VNSG 1323 0100 - BASIC NURSING SKILLS

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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

 

Course title: Basic Nursing Skills

Course prefix, number, and section number: VNSG 1323 Section 0100

Semester/Year of course: Fall 2025

Semester start and end dates: August 25, 2025 through December 13, 2025

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Face to Face

Class meeting location, days, and times: Classroom 2416, Tuesdays 12pm-4:30pm

Semester credit hours: 3

Course description: Mastery of basic nursing skills and competencies for a variety of health care settings using the nursing process and clinical judgement model as the foundation for all nursing interventions.

Course prerequisites: May be currently taken with VNSG 1420, 1360, 1400 1227.

Required course materials:

Internet Access

ATItesting.com 

Name of professor: 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: Wednesday 9am-2pm, Friday 9am-12pm, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday by appointment.

 

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       

 

1

 

12

 

2

 

Discussion Board

 

ATI Templates

 

ATI Fundamental Practice Exams

15%

13

 

9

Nursing Skill Check offs

 

Documentation Assignments

Pass/Fail (3 attempts)

2

Group Activities

0%

13

Ticket to Class

0%

5

Unit Exams

65%

1

 

1

ATI Fundamentals Content Mastery Exam

 

Final Exam

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. See handbook addendum for clarification on this policy.

Numerical Grade        Letter Grade

90-100                                 A

80-89                                   B

77-79                                   C

66-76                                   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.

If the student notifies the professor 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 professor has the right to allow additional time or accept the late work but this is at the discretion of the professor and not required.

 

One exam, per course, per semester may be made up at a time determined by the professor. 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. Quizzes cannot be made up.

 

 

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):

  • Safeguarding confidential patient/client information (according to HIPPA laws).
  • Providing health care to all patients regardless of race, creed, cultural background, gender, disease, or lifestyle.
  • Upholding the highest standards in personal appearance, language, dress, and demeanor.
  • 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.
  • 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:

Please see Vocational Nursing Handbook.

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:  November 3, 2025

Student Learning Outcomes:

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate safe and competent basic nursing skills
  • Describe how each step of the nursing process and clinical judgement model relates to nursing care
  • Discuss the implementation of basic nursing skills in a variety of health care settings.

COLLEGE POLICIES

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum. 

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

 

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class.  If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division.  If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator: Cathy Carney, RN, MSN

Office location: 1525 West California St. Office 2411-B Gainesville, Texas 76240

Telephone number: (940)668-7731 ext. 4371

E-mail address: ccarney@nctc.edu

 

Name of Instructional Dean: Diane Neu, RN, MSN

Office location: 1525 West California St. Office 2420-A Gainesville, Texas 76240

Telephone number: (940)668-7731 ext. 4381

E-mail address: dneu@nctc.edu