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1. TITLE OF COURSE: Seminar: Transition to Professional Nursing Practice
PREFIX/NUMBER: NUR 278 CREDIT HOURS: 2.0 Total
CONTACT HOURS: 30.0 Theory
2. PREREQUISITE: Admission to Nursing Program and successful completion of proceeding required program course work or permission of the program director.
3. COREQUISITE: Admission to Nursing Program and successful completion of concurrent coursework or permission of the program director.
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A course to provide an exceptional learning experience that will serve as an introduction to selected concepts and topics related to the role of the AD nurse as a provider of care, teacher, manager, client advocate, and member of the profession. Emphasizes application of critical thinking in providing and managing comprehensive care in a variety of health care settings with clients across the lifespan. This course assists with the transition into the practice of professional nursing.
5. STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
A. Course Competencies
1. Compare and contrast the roles of practical nurse and registered nurse to include: provider, teacher, advocate, manager and member of the profession. (I – II)
2. Examine the role of registered nurse, as a coordinator of care, in collaboration with other members of the health care team to promote optimal wellness and ensure continuity of care. (II – IV)
3. Utilize critical thinking and therapeutic communication in the application of the nursing process to develop and implement a safe and effective plan of care for clients in all areas of health care. (II – IV)
4. Validate nursing knowledge and psychomotor skills for selected medical/surgical, obstetric and pediatric situations. (IV)
5. Examine legal and ethical considerations for the professional nurse caring for clients in various settings. (II)
6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
To pass this course a student must:
a. achieve an average of 76% or above on exams given in the theory portion of the course.
b. achieve an average of 76% or above on all academic papers in the theory portion of the course.
c. To give medications safely requires that a student be competent in all IV calculations associated with the administration of IV medications. Evaluations of this skill will be based on testing. For a Student to be eligible for continuance in the nursing program, a grade of 90% or above is required on one of 3 IV calculation tests.
Test #1 30%
Test #2 30%
Other 10%
IVs and calculations 30% (Must be passed with 90% within 3 testings. % will be calculated on the average of tests needed)
Grading Scale
Raw Score Range Letter Grade
93 to 100 A
85 to 92 B
76 to 84 C
69 to 75 D
0 to 68 F
Teaching methods may include: lecture/discussion, guest speakers, audio visual aids, computer assessment program testing, math exercises, case studies.
Special Remarks:
It is the philosophy of the nursing faculty that students are adult learners. Conferences are available on request for enhancing theory comprehension, clinical interventions and test review.
A passing grade of 76% or above is necessary to pass the course. When a student has failed (less than 76%) or withdrawn from a course, the student is ineligible to continue in the program or until the course is repeated and a satisfactory grade is achieved.
For complete information regarding failure/continuation/readmission see Failure/Continuation/Readmission Policies in the Nursing Student Handbook.
Each exam grade will be calculated as a percent and carried out to the nearest hundredth. The final course grade will be rounded off to an even number.
The tardiness policy as listed in the Nursing Student Handbook will be followed.
Punctuality is essential. Students must report to the class/clinical site at or before the time designated for the experience. In the case of tardiness, students are required to notify the instructor prior to the time scheduled for the class/clinical experience.
Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.
Test Taking:
1. Retaking the same test, for any reason, is not permitted.
2. Ten percent will be deducted from original grade if a test is taken after the scheduled time. Final exams must be taken at scheduled time.
3. Papers or extra assignments cannot be completed to raise a test grade, test average, or course grade to 76%.
4. A final test grade of 90% must be passed within the 3 tests for continuation in the nursing program.
7. TOPICAL OUTLINE
Outline View
I. Introduction to specific program policies and procedures
II. Role responsibilities and changes for practical and professional nurses
· Provider of care
· Teacher
· Advocate
· Manager
· Member of the profession
· Legal and ethical considerations in professional practice
III. Coordination and continuity of care
IV. Application of the nursing process in planning of care in a variety of health care settings
· Mental Health and therapeutic communication
· Medical/Surgical care
· Obstetrics and Pediatric care
· Review of clinical skills
8. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
9. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook and outlined in the Nursing Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism and unauthorized collaboration, falsification, abuse of academic materials, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. If an instructor determines that an act of academic/ clinical dishonesty has taken place, the student(s) will receive a zero for the test or assignment. This grade penalty will result in a failing grade in lecture or clinical and dismissal from the program. Conditions for readmission to the program may be specified by the Department Chair/Coordinator.
10. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information. |