St.

Paul University Philippines

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Medical-Surgical Nursing I

1. Care of clients with problems in oxygenation

A. Cardiovascular system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Cardiovascular risk factors
c. Principles and techniques of physical examination and deviation from normal
d. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
e. Care of client with specific cardiovascular disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing

B. Hematologic system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Principles and techniques of physical examination and deviation from normal
c. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
d. Care of client with specific hematologic disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2013 – 2014

COURSE CONTENT
Medical-Surgical Nursing II

1. Care of clients with problems in oxygenation

A. Respiratory system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Principles and techniques of physical examination and deviation from normal
c. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
d. Care of client with specific respiratory disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing

2. Care of clients with problems in fluid and electrolyte balance

B. Renal system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Risk factors leading to development of fluid and electrolyte problems
c. Principles and techniques of physical examination and deviation from normal
d. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
e. Care of client with specific renal and fluid and electrolyte disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
 4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing

St. Paul University Philippines

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Medical-Surgical Nursing III

1. Care of clients with problems in nutrition and metabolism and endocrine function
A. Gastrointestinal and biliary, pancreatic and hepatic systems
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Risk factors related to malnutrition and obesity
c. Principles and techniques of physical examination and deviation from normal
d. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
e. Care of client with specific gastrointestinal and biliary, pancreatic and hepatic systems disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing
B. Endocrine system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Risk factors related to endocrine hypo or hyper-function
c. Principles and techniques of physical examination and deviation from normal
d. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
e. Care of client with specific endocrine disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Medical-Surgical Nursing IV

1. Care of clients with problems in perception and coordination

A. Neurologic system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Principles and techniques of neurologic assessment and deviation from normal
c. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
d. Care of client with specific neurologic disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing

B. Musculoskeletal system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Principles and techniques of locomotion assessment and deviation from normal
c. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
d. Care of client with specific musculoskeletal disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Medical-Surgical Nursing V

1. Care of clients with problems in perception and coordination

A. Sensory system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Principles and techniques of eye, ear, and nose assessment and deviation from normal
c. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
d. Care of client with specific sensory disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing

B. Integumentary system
a. Basic anatomy and physiology
b. Principles and techniques of assessment of the integumentary system and deviation from normal
c. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
1. Invasive procedures
2. Non-invasive procedures
d. Care of client with specific integumentary disorders
1. Overview
2. Manifestations
3. Pathophysiologic mechanisms
4. Diagnostics
5. Principles of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing

2. Care of clients in pain

A. Pain as the fifth vital sign
B. Types and characteristics of pain
C. Assessment techniques
D. Management of a patient in pain
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Non-pharmacologic
d. Surgical
e. Nursing
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Medical-Surgical Nursing VI

1. Care of clients with cellular aberration

A. Risk factors assessment and screening procedures
B. Principles and techniques of physical examination
C. Results and implications of diagnostic or laboratory examinations
D. Pathophysiologic mechanisms (oncogenesis)
E. Modalities of management
a. Medical
b. Pharmacologic
c. Surgical
d. Nursing

2. Palliative care
A. Principles of palliative care
B. Essential components of palliative care
C. Issues and trends in hospice palliative care

3. Safe and comprehensive perioperative nursing care

A. Introduction to perioperative nursing
B. Phases of perioperative period
C. Assessment and care during the perioperative period
D. Techniques in assisting the surgical teams during the operation
E. Principles of safety, comfort and privacy during the perioperative period
F. Nursing responsibilities during the perioperative period
G. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of various drugs used in the perioperative period
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Medical-Surgical Nursing VII

1. Disaster and emergency Nursing

A. Definition of emergency and disaster nursing
B. Types of emergency and disaster
C. Primary and secondary assessment
D. Triage
a. Objectives
b. START triage
c. Military triage

E. Common emergencies and management

a. Airway obstruction
b. Head injuries
c. Maxillofacial trauma
d. Soft tissue injuries
e. Hemorrhage, shock and internal injuries
f. Chest injuries
g. Abdominal injuries
h. Heat stroke, frostbite, and hypothermia
i. Poisoning

F. Hospital emergency incident command system

G. Incident command education
H. Hospital operations plan
I. Personal protective equipment
J. Hazardous materials
K. Decontamination
L. Bioterrorism
M. Blast injuries
N. Natural disasters
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Psychiatric Nursing I

1. Overview of psychiatric nursing

A. Evolution of mental health-psychiatric nursing practice
B. The mental health nurse
a. Role
b. Essential qualities

C. Interdisciplinary team
D. The mental health illness continuum

2. Mental health-psychiatric nursing practice

A. Personality theories and determinants of psychopathology
a. Psychoanalytic
b. Behavioral
c. Interpersonal
d. Cognitive
e. Humanistic
f. Psychobiologic
g. Cognitive
h. Psychosocial
i. Psychospiritual
j. Eclectic

B. General assessment and considerations

a. Principles and techniques of psychiatric nursing interview
b. Mental status examination
c. Diagnostic examinations specific to psychiatric patients

C. Building nurse-client relationship

a. Nurse-client interaction versus nurse-client relationship
b. Therapeutic use of self
c. Therapeutic communication
1. Characteristics
2. Techniques
 d. Goals in the one-to-one relationship
e. Phases in the development of the nurse client relationship

D. Therapeutic modalities, psychosocial skills and nursing strategies

a. Biophysical/somatic interventions
1. Electroconvulsive and other somatic therapies
2. Psychopharmacology
b. Supportive psychotherapy
1. Nurse-patient relationship therapy
2. Group therapy
3. Family therapy
c. Counseling
d. Mental health teaching or client education
e. Self-enhancement, growth/therapeutic groups
f. Assertiveness training
g. Stress management
h. Behavior modification
i. Cognitive restructuring
j. Milieu therapy
k. Play therapy
l. Psychosocial supportive interventions
m. Psychospiritual interventions
n. Alternative medicines/therapies

E. Concept of anxiety
a. Defining characteristics of anxiety
b. Levels of anxiety
c. Manifestations of levels of anxiety
d. Ego defense mechanisms

F. Crisis
a. Types of crisis
b. Phases of crisis development
c. Characteristics of crisis
d. Crisis intervention
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Psychiatric Nursing II

1. Care of clients with maladaptive patterns of behavior across the lifespan

A. Anxiety-related disorders
a. Anxiety disorders across the lifespan
a. Panic disorder
b. Phobias
c. Post-traumatic stress disorder
d. Acute stress disorder
e. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
f. Generalized anxiety disorder

b. Somatoform disorders
1. Somatization disorder
2. Conversion disorder
3. Hypochondriasis
4. Pain disorder
5. Body dysmorphic disorder

c. Dissociative disorders
1. Depersonalization
2. Psychogenic amnesia
3. Psychogenic fugue
4. Dissociative identity disorder

B. Psychophysiological response and sleep

C. Personality disorders
a. Childhood personality disorders
1. Conduct disorder
2. Oppositional defiant behavior

b. Odd/eccentric behaviors
1. Paranoid personality disorder
2. Schizoid personality disorder
 3. Schizotypal personality disorder

c. Dramatic, emotional, erratic behaviors

1. Antisocial personality disorder
2. Borderline personality disorder
3. Narcissistic personality disorder
4. Histrionic personality disorder

d. Anxious, fearful behaviors

1. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
2. Dependent personality disorder
3. Avoidant personality disorder
4. Passive-aggressive personality disorder

D. Substance-related disorders
a. Central nervous system depressants
1. Alcohol
2. Hypnotics and enxiolytics
3. Opioids

b. Central nervous system stimulants

1. Caffeine
2. Nicotine
3. Amphetamine and cocaine

c. Hallucinogens
d. Cannabis
e. Inhalants
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Psychiatric Nursing III

1. Care of clients with maladaptive patterns of behavior across the lifespan

A. Mood disorders
a. Reactive attachment disorder
b. Bipolar I disorder
c. Bipolar disorder II
d. Cyclothymic disorder
e. Dysthymic disorder
f. Major depressive disorder
g. Clients at risk for suicidal and self-destructive behavior

B. Schizophrenia and other psychoses

a. Schizophrenia
1. Catatonic type
2. Paranoid type
3. Undifferentiated type
4. Disorganized type
5. Residual type

b. Other psychotic disorders

1. Schizophrenic disorder
2. Schizoaffective disorder
3. Delusional disorder
4. Brief psychotic disorder
5. Shared psychotic disorder

C. Cognitive disorders
a. Fetal alcohol syndrome
b. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
 c. Autism
d. Delirium
e. Dementia
f. Alzheimer’s disease
g. Diffuse Lewy body disease
h. Korsakoff’s disease
i. Huntington’s disease
j. Pick’s disease
k. Vascular and multi-infarct dementia

C. Eating disorders
a. Pica
b. Rumination
c. Feeding disorders
d. Anorexia nervosa
e. Bulimia nervosa

D. Psychosexual disorder
a. Gender identity disorder
b. Sexual dysfunctions
c. Paraphilias

E. Abuse and violence

a. Torture and ritual abuse
b. Rape and sexual assault
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Nursing Research

1. Introduction to nursing research

A. Definition to nursing research
B. The importance of research in nursing
C. Roles of nurses in research
D. Evolution of nursing research
E. Purposes of nursing research

2. Overview of the research process in quantitative and qualitative studies

A. Major phases of research process
a. The conceptual phase
1. Formulating and delimiting the problem
2. Sources of research problem
3. Criteria in evaluating research problem
4. Criteria for stating research problem

b. Reviewing the related literature

1. Purpose of literature review
2. Categories of references
3. Locating relevant literature for research review

c. Defining the framework and developing conceptual and theoretical frameworks

d. Formulating hypothesis
1. Purpose of research hypotheses
2. Types of hypotheses
3. Criteria considered when stating hypotheses

B. The design and planning phases

a. Selecting a research design
b. Major categories of research design
1. Experimental designs
2. Non-experimental designs
3. Qualitative designs

c. Characteristics of research design

d. Identifying population to be studied
1. Differences between total and target populations
2. How to determine sample

e. Designing the sampling plan

1. Methods of sampling
 f. Specifying methods to measure variables
1. Primary methods
2. Secondary methods

C. The empirical phase

a. Measurement and the assessment of quantitative data
1. Definition of measurement
2. Levels of measurement
3. Advantages of measurement

b. Reliability
1. Stability, internal consistency and equivalence

c. Validity
1. Content validity, criterion-related validity and construct
2. Sensitivity and specificity

D. The analytical phase

a. Analyzing the quantitative and qualitative data
1. Descriptive data analysis
2. Inferential data analysis
3. Classification of statistics
4. Criteria for selecting statistical tool

E. The dissemination phase

a. Communicating the research findings
b. Using research in evidence-based nursing practice

F. Ethical aspects of Nursing Research

a. Ethical principles for protecting study participants
b. Procedures for protecting study participants
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Leadership and Management

1. Management
A. Definition and description
B. Universal principle of management
C. Theories of management
D. Management process
E. Strategic planning process
a. Vision
b. Mission
c. Philosophy
d. Objectives
e. Core values

F. Standard of nursing practice

2. Management functions
A. Planning
B. Organizing
a. Organizational structure
b. Staffing
c. Patient classification system
d. Scheduling
e. Modalities of care

C. Directing / leading
a. Leadership theories
b. Leadership styles
c. Leadership skills
d. Bases of power
e. Principles of delegation
f. Communication
g. Motivation theories
h. Time management
i. Conflict management

D. Controlling
a. Budgeting
1. Types of budgeting
2. Costing of nursing services

b. Performance evaluation/appraisal
c. Staff development
d. Quality improvement/quality management
1. Nursing aids and rounds
2. Variance reports
 St. Paul University Philippines
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

NUR 112 – COMPETENCY APPRAISAL II

First Semester, Academic Year 2019 – 2020

COURSE CONTENT
Professional Adjustment with Jurisprudence

1. Ethico-moral aspects of nursing

A. Code of Ethics for Nurses in the Philippines
B. International Council of Nursing (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses

2. Legal aspects of Nursing

A. RA 9173
B. Legal responsibilities of nurses
C. Laws affecting nursing profession and the nurse
D. Malpractice and negligence
E. Contracts/wills/testaments
F. Legal protections in the nursing service

3. Personal and professional aspects of nursing

A. Positive image of a nurse
a. Self-assessment
b. Self-awareness

B. Roles and responsibilities of beginning nurse practitioner

a. Benner’s theory
b. Nurse practitioner

C. Career planning
a. Beginning a job search
b. Sources of job leads
c. Developing a resume
1. Elements
2. Types
3. Writing a cover letter
4. Developing an electronic resume

d. Tracking job leads

e. Dressing for a successful interview
f. Answering interview questions
g. Resigning from a nursing position

D. Emerging opportunities
a. Fields of specialization
b. Expanded roles of nurses
c. Balancing personal and professional needs

E. Issues and trends in nursing practice/education

 a. Migration
b. Aging population
c. Complementary therapy
d. Medical tourism

F. Nursing associations
a. Accredited professional organization
b. Interest groups
c. Specialty organizations