Introduction to Nursing Syllabus for 2021-2022
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Course

RNSG-1309-001 Introduction to Nursing

Prerequisites

Corequisites: RNSG 1105 and RNSG 1301

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 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.

Hours

(3 sem hr; 3 lec, 1 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Potter, Perry, Stockert, Hall, Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th ed., Mosby -Elsevier, 2016; Elsevier - CS: Essentials (eCommerce); Silvestri - Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Exam, 7e

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Simply purchase the FALL 21_Amarillo College_ Intro P+E package from your bookstore:
Custom Package ISBN: 9780323926843

Package includes:
McCuistion - Pharmacology 10e (Pharmacology drug guide)
Silvestri - Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination 8e
Elsevier ‐ Clinical Skills: Essentials Collection (CSE)) - online Evolve student resources
Potter - Fundamentals of Nursing 10e (Intro to Nursing textbook)

Package includes FREE Evolve Student Resources

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Suggested text resrouces:

1. Any Nursing Care Plan Book
2. Any Medical Terminology Dictionary (Tabers is the best and most used in Nursing)
3. Any Laboratory & Diagnostic Test Reference

Supplies

Nursing Supply Kit from the AC WSC Bookstore

Royal Blue nursing uniform including top, pants, lab jacket, 2 ADN program patches (See dress code in course manual for details)

Stethoscope

Sphygmomanometer

Computer: laptop or tablet with webcam.  (See system requirements)

Computer Requirements

Student Performance

Students Performance/ Learning Outcomes

Describe concepts and principles that are basic to the safe performance of nursing skills and demonstrate competence of nursing procedures.

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 the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health of patients and their families

5. Identify components of a systematic process and clinical resaoning required to provide holistic patient-centered care.

6. Identify basic psychosocial and cultural needs of patients and families.

7. Identify the basic principles of health teaching for patients and families.

8. Demonstrated 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.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Grading Criteria

GRADING CRITERIA/GRADE SCALE:

The following criteria will be used to determine your grade:

Passing course grade: 75% or higher

No late assignments will be accepted for this course

Rationale: The National Council Licensure Examination for RNs (NCLEX-RN) has become harder, to reflect the need for nurses who have a high level of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. The increase in patient acuity and nursing responsibilities is placing greater demand on current entry-level nurses in comparison to their cohorts in the past. The National Council for State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) prepares the NCLEX-RN and establishes the minimum passing standard.

The Grading scale for RNSG 1309 is:

A = 90-100%

B = 80-89%

C = 75-79%*

D = 60-74%

F = below 60%

Required graded assignments and Final Course Grades are NOT rounded:

For example: If your average is 74.98 then with NO rounding, your average is a D. If your average is 89.98, with NO rounding your average is a B. If a case study or quiz is 79.85, it is recorded as a 79.85.

The final grade will consist of 4 Module exams, a Comprehensive Final exam, lab assignments (Evolve Case Studies), Evolve EAQ quizzes, the Evolve Hesi Specialty Exam #2, and completion of mandatory remediation on the Evolve Hesi Specialty exam (recorded as a C or an I).  All tutoring and remediation requirements must be completed in order for students to take the Comprehensive Final exam.

Module I                     17.5%

Module II                    17.5%                               

Module III                   17.5%
Module IV                  17.5%                             

Class Quiz grades         3%                  

LAB grades                   2%                            

EVOLVE exam            5%                      

Comprehensive Final 20%
 

TOTAL:                   100%

Attendance

  Regular attendance is required. Less than 90% attendance may result in failure of the course.

Calendar

Additional Information

 Course Requirements

1. Meet all requirements for admission into the Associate Degree Nursing Program.
2. Satisfactory completion of, or concurrent enrollment in courses from approved list.
3. Concurrent enrollment in RNSG 1309 Introduction to Nursing is required.  Both courses (RNSG 1309 and RNSG 1105) must be taken together. If one has to be repeated, both must be repeated.
4. Satisfactory grade of 75% or above combined course grade of pre-lab exams, group discussions nursing competencies, and final exam. A score of “0” will be given for any course assignments left incomplete and will result in clinical failure.
5. Classroom attendance of 90%.

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