NS: Course Syllabus

• Tracie Kelch RN, BSN, M.Ed.

• Phone​: 580-224-8335

• Email: ​[e-mail]

• ​Office: Room 1007

• Office Hours: See Canvas Calendar​

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​Instructor Information

• Morning Session 9 till 11:00 am

• Lunch 11:00 - 11:45 am

• Afternoon Session 11:45 - 2:00 pm

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​Review Sessions: Tuesdays

​ Nursing Skills Syllabus

Poll

Are weekly review/lab sessions mandatory?

• Yes

• NO

​Course Description

​The Nursing Skills course introduces you to nursing care. You'll learn about using the nursing process, data collection, and educating clients. You'll also gain skills in nursing practice, documentation, physical assessment, and IV therapy. The course emphasizes critical thinking and clinical judgment. It covers professionalism, confidentiality, legal/ethical responsibilities, patient advocacy, best practices, and standards of care. Additionally, you'll earn 88 hours of clinical experience.

Open Ended

If you arrive late to the exam, will you be authorized to enter without prior communication?

Is 8:50 am considered proper communication time?

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Course Description:

Topics include: Nursing Process

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Course Description:

Professionalism

Open Ended

Course Description:

Confidentiality

Open Ended

Course Description:

Legal/Ethical Responsibilities

Open Ended

Course Description:

Patient Advocacy

Open Ended

Define the course description terms:

Best Practices

Open Ended

Course Description:

Standards of Care

Poll

Course Description:

How many clinical hours are required for the NS course?

• 44

• 88

• 106

• 16

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Course Objectives/Goals

• Risk Factors

• Communication Skills

• Maslow's

• Nursing Interventions

• Medications

Safety, infection control, ergonomics, disease process

Patient education techniques

Culture, spiritual, mental and social

Care and comfort

Safe medication administration

• Safety, infection control, ergonomics, disease process

• Patient education techniques

• Culture, spiritual, mental and social

• Care and comfort

• Safe medication administration

​Instructional Methods

​Engage Fundamentals:
A 40-lesson interactive tool replacing textbooks with actively engaging modules, multimedia, skill videos, and EHR practice.

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Grade Scale:

• 93-100

• 85-92

• 84-77

• Less than 77%

A

B

C

F

• A

• B

• C

• F

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How many modules are in this course?

That's the number of weeks and tests required to finish this course.

Poll

Is late work accepted in this course?

• Yes

• No

Fill in the Blanks

State the % weight of weekly Nursing Skills Exams.

Fill in the Blanks

State the % weight of weekly Dosage Calculation Exams.

Poll

State the % weight of module Weekly Assignments.

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 0%

Poll

Course weight for weekly Clinical participation

(That's 95% total of your grade) ATI = the other 5%

• 25%

• 55%

• 5%

• 10%

​Make-up exams are permitted only for excused absences, as detailed in the PN handbook. Students must inform the instructor via Canvas in advance if they can't attend the original test. The course instructor decides make up exam arrangements, and all other missed exams result in a zero grade.

Module exam bonus questions will only be administered on the original scheduled exam day. Therefore, regardless of an excused absence, bonus attempts cannot be made up.

​Make-up Exams

Poll

Can I earn extra credit in this course?

(Extra credit is earned, not guaranteed)

• Mid-day match and special activities (guest speakers, HOSA, question banks) earn 1 point each. Max points per module: 2.

• No

  This is not even an option in this program

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Grading Requirements: In order to enter into the 2nd year program.

• Require 90%+ on 1 of 2 designated Dosage Calculation Exams

• Required 77% or greater final average in the following categories

• Failing to achieve 70% or above on the module exam

• Complete exam reflection before noon if score is below 70%.

Given 2 unannounced attempts to achieve required score

Final Clinical Grade

Final Course Average

Remediation is required

If incomplete = 0 recorded exam score

• Given 2 unannounced attempts to achieve required score

• Final Clinical Grade

  Final Course Average

• Remediation is required

• If incomplete = 0 recorded exam score

Open Ended

What is my role as your facilitator?

Open Ended

What is your role as a student in this course?

Open Ended

What are the program's expectations if a student is unable to attend clinicals?

Open Ended

Clinical starts at 7:45 AM. You show up at 8:17 A.M.

Explain the consequences of your actions.

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How many scheduled make-up clinical days are allowed?

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ATI Testing Scores:

(5% of overall grade calculation)

• Level 3 exam score

• Level 2 exam score

• First attempt exam Level 1 score

• 2nd attempt exam score

100%

Exceeds Expectations

93%

Exceeds minimum expectations

Complete remediation plan and retest

Level 2 or 3 = 77%

Level 1 = cut score

• 100%

  Exceeds Expectations

• 93%

  Exceeds minimum expectations

• Complete remediation plan and retest

• Level 2 or 3 = 77%

  Level 1 = cut score

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Desired scoring for the Fundamentals ATI exam is a level

Poll

Mandatory Summer School

Final course exam score less than 77%

Scoring less than a level 2 on the ATI Fundamentals

Attending because you are amazing.

• This is a punishment

• A great idea to drive success and strengthen my weak study areas.

​Look at the following items

​Clinical Rubrics

• Dosage Calculation – Test #1: Conversions, Temperature, Weight
  Dosage Calculation Video

• Math Club -Monday at 10:15 am