NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Pediatrics
Course prefix, number, and section number: VNSG 1234 0390
Semester/Year of course: Spring 2024
Semester start and end dates: March 18, 2024 through May 11, 2024
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Asynchronous online/Hybrid
Class meeting location, days, and times: Online didactic/Testing on campus Thursdays 1pm-3pm
Lab meeting location, days, and times: No lab
Semester credit hours: 2
Course description: Study of childhood diseases and childcare from infancy through adolescence. Focus on the care of the well and the ill child utilizing the nursing process.
Course prerequisites: Successful completion of the following courses with a grade of "C" or better for the following LVN courses including VNSG 1420, VNSG 1227, VNSG 1323, VNSG 1400, VNSG 1230, VNSG 1363, VNSG 1509 and VNSG 1331. May be currently taken with VNSG 1219, 2510, 2460
Required course materials:
Internet access
ATI access: ATI (Assessment Technologies Institute) - Web-based learning and assessment program includes standardized exam.
Evolve resources: Saunders NCLEX-PN
ATI: Content Mastery Series Review Module (PN Maternal Newborn Nursing Edition 10.0).
Leifer, G. (2019). Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing, Textbook and Workbook, (8th Ed.), St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Name of instructor: Tiffany McQuien, RN
Office location: 1525 W. California St. Gainesville, TX 76240 Office 2411-H
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:
# of Graded Course Elements Graded Course Elements Percentage Values
4 Exams 60%
2 ATI Practice A & B Quizzes 4%
4 Saunders NCLEX Quizzes 8%
4 ATI Learning System Adaptive Quizzes 8%
1 Comprehensive Final 20%
Final grade scale:
Grading for the course will follow the nursing policy for grading and evaluation. In order to pass this course the student must achieve an average of 77 or higher. There will be no rounding up of grades.
Numerical Grade Letter Grade
90-100 A
80-89.99 B
77-79.99 C
66-76.99 D
65 and below F
Late work policy:
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
LATE WORK will NOT be accepted in theory or clinical courses. A grade of zero (0) will be recorded for work not submitted when due. Quizzes are daily assignments and cannot be made up. One exam per course, per semester may be made up at a time determined by the instructor.
If the student notifies the instructor by email two hours prior to the due date and time with proof that there was a technology issue (screenshot of the issue), then the instructor has the right to allow additional time or accept the late work but this is at the discretion of the instructor and not required.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Nursing students, as well as licensed nurses, inherit the responsibility to adhere to the standards of ethical practice and professional conduct that is expected in the nursing profession. It is important to learn the LVN’s scope of practice in order to maintain patient safety and to protect their right to practice nursing. These standards involve (but are not limited to):
o Safeguarding confidential patient/client information (according to HIPPA laws).
o Providing health care to all patients regardless of race, creed, cultural background, gender, disease, or lifestyle.
o Upholding the highest standards in personal appearance, language, dress, and demeanor.
o Staying informed/ updated about issues affecting nursing practice and the delivery of healthcare. This includes political voting and/or involvement as an advocate for positive healthcare changes and quality nursing care.
o Accepting responsibility for safe nursing by keeping oneself mentally and physically fit and educationally prepared to practice.
Unacceptable personal conduct may result from complaints by faculty members or clinical agency members. These may indicate that the student does not possess those personal qualities and characteristics which the faculty deem necessary for nurses. Unacceptable personal conduct complaints from a faculty member or clinical agency member will result in a student conference and/or clinical warning or dismissal from the Vocational Nursing Program.
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) for consequences for academic dishonesty that may include:
1) A zero (0) for the assignment.
2) Failure of the course.
Attendance Policy:
Lecture:
Students are expected to attend all classes and are responsible for all announcements and course content. Students may be absent a maximum of twice during the semester per course, unless the course meets for only 8 weeks in which case students may only miss one class.
Students who miss more than the allowed absences will be unable to continue in the program. Students have the option of withdrawing from the program in the Registrar’s office by the official drop date or receiving course grades of “F” on the final grade reports. Documentation for any absences is required. Individual professors will determine appropriate documentation to be submitted. There are no partial absences; if you miss part of the class, an absence will be recorded. However, it is important to attend even part of the class to learn the material that is presented.
• Students must attend class regularly.
• More than two (2) absences in a course per semester will result in dismissal.
• Three (3) tardies equals one absence. No one will be allowed into class if she/he is tardy until the first break. A tardy will be recorded in the gradebook.
• Leaving early is considered an absence for the whole day.
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 22, 2024
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
Identify safety principles related to childcare; discuss primary nursing care of the pediatric patient and family during health and disease; and apply concepts of growth and development to the care of pediatric patients utilizing the nursing process.
Core Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
A. Member of Profession
• Discuss the need for accountability for own nursing practice with pediatric patient at
the level of a VN student.
• Discuss acting as an advocate in activities that focus on improving the health care of
pediatric patient at the level of a VN student.
• Discuss behaviors that promote the development and practice of vocational nursing as
a VN student
B. Provider of Patient- Centered Care
• Use terminology as it applies to the pediatric patient
• Identify and explain the factors that influence growth and development
• Discuss the major developmental theories
• Correlate and apply developmental theories to pediatric patients in case studies
• Identify, explain and discuss critical milestones and developmental tasks of each
developmental stage of the pediatric patient
• Identify and implement nursing interventions that are relevant to each developmental
stage
• Discuss the purpose of, interpret the meaning of, and complete standardized growth
charts to document physical development of the pediatric patient
• Discuss and explain the immunization schedule of TDH for all ages of the pediatric
population in Texas
• Discuss preparation of pediatric patients at different developmental stages for
procedures
• Outline and discuss assessment techniques for all ages of pediatric patients
• Explain and discuss the skills needed to identify the child’s concept of death at various
developmental stages
• Provide nursing care utilizing the nursing process to stable pediatric patients receiving
treatment for various medical conditions
• Identify nutritional needs of the growing child
• Determine methods to assist in implementing plan of care for the pediatric patient
C. Patient Safety Advocate
• Discuss and demonstrate safety precautions necessary for pediatric patients
D. Member of the Health Care Team
• Explain the appropriate steps to prepare a child and family for hospitalization both
physically and psychologically
• Discuss and clarify the implementation of the admission and discharge process of the
pediatric patient
• Recognize the influence of the family and cultural practices on growth, development,
nutrition and healthcare
• Identify pediatric healthcare resources within the surrounding communities
COLLEGE POLICIES