- Teacher: imtiaz ali
Course Description
This course is designed to develop and enhance the learners’ analytical reading skills. It will help students to improve their professional writing skills in Summary and Letter writing. It also aims to develop their communication and language skills.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Reflect and relate information to their own context.
2. Understand what is meant by critical thinking and how it can be improved
3. Use the correct forms of grammatical structures in context
4. Practice summarizing nursing and non-nursing articles.
5. Understand and use the appropriate language
6. Know how to make well organized and clear presentation
Teaching/Learning/ Strategies
Interactive lectures, individual, pair, group and whole class discussions, computer based language learning.
S. No. | Evaluation | Marking |
1. | Assignments | 10% |
2. | Presentations | 10% |
3. | CATs | 10% |
4. | Mid-Term | 30% |
5. | Final Term | 40% |
Total | 100% | |
References:
1. Baudoin, E. M., Bober, E. S., Clarke, M. A., Dobson, B. K., & Silberstein, S. (1994). Reader’s choice (3rd ed.). Michigan: The University of Michigan Press.
2. Davidson, W. (2001) Business writing: What works, what won’t (Rev. ed.). New York: St. Martin’s Griffin.
3. Emmerson, P. (2004). Email English. Oxford: Macmillan.
4. Fisher, A. (2004). Critical thinking: An introduction. Cambridge: 6. Cambridge University Press.
5. Longan, J. (2002). English skills with readings (5th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
6. Murphy, R. (2004). Murphy’s English Grammar (3rd ed.). New Delhi: Cambridge University Press.
7. Powell, M. (1999). Presenting in English. London: Language Teaching Publication.
8. Stevens, M. (1998). How to be better at giving presentations. New Delhi :Kogan Page.
- Teacher: Irfan Ali
Course Description:
This course introduces the basic concepts of adult learning in order to better understand one’s individual learning process and strategies to facilitate the learning of others in various health care settings. An underlying premise is that learning is a life-long process. Theory will be linked with practical teaching and learning principles. Learning will mainly occur through activities and participation in class.
Course Objectives:
On completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Analyze various adult learning theories and the characteristics of adult learners.
- Describe the complexity of conditions that impact on learning.
- Critically reflect on one’s own learning.
- Utilize appropriate health teaching strategies for diverse settings.
- Plan patient and family education session by utilizing the steps of patient education.
Teaching/Learning Strategies
Short lectures, discussions, small group work, individual assessment activities, readings, presentations.
Evaluation Criteria:
- Reflection writing 30%
- Educational Journey 30%
- Teaching plan (group) 40%
- Teaching learning strategies and materials 10%
- Teaching presentation 20%
- Teaching portfolio 10%
References:
- Basavanthappa, B. T. (2003). Nursing education New Delhi: Jaypee Medical publication.
- Billings, M. D., & Halstead, A. J. (1998). Teaching in nursing. A guide for faculty St. Louis: W. B. Saunders.
- Brookfield, S. (1990). The skillful teacher. San Francisco (San Francisco: C A: Jossey Bass).
- DeYoung, S. (2003). Promoting and assessing critical thinking In. Teaching strategies for nurse educators217-257. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
- De Young, S. (2003). Teaching strategies for nurse educators New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
- Ooijen, V. E. (2000). Clinical supervision: A practical guide. (St. Louis: Churchill Living Stone).
- Teacher: Aihtisham Parvez
- Teacher: kiran irfan
Course Introduction
The focus of this course is to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in the care of children in primary, secondary and tertiary settings. Learners will apply a concepts related to Growth and Development and its deviation in all aspects of children’s health. Emphasis is placed on common health problems occurring in Pakistan and in South Asian Countries.
Course Code
Pharma – 201
Course Coordinator
Mr. Aihtisham Parvez
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Develop awareness on common health issues of the children in Pakistan.
- Discuss principles of growth and development and its deviation in all aspects of nursing care.
- Discuss the impact of hospitalization on the child and family.
- Discuss the role of a family in the care of sick children in Pakistani Context.
- Integrate pharmacological knowledge into care of sick children.
- Integrate research based information in the care of child and family.
Clinical Objectives
- Apply principles of growth and development in all aspects of nursing care.
- Identify the impact of hospitalization on the child and family and utilize the strategies to decrease the stress of hospitalization.
- Utilize Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern effectively when providing care to a child and family with acute or chronic illness.
- Utilize communication skills that facilitate therapeutic relationship with children, their families and health care team members.
- Integrate therapeutic play to minimize stress of a child during hospitalization.
- Identify needs and give health education to child / family at their level of understanding to promote health and prevent disease.
Course Assessment & Grading
Evaluation criteria | Marks |
Mid term | 30% |
Theory | 10% |
Clinical | 10% |
Skills | 10% |
Final | 40% |
Total | 100% |
Mode of Study
Blended.
Total Credit Hours
Hours/Week | 07 Hours |
Theory | 03 Hours |
Clinical | 03 Hours |
Skills Lab | 01 Hour |
Date of Commencement of Course
06/02/2022
Date of Evaluation Review
Will be updated soon.
References & Reference Books
- Assessment of infant: Community health nursing for second year. Practical handbook 18 -25. Karachi: Sindh Nurses Examination Board.
- Hawes, H., & Scotchmer, C. (1993). What children need to know and pass on about child development Children for health London: The Child to Child Trust, UNICEEF.
- Wong, D. L. (2005). Whaley and Wong’s nursing care of infants and children, St. Louis: Mosby.
Journal References
- Adams, L. M, Tentis, E. (2003). The art and science of disciplining children. Pediatric Clinics North America, 50 (4), 817-840.
- Bruce, B. S, Lake, J. P, Eden, V. A, Denney, J. C. (2004). Children at risk of injury. Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing care of Children and Families, 19(2), 121-127.
- Butler, R. (2001). Cough and colds: Nurse management of upper respiratory tract infections. Nursing Standard, 15 (39), 33-35.
- Carpenter, D. R., Narsavage, G. L. (2004). One breath at a time: Living with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing care of Children and Families, 19 (1), 25-32.
- D, Ige Fshelton. (Aug 2004). Reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (sids) in african-american communities. Pediatric-Nursing, 19(4), 290-292.
- Edwards, H. E. Courtney, M. D Wilson, J. E, Monaghan, S. J, Walsh, A. M. (2003). Fever management audit: Australian nurses' antipyretic usage. Pediatric Nursing, 29(1), 31-37.
- Haig, M. (Sep 23 - Oct 13, 2004). Toilet training. British Journal of Nursing, 13(17), 1025.
- Harris, A. (2004). Toilet training children with learning difficulties: What the literature tells us. British Journal of Nursing, 13 (13), 773-777.
- Koschel, M. J. (2003). Emergency. Is it child abuse? Even when the adult's account seems to be true, reassess. American Journal of Nursing, 103(4), 45-46 (11 ref).
- Morin, K. (2004). Infant nutrition. Solids when and why. The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 29(4), 259(253 ref).
- Priya-J J. (2004). Kangaroo care for low birth weight babies. Journal of India, 95 (9), 209-202 (210 ref).
- Pullen, R. L. (2004a). Assessing for signs of meningitis. Nursing, 34(5), 18.
- Shaikh, N. (2004). Time to get on the potty: Are constipation and stool toileting refusal causing delayed toilet training? Journal of Pediatric, 145 (1), 12-13.
- Teacher: Aihtisham Parvez