Course Syllabus

  

NURS-205-01 FUNDAMENTALS I

 

Professor: Cathy Dillinger RN, MSN Office: Wisner Office 107 Office Hours: As posted and by appointment. Email:cdillinger@olivet.edu

 

  

 

NURS 206 – Health Assessment

Course Overview  Foundational nursing knowledge and interventions are introduced in the classroom. Time will be spent in the Virtual Learning Center (VLC) perfecting and demonstrating fundamental skills utilized in the clinical setting. The nursing process and its application to a plan of care will be initiated.  Health assessment skills will be utilized in combination with beginning nursing skills and care planning in the clinical setting.

Pre-Req:  Admission into the nursing program and Nurs 202 

Course Information

 

 

 

 

Credit: 

Instructor/Phone/Email:  Cathy Dillinger MSN RN (815-939-5345),  cdillinger@olivet.edu

Office hours:  by appointment          

Meeting Time/Room Location: Meeting Time:                                                                                                                                                        Sec 01 – Monday 0900-0950, 1100-1150 and Wednesday 0900-0950

 Sec 02 – Wednesday 1100-1150 and Friday 0900-0950. 1100-1150

                                                  Room:       To be determined

                                                      Lab time :  As assigned

                                                      Clinical :    Illinois Veterans Home Manteno (as assigned)

 

Students should check with each instructor to see if his/her lecture can be audio taped; otherwise, no cell phones or beepers, can be turned on during class unless approved by the professor.  (Refer to Student Handbook).

 Laptop Rule: You may bring your laptop to class, HOWEVER, if you are caught doing anything other than NURS 205 work, the professors have the authority to close the laptop which means you have lost your laptop privileges for the rest of the semester in this course.  The professors may alter this privilege if there are too many violations during the semester.

Learning Outcomes

 

 

 

 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Combine knowledge from the liberal arts and sciences to the domains of nursing care. (I-A,H,G)
2. Identify critical thinking skills to demonstrate competency in performing nursing interventions from selected domains of care; physiologic, behavioral, safety. (I-C,I)
3. List and prioritize key factors that influence the choice of nursing interventions. (I-B,C D,I,J)
4. Discuss appropriate nursing interventions while assessing and collecting data. (I-C,D,F,I)
5. Identify the outcome characteristics of an ONU nursing graduate. (I-E,F)

 

Clinical Learning Outcomes

            Upon completion of this course, the learner will:

1. Provide care for selected individuals at various levels. (I-J)
2. Apply the nursing process when providing care (I-F,I,J)
3. Discuss the scientific rationale for clinical interventions (I-C,I)
4. Demonstrate Level I psychomotor and interpersonal skills within a clinical setting (I-C,F,J)
5. Demonstrate specified skills on skills card prior to clinical experience.(I-J)

 

 

Textbooks and Required Reading

 

 

 

 

Required Textbooks and Resources:

 

American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the American

     Psychological Association (6 th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author.

 

Gulanick, M., and Myers, J. (2014). Nursing care plans, diagnoses, interventions,

     and outcomes. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier-Evolve.

 

Hesi case studies. Elsevier-Evolve.

 

Morris, D. (2014). Calculate with confidence (6^th ed.). St. Louis, MO:  Mosby.

 

Mosby’s Dictionary of medicine, nursing, & health professions (9^th ed,).

St. Louis, MO: Mosby (2013).

 

Mosby’s video skills. Elsevier-Evolve.

 

Nursing diagnoses definitions and classifications 2015 – 2017 (10^th ed.).

Oxford: Wiley Blackwell (2014).

 

Pagana ,K., & Pagana, T. (2010). Mosby’s manual of diagnostic & laboratory tests

     (4^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

 

Potter, P., & Perry, A. (2017). Fundamentals of nursing (9^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

 

Potter, P., & Perry, A. (2017). Fundamentals of nursing –Just the facts- Clinical

companion (9^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

 

Potter, P., & Perry, A. (2017). Fundamentals of nursing workbook (9^th ed.).

St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

 

Vallerand, A.H., & Sanoski, C.A. (2017). Davis drug guide for nurses (15^th ed.).

     Philadelphia, PA:  F.A. Davis.

 

 

 

Course Components

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching Methods/Format:

Classroom methods include traditional and innovative teaching learning strategies to equip students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. Methods include, but are not limited to: reading of assigned classroom texts, independent learning with workbook, lecture, narrated power points, case studies in class and/or online, video quizzes, role play, handouts, exams, written assignments, internet research, and games.

Please refer to either your Course Calendar or Assignments for the course schedule.

Grading Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

                              

              6 Exams @ 12% each = 72%

              Quizzes                           6%                                

              Assignment                     5%

              Care Plans                       5%                                                                                               

              Final Exam                       12%                                                                           

      Total                                      100%                           

                                                               

 

 

Grading Scale       Grades are not rounded

 

 

 

 

A         =          95-100

A-        =          92-94.9

B+       =          89-91.9

B         =          86-88.9

B-        =          83-85.9

C+       =          80-82.9

C         =          77-79.9

 C-        =         74-76.9                     Non-passing scores

D+       =          71-73.9

D         =          68-70.9

D-        =          65-67.9

 

Course Policies

 

 

 

 

Course Activities

All components of the course have to be completed to pass the course.  Please see the Course Calendar. 

 

Handbook Policies

 

 

 

Please see the SGCS Students with Disabilities Policy:

http://library.olivet.edu/subject-guides/nursing/index.php

 

For all other non-course specific or general nursing policies, please see the NURSING HANDBOOK for the following policies by using the link to the library: http://library.olivet.edu/subject-guides/nursing/index.php

 

1. Examination Policy: (see Nursing Handbook)
2. Attendance Policy: (see Nursing Handbook)
3. VLC skills practice hours Policy: (see Nursing Handbook)
4. Didactic Class Attendance Policy
5. Math Competency Policy (see Nursing Handbook)
6. Tardiness Policy
7. Clinical and Laboratory Absence Policy
8. Late Work Policy
9. HESI exam policy

Modification of Syllabus

This syllabus is tentative. The course coordinator reserves the right to modify the syllabus based on unforeseen circumstances.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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