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RNSG-1309-002 Introduction to Nursing
Corequisites: RNSG 1105 and RNSG 1301
Overview of nursing and the role of the professional nurse as provider in patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of health care team, and member of the profession. Content includes knowledge, judgment, skills and professional values with a legal/ethical framework. This courses lends itself to a blocked approach.
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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(3 sem hr; 3 lec, 1 lab)
On Campus Course
Course Manual for RNSG 1309 Introduction to Nursing
Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Ed., Elsevier- Mosby, 2017,
Silvestri, Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 7th Ed. Saunders-Elsevier, 2014.
Student Performance/Learning Outcomes
The student will identify concepts for the provision of nursing care; describe the roles of the nurse in the delivery of comprehensive care; describe the use of a systematic problem-solving process; and utilize critical thinking skills.
Course Student Learning Outcomes
Member of a profession:
1. Identify an ethical-legal framework and applicable professional standards of nursing practice.
2. Identify avenues for personal and professional development in nursing practice.
3. Describe characteristics of quality nursing care and ways to promote the nursing profession.
Provider of Patient-Centered Care:
4. Acquire foundational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to assist in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health of patients and their families.
5. Identify components of a systematic process and clinical reasoning required to provide holistic patient-centered care.
6. Identify basic psychosocial and common cultural needs of patients and families.
7. Identify the basic priniciples of health teaching for patients and families.
8. Demonstrate competency in the performance of basic nursing skills in a laboratory setting.
9. Discuss compassionate behaviors and appropriate communication skills for the care of diverse patients and families.
10. Identify the role of community resources in meeting the needs of patients and families for comprehensive, quality care.
Patient Safety Advocate
11. Explain the relationship of evidence-based practice to safety and quality in patient care.
12. Identify federal, state, and local governmental requirements for patient safety.
Member of the HealthCare Team
13. Identify the role and responsibilities of the professional nurse in providing holistic patient centered care.
14. Recognize appropriate communication skills for interacting with other health care team members.
15. Identify the various types of technology used in patient care.
16.Identify the role of the professional nurse in coordination of holistic patient-centered care.
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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 instructor; 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.
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The Affordable Care Act requires that all U. S. citizens and legal residents have medical insurance coverage. If accidental injury occurs, students are required to file a claim with their personal insurance company. The Hartford insurance policy,currently in place at Amarillo College, is an accident policy that provides coverage over and above any other valid and collectible insurance held by the student.
Required Tutoring
Students who not achieve a passing score of 75% on a module exam are required to meet with the course instructor, attend prescribed tutoring sessions, and return the completed prescription verified by the tutor’s signature. Any student that does not complete required tutoring will not be allowed to take the course’s next module exam and will earn a grade of zero (0) for that exam.
Academic Progression and Graduation Requirement for All Students
According to the Academic Progression and Graduation requirements for All Students, “Students must have a grade of “C” or better in all required courses in order to progress to the next level in the nursing program. Any didactic nursing course with a required co-requisite clinical course is integrated and inseparable from the clinical course; therefore, a student must pass both courses with a “C” or better in the same semester in order to be eligible to enroll in the next level of courses. Students admitted to the ADN program in spring 2014 and thereafter are ineligible to continue in the program when they have two or more course failures. A course failure means a grade of “D” or “F” and when a student withdraws (drops) from a course.”
Course Requirements
Grading Criteria/Grade Scale
The following criteria will be used to determine your grade:
NOTE: The course grade is determined by the module examinations, the final examination, the second EVOLVE Specialty exam, and successful completion of all of the course requirements.
Attendance Policy
Regular attendance is required for successful completion of the course. Less than 90% attendance may result in failure of the course. Students are required to notify faculty in advance of class absence.
The course calendar is posted in Blackboard. RNSG 1309-002 will meet in Room 207 in Jones Hall every Monday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Required Readings and Homework: All required readings will come from the Potter & Perry Textbook of Fundamentals. Homework comes from Clinical Skills Essentials.
Module 1: Module 1 content will include utilizing critical thinking and the nursing process, assessment of vital signs and oxygen status, and professional communication.
PowerPoint: Nursing Process, Vital Signs, Oxygenation, Communication
Text: Potter, Chapters 16-20, 30-41, 24
Homework: Nursing Process: Assessment; Nursing Process: Diagnosis; Nursing Process: Planning; Nursing Process: Implementation; Nursing Process: Evaluation; Ensuring Oxygen Safety; Active Listening/Connecting with Others; Communicating Effectively on the Job; Dealing with Conflict; Empathy/the Foundation of Caring
Week 5: Module Exam 1
Module 2: Module 2 content will include an overview Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, Nutrition, Skin Integrity & Wound Care, Immobility, and Patient Safety
PowerPoint: Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, Nutrition, Skin Integrity & Wound Care, Immobility, and Patient Safety
Text: Potter, Chapters 1, 22-23, 45, 48, 27, 28, and 39
Homework: Applying Restraints; Using Restraint Alternatives; Measuring Intake and Output; Taking Aspiration Precautions; Caring for Pressure Injuries; Using a Sequential Compression Device; Applying Elastic Stockings; Performing Range-of-Motion Exercises; Assisting with Ambulation Using a Gait Belt; Assisting with Positioning a Patient in Bed; Transferring from a Bed to a Wheelchair Using a Transfer Belt
Week 9: Module 2 Exam
Module 3: Module 3 content will include addressing Infection Prevention & Control, Urinary Elimination, and Bowel Elimination
PowerPoint: Infection Prevention & Control, Urinary Elimination, Bowel Elimination
Text: Potter, Potter, Chapter 29, 46, and 47
Homework: Performing Hand Hygiene; Using Personal Protective Equipment; Collecting a Midstream Urine Specimen; Administering a Cleansing Enema; Fecal Occult Blood Testing
Week 12 Module 3 Exam
Week 13 Evolve Specialty Exam
Module 4: Module 4 content will include an overview of Cultural Awareness & Spiritual Health, The Experience of Loss, Death & Grief, Sleep, Pain Management, and Hygiene.
PowerPoint: Cultural Awareness & Spiritual Health, The Experience of Loss, Death & Grief, Sleep, Pain Management, Hygiene
Text: Potter, Chapter 9, 36 - 37, 43, and 40
Homework: Assessing Pain; Managing Pain; Assisting with a Bedpan
Week 15 – Module 4 Exam
Week 16 – Final Exam
Course Description
Overview of nursing and the role of the professional nurse as provider in patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of health care team, and member of the profession. Content includes knowledge, judgment, skills and professional values with a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. (3 sem hours; 3 lec, 1 lab)
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