COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE: NUR 103 PRACTICAL NURSING III. HOURS: Lecture: 6 Lab: 0 Shop/Clinical: 12 Credits: 10 COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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1 PO Box 30, 50 College Road NE Supply, North Carolina (910) COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE: NUR 103 PRACTICAL NURSING III HOURS: Lecture: 6 Lab: 0 Shop/Clinical: 12 Credits: 10 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on use of nursing/related concepts by practical nurses as providers of care/members of discipline in collaboration with health team members. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process, wellness/illness patterns, entry-level issues, accountability, advocacy, professional development, evolving technology, and changing health care delivery systems. Upon completion, students should be able to use the nursing process to promote/maintain/restore optimum health for diverse clients throughout the life span. This is a diploma-level course. RATIONALE: This course introduces the student to the area of obstetrical nursing from a family-centered view. Sexual and reproductive functioning and fetal development is reviewed as it relates to health promotion, pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum changes, and the newborn. The psychological and social changes that take place with the mother and father during and after pregnancy are also introduced. Health care delivery cost will be examined as insured, uninsured and underinsured give birth. Maternal risk factors and premature birth effects on the health care delivery system will be examined. NUR 103 incorporates a ninety hour Transition to Practice clinical component that includes real life hands-on, and simulated experiences. These experiences support the role transformation of students to clinically competent practitioners at the LPN preparation level. Students will perform essential role development skills applicable to the LPN Scope of Practice. Students are to refer to the official schedule in the Instructor s Course Requirements (ICR) for specific class meeting dates and times. PREREQUISITE(S): NUR 102AB & NUR 102BB COREQUISITE(S): NUR 118 Page 1 of 5 Effective Spring 2014

2 REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S) & OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Christensen, Barbara, and Elaine Kockrow. Adult Health Nursing. 6 th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby s Yearbook, Readability Level: 14. ISBN Christensen, Barbara, and Elaine Kockrow. Foundations of Nursing. 6 th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby s Yearbook, Readability Level: 14. ISBN: Eagle, Sharon. Medical Terminology In A Flash: A Multiple Learning Style Approach, 2 nd ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, Readability Level: ISBN: Miller, Judith. NCLEX-PN Review. 2 nd ed. Clifton Park, NY: Cengage, Readability Level: 13. ISBN: Myers, Ehren & Hopkins, Tracey. LPN Notes, 2 nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis, Readability Level: ISBN: Nugent, Patricia, and Vitale, Barbara. Test Success: Test Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students, 6 th ed. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis, Readability Level: ISBN: Vallerand, April, and Sanoski, Cynthia. Davis s Drug Guide for Nurses with CD-ROM, 13 TH ed. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis, Readability Level: ISBN: NUR 101 Nurse Pack ATI Total Testing Online STUDENT LEARNING/COURSE OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will: 1. Demonstrate professional behaviors of nursing practice including accountability for his/her own actions, practice of nursing within legal and ethical standards, and knowledge of the scope of practice for the Licensed Practical Nurse as defined by the North Carolina Nursing Practice Act. 2. Model effective communication skills with assigned clients and those with altered mental health status, their significant support person(s) and members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to assist in the safe delivery of care. 3. Demonstrate proficient skills in informatics for recording and reporting client data. 4. Utilize RN developed caring interventions for selected medicalsurgical clients and child bearing families to assist in the delivery of safe, accurate, effective, culturally competent care. 5. Utilize teaching/learning principles to provide instruction to clients, and significant support person(s) from an RN developed teaching plan. Page 2 of 5 Effective Spring 2014

3 6. Utilize quality improvement processes in identification of hazards and errors, and participate in the development of process changes to improve client outcomes. 7. Show accountability for the nursing care activities assigned to other Licensed Practical Nurses and delegated to unlicensed personnel while validating tasks performed were carried out according to established standards of practice. TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: Assigned Readings and written assignments Audio-visual Group Discussion and interactive class activities Lecture/Discussion Web-based Assignments (ATI Total Testing) Simulation Role Play Interactive Gaming REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRESSION: 1. Achieve a grade of 77 or greater in the course. 2. Achieve a Satisfactory for the end of course Clinical Evaluation. 3. Satisfactory grade level of 77 or better in all required written and webbased course assignments. 4. Complete all standardized testing and subsequent remediation as required. 5. Achieve a grade of 100 on the NUR 103 Drug Calculation Competency Exam. Students are given three opportunities to achieve competency. 6. Must follow all other progression policies set forth in the BCC Catalog and Student Handbook and the BCC Practical Nursing Student Handbook. SYLLABUS INFORMATION: The Student Learning/Course Outcomes listed in this syllabus are those required actions that a student who successfully completes the course must be able to perform. The educational experience, however, is a two-way, interactive process involving both the student and the instructor. The student must play an active role in the learning process in order to be successful. Instructors will provide an Instructor s Course Requirements document at the first class meeting explaining how they measure each of the Student Learning/Course Outcomes. A student who is unable to accomplish the outcomes will not receive a passing grade in the course. The information in this BCC Syllabus may not be accurate beyond the current semester. Textbooks and other course materials are subject to change. Students should verify the textbooks at the first class meeting with the instructor prior to purchasing. Page 3 of 5 Effective Spring 2014

4 GRADING SYSTEM: Brunswick Community College employs a system of letter grades and corresponding quality points per grade to evaluate a student s performance in meeting the stated goals and objectives for each course. The grading system is published in the BCC Catalog and Student Handbook and the BCC Practical Nursing Student Handbook. The lowest passing grade in any course in the curriculum is a letter grade of C. An Unsatisfactory in the Clinical component of the course results in a course grade of F. In order to successfully pass NUR 103, students must receive a Satisfactory in the clinical component of the course and a course grade of 77% or greater. CODE OF CLASSROOM CONDUCT, PLAGIARISM, AND CONDUCT: The policies pertaining to these topics are located in the BCC Catalog and Student Handbook and the BCC Practical Nursing Student Handbook. ATTENDANCE POLICY: Each student has individual responsibility for attending class regularly and for meeting course objectives. A student is expected to attend all class meetings in a course. Rules on tardiness, leaving class early, and absences are addressed in the BCC Practical Nursing Student Handbook and differ from the BCC attendance policy. Instructors are required to record absences and report excessive absenteeism to the Registrar. If a student is absent for any reason in excess of 20 percent of the class hours, he or she is in violation of the Brunswick Community College attendance policy. Unless a student officially withdraws from the course prior to the 65 percent of the 16 week semester (or equivalent days for courses of other duration), he or she will receive a grade of F. Students who receive an EXCESSIVE ABSENTEEISM NOTICE are advised to contact their instructors immediately to review the conditions for withdrawing from the course or for continuing the course. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Brunswick Community College complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which require that no qualified student with a disability be excluded from participation in or be denied the Page 4 of 5 Effective Spring 2014

5 benefits of any services, programs or activities on the basis of his or her disability. If a student has a disability that is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act and requires accommodations in the classroom and/or in extracurricular activities, the student must request the accommodations in writing and submit the request to the Vice President for Student Development. Instructors will not provide accommodations without notification from the Vice President for Student Development. Brunswick Community College will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations. Page 5 of 5 Effective Spring 2014