course as the recommendation from the Essential IX: Master’s-Level Nursing Practice in that, all master’s prepared nurses will develop competence in applying teaching and learning principles in working with patients and /or students across the continuum of care in various setting (The American Association Colleges of Nursing, 2008). The concepts of instructional strategies, effective communication, reflective thinking and student engagement were covered in this course. ReferencesBillings, D. M., & Halstead, J. A. (2012). Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.Keating, S. B. (2011). Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Nursing (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.The American Association Colleges of Nursing. (2008). ................
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