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Canyon College Syllabus

online communications in nursing course at Canyon College

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Course Number and Title: NR310 – Communications in Nursing

School of Learning: Nursing

Instructor: Dr. Deryl Gulliford

Contact: deryl@pldi.net

Credits: 4 Semester Credits

Prerequisites: None

 

Required Text            Online Bookstore      

 

Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses – 3rd Edition,

by Arnold, Boggs and Wood. Published February, 1999. W.B. Saunders Company.

ISBN: 0721681034

 

Course Description

 

This course presents a variety of concrete methods for positive interaction with clients, families and professional colleagues, using a synthesis of proven communication strategies and principles. Course concepts come from nursing, psychology, sociology and other disciplines. This course is aimed at helping nurses and nurse leaders to become more effective in their diverse roles, including their essential communications with physicians and patients. 

 

Course Objectives

 

After completing the course, students will have developed the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:

 

 

Course Outline

 

This course is divided into five units, covering text chapters as follows:

 

Unit 1 – Chapters 1-3

Unit 2 – Chapters 4-8

Unit 3 – Chapters 9-16

Unit 4 – Chapters 17-23

 

Grading

 

Each Unit Exam is worth 15% of the course grade, and the Scholarly Paper is worth 25% of the course grade.

 

A  90 - 100%

B  80 - 89%

C  70 - 79%

D  60 - 69%

F    0 - 59%

 

Additional Information

 

            Communication with Instructor

Students are expected to communicate with the professor weekly during the course term. A brief email update is sufficient, although the professor will be please to discuss any matter by phone during the work day or during the evening hours at home.

 

            Evaluation

There is a written essay examination for each Unit, and a Scholarly Paper (approximately 10 pages in length) is required for completion of the course. The Scholarly Paper topic and outline must be approved prior to writing. There is no final examination for this course.

 

            About the Professor

Dr. Gulliford is CEO of the Northwest Oklahoma Healthcare Consortium, based in Enid, OK. He has twenty years of experience in senior healthcare management. His clinical background includes work in respiratory care, critical care medicine, non-invasive and invasive cardiology, and cardiovascular perfusion. Dr. Gulliford is State Director for the American Academy of Medical Administrators in Oklahoma. His peers in hospital administration voted him William Newcomer Healthcare Executive of the Year for the United States in 2005. 

 

Dr. Gulliford’s philosophy:

 

………..therefore however you want people to treat you, so treat them.

 

 

 

 

Version #2 – 18 Feb 2010