Professional Nursing: Leadership and Management Syllabus for 2016-2017
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Course

RNSG-2221-002 Professional Nursing: Leadership and Management

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: RNSG 1248 and RNSG 2213
Corequisite: RNSG 2263

Course Description

Exploration of leadership and management principles applicable to the roles of the professional nurse. Includes application of 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

Hybrid

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Textbooks

Required:

Hall, Debby, Course Manual for RNSG 2263, A.D.N. Department, 2015. (Available in AC Connect)

*Texas Board of Nursing.  Nursing Practice Act, Nursing Peer Review Act, & Nurse Licensure Compact.  Texas Occupations Code and Rules Regulating the Practice of Nursing, effective September 2011. 

*Texas Board of Nursing.  Rules and Regulations relating to Nurse Education, Licensure and Practice, Published:  February 2012.    

*These documents may be downloaded from the BON web site at www.bon.state.gov/about/publications.html

Suggested:

Any general drug guide or pharmacology book, intravenous medications guide, laboratory manual, medical/nursing dictionary, nursing care planning book/guide, medical-surgical textbook, and NCLEX-RN review book.

Supplies

Students are required to have regular, reliable access to a computer with a stable Internet connection. (Any system older than 4 years may not have the processing power to work with our current version of Blackboard and its components.)

Student Performance

As outlined in the learning plan, the student will apply the theory, concepts, and skills involving specialized materials, equipment, procedures, regulations, laws and interactions within and among political, economic, environmental, social, and legal systems associated with the occupation and the business/industry and will demonstrate legal and ethical behavior, safety practices, interpersonal and teamwork skills, and appropriate written and verbal communication skills using the terminology of the occupation and the business/industry.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

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If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

See “Professional Conduct” and the “ANA Code of Ethics” in the A.D.N. Student Handbook, and “Student Conduct and Responsibilities” in the A.C. Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Grading Criteria

The Clinical Performance Evaluation of Competencies (CPEC) constitutes 100% of the clinical grade. The CPEC is divided into four sections for evaluation purposes. These sections include the student’s role as (1) Member of the Profession, (2) Provider of Patient-Centered Care, (3) Patient Safety Advocate, and (4) Member of the Healthcare Team. Within these sections are the 10 Associate Degree Nursing Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) that are in bold print. Under each bolded SLO are competencies that a student is required to perform during a clinical rotation. Many of these competencies are “core”, which means they are common to all clinical courses in the nursing program. Specific competencies may be added to the “core” that addresses the unique needs of each clinical course. Specific competencies added to core competencies in RNSG 2263 Clinical - Professional Nursing: Leadership and Management include:

• Evidence Based Project Discussion
• Reflective Writing Assignment
• Service Learning Assignment

** Writing Assignments will have ten (10) points deducted for each day submitted past the due dates.

2. Grading scale

A          90-100%
B          80-89%
C          75-79%
D         60-74%
F          below 60%

Attendance

Students must complete 100% of all required clinical hours.

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