NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS VNSG 1331 PHARMACOLOGY SPRING 2021   “Covid -19 statement: please be advised that NCTC may have to go fully online should the COVID situation worsen.”   Syllabi Statements Spring 2021 - COVID-19 Specific   Conversion of Onsite Classes to Online/Remote Format: North Central Texas College students should be aware that in the event of a college closure due to COVID-19, onsite classes will be converted to an online/remote format. Students should plan ahead to ensure they have access to the computer equipment (either PC, MAC, or tablet), webcam, and internet connectivity to continue their classes in an online/remote format. Please read all your official North Central Texas College student emails as the transition from onsite to online/remote might require a reorganization in your personal situation. Students will be granted a 72-hour transition and grace period. Online classes will continue as scheduled without disruption. Wear a mask, stay safe, and contact your Instructor as the situation arises. These policies and procedures were updated on July 30, 2020 and are subject to change as conditions change.   Face Coverings: Per the North Central Texas College guidance on face coverings on campus, in the instructional setting, faculty and students must wear face coverings, such as masks or face shields. Students without coverings, or those who do not comply with the rules relating to face coverings, will not be able to participate in on-campus classroom activities. To request an exception to this requirement, students should contact the NCTC HR Office of Enrollment Management (ccove@nctc.edu). Failure to comply with the face coverings requirement may result in the Instructor directing the student to leave the classroom. Any student asked to leave the classroom may be referred to the student conduct officer. These policies and procedures were updated on July 30, 2020 and are subject to change.   Temporary COVID-19 Attendance Policy for Face-to-Face Meetings: We are facing an unprecedented situation in which all of us must be flexible and make prudent decisions in the best interest of our families, our campus, and our community. In light of this, North Central Texas College is temporarily establishing the requirement that faculty keep records of student attendance for face-to-face course meetings as well as a documented seating chart. In addition, students who are sick or need to quarantine should not attend classes. Students will not be required to provide formal documentation from a health care provider and will not be penalized for COVID-19 related absences when proper notification to campus health officials is made in accordance with the guidelines stated below.   Faculty will:   Notify students about important course information and delivery changes through Canvas and campus email.               Students should: Provide notification to campus officials (via NCTC Daily Health Check protocol through Canvas) if they have tested positive for COVID-19 or have to quarantine so we can confirm reported absence with instructors, monitor, and assist the campus community. Notify instructors in advance of the absence. Connect with that class through Webex if the class session is being transmitted in a hybrid fashion. Keep up with and/or make up missed classwork or assignments. Submit assignments digitally through Canvas or other means as announced by your instructor. Work with their instructors to reschedule exams, labs, and other critical academic activities described in the course syllabus. Check Canvas and campus email daily to receive important announcements pertaining to the course. During the spring 2021 semester, faculty with face-to-face meetings will establish assigned seating/work stations to facilitate roll-taking, and, if necessary, contact tracing. Additionally, we ask all members of the College community to be attentive to their health, and safeguard others, by following the CDC’s guideline to “stay home when you are sick.” You should stay home if you have symptoms. More information on what to do if you are sick is available at the CDC’s website. Additional NCTC information is available at http://www.nctc.edu/coronavirus/index.html     Course Title: Pharmacology Course Prefix & Number:  VNSG1331 Section Number:  390 Semester/Year: Spring 2021 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 48 Lab Hours:   Course Description: Fundamentals of medications and their diagnostic, therapeutic, and curative effects. Includes nursing interventions utilizing the nursing process. Course Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the following courses with a grade of "C" or better. Anatomy and Physiology I & Anatomy & Physiology II or Allied Health Anatomy & Physiology VNSG 1400 Nursing Health & Illness VNSG 1323 Basic Nursing Skills VNSG 1227 Essentials of Medication Administration VNSG 1360 Clinical I Concurrent with: VNSG 1509 Nursing Health & Illness II, VNSG 1234 Pediatrics, VNSG 1230 Maternal Neonatal Nursing and VNSG 1463 Clinical II.  Required or Recommended Course Materials: ATI Website: http://atitesting.com Pharm Made Easy 3.0 located at www.atitesting.com Content Mastery Series Review Module (hardcopy or electronic version available). PN PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING EDITION 7.0  www.atitesting.com © 2017 Assessment Technologies Institute,® LLC ISBN: 978-1-56533-581-3 Active Learning Templates located at www.atitesting.com Active Stack: Pharmacology located at www.atitesting.com Textbooks used in previous semester. Vocational Nursing Student Handbook (2017-18), North Central Texas College Access: Texas Nursing Practice Act www.bon.state.tx.us

 

 

 INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course Instructor:	Nicholas Bixby, RN
Campus/Office Location:	HSC Graham Campus
Telephone Number:	940-521-0720 Ext. 7105
E-mail Address:	nbixby@nctc.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Program Coordinator:	Theressa Borden, MSN RN
Campus/Office Location:	HSC Gainesville Campus 2411
Telephone Number:	940-668-7731 Ext.
E-mail Address:	tjborden@nctc.edu

 

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
			0900-1600 By appointment	0900-1200 By appointment

 

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog

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

Identify properties, effects, and principles of pharmacotherapeutic agents; and explain nursing interventions associated with the various pharmacotherapeutic agents.

 

 

GRADING CRITERIA

Course grade calculations are listed on each course information sheet. Grades will be determined by paper and pencil exams, assignments, quizzes and a final examination. The grading scale for all courses, except clinical courses which are Pass/Fail only, is as follows:

                      90-100…………..A

                      80-89……………B

                      77-79……………C*

                      65-76……………D

                      64 and below……F

* Students must make a minimum of 77 in each course to continue in the Vocational Nursing Program.

* Remediation as assigned by your instructor is MANDATORY for all units where the Unit Exam score is         <80%.

* Students may make-up ONE Unit Exam.  The make-up exam will be administered on the day of the Unit 6 Exam, after the Unit 6 Exam has been completed.

 

Unit exams and the final exam consist of objective questions. Exam questions may be developed from all required textbooks and other sources utilized for coursework. Tests will be answered on scantron answer sheets provided by the student or online via lock-down browser. All online exams will be proctored either by scheduling with the campus testing site or by the course instructor. Please refer to the individual campus instructor for further information. 

 

Students have 2 (two) weeks from the scheduled date of the exam to challenge test questions as outlined in the Vocational Nursing Student Handbook. After the 2-week period, all exam grades will stand and no appeal will be allowed.

 

If a student is unable to take an exam at the scheduled time, one opportunity to make up the exam is allowed. Only one exam per course per semester is allowed to be made up. Make-up time will be announced by the individual instructor, and it is the student’s responsibility to take the make-up exam at the announced time. Any student not completing a unit exam within this time will receive a grade of “0” for the missed unit exam.

 

Daily grades for homework, computer assignments, and outside assignments are due as scheduled. Quizzes may be given without advanced notice and count as daily grades. No late work will be allowed. A grade of “0” will be recorded for missed homework, assignments, or quizzes.

 

 

 

 

 

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
6	Unit Exams	70%
1	Comprehensive Final	20%
13 and 6	13 ATI Assignments and 6 Unit Quizzes	10%

 

Scheduled Assignments and Important Dates

 

Spring Cohort Pharmacology Schedule Layout

 

Date	Unit/Pharm Made Easy Lessons found through ATI	Assignments Due Prior to Unit Exam	Exams Mondays on campus
Week 1	Orientation to online Pharmacology-Syllabus review in class Begin looking over Unit material
Week 2	Unit 1 Due Sunday 2359 (Module 2-1) Nervous system part 1: CNS Depressants-Drugs for sleep disorders, muscle spasms, seizure disorders, anesthesia drugs; CNS Stimulants-ADHD and narcolepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Cholinesterase inhibitors, NMDA receptor antagonist, Multiple sclerosis, migraine headaches.  Complete through Summary.  Drills and Case Study to be completed in classroom.  Unit 1 Quiz Graded
Week 3	Begin Unit 2 (Module 2-2) Nervous system part 2: Psychotherapeutic drugs-Anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia; ANS drugs-glaucoma	10 Drills 1 Case study Unit 1 Quiz	Unit 1 Exam
Week 4	Complete Unit 2 Module 2-2 Nervous system part 2: Psychotherapeutic drugs-Anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia; ANS drugs-glaucoma.  Due Sunday 2359.  Drills and Case Study to be completed in classroom.  Unit 2 Quiz Graded
Week 5	Begin Unit 3 Module 11 Pain & Inflammation: Non-opioid Analgesics, Opioid Agonist & Antagonist, Anti-inflammatories.  Complete through Summary.	10 Drills 1 Case study Unit 2 Quiz	Unit 2 Exam
Week 6	Continue Unit 3 Module 11 Pain & Inflammation: Non-opioid Analgesics, Opioid Agonist & Antagonist, Anti-inflammatories. Due Sunday 2359. Module 11 Drills and Case Studies to be completed in classroom.
Week 7	Unit 3 Module 3 Due Sunday 2359. Musculoskeletal: Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoporosis, Myasthenia gravis, Neuromuscular blocking agents.  Complete through Summary.  Unit 3 Quiz Graded.  Module 3 Drills and Case Study to be completed in class.
Week 8	Begin Unit 4  Module 4. Respiratory:  Airflow-Bronchodilators & Anti-inflammatories, Upper Respiratory disorders- allergy and cough.  Complete through Summary.	20 Drills total 2 Case Studies total Unit 3 Quiz	Unit 3 Exam
	Spring Break
Week 9	Due Sunday 2359.  Unit 4 Module 4 Respiratory:  Airflow-Bronchodilators & Anti-inflammatories, Upper Respiratory disorders- allergy and cough.  Drills and Case Study to be completed in class.
Week 10	Due Sunday 2359.  Unit 4 Module 5 Cardiovascular: Hypertension, Heart failure, Coronary heart disease, Dysrhythmias AND Module 6 Hematologic: Anemia, Bleeding disorders, Preventing clots, Hematopoiesis completed through Summary.  Drills and Case Studies to be completed in class.  Unit 4 Quiz Graded
Week 11	Begin Unit 5 Module 10 The Immune System: Vaccines, Drugs for Cancer and for HIV AND Module 12 Infection: Antibiotics, Antivirals, Antifungals, and drugs for TB.  Complete both modules through Summary.	30 Drills total 3 Case Studies Unit 4 Quiz	Unit 4 Exam
Week 12	Due Sunday 2359 Unit 5 Module 10 The Immune System: Vaccines, Drugs for Cancer and for HIV AND  Module 12 Infection: Antibiotics, Antivirals, Antifungals, and drugs for TB through Summary.  Drills and Case Studies to be completed in class.  Unit 5 Quiz Graded
Week 13	Begin Unit 6 Module 7 Gastrointestinal System: Peptic ulcers, Nausea, Constipation, Diarrhea, IBS, Inflammatory bowel AND Module 8 Reproductive and Genitourinary System: Female reproductive drugs, Male reproductive drugs, Urinary tract drugs AND Module 9 Endocrine: Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid, Hypothalamic, Adrenal disorders	20 Drills total 2 Case Studies total Unit 5 Quiz	Unit 5 Exam
Week 14	Due Sunday 2359 Unit 6 Module 7 Gastrointestinal System: Peptic ulcers, Nausea, Constipation, Diarrhea, IBS, Inflammatory bowel AND Module 8 Reproductive and Genitourinary System: Female reproductive drugs, Male reproductive drugs, Urinary tract drugs AND Module 9 Endocrine: Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid, Hypothalamic, Adrenal disorders.  Complete through Summary.  Drills and case studies completed in class.  Unit 6 Quiz Graded
Week 15	Prepare for FINAL EXAM   (Make-up exams administered after the Unit 6 Exam)	30 Drills total 3 Case Studies total Unit 6 Quiz	Unit 6 Exam
Week 16	FINALS WEEK		Final

 

 

**Please note these dates may be subject to change at the discretion of the course instructor.

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)

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is April 5^th

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If you feel you have needs for services that the institution provides, please reach out to either Wayne Smith (940) 498-6207 or Yvonne Sandman (940) 668-4321.  Alternative students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/Disabilityservices.aspx

 

COURSE TYPE: WECM Course

Counseling and Testing staff offer a variety of services to current and prospective students, such as College 101, placement testing, academic advising and course registration, transfer assistance, and College Success seminars (Time Management, Study Skills, Test Anxiety, Choosing a Major, Learning Style Strategies, Career Exploration), and much more. 

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/CounselingTesting.aspx

 

Student Success offers academic coaching, tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, free 24/7 online tutoring through Grade Results and assist new students acclimate to college by providing computer lab services for prospective students.   First generation students can also participate in TRIO which offers specialized support services.

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices.aspx

 

Financial Aid offers financial resources for students that qualify, visit the financial aid offices for more information.  http://www.nctc.edu/FInancialAidHome.aspx