CHAPTER ONE: PHILOSOPHY, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Lutheran School of Nursing Chapter 1CURRICULUM DESIGNCURRICULUM PLANLEVELPlanned sequence of courses set up to accomplish thepurpose of the education program.A schematic representation of the curriculum design.Refers to predetermined intervals at which points astudent demonstrates changes in knowledge andbehaviors as a result of related learning experiences. Inour school, the two levels are identified as follows:LEVEL I: Prepares the student to provide basic nursingcare to clients based on biopsychosocial principles;prepares the student to individualize nursing care to meetaltered health needs of adult medical-surgical clients.LEVEL II: Prepares the student to provide nursing care toclients, groups of clients and families with psychiatric,obstetric, pediatric and advanced medical surgicaldisorders. The final role transition course gives thestudent opportunities for making the transition tograduate nurse.COURSECOURSE OBJECTIVESCOURSE OUTLINEUNITUNIT OBJECTIVESTHEORYCLINICAL LABORATORYCLASSROOM LABORATORYA course provides organized subject matter and relatedactivities and experiences planned to achieve objectives.A course is offered within a major division of time in thecurriculum plan.Indicate the behaviors the student should demonstrate atthe completion of the course. They give direction tocourse content, learning activities and course evaluation.Lists the unit objectives, content and major learningexperiences (laboratory and theory) of a particular course.A unit is a division of a course focusing on a major bodyof knowledge and skills that contributes to the course as awhole.Indicate behaviors based on theory instructions that areexpected of the student at the completion of the unit.Refers to a body of material presenting a concise,systematic view of subject matter. Theory content issubject to written examination.Planned learning experiences in which the student canapply knowledge to the care of clients in a clinical setting.Planned learning experiences in which the student canpractice and/or apply nursing concepts, theories, skills,- 6 -