Care of the Childbearing Family Syllabus for 2013-2014
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Course

RNSG-1251-002 Care of the Childbearing Family

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: RNSG 1301 and RNSG 1331 Corequisite: RNSG 1260

Course Description

Study of concepts related to the provision of perinatal nursing care for childbearing families. Content includes knowledge judgment, skills and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked approach.

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Hours

(2 sem hrs; 2 lec, 1 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:

• McKinney, E., James, S., Murray, S., Nelson, K., Ashwill, J. (2013) Maternal-Child Nursing. (4th Ed.). Saunders/Elsevier.
• Deglin, J., Vallerand, A., & Sanoski, C.(2012). Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses(13^th Ed.), F.A. Davis.
• Kile, Jody/ Shadbolt, Lyndi: Course Manual for RNSG 1251 and RNSG 1260,Fall 2013/Spring 2014

SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS:

Any textbook designed to help students analyze and interpret lab results

Maternity & Women’s Health Care Study Guide (10^th ed.), Mosby, Lowdermilk and Perry

Taber’s Cyclopedia Medical Dictionary (F.A. Davis)

Documentation in Action (Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins)

 

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Student Performance

COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

MEMBER OF THE PROFESSION:

1.         Discuss an ethical-legal framework and applicable professional standards to utilize while  caring for childbearing patients and families.

2.         Identify personal strengths to promote own professional development in the care of  childbearing families.

3.         Describe quality nursing care practices for the childbearing family.

PROVIDER OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE:

4.         Discuss interventions to assist in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health of the childbearing family.

5.         Utilize a systematic process and clinical reasoning to plan holistic patient-centered care for childbearing patients and their families.

6.         Identify nursing concepts specific to meeting unique psychosocial needs of the childbearing family.

7.         Summarize the principles of health teaching specific to the care of the childbearing patient and family.

8.         Identify basic nursing skills utilized in the care of the childbearing patient and family.

9.         Select compassionate behaviors and appropriate communication skills for providing care to diverse childbearing patients and families.

10.       Identify possible community resources to meet the needs of childbearing patients and families.

PATIENT SAFETY ADVOCATE:

11.       Discuss evidence-based practice data from current literature that supports safe, quality nursing care for childbearing patients and their families.

12.       Outline governmental and organizational accreditation requirements and professional standards pertinent to the safe care of the childbearing patient and family. 

MEMBER OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM:

13.       Explain the role of the professional nurse in participating with other disciplines to provide holistic patient-centered care to childbearing patients and families.

14.       Discuss appropriate communication skills to use while interacting with other healthcare team members in the care of childbearing patients and families.

15.       Explain ways that current technology can be utilized in the efficient management of holistic patient-centered care for childbearing patients and families.

16.       Discuss the role of the professional nurse within the healthcare team while providing care to childbearing patients and their families.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES:

 

Students are full partners in fostering a classroom environment which is conducive to learning.  In order to assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from time spent in class, unless otherwise approved by the instructors, students are prohibited from engaging in any form of behavior that detracts from the learning experience of fellow students.  Inappropriate behavior in the classroom may result in a request for the offending student to leave class. (For additional information see ADN Student Handbook: Professional Conduct, ANA Code of Ethics and AC Student Rights and Responsibilities).

 

Grading Criteria

GRADING CRITERIA/GRADE SCALE:

 

Module exams (3) will comprise 70% of the grade and the final exam will comprise 25% of the grade.  One EVOLVE Maternity Nursing specialty exam will be administered toward the end of the semester.  The Evolve Specialty/Customized Exam is worth 5% of the classroom grade (Conversion score: %).  The grades earned will be based on the following scale;

A= 90%-100%

B= 80%-89%

C= 70-79%

D= 60-69%

F= below 60%

** Grades will not be rounded for any exam- including the Evolve scores.

Make up exams must be completed before the next scheduled examination.  An appointment may be made with the instructor to review the examination for 1 week after the classroom review of the module examination.

 

 

 

Attendance

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TIME ALLOTMENT:

 

This course during the Fall Semester will consist of 16 weeks which allows for 2 Semester Hours of credit.  Included in the credit hours are 2 hours of classroom instruction and 1 hour of lab experience, which equals 32 hours of lecture and 16 hours of lab experience throughout the semester.  Lab experience will be comprised of audio-visual, classroom case studies, and EVOLVE online activities to increase the student’s understanding of the course content.

 

TEACHING STATEGIES:

 

The course content will be taught by lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and audiovisual/online aids- including AC Online.  Instructors are Level 2 Associate Degree Nursing Faculty. 

PREREQUISITES:

 

Course Prerequisites:

BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, PSYC 2301, Math, RNSG 1209, RNSG 1105, RNSG 1301, RNSG 1331, and RNSG 1362.

 

Co-requisites:

RNSG 1260

DISABILITY STATEMENT:

Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact disAbility Services (SSC 119 Phone 371-5436) as soon as possible.

STUDENT RESOURCES:  First Steps to Resources - Jordan Fajardo and the link is www.actx.edu/resources. 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

 

1. Satisfactory completion of all assignments including EVOLVE case studies and Maternity Nursing specialty exam at the end of the semester. 
2. Satisfactory average grade of 70% or above for course
3. Regular class attendance of 90% or more
4. All assignments must be submitted at required time.
5. Satisfactory completion of online evaluations
6. Class and clinical must be taken concurrently and satisfactorily completed in the same semester.  If a failure occurs in either class or clinical, both must be repeated in order to progress in the program.
7. Completion of required labs with the required lab sheet being submitted the last day of class
8. Remediation Statement for all courses except Introduction to Nursing (Level 4 Leadership and Advanced Concepts already have a remediation process in place):All students must access the on-line remediation through HESI Assessment after the course’s Evolve Specialty or Custom Exam. All students will develop an individualized study packet, and review all areas designated as needing improvement. Completion of remediation and development of a study packet is due by the Friday before the final exam. If it is not completed as assigned, then the student will fail the course because of a failure to complete this requirement.

9. Remediation Statement for Introduction to Nursing:

   All students must access the on-line remediation through HESI Assessment after the course’s Evolve Specialty Exam. All students will develop an individualized study packet, and review all areas designated as needing improvement. Completion of remediation and development of a study packet is due by the Friday before the scheduled second Specialty Exam. If it is not completed as assigned, then the student will fail the course because of a failure to complete this requirement.

   Remediation Statement for all courses except Introduction to Nursing (Level 4 Leadership and Advanced Concepts already have a remediation process in place):

   All students must access the on-line remediation through HESI Assessment after the course’s Evolve Specialty or Custom Exam. All students will develop an individualized study packet, and review all areas designated as needing improvement. Completion of remediation and development of a study packet is due by the Friday before the final exam. If it is not completed as assigned, then the student will fail the course because of a failure to complete this requirement.

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    Achieved at least 90% on the Dosage and Solution Test prior to administering medications in the clinical setting. Students may retake the Dosage and Solution Test only twice each semester. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater on the first scheduled test and first retake test will be required to review the questions they missed with the instructor and placed on contract for self-directed remediation. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater by the third attempt will fail the clinical course(s) that require the Dosage and Solution Test.1.Achieved at least 90% on the Dosage and Solution Test prior to administering medications in the clinical setting. Students may retake the Dosage and Solution Test only twice each semester. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater on the first scheduled test and first retake test will be required to review the questions they missed with the instructor and placed on contract for self-directed remediation. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater by the third attempt will fail the clinical course(s) that require the Dosage and Solution Test.1.Achieved at least 90% on the Dosage and Solution Test prior to administering medications in the clinical setting. Students may retake the Dosage and Solution Test only twice each semester. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater on the first scheduled test and first retake test will be required to review the questions they missed with the instructor and placed on contract for self-directed remediation. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater by the third attempt will fail the clinical course(s) that require the Dosage and Solution Test.1.Achieved at least 90% on the Dosage and Solution Test prior to administering medications in the clinical setting. Students may retake the Dosage and Solution Test only twice each semester. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater on the first scheduled test and first retake test will be required to review the questions they missed with the instructor and placed on contract for self-directed remediation. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater by the third attempt will fail the clinical course(s) that require the Dosage and Solution Test.1.Achieved at least 90% on the Dosage and Solution Test prior to administering medications in the clinical setting. Students may retake the Dosage and Solution Test only twice each semester. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater on the first scheduled test and first retake test will be required to review the questions they missed with the instructor and placed on contract for self-directed remediation. Students who do not achieve 90% or greater by the third attempt will fail the clinical course(s) that require the Dosage and Solution Test.

LABORATORY EXPERIENCE:

1. Sixteen (16) hours of laboratory experience are required in this course.  The specific guidelines for each laboratory hour are located in the “Learning Activities” section of the course manual and on the course schedule.
2. EVOLVE case studies and the Maternity Nursing Specialty Exam must be completed.  The specific assignments and due dates will be discussed