Davis Advantage | Ensuring pathophysiology students comes to class prepared at Watts Community College
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DAVIS ADVANTAGE Ensuring pathophysiology students come to class prepared at Watts College of Nursing
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“Capriotti has more of a nursing focus. Pathophysiology has always been a struggle for our students. We needed a book at a level they could understand, and one that they would be inclined to actually open and read.” Caity McArthur Lead Faculty Level II
Watts College of Nursing Durham, North Carolina
Caity McArthur is the Lead Faculty for Level II Nursing at Watts College of Nursing. Watts offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and utilizes a concept-based curriculum. The program covers 17 concepts using a lifespan approach in both years of study. The first year focuses on basic health assessment and nursing management of uncomplicated health problems and the second year concentrates on nursing management of acute, chronic, and life-threatening health problems and the transition to nursing practice. As Lead Faculty for Level II, Caity coordinates a team of faculty who teach Nursing Concepts II (8 theory and 3 clinical credit hours); Nursing Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II (2 theory credit hours); and Nursing Research II (2 theory credit hours). In her role, Caity makes decisions about instructional methods, methods of evaluation, and how courses are organized. The challenge: Finding the time to effectively cover pathophysiology in a combined course Caity teaches the combined pathophysiology and pharmacology course during the second semester of the BSN program. Time is tight; the course meets weekly for just 2 hours. Although students have done much of their pathophysiology readings in Level I, they still need to review the concepts that impact the pharmacology they are learning about during the Level II course. The solution: Using Davis Advantage modules as a ticket to class The program adopted the Capriotti book because they were looking for a change. “The previous book went too deep and covered too much. Capriotti has more of a nursing focus. Pathophysiology has always been a struggle for our students. We needed a book at a level they could understand, and one that they would be inclined to actually open and read.” The Davis Advantage online resources also played a role in their adoption decision. “We had Davis Advantage resources available with our book, Davis Advantage for Maternal-Child Nursing , by Scannell & Ruggiero, and I was really impressed with them. I wanted to use them in a structured way for our pathophysiology/pharmacology course because we have a lot of material to cover in a short amount of time. ” As a result, Caity created a strategy using Davis Advantage for Pathophysiology for pre-class assignments, so students come to lecture prepared. Students are required to complete the Davis Advantage modules prior to class. “This is their ticket to class.” says Caity. “The modules give them a review of the relevant pathophysiology so we can dive right into the pharmacology lecture during the class. If I had to lecture on all of the pharmacology and also go through a review of the pathophysiology, we wouldn’t be able to cover it in 2 hours.” The “ticket to class” concept works because Caity is able to leverage the Davis Advantage analytics to track her students’ work. “I love that I can go in and see that they not only completed the module, but which elements of the module they completed, and how much time they spent.” In order for the students to get full credit, they have to spend a specified amount of time working on the module. “I know they aren’t just breezing through the work and answering questions haphazardly.” The Davis Advantage assignments and in-class activities based on the assignments are worth about 40% of their grade. “This definitely encourages students to complete the pre-work and attend the class.”
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“I love that I can go in and see that they not only completed the module, but which elements of the module they completed, and how much time they spent...This definitely encourages students to complete the pre-work and attend the class.”
The results for students: § Coming to class prepared § Preferring to review content in an online, interactive format § Retaining the material better
“We know that students don’t really like to read. And we needed a way for them to do the required prep work in a format they would be excited to use.” Caity emphasizes that students really like the pre-quiz, the knowledge check, and the short video, which is only 5-6 minutes, for each module. “The Davis Advantage modules give students the nitty gritty information they need in a format that they like. They much prefer this over having to read the entire chapter in the book.” Student feedback has been really good. “Students feel like these Davis Advantage modules are helping them come to class more prepared.” She has noticed an improvement in student retention. “I can see that they are retaining their knowledge of pathophysiology. We’ve eliminated it from our lectures, but we don’t feel the students are missing that content because they are getting it in the Davis Advantage activities.” The F.A. Davis experience: “Since I’ve been at Watts, we have worked with all of the publishers, but F.A. Davis has been the best. Our educational sales consultant is responsive, gets us the materials we need, and works with us to offer our students fair pricing.” Caity also praises the overall quality of the F.A. Davis materials. “I really like the way the textbooks are laid out; they are structured in a way that makes it easy for students to identify and process the important material, even if they aren’t going to read the entire chapter.” She has also been pleased with the Davis Advantage online resources. “I like the interactive activities and the quizzes, but the clinical judgment activities really stand out. We are being tasked with integrating more clinical judgment activities in the classroom and our time to build these from scratch is limited. The Davis Advantage clinical judgment activities are turnkey which makes them easy to use in class. The students really like those application activities.” F.A. Davis products in use by Watts College of Nursing: § Davis Advantage for Maternal-Child Nursing Care by Meredith J. Scannell and Kristine Ruggiero § Davis Advantage for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Making Connections to Practice by Janice J. Hoffman and Nancy J. Sullivan § Davis Advantage for Pathophysiology: Introductory Concepts and Clinical Perspectives by Theresa Capriotti § Nursing Care Plans: Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care Across the Life Span by Marilynn E. Doenges, Mary Frances Moorhouse and Alice C. Murr § Reading, Understanding, and Applying Nursing Research by James A. Fain
“It’s been great working with F.A. Davis. Anyone that I’ve ever worked with there has been phenomenal.”
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About Watts College of Nursing: Watts College of Nursing is built on the strong tradition of excellence of the Watts School of Nursing which was established in 1895. The College officially opened in September 2019 offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Watts College of Nursing is a Corporate Affiliate of the Duke University School of Medicine. Watts College of Nursing utilizes virtual platforms, in-person labs, and clinical rotations on the Watts College of Nursing’s campus as well as at any of their contracted clinical agencies to accommodate the clinical requirements of the curriculum. The BSN program of study–instructional mode of delivery is blended with course lectures being conveyed via virtual platforms and/or on the Watts College of Nursing’s campus via seated in-person sessions. About F.A. Davis: F. A. Davis is an independent, family-owned publisher of educational solutions for the Nursing and Health Science professions. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the city of its founding in 1879, the company is dedicated to developing teaching and learning products that meet the needs of nursing and health science students, educators, and practitioners. The breadth and depth of our digital, print, and online resources across disciplines and specialties reflect our commitment to listening to our customers and to developing innovative products empowered by the technology that is changing how students are learning, instructors are teaching, and professionals are practicing. F.A. Davis Named Top Workplace 2021, 2022 & 2023: For the third year, F.A. Davis has been recognized as one of the Top Workplaces in the greater Philadelphia area by The Philadelphia Inquirer , the Delaware Valley’s most prominent newspaper and news website. These awards celebrate the organizations that prioritize a people-centered culture and give employees a voice that enables them to meet today’s ever-evolving technological, social, and economic challenges. In 2023, F.A. Davis was one of the 52 mid-size companies with 150- 499 employees selected in the region and was also recognized with a Special Award for Work/Life Flexibility.
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