SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY. Department of Nursing Education. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program SYLLABUS INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE NURS 311

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1 SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY Department of Nursing Education Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program SYLLABUS INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE NURS 311 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE CLINICAL COMPONENT NURS 315 Fall 2007 Nurs 311_315 Syllabus.F07

2 NURS 311 THEORY SCHEDULE DAY/TIME: Mondays 1:10 4 PM LOCATION: TBD FACULTY: Barb Kemerer DATE TOPIC CHAPTERS 8/20 Professional Nursing Bring textbook to class 8/21 Assembly 9-12 (Mandatory) - Auditorium Clinical Session 1 PM 4 PM (Lab) 8/27 Nursing Process Medication Administration ATI Test (Self- Assessment) 10:30-12 PM 9/10 Documentation ATI Test (Critical Thinking) 10:30-12 PM 9/17 Test 1 Safety/Mobility Sensory Alteration/Cognitive Function 9/24 Communication Client Education 10/1 Infection Control Skin Integrity/Wound Healing 10/8 Health Promotion Nutrition/Exercise Medical Terminology Quizzes Due 1-4 and 7 Poorman 1-3 Bring Blue Nurse Pack to Lab Poorman , 37, and and /15 Test 2 Oxygenation /22 Fluid and Electrolytes Elimination 10/29 Pain Management Complementary Therapies 11/5 Test 3 11/12 Cultural Awareness Spiritual Health Legal Ethical Issues 11/19 Thanksgiving Break 11/26 Self Concept Stress and Coping ATI Fundamentals Test PM Nurs 311_315 Syllabus.F07

3 DATE TOPIC CHAPTERS 12/3 End of Life Issues Potter CD Chapter Review Questions Due 12/10 Final - Comprehensive 29 2 Nurs 311_315 Syllabus.F07

4 SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program NURSING I: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE NURS 311 Credit Hours: Placement: 3 Credits Junior Level Prerequisite: NURS 231 Faculty: Office Hours: Barbara H. Kemerer, RN, MSN, MBA, APRN Emma Ora Byrd Hall, Room 209 Mondays 10:30-1 and 4-4:30 PM Wednesdays 12-1 and 2:30-4:30 PM And By Appointment Phone: WK (304) HM (301) (before 9 p.m.) bkemerer@shepherd.edu Course Description: This course is designed as the basis upon which all other nursing courses develop and expand. The student is introduced to the nursing process and skills of critical thinking, decision-making, and ethics/law in order to understand the health care needs of people of diverse cultures across the life span. Data collection is introduced via normal system approach. Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will: 1. Apply the nursing process to a variety of healthy and ill individuals across the continuum of care, by using critical thinking and decision making principles based on ANA Standards. 2. Recognize appropriate therapeutic nursing interventions related to all levels of prevention and care. 3. Develop effective verbal and written communication skills. 4. Conceptualize the components of a total person and those things which comprise uniqueness, biopsychosocial aspects, family, spirituality, culture. 5. Define culture and diversity and incorporate these needs into the patient s plan of care. 6. Identify various legal and ethical components of professional nursing utilizing the ANA Code of Ethics. 7. Identify teaching learning principles. 8. Apply a nursing theorist, conceptual model or framework to an issue that effects nursing practice. 3 Nurs 311_315 Syllabus.F07

5 9. Understand the essential nursing care components in making a home health care visit. Course Competencies Communication: 1. Begin to communicate effectively in verbal and written form. 2. Utilize appropriate health care terminology. Critical Thinking: 1. Recognize the components of critical thinking. Therapeutic Nursing Intervention: 1. Recognize and apply the nursing process with individuals and families across the continuum of care. 2. Define the roles of the professional nurse. Methods of Instruction Lecture/Class Discussion/Group Work Video/DVD Case Studies Reading Assignments Methods of Evaluation Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Final Exam Medical Terminology Quizzes (5) (Take Home) Quizzes/Homework 40 points 40 points 40 points 50 points 10 points 10 points Potter CD Chap Review Quest (20) 10 points Total 200 points Grading Scale (Policy #104) = A = B = C = D 69.9 & Below = F Progression (Policy #106) A letter grade of C or 78% is required to pass. 4 Nurs 311_315 Syllabus.F07

6 Evaluation by Student Evaluation of Teaching/Theory Course Clinical Instructor Evaluation Student Evaluation of Clinical Agency(ies) Student Handbook Refer to the Shepherd University Department of Nursing Education Student Handbook and Department Policy Manual for additional related policies and procedures. Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty (e.g., plagiarism, cheating, falsifying records, etc.) will result in academic action as outlined in the Shepherd University Student Handbook. Absence/Attendance (Student notification) In case of inclement weather conditions, the student will be notified by the faculty/school in one of the following manners: Telephone call Website TV/Radio announcements For additional information regarding attendance/absence policies refer to the Shepherd University Student Handbook and the Department of Nursing Education Policy Manual. Textbooks Required Potter & Perry (2005). Fundamentals of nursing (6 th edition). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott. Your text should be bundled with Potter on-line skills and Virtual Clinical Excursions. Please check with an employee to ensure that you have all 3 elements. You have been assigned reading for 36 chapters. Pick any 20 chapters and complete the review questions for those chapters that can be found on the Potter and Perry CD in your text. Print your results and staple them together. Due date is April 30. Chabner, D. (2006). Medical Terminology: A short course (4 th edition). St. Louis: Saunders. (Students will use this book at their own pace. Take home quizzes are due Oct 8.) Poorman, S. Good thinking: Test taking and study skills for nursing students (2 nd edition). Department recommended drug and lab references. A medical dictionary is also highly recommended. 5 Nurs 311_315 Syllabus.F07

7 Assessment of Student Learning The Department of Nursing Education participates in the Shepherd University Program of Assessment of Student Learning in order to monitor how students are meeting educational goals in the interest of promoting an atmosphere of learning and ongoing enhancement of academic programs. Shepherd University requires student participation in assessment tests and surveys, both departmentally and when selected to participate in campus-wide assessment. Failure to participate can result in administrative action including withholding of grades and/or restriction from registration until the requirements are met. In this course the following assessment activities are required. Attendance is mandatory ATI Testing (Emma Ora Byrd Hall computer lab) 1) Self Assessment August 27, 10:30-12 pm 2) Critical Thinking September 10, 10:30-12 pm 3) Fundamentals* November 26, pm *Note: You must pass this test with at least the 50 th percentile for the BSN program. See instructor for further information. 6 Nurs 311_315 Syllabus.F07