COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title: Nursing in Health and Illness I

Course prefix, number, and section number: VNSG 1400, 100

Semester/Year of course: Spring-2024

Semester start and end dates: 1/16/24-5/11/24

Modality: Face to face

Class meeting location, days, and times: Room 2416, Thursday 0900 - 1400

Lab meeting location, days, and times: NA

Semester credit hours: 4

Course description: Introduction to general principles of growth and development, primary health care needs of patients across the life span and therapeutic nursing interventions.

Course prerequisites: None

Required course materials:

Linton-Matteson. Medical Surgical Nursing.  8^th Edition

 

EAQ to Accompany Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing. 8^th Edition

 

Skidmore. Linda-Roth. Mosby’s 2020 Nursing Drug Reference 15^th Edition

 

Silvestri, Saunder’s Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-PN 8^th Edition

 

ATI access: ATI (Assessment Technologies Institute) - Web-based learning and assessment program includes standardized exam and EHR Tutor.

 Harding, Snyder: Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing. 8^th Edition.

 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.

Name of instructor: Jana Arant, BSN, RN, ACM

Office location: Gainesville 2411-I

Telephone number: 940.668.3393

E-mail address: jarant@nctc.edu

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
None	0900-1700	0900-1700	1400-1700	0900-1200
No office hours when clinical starts	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment

I am available through Canvas Messenger from when not on campus.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

List of graded assignments:

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
7	Unit Exams	70%
Multiple	Daily	10%
1	Final Exam	20%

Grades are NOT rounded up!

Late work policy: No late work accepted

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)]”. 

Attendance Policy:  Students will be allowed a maximum of two absences during this course

• A third absence will be grounds for dismissal from the LVN program
• Three occasions of being tardy will equal one absence
• Tardy is defined as being more than one minute late for class
• Students are expected to be in their seats ready to begin class on time

See LVN student handbook for detailed policy

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 Drop (without grade of W): 1/28/24

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: 4/1/24

Student Learning Outcomes: Describe the psychosocial, growth and development, and physiological needs of patients across the life span; identify primary health care needs of the patients; and identify the basic interventions using clinical reasoning/judgement model to support the patient and family during life stages including death and dying.

Core Objectives: The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) conducted extensive research and interviews and determined that “workplace know-how” consists of two elements: foundations skills and workplace competencies. 

These SCANS Skills are referenced with each course objective and are as follows:

(1) Foundation Skills

• Basic Skills: A worker must (i) read, (ii) write, (iii) perform arithmetic and mathematical operations, (iv) listen, and (v) speak effectively.
• Thinking Skills: A worker must (i) think creatively, (ii) make decisions, (iii) solve problems, (iv) visualize, (v) know how to learn, and (vi) reason effectively.
• Personal Qualities: A worker must display (i) responsibility, (ii) self-esteem, (iii) sociability, (iv) self-management, (v) integrity, and (vi) honesty.
• Workplace Competencies
• Resources: A worker must identify, organize, plan, and allocate resources effectively.  This includes (i) time, (ii) money, (iii) material and facilities, and (iv) human resources.
• Interpersonal Skills: A worker must work with others effectively to (i) participate as a member of a team, (ii) teach others new skills, (iii) serve patients/customers, (iv) exercise leadership, (v) negotiate, and (vi) work with diversity.

 (c)   Information:  A worker must be able to (i) acquire and use information, (ii) organize and maintain  

        Information: (iii) interpret and communicate information and (iv) use computers to process information.

• Systems: A worker must understand complex interrelationships as in (i) understanding systems, (ii) monitor and correct performance, and (iii) improve and design systems.
• Technology: A worker must be able to work with a variety of technologies, e.g. (i) select technology, (ii) apply technology, and (iii) maintain and troubleshoot equipment.

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

Name of Chair: Cathy Carney RN Office location: Gainesville Campus Telephone number: 940-668-7731 ext. 4371 E-mail address: ccarney@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean: Diane Neu RN Office location: Gainesville Telephone number: 940-668-7731 ext. 4381 E-mail address: dneu@nctc.edu

 

 

 

 

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.