CURRICULUM
NURSING EDUCATION
NURSING EDUCATION
Placement : Ist Year Hours of Instruction
Theory 150 Hours
Practical 150 Hours
Total : 300 Hours
Course Description
This course is designed to assist students to develop a broad understanding
of Fundamental Principles, concepts, trends and issues related to education
and nursing education. Further, it would provide opportunity to students to
understand, appreciate and acquire skills in teaching and evaluation,
curriculum development, implementation, maintenance of standards and
accreditation of various nursing educational programs.
Objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to :
1. Explain the aims of education, philosophies, trends in education and
health: its impact on nursing education.
2. Describe the teaching learning process.
3. Prepare and utilize various instructional media and methods in
teaching learning process.
4. Demonstrate competency in teaching, using various instructional
strategies.
5. Critically analyze the existing nursing educational programs, their
problems, issues and future trends.
6. Describe the process of curriculum development, and the need and
methodology of curriculum change, innovation and integration.
7. Plan and conduct continuing nursing education programs.
8. Critically analyze the existing teacher preparation programs in
nursing.
9. Demonstrate skill in guidance and counseling.
10. Describe the problems and issues related to administration of nursing
curriculum including selection and organization of clinical experience.
11. Explain the development of standards and accreditation process in
nursing education programs.
12. Identify research priorities in nursing education.
13. Discuss various models of collaboration in nursing education and
services.
14. Explain the concept, principles, steps, tools and techniques of
evaluation
15. Construct, administer and evaluate various tools for assessment of
knowledge, skill, and attitude.
Course Content
Units Hours Course Content
Theory Practical
I
Introduction :
Education :Definition, aims, concepts, philosophies
& their education implications,
Impact of Social, economical, political &
technological changes on education:
• Professional education
• Current trends and issues in education
• Educational reforms and National Educational
policy, various educational commissions-reports
• Trends in development of nursing education in
India
II
Teaching – Learning Process
Concepts of teaching and learning: Definition,
theories of teaching and learning, relationship
between teaching and learning.
Educational aims and objectives; types, domains,
levels, elements and writing of educational objectives
Competency based education(CBE) and outcome
based education(OBE)
Instructional design: Planning and designing the
lesson, writing lesson plan : meaning, its need and
importance, formats.
Instruction strategies – Lecture, discussion,
demonstration, simulation, laboratory, seminar,
panel, symposium, problem solving, problem based
learning (PBL), workshop, project, role- play(sociodrama),
clinical teaching methods, programmed
instruction, self directed learning(SDL), micro
teaching, computer assisted instruction(CAI),
computer assisted learning (CAL)
Units Hours Course Content
Theory Practical
III
Instructional media and methods
Key concepts in the selection and use of media in
education
Developing learning resource material using different
media
Instructional aids – types, uses, selection,
preparation, utilization.
Teacher’s role in procuring and managing
instructional Aids – Project and non-projected aids,
multi media, video-tele conferencing etc
IV
Measurement and evaluation:
Concept and nature of measurement and evaluation,
meaning, process, purposes, problems in evaluation
and measurement.
Principles of assessment, formative and summative
assessment- internal assessment external
examination, advantages and disadvantages.
Criterion and norm referenced evaluation,
V
Standardized and non-standardized tests :
Meaning, characteristics, objectivity, validity,
reliability, usability, norms, construction of tests-
• Essay, short answer questions and multiple
choice questions.
• Rating scales, checklist, OSCE/OSPE(Objective
structured clinical/practical examination)
• Differential scales, and summated scales,
sociometry, anecdotal record, attitude scale,
critical incident technique
Question bank-preparation, validation, moderation
by panel, utilization
Developing a system for maintaining confidentiality
VI
Administration, Scoring and Reporting
Administering a test; scoring, grading versus marks
Objective tests, scoring essay test, methods of
scoring, Item analysis.
VII
Standardized Tools
Tests of intelligence aptitude, interest, personality,
achievement, socio-economic status scale, tests for
special mental and physical abilities and disabilities.
Units Hours Course Content
Theory Practical
VIII
Nursing Educational programs
Perspectives of nursing education: Global and
national.
Patterns of nursing education and training
programmes in India. Non-university and University
programs: ANM, GNM, Basic B.Sc. Nursing, Post
Certificate B.Sc. Nursing, M.Sc(N) programs, M.Phil
and Ph.D) in Nursing, post basic diploma programs,
nurse practitioner programs.
IX
Continuing Education in Nursing
Concepts – Definition, importance, need scope,
principles of adult learning, assessments of learning
needs, priorities, resources.
Program planning, implementation and evaluation of
continuing education programs.
Research in continuing education.
Distance education in nursing.
X
Curriculum Development
Definition, curriculum determinants, process and
steps of curriculum development, Curriculum
models, Types and framework.
Formulation of philosophy, objectives, selection and
organization of learning experiences; master plan,
course plan, unit plan.
Evaluation strategies, process of curriculum change,
role of students, faculty, administrators, statutory
bodies and other stakeholders.
Equivalency of courses: Transcripts, credit system.
XI 8
Teacher preparation
Teacher – roles & responsibilities, functions,
characteristics, competencies, qualities,
Preparation of professional teacher
Organizing professional aspects of teacher
preparation programs
Evaluation: self and peer
Critical analysis of various programs of teacher
education in India.
Units Hours Course Content
Theory Practical
XII 10 5 Guidance and counseling
Concept, principles, need, difference between
guidance and counseling , trends and issues.
Guidance and counseling services : diagnostic and
remedial.
Coordination and organization of services.
Techniques of counseling : Interview, case work,
characteristics of counselor, problems in
counseling.
Professional preparation and training for counseling
.
XIII 15 10 Administration of Nursing Curriculum
Role of curriculum coordinator – planning,
implementation and evaluation.
Evaluation of educational programs in nursingcourse
and program.
Factors influencing faculty staff relationship and
techniques of working together.
Concept of faculty supervisor (dual) position.
Curriculum research in nursing.
Different models of collaboration between education
and service
XIV 10 Management of nursing educational institutions
Planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting,
recruitment, discipline, public relation, performance
appraisal, welfare services, library services, hostel,
XV 5 5 Development and maintenance of standards and
accreditation in nursing education programs.
Role of Indian Nursing Council, State Registration
Nursing Councils, Boards and University.
Role of Professional associations and unions.
Activities :
• Framing philosophy, aims and objectives.
• Lesson Planning.
• Micro teaching-2.
• Conduct practice teachings using different teaching strategies -10
(like lecture cum discussion, demonstration- lab method, field trips,
seminars, project, role play, panel discussion, clinical methods etc)
• Preparation and utilization of instructional Aids using different media.
• Develop course plans, unit plans, rotation plans.
• Conduct a continuing education workshop.
• Annotated bibliography.
• Critical evaluation of any nursing education program offered by a
selected institution.
• Planning and Organizing field visits.
• Educational visits.
• Field visits (INC/SNRC) to get familiar with recognition/registration
process.
• Construct, administer and evaluate tools (objective & essay type test,
observation checklist, rating scale etc )
• Observe and practice application of various non-standardized tests
(intelligence, Aptitude, Personality, Sociometry, physical & mental
disabilities tests.)
Methods of Teaching
• Lecture cum discussion
• Demonstration/ Return demonstration
• Seminar / Presentations
• Project work
• Field visits
• Workshop
Methods of evaluation
• Tests
• Presentation
• Project work
• Written assignments
Internal Assessment
Techniques Weightage
Test- (2 tests) 50
Assignment 25
Seminar/presentation 25
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100
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Practical – Internal assessment
Learning resource material 25
Practice Teaching 50
Conduct Workshop 25
/Short Term Course
Practical – external assessment
Practice teaching- 1- 50
Preparation/use of learning resource material-1 25
Construction of tests/rotation plan. 25
