NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: ESSENTIALS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
Course prefix, number, and section number: VNSG 1227 0100
Semester/Year of course: Spring 2024
Semester start and end dates: January 16, 2024 – May 11, 2024
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Face to face
Class meeting location, days, and times: Classroom 2416 Tuesday 1:30pm-3:30pm
Semester credit hours: 2
Course description: General principles of medication administration including determination of dosage, preparation, safe administration, and documentation of multiple forms of drugs. Instruction includes various systems of measurement.
Course prerequisites: Admission to the Vocational Nursing Program
Required course materials:
Elsevier (2023). Kee, Marshall, Woods, Forrester. Clinical Calculations with Applications to General and Specialty Areas (10th ed.).
Elsevier (2023). Lilley, Rainforth Collins, Snyder. Pharmacology and the Nursing Process (10th ed.)
North Central Texas College Vocational Nursing Student Handbook (2024)
Name of instructor: Tiffany McQuien, RN
Office location: 1525 West California St. Office 2411-H Gainesville, Texas 76240
Telephone number: 940-668-7731 ext. 4917
E-mail address: tmcquien@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: Monday 9am-4pm, Wednesday and Thursday by appointment, Friday 9am-12pm
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
Unit One Exam April 2 77% for passing grade
Unit Two Exam April 30 77% for passing grade
Comprehensive Final May 6-11 77% for passing grade
Dosage Calculation Exam:
Dosage Calculation Exam March 26-April 2 100% in three attempts is mandatory to
continue course.
Final grade scale:
Daily Grades Quizzes and Assignments 20% of grade
Major Exams 2 Unit Exams 60% of grade
Final Comprehensive Final Exam 20% of grade
Students must make a minimum of 77 in each course to continue in the Vocational Nursing Program.
Unit Exam questions may be developed from all required textbooks, PowerPoints, and other sources utilized for coursework.
Students have 1 (one) week from the scheduled date of the exam to challenge test questions. After the 1-week period, all exam grades will stand and no appeal will be allowed.
Late work policy: No late quizzes or assignments will be accepted. 1 exam, per course, per semester may be made up at a time determined by the instructor. It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements with the course professor to take the make-up exam and arrive on time. Any student not completing a unit exam within the allotted time determined by the professor, will receive a grade of “0” for the missed unit exam.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
1) Written contract
2) Removal from program
Attendance Policy: Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL) Students are only allowed to have two absences per course, per semester in the LVN program.
Withdrawal Policy: A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: April 1, 2024
Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate accurate dosage calculation; demonstrate safe medication administration: and accurately document medication administration
Student Services and Resources Syllabus Addendum 2024/2025
See under Module section in Canvas course
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