Course Description:

This course is designed to build students‟ conversation confidence. It provides them with speaking models that will help them in exchange of greetings, ideas, thought and feelings. It focuses on building student’s confidence to speak fluently and persuasively before an audience. It also aims at establishing the importance of presentation skills in clinical context. This course is designed to build students verbal skills, to make appropriate use of specified grammatical items to read and write with appropriate speed and adequate understanding.

 

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1.     Apply the basic rules of English Grammar.

2.     Realize the various functions of English Language for different situations.

3.     Gain awareness regarding importance of English as an effective tool for

        communication in daily and professional life.

4.     Develop critical reading skills.

 

Teaching/Learning/ Strategies

Interactive lectures (on-line & face to face), individual, pair, group and whole class discussions.

Course requirements, Rules & regulations:

It is mandatory for the students to have 90% attendance, to submit all the completed assignments before due date & to appear in all the CATs.

 

S. No.

Evaluation

Marking

1.        

Assignments

10%

2.        

Presentations

10%

3.        

CATs

10%

4.        

Mid-Term

30%

5.        

Final Term

40%

Total

100%




References:

*        Eastwood, J. (2004). Oxford practice grammar. Karachi: Oxford University Press.

*        Howe, D. H., Kirkpatrick, T. A., & Kirkpatrick, D. L. (2004). English for Undergraduates. Karachi: Oxford University Press.

*        Grice, T. (2003). Everyday English for nursing: an English language resource for nurses who are non-native speakers of English. Elsevier Health Sciences.

*        Allum, V., & McGarr, P. (2008). English for nursing. Intermediate plus.


Title of course: FON

Course code: NU 211

Institute: ICoNM 

Course coordinator: Ms.Atiyyah Adeel

Duration: 18 weeks.

                           Campus /Location: ICoNM                                

Total credit hours: 4

Accredited by: DUHS

Course Description:

This course introduces the student to nursing as a professional discipline. The concept of a professional nurse is addressed through a brief overview of nursing historical development, definitions of nursing, nursing education, the practice, roles of the nurse and nurses accountability. The conceptual basis for nursing practice is presented as the relationship which exists among human needs, adoption and homeostasis, alterations in health, voluntary and involuntary processes, and nursing intervention. The position of nurses in the health care delivery system of the Country is explained through a description of its organization and administration, facilities, and personnel. International health and nursing organizations are discussed.

 Course Objectives: 

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

a.      Describe the historical development of Health care and Nursing.
b.      Describe early Nursing Leaders and their contributions to the profession of nursing.
c.      Compare    requirements    and    advantages    of   different    Nursing Educational Programs.
d.      Compare and contrast definitions of nursing by different Nursing Scholars.
e.      Describe the roles of a professional nurse

f .      Describe the relationship among Human needs, Adoption Homeostasis, alterations in Health, Voluntary and Involuntary                        processes, and nursing intervention.
g.      Explain the content and purposes of Code of Ethics, and Standards of Nursing practice.
h.     Discuss the purposes and activities of the World Health Organization and the International Council of Nurses. 

Teaching/Learning Strategies:

Lecture,    discussion,    role    play,    group    work,    group    presentation, demonstration video and return demonstration

Evaluation Criteria:

S.No

Evaluation Criteria:

1.       

Quiz (s)

10%

2.       

Assignment & Skills Performance

10%

3.       

Presentation

05%

4.       

Clinical Portfolio

05%

5.       

Midterm

30%

6.       

Final Exam

40%

7.       

Total

100