VNSG 1402: APPLIED SKILLS I COURSE (CATALOG) DESCRIPTION: COURSE SYLLABUS Introduction to and application of primary nursing skills. Emphasis on utilization of the nursing process and related scientific principles. INSTRUCTOR: Lisa Phipps RN OFFICE: Bldg L 121 OFFICE HOURS: Tues/Thurs 10-12pm, Thurs 2-4pm OFFICE TEL:956-364-4369 INSTRUCTOR EMAIL ADDRESS: lphipps@harlingen.tstc.edu MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS: The didactic of this course consists of eleven units: A. Medical Asepsis and infection Control/Vital Signs B. Physical Assessment C. Safety/ Moving and Positioning Patients D. Personal Care E. Musculoskeletal Care F. Admitting, Transferring & Discharging Patients G. Nutrition H. Nutritional Care and Support Nutrition/Diet Therapy I. Specimen Collection J. Diagnostic Tests K. Researching and Preparing Medications In each indicted unit above you will be expected to read assigned chapters, do a hand written outline of each chapter and come to class prepared for discussions. You will also be expected to bring to class all prepared SKILLS check off lists posted in Moodle and Davis, complete all open book and/or regular quizzes as assigned prior to class. This course is a face to face course and will meet during the stated hours for lecture and lab. Students must have access to a computer with printer and an internet connection in order to complete assignments and view additional resource material on Moodle. This will be discussed and demonstrated in our course orientation. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Student Learning Objectives for Critical Thinking The student will 1. Demonstrate the ability to identify the essential question, issue, and/or problem. 2. Demonstrate the ability to gather data relevant to the essential question, issue, and/or problem. 3. Demonstrate the ability to interpret appropriate data effectively. 4. Demonstrate the ability to recognize and evaluate assumptions, major alternative points of view and related theories, principles, and ideas relevant to the question, issue, and/or problem. 5. Demonstrate the ability to develop informed conclusions/solutions. 1
6. Demonstrate the ability to articulate implications and consequences that emerge from the conclusions/solutions. 7. Demonstrate the ability to communicate any or all parts of the above process in written or oral form. Student Learning Objectives for VNSG 1402 Given a certain scenario the student will be able to: 1. Discuss principles of asepsis and the crucial role nurses play in breaking the infectious chain and preventing infection 2. Provide safe, compassionate, basic nursing care to assigned patients with predictable health care needs through a supervised, directed scope of practice.*, 3. Implement measures to promote quality and a safe environment for patients, self, and others. *, 4. Assume responsibility and accountability for the quality of nursing care provided to patients and their families. * 5. Communicate and collaborate with patients, their families, and the interdisciplinary health care team to assist in the planning, delivery, and coordination of patientcentered care to assigned patients across the lifespan.*, 6. Explain why safety is a basic human need and is associated with health promotion and illness prevention 7. Meet the hygiene needs of the client 8. Safely and effectively transfer/assist patients using proper body mechanics and patient safety equipment 9. Discuss principles and skills needed for physical assessment which provides the objective/subjective data for assessing the clients need and explain the measurement and interpretation of vital signs and how vital signs are the reflection of the body s systematic function 10. Explain the principles and elements of Nutrition and nursing care to facilitate proper nutritional education and deliverance 11. The importance of proper medication research and administration with focus on the 6 right of medication administration 12. Assist in determining the physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients and their families based on interpretation of health-related data.*, * DIFFERENTIATED ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES OF GRADUATES OF TEXAS VOCATIONAL NURSING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, Texas Board of Nursing WECM learning outcomes MAJOR COURSE LECTURE, TOPICS DESCRIPTION/REQUIRED/RECOMMENDED READINGS/ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TO VIEW: Tentative Schedule (Subject to change by your instructor) 2
Week Topic/Lecture/Event Required/Recommended Readings/Electronic Resources to View 1 Unit 1: Medical Asepsis and infection Control Skill # 14-01, 14-02, 14-03 Vital Signs Skill # 17-01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 Simulations 2 Unit 2: Physical Assessment Skill # 21-01,02,03,04,05,06 Simulations EXAM Unit 1 3 Unit 3: Safety Skill #: 13-01, 13-02, 13-03 Moving and Positioning Patients Skills # 16-01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 Simulations EXAM Unit 2 4 Unit 4: Personal Care Skill # 15-01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,1 Simulations Exam Unit 3 Chapter 14 Chapter 17 Chapter 21 Chapter 13 Chapter 16 Chapter 27 5 Unit 4 Cont.: Musculoskeletal Care Skill # 27-1, 27-2, 27-3 EXAM Unit 4 6 Unit 5: Admitting, Transferring & Discharging Patients Simulations 7 Unit 6: Nutrition Exam Unit 5 8 Unit 6 Cont.: Nutritional Care and Support Skills # 24-01, 02,03,04,05,06,07 9 Group Project for Nutrition Exam Unit 6 Moodle Power Point Outlines Ch. 20 Chapter 24 Chapter 24 10 3/16/15 Spring Break 12 Unit 7: Specimen Collection & Diagnostic Test Skills- 34-1, 34-2, 34-3, 34-4 Skills- 25-1, 25-2, Simulations 13 Cont. Unit 7 Skills EXAM Unit 7 Moodle Power Point Outlines Ch.34 Moodle Power Point Outlines Ch. 25 14 Unit 8: Researching and Preparing Medications Moodle Power Point Outlines Ch. 35 15 Unit 8 Cont Exam Unit 8 16 Review for Comprehensive Exam 3
Week Topic/Lecture/Event Required/Recommended Readings/Electronic Resources to View Comprehensive Exam 17 REQUIRED TEXT AND MATERIALS: ALL ATI BOOKS WILL BE PROVIDED IN CLASS Burton, Ludwig, Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills Second Edition, 2015/F.A Davis Company, ISBN 978-0-8036-3974-4 Button, Ludwig, Study Guide Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills, 2011/ F.A Davis Company, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-2203-6 Davis's Drug Guide For Nurses 14th Edition 1,478 pages Soft cover 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-3976-8 Paperback Publisher: Fa Davis Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb-indexed Version), 22nd Edition 2013 Hardback 2850 pages ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-2977-6 Fundamental for Nursing Review Module 6.1 2008/ATI Pens, Pencils, Student Nurse Kit VN Clinical Nursing Skills Record Booklet METHODS OF EVALUATION: zes, weekly tests, homework, lab and final exam grades will be given. You may be tested on any material that has been covered in class or on any material assigned. GRADING CRITERIA: All Grades are based on a perfect grade of 100 1. Exams 70% 2. zes/written Assignments 10% 3. Critical Thinking 10% 4. Final Exam 10% GRADING SCALE: Grading Scale for VNSG 1402 is consistent with the VN Grading scale listed in the student handbook and the Allied Health Grading Standard A = 100% - 93% B = 92% - 86% C = 85% - 78% F = 77% or less **Grades below 78% are unsatisfactory for advancement in the program. 4
Please note: Grades Will Not Be Rounded: Example: A grade of 77.5 to 77.99 will not be rounded to 78 and therefore will not be passing. DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATION POLICY: ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL CLASSES AND LABS. Classroom: A total of nine (9) absences per program with no more than three (3) absences per semester are allowed. A student exceeding these limits may be dropped by the instructor, if in the opinion of the instructor; the student would have difficulty in successfully completing the course. Repeatedly leaving the classroom will not be tolerated. You may be given an absence for the day. Clinical: Clinical absences cannot exceed 12 hours in Semester I, 20 hours in Semester II, and 20 hours in Semester III or the student WILL be dropped from the Vocational Nursing program. Tardies: Any arrival (to class or clinical) 30 minutes past the scheduled class or clinical time will be counted as 1 Full Day's Absence. No half-day absences are allowed. EXAMPLE: Scheduled clinical time: 6:45 a.m. Tardy: Arrival between 6:50 a.m. - 7:15a.m. Absence: Arrival after 7:15 a.m. Three (3) tardies constitutes one absence. A doctor's clearance is required for all illnesses or health conditions that put the student or faculty, classmates, and patients at risk. CLASS POLICIES: 1. Cell Phones: CELL PHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN CLASS/CLINICAL SITE. When cell phones ring during class, they interrupt our activities and disturb the entire class; therefore, all cell phones will not be allowed during CLASS / CLINICAL time. Students caught with a phone or texting during class or clinical time are subject to dismissal for that day. 2. Students will be expected to conduct themselves in a mature and attentive demeanor at all times. Excessive laughing and or talking will not be tolerated 3. It is impossible to cover all material in class, therefore READING assignments are crucial. You may be tested on any material that has been assigned. 4. The instructor must be notified prior to leaving instructional area for any reason. 5. Dress code as outlined in your student handbook, will be adhered to at all times. 6. Do not bring children to class/clinical site; they are not permitted in instructional buildings on campus. TESTING POLICIES: Test Taking Rules and Regulations: 1. Only one (1) make-up exam will be allowed per course. Any other missed exams will be counted as zero (0). 2. No electronic devices of any kind are allowed while testing. 3. No food or drinks are allowed in testing areas. 4. Personal items are limited to keys and are to be placed at the front of the classroom., 5. Any and all scratch paper will be supplied to you by the instructor administering the exam and returned to the instructor. 6. Once testing begins, raise your hand if you have a question and the instructor will come to you. (The instructor will not answer any test questions for you). 7. You are not allowed to leave the room once testing has begun. If you need to leave the room for any reason, your test is over at that point. 8. Only one browser is to be opened during exam and screen should be minimized as much as possible. 5
9. If your cell phone rings during test time, your test is over at that point and you will receive a zero (0). 10. Listen carefully to oral instructions. 11. Read written instructions carefully. 12. Ask questions to clarify any confusion. 13. Make sure you have answered all of the questions. 14. Late entry to exams will not be allowed. If you are late then you must make arrangements with the instructor to complete makeup exam. Failure to make these arrangements within 24 hours will result in a grade of 0. 15. Make sure your name, test number and test version are on your Scantron prior to turning it in. 16. Once a test or Scantron is turned in, your test is over and it cannot be retrieved. 17. Test items are copyrighted. Downloading, taking pictures and screenshots of testing or quiz material is absolutely prohibited. Any student who violates will be subjected to disciplinary action, up and including dismissal from the program. ****Please note that on the NCLEX-PN CAT examination you will not be able to skip a question or change your answer. The NCLEX-PN CAT examination is the exam that is given to determine competency prior to you becoming licensed to practice as a vocational nurse. If students have questions regarding exams, you may e-mail the appropriate instructor to review and follow-up in a timely manner. **Each student is expected to take exams on the days and times they are scheduled Only one (1) make-up exam per course is allowed. If you miss more exams you will receive a zero (0). If you have missed an exam, you have 24 hours to contact the instructor to make plans to make up the exam. This is the student s responsibility, not the instructor s responsibility. **If you fail to contact the instructor within 24hours, you will receive a zero (0) for the missed exam. No one is allowed to take an exam early. Comprehensive Finals At the end of each semester a comprehensive final will be given for each course. It must be taken on the day that it is scheduled. No make-ups will be given for this exam. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Academic dishonesty is an assault upon the basic integrity and meaning of a College. Cheating, plagiarism, and collusion in dishonest activities are serious acts which erode the College s educational role and cheapen the learning experience not only for the perpetrators, but also for the entire community. It is expected that TSTC students will understand and subscribe to the ideal of academic integrity and that they will be willing to bear individual responsibility for their work. Materials (written or otherwise) submitted to fulfill academic requirements must represent a student's own efforts. COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: The materials used in the course [textbooks, handouts, media files (podcast, MP3, Videos, RSS (Feeds), and all instructional resources on the colleges Learning Management System (Moodle)] are intended for use only by students registered and enrolled in this course and are only to be used for instructional use, activities associated with, and for the duration of the course. All materials generated for this course, which includes but are not limited to syllabi, quizzes, exams, 6
lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and any additional materials. These materials may not be retained in another medium or disseminated further. They are provided in compliance with the provisions of the Teach Act. These materials may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder or TSTC. For further information contact your instructor. GRIEVANCES: A grievance committee is available within the TSTC Health Cluster to hear such and make appropriate recommendations. ALL GRIEVANCES must be documented and submitted on the TSTC student request form. They then will be/must be channeled to the appropriate office. All GRIEVANCES should be settled at the lowest level possible. It is in the best interest of the school, department, instructor and student to settle any grievance as quickly as possible. ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT: If you have a documented disability which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as the instructor has outlined and/or if you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact (956) 364-4520 or visit Support Services located in the Tech Prep Bldg. P as soon as possible to make appropriate arrangements. TUTORING STATEMENT: The Supplemental Instruction & Tutoring Program at TSTC offers free tutoring and academic support services to help you achieve your academic and career goals. You can access the most up-to-date Supplemental Instruction & Tutoring Schedule, as well as MyTSTC Video Tutor Library, by using your smart phone to scan over the QR code below or visiting our webpage at: http://www.tstc.edu/harlingenoss/situtoringprogram For more information, please contact the Office of Student Success at 956.364.4163 or the Supplemental Instruction & Tutoring Program at 956.364.4170. SAFETY: Inform your instructor immediately of anything you see in inside and outside of the classroom that may present a danger to people. Some safety tips for the classroom are: Always adhere to the classroom policies and rules posted in the classrooms. Always wear appropriate BSI for labs and scenarios. Be careful where you place your book bags and materials. Never pull hard on any computer cables. Alert your instructor to any frayed wires missing insulation to your instructor or lab assistant. Alert your instructor to any broken furniture or chairs that may present a safety problem. Be careful of water on the floors of the building, especially after a rain. Do NOT bring any containers filled with liquid and place them near any electrical component. If there is an accident, regardless of the injury, notify your instructor, another instructor, or building staff immediately. In case of any emergencies, follow the instructions of your instructor. TSTC Harlingen faculty, staff, and students are asked to report all threats, perceived or real, immediately to College Police located in the Auxiliary Building. If the threat is imminent, the College Police emergency phone line at 364-4234 or 9-911 should be called. College Police will 7
then coordinate the proper response in accordance with State and federal laws and TSTC System/College rules and regulations. NOTE: Any changes to this syllabus will be provided in writing to the student and updated on all posted locations (HB 2504, course Moodle sites, building offices, etc.). The Vocational Nursing Department reserves the right to make changes. In the event of an emergency, students should familiarize themselves with building and classrooms emergency exits/evacuation routes and be able to locate the nearest fire extinguisher. When an emergency alarm is activated, students should immediately leave the classroom, exit the building, and go to a designated safe area until clearance is given to go back into the building. Students should also register and be familiar with the Emergency Notification System. 8