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.
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 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 10 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 20 30 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(socio-
drama), 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 10 10 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 10 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 12 10 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(Objectiv
e 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 8 5 Administration,
Scoring and
Reporting

• Administering a
test; scoring, grading
versus marks

• Objective tests,
scoring essay test,
methods of scoring,
Item analysis.

VII 12 6 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 5 6 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 12 25 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 10 10 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 4 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 nursing-
course 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
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• 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 Weight age
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 18
Nursing Education
Recommended Books:
1.) Sankar Narayanan – Education & Communication Technology, 2007,
Brainfill
2.) Young – Teaching Nursing, 2008, LWW
3.) Neeraja – Nursing Education, 2008, Jaypee
Reference Books:-

1.) Bosek – Ethical Component of Nursing Education , LWW

2.) Mariner – Teaching Nursing ,2008,Elsevier

3.) Smith - The Legal, Professional and Ethical Dimensions of Higher

Education,Kluwer

4.) Keating – Curriculum Development in Nursing ,WoltersKluwer