Office hours may fluctuate due to clinical, and multiple courses and lecture times. Please feel free to reach out to me to schedule a time via email. Most days I am on campus either in the office or lecturing in the classroom.
Monday 9:00 to 3:00
Tuesday 9:00 to 3:00
Wednesday Offsite Community Clinical
Thursday 9:00 to 3:00 (Unless in clinical/Time varies)
Friday 9:00 to 3:00 (Unless in clinical/Time varies)
If you have a disability (learning, mental, physical) that affects your ability to participate effectively and have access to any program or service at Amarillo College please contact Disability Services at (806) 345-5639 . Our offices are located in the Enrollment Center, Suite 700. More information may be found at www.actx.edu/disability.
Disability Services facilitates access to all programs and services according to the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as well as other federal and state laws.
Amarillo College is committed to providing equal access to all programs and services, including all working, learning, and service environments that affect equal access for persons with disabilities. This commitment to provide equal access and opportunity for persons with disabilities is in compliance with federal and state law. Amarillo College also strives to provide Electronic and Information Resources (EIR) that are accessible to all authorized users.
If you find you are unable to access material in an accessible format please contact the Disability Services Office at (806) 345-5639 . This office will work in conjunction with other campus resources to address and accommodate your issue in a timely manner.
As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student's ability to participate in daily activities. Amarillo College offers services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. If you or someone you know are suffering from any of the aforementioned conditions, you can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the AC Counseling Center at 806-371-5900. The AC Counseling Center website is https://www.actx.edu/counseling/ . Also, if you are in need of social services (affordable housing, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, medical/dental/vision, legal), please call the AC Advocacy & Resource Center at 806-371-5439. The AC Advocacy & Resource Center website is https://www.actx.edu/arc
Tutoring for Success applies to any student whose overall performance in the course falls below 75%. The instructor will create the task in the Student Engagement Portal (Watermark) to direct the student to the appropriate tutoring service, which may be faculty- or SI-led, discipline-specific, and/or general. The tutoring service assigned, the due date for when the tutoring must be completed, and the amount of tutoring required are at the discretion of the instructor. Additionally, the task will alert the student’s success team. Students who do not fulfill the assigned tutoring task may be subject to program- and course-specific penalties that could result in a grade reduction and/or in not being allowed to progress in the course until the tutoring requirement has been satisfied.
Students who do not attend class on or prior to the census date will be administratively dropped. Effective Fall, 2016
Students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete all steps indicated on the Academic Withdrawal Request form by the course withdrawal deadline.
NOTE: Students who are attending Texas institutions of higher education, for the first time fall 2007 and later, may not withdraw from more than six courses during their academic career. This withdrawal limitation does not include dual credit or developmental classes (Senate Bill 1231 Rule 4.10.) For more information on Drop and Withdrawal Policies, please visit the Registrar's Office Web site.
The Amarillo College Privacy Policy is found at https://www.actx.edu/-amarillo-college-privacy-notice , and applies to all Amarillo College students. If you have questions about this privacy statement or you believe that your personal information has been released without your consent, send email to humanresources@actx.edu .
VNSG-2410-001 Nursing in Health & Illness III
Prequisites: BIOL 2401, HITT 1305, VNSG 1423, VNSG 1400, VNSG 1231, VNSG 1227, VNSG 1304, VNSG 1136, VNSG 1138 and VNSG 1260 Corequisites: VNSG 1230, VNSG 2160, VNSG 1234, VNSG 1409, VNSG 2161, VNSG 1361 and VNSG 2163
Continuation of Nursing in Health & Illness II. Further study of common medical-surgical health problems of the client including concepts of mental illness. Incorporates knowledge necessary to make the transition from student to graduate vocational nurse.
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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.
(4 sem hr; 3 lec, 3 lab)
On Campus Course
Supplies obtained in Level 1.
COURSE CONCEPTS
COURSE OBJECTIVES
In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .
If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
Adult and professional behavior is expected at all times.
Students are expected to come to class prepared for discussion, case studies, simulation or lecture. Students who have not followed the directions for class preparation will be sent to the NRC to fulfill the class assignment. Students who are sent to the NRC will receive an absence for the day.
Please see the Vocational Nursing Student Handbook and the Amarillo College Students Rights and Responsibilities Handbook. Students are expected to follow all policies and procedures of Amarillo College. Student behavior should not be distracting to other students.
Please turn off your cell phones before class starts and leave them off. Cell phones should be out of eyesight and off of desktops during lecture. Because these devices are disruptive, do not answer the phone or text during class. Should there be a family situation, which requires your attention, please inform your instructor before class.
You may not record class with audio or video recording equipment (phones) without permission; if permission is granted, you agree to only use said recordings for your own personal educational purposes and will not reproduce, distribute or publicly post the recordings without your instructor’s permission.
Minor children and pets are not permitted to remain unattended on campus or to attend classes with students per the AC student handbook.
Plagiarism is defined as the following: the use of someone else’s exact words that are neither quoted nor cited; paraphrasing someone else’s words without citing them; or citing someone else’s research without citing it. Copying any part of another student's care map and submitting as one's own work.
Plagiarism may receive a penalty of a zero.
MISSED EXAMS: If an exam is missed, the student must schedule the exam with the instructor, which must be done within one week of the scheduled exam. Make-up tests may be essay/short answer questions. Make-up exams may deduct 10 points (this will be at the instructor's discretion). Failure to notify the instructor in advance of missing an exam may result in a grade of 0 for that exam.
Extra credit of 100 points will be given on the final set of PrepU if the student has not missed any of the scheduled exam dates for this class. This includes 3 module exams, the final comprehensive exam, and the ATI exam. There will be no penalty for missing an exam under extenuating circumstances. However, failure to notify the instructor in ADVANCE of missing an exam may result in a grade of zero for the exam. As stated above, make-up exams will be alternate exams and might be essay/short answers. In addition, the instructor may deduct 10 points, as stated above.
ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE (ATI)
PRACTICE ASSESSMENTS:
ATI assessments will be done throughout the semester. Each student is required to achieve a 90% or better to have successfully mastered the content area.
ATI assessments must be completed to a 90% at least once on each assignment by the date scheduled by the instructor. Failure to complete ATI assignments will result in a zero for the specific assignment.
ATI EXAMS:
ATI-proctored exams will be completed throughout the semester. Each student must achieve a Level II or Level III score to have successfully mastered the content area.
Students who score Level I or below Level I will have 24 hours to complete a 2-hour ATI focus review (remediation). Students who do not complete the focused review (remediation) as directed will receive 5 points off of the ATI exam grade.
ATI Grading
Level 3= 100
Level 2= 88
Level 1= 75
Below-Level 1= 65
ATI and PrepU Online Testing Programs
PLAGIARISM
PREP-U:
ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE (ATI) –
ATI assessments will be done throughout the semester. Each student is required to achieve a Level II or Level III score in order to have successfully mastered the content area. Students who score Level I or below Level I will remediate as directed by the instructor. All remediation scores will be turned in to the instructor. Students who do not remediate as directed may receive an incomplete grade for the course.
ATI and PrepU Online Testing Programs
Students must do their own individual work. There may be no sharing of answers for either of these programs. Students are not to write down questions or answers for either of these programs. Students may not take screenshots of any questions for either of these programs. Not completing the required non-proctored ATI and PrepU quizzes will result in the failure of the connected course. Any cheating in any form will not be tolerated and will result in course failure.
Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement and mandated hours are required by the Texas State Board of Nursing. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class. 90% attendance of classroom lectures is required. Classroom content is 48 hours which will only allow a student to miss 4.8 hours of classroom content. Attendance contracts will be given to students who miss class. If more than 4.8 hours of classroom content is missed, students will receive a deduction of 5 points on the upcoming exam and potential failure for the course.
Students are expected to complete an additional 48 hours of lab in order to meet the course requirements. Instructor-mandated lab activities are incorporated into the curriculum and the class calendar. For Prep-U, you will be expected to meet a mastery level of 8 on assigned chapters.
Students are expected to complete and turn in the mandatory lab assignments before leaving the campus for the day or the due date per instructor discretion.
Please use the provided lab documentation sheet. Failure to complete and turn in the required lab time will result in course failure.
Failure to complete any one or more of the ‘set’ of Prep U assignments by the due date will result in a zero for that set of Prep U assignments.
If a students encounters problems with Prep U or ATI software, they must call ATI or Prep U and talk with the helpdesk and get a trouble ticket number BEFORE the due date has passed.
Some problems can be fixed by using a laptop or tablet instead of a cell phone when working with these programs.
The student is responsible for emailing their instructor (before the due dates) the trouble ticket number and explaining the problem they are having when trying to complete the assignments.
Students will receive a class schedule for the semester on the first day of class.
CLASS SCHEDULE:
Week 1-3: Module 1: Cardiovascular. Includes chapters 23-26. Exam at end of module.
Week 5 -6 : Module 2: Male Reproductive ( chapters 52 & 55), and Genitourinary,( chapters 57-59). Exam at end of module.
Week 7-9: Module 3: Gastrointestinal ( chapters 44-48), and Integumentary and Burns ( chapters 64-66). Exam at end of module.
Final Comprehensive Exam at the end of the semester.
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