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Associate in Science Degree Program
Nursing
Course Syllabus
FALL 2014
rev.8/11/14
COURSE TITLE Maternal Child Health
COURSE NUMBER NUR 2462C -CRN 11016,11046,11047 &11048
PREREQUISITES ENC 1101, MAT 1033, PSY 2012, NUR 1020C, BSC 1085 & 1086, NUR
1142C, NUR 1520, CHM 1033, NUR 2213C, MCB 1020, DEP 2004 Co-requisites: PHI 2600 preferred and didactic component of NUR 2818C
CREDIT HOURS 8.0 CONTACT HOURS
CLASS MEETING TIMES*
CLASS METHOD
8 credits (60 lecture hours)(30 hrs lab) (135 hours clinical) Lecture: Wednesday -0830 -1300 LYNX Clinical: Monday- 0700- 1700 (Coral Shore), Thursday 630- 1630 (Key West)
Clinical /Lab: Tuesday or Thursday 0830-1300 This course blends traditional face-to-face and online learning/LYNX Students
are expected to attend classroom sessions on (dates and times) as well as
participate in online activities as assigned.
Synchronous Office Hours-Check the Announcement section of the
course for synchronous office hour times. To access office hours click
on Course Tools or email for LYNX appointment. Announcements-Weekly Announcements from your instructor will be
posted on the announcements page. To access click on
"Announcements" under Course Tools. Classroom Email- All classroom email between students and faculty
members should occur within the internal D2L email system. To
access click on "Mail" under Course Tools.
*See course calendar for more specific in the first three weeks of
the course.
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INSTRUCTOR
Penni Wise, RN, MSN, Office C107, ph.305 809-3227, Course Co-coordinator Email: [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS Posted on Door and in D2L
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Concepts from nursing fundamentals are adapted to the nursing care of the
family. Through classroom and clinical experiences, students gain knowledge
of the processes, problems, and deviations from health which influence or alter
the normal course of parenthood and child care. Studies of women’s health, the
reproductive cycle, growth and development of the child, well and ill child care,
and the impact of illness and hospitalization on the family are provided in the
classroom. Ethical decision making, clinical problem solving, diversity, and
holism continue to be keys concepts in this course. These studies provide the
student with the theoretical basis to safely apply the nursing process in caring
for the obstetrical and pediatric client, along with nutrition, medication
calculations and administration in a variety of health care settings.
COURSE
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The classroom experiences via LYNX or teleconferencing , laboratory and clinical
setting. Methodology includes facilitating discussion on assign reading,
demonstration, viewing various audiovisual materials, computers, learning skills
laboratory, and small group discussions in classroom setting, electronic interaction,
or high fidelity patient simulation.
This course contributes to the Quality And Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
outcomes:
Patient-centered care (PCC): Recognize the patient/family as the source of
control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on
respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
Teamwork and collaboration (TC): Function effectively within nursing and
inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared
decision making to achieve quality patient care.
Evidence-based practice (EBP): Integrate best current evidence with clinical
expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health
care.
Quality improvement (QI): Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes
and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve
the quality and safety of health care systems.
Safety (SFTY): Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both
system effectiveness and individual performance.
Informatics (INFO): Use information and technology to communicate, manage
knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
OVERALL Objectives: QSEN Outcome
The student will utilize assessment and critical
thinking skills to develop care plans for patients in the
clinical setting.
PCC
The student will collaborate with patients in
determining plan of care based on personal, religious
and culture preferences of patients.
PCC, TC, EBP
The student will describe and demonstrate physical
assessment for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school
age children, and adolescents
PCC, TC, EBP
The student will participate in shift-report when
possible and use appropriate communication
techniques with patients, families, staff, faculty and
peers.
TC
The student will practice proper hygiene, infection
control and patient identification at all times.
SFTY
PEDIATRIC:
The student will describe the basic anatomy and
pathophysiology of body system for infants, toddlers,
preschoolers, school age children, and adolescents
EBP,PCC, INFO
The student will understand common pathological
conditions of children disorders such as respiratory,
cardiac, GI, infectious pathogen, GU, diabetes,
hepatic, and the ears, eyes, nose and throat.
EBP
The student will demonstrate proper assessment skills
by performing head-to toe and focused assessments on
pediatric patients in the clinical setting.
EBP, SFTY PCC,EBP
The student will formulate nursing diagnoses, plan
and implement care, and evaluate outcomes for the
child with a disorder of the immune system,
reproductive system, renal or urinary tract, endocrine
or metabolic disorder, neurologic disorder,
gastrointestinal disorder, and a fluid and electrolyte
alteration, following clinical agency protocol.
EP. INFO
The student will be able to identify abnormal
functioning of the: respiratory, musculoskeletal,
cardiovascular, immunological, hematopoietic,
integumentary systems.
PCC, EBP, SFTY
The student will describe health promotion activities
for a child in infancy through adolescence.
PCC.EBP
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OBSTETRICS: OUTCOMES
The student will describe the nature of inheritance, patterns
of recessive and dominant Mendelian inheritance, and
common chromosomal aberrations as provide patient care.
PCC,EBP,INFO
The student will describe common methods of reproductive
life planning and the advantages, disadvantages, and risk
factors associated with each.
PCC,EBP
The student will describe common causes of and
assessments necessary to detect infertility in men and
women.
PCC,EBP
The student will assess, and implement nursing care for a
woman, fetal growth and development of a normal newborn
through maternal, pregnancy, labor, and post child birth
landmarks.
PCC,EBP
The student will describe common psychological and
physiological changes that occur with the stages of
pregnancy, labor, cesarean birth, post child-birth, the
underlying principles for these changes, and the
relationship of the changes to the appropriate nursing
diagnosis
PCC,EBP
The student will identify expected outcomes that will
contribute to a safe pregnancy outcome when illness occurs
with pregnancy. Identify the characteristics of the pregnant
woman who has special needs.
PCC,EBP,TC
The student will identify clinical situations in which
specific fetal, obstetric procedures are appropriate and
explain risks, precautions, and contraindications for each
procedure.
PCC,EBP
The student will discuss the woman for and formulates
nursing diagnoses related to deviations from the normal
during the post-partum period.
PCC,EBP
The student will formulate nursing diagnoses related to
deviations from normal in labor and birth.
PCC,EBP
The student will discuss a woman and her family for
physiologic and psychological changes after childbirth
PCC,EBP,INFO
The student will discuss the woman in labor and during
birth for deviations from the normal labor process.
PCC,EBP,QI,
SFTY
The student will discuss the pharmacologic agents
commonly used to provide analgesia, anesthesia, and to
prevent complications.
PCC,EBP, SFTY
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REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
PUBLISHER
Maternal Child Nursing Care, 5th Edition
St. Louis, MO: Mosby, (2014). AUTHORS Perry, Hockenberry, Lowdermilk,Wilson,
ISBN ISBN: 9780323096102
Study Guide for Maternal Child Nursing Care, 5th Edition by Perry,
Hockenberry, Lowdermilk, Wilson copyright: 2014
ISBN: 9780323096072
A current Diagnostic & Lab References.
Proposed Course Schedule
Please note: The course schedule is subject to change to meet the needs of the course and
its students. If you miss a class, it is YOUR responsibility to stay current.
DATE* TOPIC Assignment
PRIOR
Before
8/21/14 Developmental Frame Work
-Health Promotion/Problems of Infant/
Toddler/ Preschool Children
Read – Perry Ch. 26, 28, 31,
32, 33, 34, 35
ATI: child 3-7, & 35
On-line CDC
Immunization schedule
8/23/14
0800-1500
TWFAC
LKMC Orientation
Students in Lower Keys must attend
Upper Keys Students are welcome to
attend.
Review Clinical objectives for
LKMC and complete
documentation. Need to have
proof of current CPR and
immunization.
WK 1
Tuesday
8/26/14
ALL in
KW
0830 – 1500
(L 6.5)
LECTURE #1 Intro to MCH course
The Nursing Role in Preparing Families
for Childbearing and Childrearing
1. Heredity and Environmental Influences
on Development
The Nursing Role in Caring for the
Pregnant Family
1. Conception and Prenatal
Development
2. Physiologic Adaptions to
Pregnancy
3. Psychosocial Adaptions to
Pregnancy
4. Nutrition for Childbearing
5. Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
Bring course syllabus to class
Perry- Ch.1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
15
ATI- MB 3-6,
CC- 1
Review Physical Examination
& Health Assessment –
Female Adult
Wednesday
8/27/14
LYNC
8:30 -15:30
LECTURE #2:
(cont. of Lecture #1) AND
The Nursing Role in Caring for the
Pregnant Family: Part 2
Perry 11, 12
ATI: MB 7-10,23-27
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(L 6) 1. The Childbearing Family with Special
Needs
2. The Pregnant Woman with Complications
Thursday
8/28/14
Lab#1
All to KW
0830-1630
(LA 8)
LAB I: Health Problems for Infant, Toddler,
Preschool, School Age, & Adol.
Reaction to Hospitalization on
Children and Family
Management of Fertility and Infertility
Contraceptives
Calculation EDC
Perry 5, 26, 28, 29, 31,
32, 33, 34, 35, 38,
ATI: CC 3-7,10 & 35
MB 1, 2, 3
WK 2
Tuesday
LAB #2
9/2/14
0830-1430
ALL to
KW
LAB II: Pediatric Assessment and Variations of Care
Physical assessment of Pediatric
clients
Pediatric Pain mgmt
Pediatric Med Admin
The Normal Newborn: Adaptation
and Assessment
(need volunteer children)
Perry 29, 39, 30, 22, 25
ATI: MB:23, 24, 25, 26
Stethoscope and penlight
Bring: ATI Skills Modules
Physical assessment (child)
ATI Skills Modules Physical
assessment (newborn)
Review: ATI Skills Modules
Med. Adm 1, 2, 3,4
Pain management
Wednesday
9/3/14
0830-1530
LYNC
(L 6.5)
LECTURE #3:
Newborns Nursing Care
1. Newborn Feeding
2. The High-Risk Newborn:
A. Problems Related to Gestational Age
and Development
B. Acquired and Congenital Conditions
Perry 22,23,24,25
ATI: MB 7-10,23-27
***All Chapters above will be
on 1st exam.
WK 3 Wednesday
9/10/14
0830-1300
LYNC
(L 4.5)
Exam I –VC ROOM
Exam Review and test strategy after exam
Coral Shores/ Key West
(15%)
Thursday
9/11//14
0830-1530
LAB
ALL to
KW
LAB III:
The Nursing Role in Caring for the Family
During Labor and Birth
1. Giving Birth
2. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
3. Pain Management for Childbirth
4.The Woman with Intrapartum
Complications
Demonstrate Postpartum care
Perry 13,14,15,
16, 17
ATI: MB 10-16
Bring pillows and blankets for
childbirth relaxation
7
WK 4
Tues
9/16/14
0830-1230
Community
LAB
(4h)
Intro to community
Health Problems of the School Age Child
Teaching health needs to school age children
List of health need
Assignments for Community
Clinical
Review: Perry: 2, 26, 27, 33,
34, 35
Appendix: A
ATI: child 3-7, & 35
On-line CDC
Immunization schedule
Wednesday
9/17/14
0830-1300
LYNC
(4.5)
LECTURE #4:
The Nursing Role in Caring for the Family
during the Postpartum Period
Postpartum Adaptations
The Woman with a Postpartum
Complication
Coral Shores/ Key West
(15%)
Review LAB #3
Perry: 18,19,20,21
ATI: MB 17-22
WK 5
Tues
9/23
8:30 -1300
Community
Clinical
(4.5 h)
SCHOOL Health Screenings
Review G&D for age
appropriate group.
Review Lesson Plan given.
Evaluation- School
Nurse & class
Journal entry
Wednesday
9/24/14
0830-1300
LYNC
(L4.5)
LECTURE #5:
Respiratory Dysfunction
Integumentary Dysfunction
Infectious Diseases
Perry 40, 47, 39 REV: Ch. 31,
33, infections, communicable
diseases, and vaccines, SIDs,
health screening.
ATI: CC
16,17,18,30,31,35,36,37
Review: ATI Skills Modules:
Infection control, wound
care,& Oxygen therapy,
WK 6
Tues
9/30 &
0830-1300
Com
Clinical
SCHOOL Health Screenings
Review G&D for age
appropriate group.
Review Lesson Plan given.
Evaluation- School
Nurse & class
Journal entry
Wednesday
10/1/14
0830-1300
(L4.5)
VC/LYNX
LECTURE #6:
GI Dysfunction
GU Dysfunction
Perry Ch. 41 & 44
ATI: child 22,23,24-26
Review: ATI Skills Modules
Urinary Catheter care, NG
intubation
WK7
Tues
10/7//14
0830-1300
Com
Clinical
SCHOOL Health Screenings
Review G&D for age
appropriate group.
Review Lesson Plan given.
Evaluation- School
Nurse & class
Journal entry
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Wednesday
10/8/14
0830-1300
LYNC
(L4.5)
Exam II –
LECTURE #7:
Endocrine
Cognitive/Sensory
Key West (15%)
Live LECTURE:
Perry: Ch. 37, 46, review
Cystic Fibrosis-CH 40
ATI: CC 19,33,34,12,13,15
Review: ATI Skills Modules
Diabetes Management
WK 8
Tues
10/14 &
0830 -1300
Com
Clinical
SCHOOL Health Screenings
Review G&D for age
appropriate group.
Review Lesson Plan given.
Evaluation- School
Nurse & class
Journal entry
Wednesday
10/15/14
0830-1300
LYNC
(L4.5)
LECTURE # 8:
Hematologic Disorders (HIV)
Cardiovascular Disorders
Perry Ch. 42 & 43
ATI: Child 20,21,38
Review: ATI Skills Modules
Blood Administration,
WK 9
Tues
10/21
0830-1630
LAB
All
KEY
WEST
(8h)
LAB IV: Emergencies
Patient simulation:
Pediatric Emergencies
Seizures, Head Injury, Downing,
Status
Asthma, Fractures, Burns,
Poisons
OB Emergencies
Eclampsia/ Abrupto
PP hemorrhage
Unassisted delivery
Ch 12: Precip. Labor,
Ch 21 PPH, Ch 42 Septic
Shock, Ch. 45 Seizures, Head
trauma, Ch. 47 Burns , Ch 48
Fractures,
ATI: CC- 13,14,18,27,32,42
MB-16
Review: ATI Skills Modules
Specimen Collection and Point
of Care.
Wednesday
10/22/14
0830 -1300
LYNC
(L4.5h)
LECTURE #9:
Musculoskeletal
Cerebral Dysfunc.
Neuromuscular
Perry: 45,48,49
ATI: CC 27,28,29,12,
MB: 27 review
WK 10
Tues
10/28
0830-1300
Com
Clinical
SCHOOL Health Screenings
Key West- Poinciana School
Review G&D for age
appropriate group.
Review Lesson Plan given.
Evaluation- School
Nurse & class
Journal entry
Wednesday
10/29/14
0830-1300
LYNC
(L4.5h)
LECTURE #10:
Chronic illness/ Death Family
Psycho Social Issues
Cancers (Handout)
(HIV/AIDS, Wilms tumor,
Leukemia, Osteosarcoma, Ewings
sarcoma, rhabomtosarcoma)
Perry: 36,43,45,44,48
ATI: CC 11,38, 39,40,41,43
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WK 11
Tues
11/4/ 2014
0830 -1300
Com
Clinical
SCHOOL Health Screenings
Review G&D for age
appropriate group.
Review Lesson Plan given.
Evaluation- School
Nurse & class
Journal entry
Wednesday
11/5/14
0830 -1300
VC(L4.5)
Exam III
LECTURE #11:
Women’s Issues
Coral Shores/ Key West
(15%)
LECTURE: TBA
WK 12
Wednesday
11/12/14
0830 -1300
TBA
FINAL EXAM & MATH EXAM
*See course outline for time and location
STUDENT EVALUATION AND COURSE POLICIES
FKCC NURSING GRADING SCALE
90-100% A
80-89.9% B
79.9-77% C
60-76.9% D
BELOW 60% F
Theory Percentage Yours points
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
20
20
20
___x 0.20=
___x 0.20 =
___x 0.20=
Class
Participation
1
FINAL EXAM
27
___x 0.28=
Math Exam 2 ___x 0.02=
Total 90 Total =
Is 69.3 or > Yes or No Yes-> Clinical add
Exam grades may be rounded up to the nearest tenth; Didactic final grade points will not be rounded at
all. All didactic work must total to 69.30 before clinical work will be factor into final course grade, See
Nursing student handbook for passing course and advancing to next course.
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Clinical Percentage Yours
PP care
plan*/Family study
3 ___X 0.03 =
OB self-eval P/F
Pediatric CP* 3 ___ X 0.03=
Discussion* (5) 3 ___ X 0.03 =
Course
Instructor clinical
Eval.**
P/F
Based on
documented
clinical
performance
Community log (4) 1 ___X 0.01 =
Total 10%
*see rubric for grading
** No late work or written incident report
To calculate your points ----test grade x percentage = points
For example you received an 82 on your first exam to calculate: 82 x 0.18 = 14.76 points
Your clinical grade will be based on the percentage earn, i.e. 21/25 = 84%
An earn “D” equates failing the course.
Attendance
Situations that commonly constitute an excused absence include personal illness, illness of
child/children, critical illness or death of a close family member, jury duty that cannot be rescheduled,
other court or legal circumstances, as well as military commitments- situation that cannot be rescheduled.
These situations include those that are unexpected and unplanned. Documentation is required.
Situations that constitute an unexcused absence include failure to notify lead instructor of absence;
missing an exam for vacation or work time; absence due to illness without health care provider
verification.
Documentation is required to support the excused absence—for example- professional health care
provider verification of illness on day of absence as well as release for return to lecture,
clinical/lab; obituary; court summons. Again, for consideration as an excused absence, student
must notify clinical instructor prior to absence- unless unsafe to do so.
Since this is a hybrid course attendance on line will not be part of your attendance grade, monitoring of
student attendance and participation during each LYNC class session and online via D2L will be done by
the lead instructor. Leaving early and tardy in LYNC will count towards your attendance as missed class.
A miss class constitutes tardy, absence, and leaving early. Students must attend 90% of total classes
schedule and Clinical assignments. Written warning will be given first absence. More than 90% excused
absences student will need to make up within one week after absence and if not, your absent become an
unexcused. An unexcused absence there is no makeup and may be dropped from the course if
absenteeism is greater than 90%.
Students are required to participate in their D2L course component Sunday through Friday as verified by
activity within the D2L Learning Management System. Leaving early and tardy eliminates your 100%
attendance.
The required posting of discussion question and assignments will be included in your
attendance/professionalism.
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Exam Policy
All exams and quizzes will be given via paper (Scantron) pencil or electronically. You must present to an
FKCC campus for examinations. Please see Course schedule.
Will have a time limit, depending on the number of questions. It is your responsibility to track the
time you have spent and how much time you have remaining. The questions will be challenging
and utilize various aspects of the nursing process. Critical thinking will also be incorporated.
Question types will be a combination of multiple choice, matching, true/false, fill in the blank,
matching and concept essay.
Examinations are focused on helping you pass the NCLEX-RN examination and to help faculty
evaluate your learning.
Tardy/Absence for Exams and Class/Clinical
Absence:
Absences for exams may be considered excused or unexcused.
If a student must be late or absent, it is the student’s responsibility to notify the lead instructor
prior to the lateness or absence (unless not feasible due to circumstance, i.e. car accident and
death).
For consideration for an excused absence, student must provide documentation to support the
absence (professional health care provider verification of illness; professional health care
provider excuse detailing when return to school is allowed, obituary, court summons, etc.).
Written verification is required.
Students are expected to make arrangements with employers to be able to take exams as
scheduled. Work scheduled is not an excused absence.
It is the final decision of the lead instructor as to whether an absence is considered excused.
Tardy:
Students are expected to arrive on time and prepared. Late arrivals are disruptive and unfair to other
students.
If a student arrives up to 10 minutes late for an exam, with instructor’s prior approval, he/she may
enter the testing area quietly and begin testing. No extra time will be allowed.
If a student arrives more than 10 minutes late he/she will not be permitted to take the test that
day and must request special arrangements for a makeup exam with their instructor. (See “Make-
up Exams”)
Excessive tardiness (greater than 1 time), without prior instructor notification and approval, will
be considered an Unexcused Absence and an incident report will be written and place in student
file.
Make-up Exams:
Make-Up Exams are provided and based upon the situation- excused or unexcused. Make-up exams may
also incur point deduction from the exam grade. Format for makeup exams may differ from regularly
scheduled exams. For example, fewer items may be on the exam and/or the format may differ--short
answer, discussion, alternative question format, etc.
Failure to notify the lead instructor in advance that an exam will be missed is considered an
unexcused absence. In the event a makeup exam is approved, your starting grade will be 77%.
A pattern of excused exam absences is a serious matter and demonstrates unprofessional behavior
there for an incident report will be submitted to your file.
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Guidelines for Taking Tests
All exams are proctored. There are three exams and a comprehensive final exam.
Exam blueprints will be posted online in advance of testing at the discretion of the instructor.
Review your lecture objectives
Exams will start and end at a specific time.
Exams will be administered at a designated exam site under the direction of a designated proctor.
Students are expected to be present, prepared and on time for all exams.
No talking between students is allowed during testing.
Cell phones and pagers must be turned off (not on vibrate) and placed at the front of the room.
No food or drink containers with labels will be allowed on desks during testing.
Purses, backpacks, personal items- key chains, non-prescription glasses, etc and all class
materials are to be placed at the front of the room during the exam period.
Only instructor-given materials may be on the desk (answer sheet, scratch paper, calculator, etc.)
Students are expected to keep their eyes on their own paper and not look about the room during
exams. Eyeglasses maybe inspected for validity. The exam proctor may move you to a different
seat if this requirement is not followed.
Headphones may not be used during exams. Earplugs will be supplied.
Students are requested to maintain a quiet atmosphere in the hallway or entryway if finished
ahead of classmates.
Please use restroom facilities before the exam. If you must leave during the exam to go to the
restroom, you must ensure that cell phones, purses, etc. are left in the exam room. Faculty/exam
proctor/designated site personnel may accompany you to the restroom.
Calculators will be provided when needed and are to be returned at the completion of the exam.
Non-compliance with these guidelines or discovery of any other methods of misconduct will
result in disciplinary action and may result in course failure. See FKCC Student handbook for
more information.
Additional Testing Information
Exam review is at the sole discretion of the leader instructor and is subject to suitable student
behavior. Test review will not be done during class time. It is not a time to "argue a question".
Students are not allowed to copy or write down test questions or answers. Instructors may impose
a time limit for the review.
If an exam item is in question, students will be asked to submit written support of their positions.
Positions should be backed by text references. Textbook may be brought to test review for quick
reference but test review time will not be extended for “search” issues.
No adjustments to the exam will be made after one week from original posting of grades. Please
make sure you contact the nursing faculty with questions prior to the deadline.
The nursing faculty will be available to counsel students who experience difficulty in the course.
It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor to discuss progress in the course.
Any student who scores less than 77.0% on any exam must contact the nursing faculty on site for
remediation.
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Late Work
Late work, late discussion board posts, or any late assignment submitted past the documented/assigned
deadline is assigned a “0” and must still be turned in to the drop box in a passing format to pass the
course. Any assignment that you submit electronically, including discussion board posts, must be
received prior to the due date and time. Please double check that you have properly attached your file
and that it is not corrupted. A corrupted file or forgetting the attachment will not be excused, as you are
responsible for turning in your work on time. Your effort to submit your work on time is count as part of
your professionalism.
First time- verbal written warning and forfeit class participation points.
Second time – incident report up placed in student file,
Third time- may be withdrawn from the course.
Reading Assignment, Care plan, Case study, etc.
To succeed in this course, you should do all assigned textbook readings and review class notes
frequently on D2L prior to class meeting.
Homework is placed in the drop box or discussion module by 12:00 (noon) on the due date.
Students who must miss a due date can email the instructor before due time to receive full credit.
Late homework is not accepted for credit.
Assignments Due:
o must be in A WORD DOC in order to verify authenticity and will be submitted to
Turnitin
o Signature Syllabus Form – drop box –Thursday 8/28/14 by noon
o Discussion Questions –see discussion board on D2L for dates.
o Care plans & Journals – to lead instructors or in dropbox
-TBA: (look on D2L for dates)
Community Journal- Sunday, Nov 2nd by noon: Pass/fall (Total 4 entries)
Class Participation
Students are to earn their class participation of 1% point. To earn your class participation you must have
90% or better attendance, no late work submission, prepare and actively participate in class activities.
Class participation is a combination of live class activities/discussions and asynchronous online
discussion postings. The online discussion component is defined as posting a minimum number of
substantial, separate, and distinct messages to the various Discussion Forums. These discussion board
messages must be posted before the deadlines in the Course Calendar to count toward your participation
grade.
LYNC is our new format to deliver class content in your home. It is your responsibility to assure your
computer is functioning, audio and visual is working. All students must have camera on during the class
time. There may be time where there may be technical interruption due to unpredicted weather or power
failure. Student need be respectful, flexible, and trust the fact the instructor will make accommodations in
the best interest of facilitating your learn.
There are rules of etiquette for online home learning, students need to have midriff covered, sitting up,
and prepared for class. Please try to limited background distractions, be able respond to instructors
prompt in a timely manner. Students are to be respectful to each other and to other classmates learning.
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DISCUSSION FORUMS:
Periodically, under the discussion tab, there will be a question to which you are to post a response during
the week.
For the purposes of this class, a substantial online posting must:
Provide a good explanation of a concept or concepts related to the material discussed in the
forum, or give a good example of how a concept can be applied, or provide an insightful response
to a previous post.
Be factually correct. The post should help your classmates, and yourself, learn the material.
Be at least 400 words in length. Messages that do not meet this length requirement will earn only a
small amount of partial credit, even if they are only one word short.
Have acceptable spelling and grammar. Although this is not a writing class, this is College.
Students should get into the habit of writing complete sentences that are grammatically correct. I
don’t expect your grammar to be perfect, but it should be generally correct. Take advantage of
the spell check feature in D2L.
Be your own work. Do not plagiarize from any source (internet, textbook, etc) as the body of
your post. Study the concept, and then express it in your own words. Make certain to cite and
document your references.
Only messages that meet all of the requirements of a substantial post listed above will earn full
credit for participation.
It is acceptable (and encouraged) for more than one student to respond to the same message. The
best way to be sure you understand a topic is to try to explain it to someone else.
Please use the discussion forums to ask all of the questions you have about the class
material. Students ask a lot of questions, and these questions will contribute to your class
participation grade.
Off-topic messages will not count toward your participation grade.
These participation points are the easiest part of your grade to earn, and also the easiest to forget
to do. Don't forget!
Copying and pasting from any source, even if you cite the source, is not acceptable. You should
study the source document and paraphrase what you learned when typing a message.
Depending on the discussion, there will be times when the instructor will comment and provide
another prompt for students to respond. Please read instructor’s postings and respond appropriate.
SEE DICUSSION RUBRIC UNDER COURSE CONTENT FOR GUIDANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
ALL CLASS COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED VIA D2L. THE ONLINE FORMAT
OF THIS CLASS PUTS A PREMIUM ON COMMUNICATIONS. THE PRIME RESPONSIBILITY
FOR TIMELY COMMUNICATIONS RESTS WITH YOU - THE STUDENT.
In addition, most questions about class policies and subject matter should be posted in the discussion
forum to allow the entire class to benefit from the question and the answer. There will often be important
information published to the class via the Discussion Forums, such as changes in due dates, exam
information, etc. You are responsible for all information published here.
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Occasionally, time-sensitive announcements will be posted on Announcement Boards. You should logon
to D2L 3-4 times each week to check for time-sensitive messages. Before you post a question, look
through the Discussion Board. That same question may have already been asked and answered.
*** The Department of Allied Health & Nursing has sponsored web sites where faculty post approved
materials: educational platform-D2L & WebEx. Students may not post any FKCC nursing or allied
health course materials or faculty materials (for example: handouts, sample papers, Power Points, review
sheets, IPA samples, clinical prep, legislative letters, etc.) on any other web sites. Students are not to
design links to student generated web pages. Violation of this procedure will lead to disciplinary action
and could result in legal action. ***
EMAIL: The email utility within D2L should not be used for personal items that are not appropriate to
share with the entire class. This e-mail uses the student’s FKCC e-mail account.
Important Note: If I have not responded to your email or voicemail message within 24 hours after you
left the message, you should assume that I did not receive it and leave another message
What can the student expect from your instructor? The instructor will log into D2L and check for messages at least once per day, excluding weekends and
holidays. If the student has an urgent message for the instructor, do not post the same message both on a
Discussion Forum and in an email. Doing both will waste the students time and will not result in the
instructor getting the message any faster. If the instructor expects to be out of contact for more than a
couple of days, they will inform the class via the Announcement section
Logging Off From D2L
In order to better serve our faculty and students, all D2L users should click the “Logout “link when
completing online course work. By logging off instead of just closing the internet browser window, D2L
server space is freed and system performance is optimized. In addition, logging off will more accurately
record each student’s time logged into the online course?
Clinical Requirements
Prior to starting clinicals, students must:
Show proof of current immunization, background check completion, drug screen submission, CPR
certification and other pre-clinical requirements, as described in the FKCC Nursing Student
Handbook, by the date prescribed by the School of Nursing. A checklist of compliance data is
maintained in the nursing office file. Non-compliance with these requirements will cause you to be
dropped from this course and prevent you from participating in clinical components of your course
work.
In addition:
As per Florida Board of Nursing requirements any and all arrests must be reported. It is FKCC
policy that if you are arrested while in the Nursing Program that you must report the incident to the
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Director of Nursing immediately. All arrests will be subject to review and disciplinary action will
depend upon an investigation into the matter and may include nursing program action.
Sexual Harassment in any form will not be tolerated and may result in being removed from the
program.
Students will perform nursing care within the restrictions of both FKCC and the agency including the
following:
Arrive on time. Each clinical instructor will determine the clinical time. (See Absence & Tardy
policies is included for clinical)
Dress according to FKCC School of Nursing guidelines. Please read the nursing student
handbook requirements carefully and abide by the rules without prompting. Do not wait for an
instructor to correct you—be proactive and professional in complying with FKCC rules and
regulations.
Students will work with their clinical instructor and RNs from the clinical facility.
Clinical time may vary from posted time on schedule due to clinical facility situations.
Do not remove any patient paperwork from clinical site. Use only patient initials for reference.
Taking patient identifiable information from the clinical site will result in a clinical incident
report on the first episode and course failure thereafter. Place all printouts in proper containers
prior to leaving the clinical site.
Students are not permitted to take verbal or telephone orders from a physician.
Do not attempt, without appropriate supervision, anything you have not done nor feel comfortable
doing.
When there is an emergency, get out of the way or do what you are directed to do. When things
are moving quickly, observe carefully and think critically.
Give updates on your patient to your instructor and RN who is attending. Practice professional
communication.
Students may not:
Leave the clinical site before the scheduled completion time without the permission of the clinical
instructor.
Provide invasive patient care when the clinical instructor is not visibly present.
Provide patient care when the clinical instructor is not present in the facility.
Interview for jobs during clinical times.
Ignore the direction of clinical instructors.
Use hospital computers for personal business.
Initiate or receive personal phone calls or texts during clinical unless it is an emergency and a
sufficient explanation is given to the clinical instructor.. All cellphones on the airport mode during
patient care. Personal calls may be conducted during meal or break times in a designated area.
ALL of the above is subject to incident report to be filed by the clinical or lead instructor.
Hazardous Exposure to Blood, Blood Products or Body Fluids:
Note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that individuals who have been
exposed to needle sticks or to potentially infectious blood, blood products, or body fluids should be
evaluated and, when appropriate, have treatment initiated, within two hours.
In the unlikely event that a student sustains an injury from a contaminated needle stick or is exposed to
hazardous blood or blood products, the student will immediately:
Perform wound care.
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Report the incident to the clinical faculty member and the appropriate person in the clinical agency.
Have the wound inspected, cleansed, and dressed.
Complete the institutional incident report and follow institutional policy as applicable.
Seek medical attention as necessary based on level of exposure as per the direction of your clinical
instructor.
REVIEW: Clinical Outcome and assignments on D2L Content under Clinical for specific for each
clinical rotation and expectations.
Incident Report
An incident report will be written on the discretion of the clinical or lead instructor, as stated above and
in the Nursing Program Student Student’s Handbook 2014-2015 under Course/ Clinical Incident Report.
Academic Misconduct & Plagiarism
Students are expected to respect and uphold the standards of honesty in submitting written work to
instructors. Though occurring in many forms, plagiarism in essence involves the presentation of another
person’s work as if it were the work of the presenter.
Any cheating or plagiarism will result in disciplinary action to be determined by the instructor based on
the severity and nature of the offense. It is the student’s responsibility to review the College’s policy on
student’s Code of Code.
Student Code of Ethics
The FKCC School of Nursing supports the Student Code of Ethics Policy. Students are responsible for
knowing and complying with the Code. The Code can be found in the Student Handbook.
Academic Integrity
It is the philosophy of FKCC is that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct
and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in
accordance with college regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from
the college. Please reference the FKCC Student Handbook for complete details.
Statement for Americans with Disabilities Act
FKCC School of Nursing is committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity
legislation; reference Public Law 92-112 - The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage
of federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities
enjoyed by all citizens.
As faculty members, we are required by law to provide “reasonable accommodation” to students with
disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests
with informing faculty at the beginning of the academic term and in providing authorized documentation
through designated administrative channels. Information regarding specific diagnostic criteria and
policies for obtaining academic accommodations can be found at www.fkcc.edu. Also, you may visit the
Office for Students with Disabilities, call 305-809-3292 or email: [email protected] .
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Special Needs
If you have any special needs or requirements pertaining to this course, please discuss them with the
instructor early in the term.
If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and need
assistance, please notify the Office for Students with Disabilities at 305-809-3292via email at:
[email protected] or the course instructor immediately.
Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your special needs.
Guidelines for Withdrawing or Dropping a Course
Students who are considering withdrawing from or dropping a course should contact the lead instructor or
on-site nursing faculty prior to action for academic counseling, It is ultimately the students responsibility
to know the deadline for and consequences of withdrawal or drop from any course. Reference FKCC
Academic Calendar posted under Content on D2L for course withdrawal deadline dates and follow the
guidelines in the FKCC Student Handbook.
Copyright Notice
The materials and content provided in this course is intended only for registered Florida Keys
Community College students who have paid their tuition and fees to attend this course. Materials that
are affected include, but are not limited to, text, still images, audio recordings, video recordings,
simulations, animations, diagrams, charts, and graphs. Every effort has been made to insure these
materials are not disseminated to anyone beyond those who have legally registered for this course.
Download, revision, or distribution of course material with anyone other than registered classmates
and instructor.
Syllabus Subject to Change
This syllabus is subject to change at any time, will be given notice in D2L course announcement,
and at the discretion of the lead instructor.
REVISED : 8/11/14 pw
Students are expected to familiarize themselves with FKCC Policies,
Which can be found in the current Student Handbook and Nursing Student Handbook 2014-2015
