Ann+Marie's+Instructional+Plan

   Teaching Guide  __ Your general educational goals __ In general terms, what are you trying to achieve with these learners? 1. Students will examine how the integration of the nursing process in the administration of medications supports safe practice. 2. Students will explore how the various roles within the healthcare system collaborate to maintain safety in medication administration. 3. Students will analyze the evidence and identify individual actions and system-wide measures that promote client safety in medication administration to develop imaginative and creative strategies for improvement. You will answer this question in Activity 2a. || __ Description of your learners __ Include their age and/or grade level, and other relevant information such as their interests, future goals, and background. These activities are designed for students who are enrolled in an undergraduate nursing Pharmacology course within a baccalaureate program that prepares them for careers as registered professional nurses.  You will answer this question in Activity 2b. || __ Description of your subject matter __ What subjects, topics, or issues are at the center of this curriculum web? 1. Pharmacology 2. Nursing practice You will answer this question in Activity 2c. || __ Detailed learning objectives __ List your desired outcomes in terms of changes in the learners’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Upon completion of the reading assignments and participation in the class activities and project, the following outcomes will be achieved by students in accordance with these American Academy of Colleges of Nursing standards (2008): Essential IX: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice: The baccalaureate graduate nurse is prepared to practice with patients, including individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations across the lifespan and across the continuum of healthcare environments 1. Describe how the components of the nursing process provide a framework for clinical decision-making that supports safety in medication administration. Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety: Knowledge and skills in leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety are necessary to provide high quality health care. 2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Analyze the interaction of the various roles within the healthcare system, needed to maintain client safety in medication administration. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice: Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current evidence into one’s practice. 3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Analyze the evidence and identify individual actions and system-wide measures that promote safe medication administration practice. 4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Collaboratively create a plan that includes imaginative strategies to improve patient safety in medication administration. You will answer this question in Activity 2d. || __ Expected prerequisites __ What relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you expect your learners to have before they begin using this curriculum web? 1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Successful completion of Anatomy and Physiology I and II   2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">  Successful completion of Organic and Biochemistry 3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Although some students may have experience working in some aspect of health care, this is not a requirement to participate in this course. You will answer this question in Activity 2e. || __ Summary aim __ In a short sentence or phrase, describe what you want to teach to whom. 5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Nursing students will incorporate the use of the nursing process, collaborative practice and other identified measures to create a plan to improve patient safety in medication administration. You will answer this question in Activity 2f. || __ Rationale __ Justify the use of time or other expenses to achieve the aim written above. Why should these learners reach your objectives? Medication administration is a major responsibility of registered nurses within the healthcare system. Utilization of the nursing process promotes the use of critical thinking skills among both students and professionals. This in combination with adherence to best practices will support the goals of reducing errors and providing safe and effective medication administration to clients as these students enter the health care system. You will answer this question in Activity 2g. || <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Instructional Plan <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This curriculum web that addresses safe medication practice incorporates a WebQuest that students use independently and collaboratively with each other without the assistance of the teacher. Introduction of the learning activity should follow instruction on drug therapy and medication administration using the nursing process. Although some of the course lab time can be used for group work, most of this learning activity will be performed outside of class. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The plan for integrating this activity is as follows. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Additional Resources: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses website [] has many activities that can be used by faculty or students. It provides useful suggestions regarding how to evaluate a website so that students can choose more appropriate sources for information. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Linking New Knowledge/Skill to prior experience: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Although these students have not yet administered medications, they have seen these being administered during their clinical rotations for another course. The students can use the knowledge they obtain though this curriculum web to ascertain the safety in medication administration in the practice they observe. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Grouping of students: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Divide the class of 24 students into groups of four and discuss the various roles within each team: o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Nurse Manager will research the problems with medication administration and identify various causes that compromise safety in this process. o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Staff Nurse will access the suggested resources and describe the findings regarding best practices for safe and effective medication management. o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Nurse Researcher will review current research and describe how the recommended medication administration process will be evaluated. o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Nurse Educator will examine the role of education for both students entering nursing as well as practicing RNs and identify key competencies and continuing education needed to promote safe and effective medication management. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In the event the class enrollment is more or less than 24, the groups can be extended to include more than 4 members. The roles will need to be subdivided to match the number of members in the group. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Time to complete: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The students will have 8 weeks to complete this WebQuest. It will be introduced in class 4 and completed by class 12 in accordance with the following timeline. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Learning Activities during and beyond class time: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Students will need research their assigned topic outside of the classroom where computers are available. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Two 30 minute periods will be scheduled at the end of 2 consecutive classes during which the groups will share information and begin to develop a proposal as specified in the following timeline. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Time Line: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Introduce the WebQuest in class four so the students can use what they have learned about the positive and adverse effects of drugs, and nursing management of the medication administration process to complete the WebQuest. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Utilizing the classroom computer and projector, display the WebQuest and describe the various steps of this learning activity to the students. Demonstrate the focus of some of the websites to enhance student understanding of the available information. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Discuss the importance of utilizing appropriate sources for their research. Describe the process of evaluating websites as suggested by the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses website. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Divide the class of 24 students into groups of four and discuss the various roles within each team: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Establish the period between class 4 and class 9 as the time for students to research their assigned aspect of medication administration independently. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Set aside approximately 30 minutes of lab time during class 9 and 10 for the groups to share their findings with each other and begin to develop their proposal that outlines the process for safe medication administration practice. Suggest that the students also plan to meet outside of class in person and online to finalize their work. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Establish a date between class 10 and 11 for students to submit the proposal map they have created on Webspiration for review. This is accomplished by having the students invite the faculty to share in the Webspiration document. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Provide feedback regarding the components of the proposal as indentified by their map to the groups during class 11. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Schedule dates for the various groups to present their proposal to the class and share this information with the students. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Inform the students that all proposals must be submitted on the day of class 12. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Utilizing the Zoho slide show website, students will present their proposals in accordance with the schedule. ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Distribute grades for this assignment in the online webpage for this course. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Links to relevant resources and rubrics: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The resources and the grading rubric for this assignment are listed within the WebQuest. This is located on the student page of the curriculum web. <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Strategies for extending the learning activities: ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Invite interested students to participate in online discussions on issues of medication safety that can be conducted in the open forum for the course available in the course management system.