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RNSG-1151-001 Care of the Childbearing Family
Prerequisite: RNSG 1331 or admission to Transition (LVN to RN) Corequisite: RNSG 1160
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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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.
(1 sem hr; 1 lec, 1 lab)
On Campus Course
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
McKinney, E., James, S., Murray, S., Nelson, K., Ashwill, J., (2013). Maternal-Child Nursing. (6th Ed.). Saunders/Elsevier.
SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS:
Study Guide for Maternal Child Nursing 6th Edition McKinney, James, Murray, Nelson, Ashwill
COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
MEMBER OF THE PROFESSION:
1. Discuss and utilize an ethical-legal framework and applicable professional standards
and regulations 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.
4. Describes the Texas legal scope of professional nursing practice and agency, college,
and nursing program policies and procedures including nursing peer review in the care
of childbearing families.
PROVIDER OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE:
5. Discuss interventions to assist in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of
health of the childbearing family.
6. Utilize a systematic process, analysis of comprehensive data, and clinical reasoning to
plan holistic patient-centered care for childbearing patients and their families.
7. Identify nursing concepts specific to meeting unique psychosocial needs of the
childbearing family.
8. Summarize the principles of health teaching specific to the care of the
childbearing patient and family.
9. Identify basic nursing skills utilized in the care of the childbearing patient and family.
10. Select compassionate behaviors and appropriate communication skills for providing
care to diverse childbearing patients and families regardless of culture, race,
ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, identity, spirituality or disability.
11. Identify community, human information, and physical resources to meet the needs of
childbearing patients and families.
PATIENT SAFETY ADVOCATE:
12. Discuss evidence-based practice data from current literature that supports safe,
quality nursing care for childbearing patients and their families.
13. 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:
14. Explain the role of the professional nurse in participating with other disciplines
to provide holistic patient-centered care to childbearing patients and families.
15. Discuss the coordination, collaboration, and appropriate communication skills in a
timely manner with patients, families and the healthcare team members in the care of
childbearing patients and families.
16. Explain ways that current technology can be utilized in the efficient management of
holistic patient-centered care for childbearing patients and families.
17. Discuss the role of the professional nurse within the healthcare team while providing
care to childbearing patients and their families
18. Discuss the role of the professional nurse with the healthcare team while providing
care to childbearing patients and their families.
19. Discuss the nursing care of other team members through effective assignment
delegation of nursing activities, and supervision in the care of childbearing patient
and family.
20. Discuss local or global health emergencies or pandemics to promote health and
safety and prevent disease in the care of the childbearing patient and family.
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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).
Academic Grievance:
A student who has a grievance concerning an academic course in which he or she is enrolled should make an appeal in the following order to the:
Instructor: Catherine Stout 670-8488
Team/Level Coordinator: Teresa Herrera 354-6010
Dean of Nursing/Program Director: Kim Crowley 354-6087
Dean of Health Sciences/Division Committee: Kim Boyd 354-6060
Associate VP of Academic Affairs: Becky Burton 371-5122
VP of Academic Affairs: Dr. Tamara Clunis 371-5226
GRADING CRITERIA/GRADE SCALE:
The following criteria will be used to determine the course grade:
A= 89.5-100
B= 79.5-89.4
C= 74.5-79.4
D= 60-74.4
Rounding of Grades:
The final course average will be rounded to the tenth place. For example, a course average of 79.50% would be rounded to 80%. Additional examples of final course averages rounded to the tenth place include:
There will be no rounding of individual assignment, quiz, or examination scores earned during a semester. This includes all didactic (classroom and online) and clinical scores as well as Evolve Specialty Exam, ATI Specialty Exam scores. For example, a 79.50% Module exam score will not be rounded to 80% and a Module Exam score of 79.499% will not be rounded to 79%.
Two module exams = 70% of course grade (35% / module exam). Students who do not achieve a minimum passing score of at least 75% on a module exam are required to review the exam with the instructor before the next Module Exam.
One ATI Maternity Nursing specialty exam will be administered during the semester. The A.T.I. Specialty/Customized Exam is worth 5% of the classroom grade (Conversion score: %).
Final Exam will account for 20% of the grade.
All students are required to take the Final Exam.
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 POLICY:
Regular attendance (90%) is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class. Please review the student contract for specific requirements.
According to the Academic Progression and Graduation Requirements for All Students, “a student may repeat any nursing course or combination of concurrently enrolled nursing courses (class and concurrent clinical course) one time only…Students may not repeat a course more than once or continue with more than two strikes or course combination in total while enrolled in the program. The term ‘repeat’ shall be interpreted to mean re-enrollment following withdrawal, audit, drop, or unsatisfactory grade.” Amarillo College ADN Student Handbook 2016.
RNSG 1151/1160 Care of the Childbearing Family
Week 1- Course Introduction; Dosage and Solution
Week 2- Course Content, Clinical Orientation, and Clinical Rotations Begin
A finalized calendar will be provided. Clinical schedules will be provided during the first week of class. Calendars are subject to change.
Clinical will take place on Mondays or Thursdays and Fridays. Assignment of clinical groups will be provided during the first week of class. Clinicals are 8 hours. The clinical experience will also consist of clinical simulation and it is mandatory for all students to attend.
TIME ALLOTMENT:
This course will consist of 1 Semester Hours of credit. Included in the credit hour are 1 hours of classroom instruction and 1 hour of lab experience, which equals 16 hours of lecture and 16 hours of lab experience throughout the semester. Lab experience will be comprised of audio-visual, classroom case studies, and A.T.I. online activities to increase the student’s understanding of the course content.
TEACHING STRATEGIES:
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 1160
STUDENT RESOURCES:
First Steps to Resources - Jordan Fajardo and the link is www.actx.edu/resources
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Assessment Technologies Institute (A.T.I.)
A.T.I. assessments will be done throughout the semester. These assessments are utilized to establish readiness for National Council Licensing Examination (NCLEX). All students will be required to complete the focused review based on the results of these assessments.
The Focused Review must be completed by the due date listed on the respective course calendar(s) in which the student is enrolled. If the focused review is not completed, then the student will not be allowed to sit for the Final Exam and will receive a grade of zero (0) for the Final Exam. Please see the A.T.I. grading and focused review requirement table below:
|
Level |
Conversion Score (%) |
Focused Review Time |
|
Level 3 |
100 |
1 hour |
|
Level 2 |
88 |
2 hours |
|
Level 1 |
75 |
3 hours |
|
Below Level 1 |
65 |
4 hours |
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.
Students who do not achieve a minimum passing score of at least 75% on a module exam are required to attend tutoring with the instructor prior to the course’s next Module Exam. Students who do not complete required tutoring will not be allowed to take the next exam in the course and will receive a grade of “0” for that next exam.
LABORATORY EXPERIENCE:
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