Form 6.

3: Course Outline with Assessment Ideas and Activities

Course Title: Course Title: Clinical Reasoning for the Nursing Student
Module Number and Name: Module One: Critical Thinking
Objective
1 After viewing Critical
Thinking part 1 and viewing
the PowerPoint, define
Critical thinking and post to
the discussion board

2 After reading chapter 1,

differentiate among critical
thinking, problem solving, and
decision making using a
concept map

3 After view Critical Thinking:

Part 2, describe 3
characteristics of a critical
thinker

4 After completing all the

assignments identify the area
of nursing you will work,

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion
Board, Wiki,
Wordle

Absorb
Watch the
PowerPoint on
Critical Thinking,
Watch the
YouTube Video:
Critical Thinking
Part 1

Concept map,
Journal,
Reflection
Wiki, Discussion
board

Read Chapter 1

Wiki, Discussion
board,
Reflection,

Watch YouTube
Video Critical
Thinking Part 2

Written
assignment,
Reflection,

Watch the
PowerPoint on
Critical Thinking,

Do
Post to the
Discussion Board
a definition of
Critical Thinking,
Make a Wordle
using words
related to critical
thinking
Using a concept
map to outline
differences in
problem solving
and decision
making

Connect
Discuss with
others on the
Discussion Board
how a student
uses critical
thinking in a
clinical setting

Following a
clinical
experience,
discuss how a RN
used critical
thinking, problem
solving, and
decision making
Post to discussion Write a reflection
board the
on how you used
description of the these
characteristics of
characteristics of
a critical thinker
critical thinking as
a nursing student
Submit a written
Reflect on how
assignment listing you will make
where you will
decisions

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

listing 3 reasons for your

choice and submit via the
Assignment Feature

Journal,
Intel Visual
Ranking tool

Watch the
YouTube Video:
Critical Thinking
Part 1

work in nursing,
identifying data
important to the
decision.

regarding where
you will work as
an RN

Course Title: Clinical Reasoning for the Nursing Student

Module Number and Name: Module Two: Decision Making
Objective

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion
Board, Wiki,
Wordle

Read Chapter 2
on Decision
Making

2 After viewing the YouTube

Mastery quiz,
Written
assignment
Discussion
Board

Watch the
YouTube video on
the Ethical Issues
in NursingDecision Making

3 After reading the Scope of

Written product

Read the Scope of

Nursing Practice
and Image of the
Decision Making
Tree

1 After reading chapter 2

define decision making and

post to the discussion board

video: Ethical Issues in

Nursing-Decision Making,
identify the difference
between problem solving and
decision making by
completing the mastery quiz
Practice Decision Tree, list the
3 steps in decision making
and submit via the
Assignment Feature.

Absorb

Do

Connect

Post a definition
of decision
making on the
Discussion Board,
using words
related to
decision making
create a Wordle
Complete a
mastery quiz
answering
questions relating
to decision
making and
problem solving
Submit written
assignment
listing, defining,
and giving an
example of each

Discuss with
classmates on the
Discussion Board
their definition of
decision making

Write a Reflection
discussing how
you used problem
solving and
decision making
in your life
Discuss one step
used in the
decision making
process on the
Discussion Board

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

4 After completing all the

readings, determine one area

of decision making for a RN
and submit via the
Assignment Feature.

Written product,
PowerPoint,
Prezi,

Read Chapter 2,
watch YouTube,
Read the Decision
Tree

step
Submit a PowerPoint which
demonstrates understanding of the
role of the RN and PN
Write a Reflection about one role of
the RN you observed in a clinical
setting

Course Title: Clinical Reasoning for the Nursing Student

Module Number and Name: Module Three
Objective
1 After reading Chapter 3,
list three levels of
communication and post to
the discussion board.

2 After viewing the YouTube

Video: Nursing: Verbal and

Nonverbal Communication
Part 1 and 2, describe the four
principles of therapeutic
communication and submit
via the Assignment feature

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion
board, Wiki,
BlogSpot

Written
assignment,
Discussion
board,
Reflection,
Journaling

Absorb

Do

Connect

Read Chapter 3

Post to Discussion
Board the
different levels of
communication

View the YouTube

video:
Therapeutic
Communication in
Nursing
View the YouTube

Submit a written
assignment
describing the
four principles of
therapeutic
communication

Discuss with
fellow students
how you use
different levels of
communication
on the clinical
setting
Discuss with
fellow students
how you use
different levels of
communication
on the clinical

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

video: Empathy
the Human
Connection to
Patient Care
3 After reading Chapter 3 and Concept Map,
Read Chapter 3.
4, list the members of the
Journal, Written
Observe in the
intradisciplinary health team
Assignment,
clinical setting,
and give one example of
Verbal
View the YouTube
communicating to that person Presentation
video Nursing:
Verbal and
Nonverbal
Communication:
Part 1 and Part 2
4 After completing the
Verbal report
Read Chapter 3.
reading, articulate an end of
using Audacity , Observe in the
shift report using SBAR using
Vacoroo
clinical setting,
Audiacity
watch YouTube
Video: Detailed
Shift Report
Course Title: Clinical Reasoning for the Nursing Student

setting

Using a concept
map to list and
identity the
members of the
intradisciplinary
health team

Discuss how you

would speak
differently to each
member of the
intradiscinplinary
team and post on
the Discussion
Board

Submit an end to
shift report via
Audacity

Post your report

and critique other
students reports
on the Discussion
Board

Module Number and Name: Module Four: Nursing Process Application

Objective
identify the 5 steps of the
nursing process defining each
step

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion
Board, Wiki,
BlogSpot, ,
Wordle

2 After watching the YouTube

Mastery quiz

1 After reading chapter 4,

video: Three Principle of

Absorb
Read Chapter 4

Watch the
YouTube video:

Do

Connect

Create a Wordle
using the five
steps of the
nursing process
including 5 words
from each step
Taking a mastery
quiz identify the

Identify and
define the 5 steps
of the Nursing
Process and post
to Discussion
Board
Write a reflection
how you have

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Nursing Practice, identify the

3 principles of nursing
practice and post to the
discussion board.

3 After reading chapter 3,

identify the steps of the

nursing process and describe
one principle of critical
thinking applied to each step
by completing a concept map

4 After completing all the

readings, write a nursing care

plan identifying one nursing
diagnosis and submit via the
Assignment Feature

Three Principles
of Nursing
Practice Observe
the role of the RN
in applying the
three principles of
nursing practice

three principles of
nursing practice

observed the
three principles of
practice in a
nursing setting

Watch the
YouTube video:
How to Write an
Excellent Care
Plan Tutorial,
observe in clinical
setting
Written product, Watch the
concept map.
YouTube video:
Discussion board How to Write a
Detailed Person
Nursing Care Plan

Using a concept
map identify each
step of the
nursing process
and connect on
principle of
critical thinking
Submit a written
care plan
identifying one
nursing diagnosis

Share your
concept map on
the Discussion
Board

Concept map

Post to the
Discussion Board
one nursing
diagnosis and
defend your
interventions.
Reply to one other
student

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.