Kent State University

• Welcome to Introduction to Professional Nursing

• Rebecca Goske, BSN, MSEd.

How to Contact Me:

• Email: bgoske@gmail.com

• Office: Rm 390, Henderson– After class, Fridays, 1:00 – 1:30

Dates to Remember

• Test #1 – Friday, Sept. 22nd, 12:05 – 12:55

• Test #2- Friday, Nov. 3rd, 12:05 – 12:55

• Final Exam- (tentative)- Friday, Dec. 15, 3:15 – 5:30 pm

• **You must bring your ID with you or you will not be allowed to sit for the exam**

Other Dates to Remember

• Friday, Sept. 29th, ANA President visits

• Friday, Nov. 10th, NO CLASS- Veteran’s Day

• Friday, Nov. 24th, NO CLASS- Thanksgiving Break

Course Materials

• Notes, syllabus, announcements, grades will all be posted on Web Vista. Code for syllabus = n1005016; instructor- Perkowski

• www.vista.kent.edu• http://reserves.library.kent.edu/eres/default.aspx• Book- Blais, K.K., Hayes, J.S., Kosier, B., Erb,

G. (2006) Professional Nursing Practice (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Chapter One Highlights

• Critical thinking exercise – Time management (p. 8)

• Suggestions for dealing with faculty – (p. 10)

• Suggestions for study-skills enhancement – (p. 10)

KSU College of Nursing

• Established in 1967• Largest College of

Nursing in Ohio- 98th percentile in size in the U.S.

• Offers entry level ADN, BSN programs

• LPN & RN completion programs

• MSN, Post graduate, certificate programs

• Joint PhD program

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KSU College of Nursing

• Program includes liberal arts, science, math, nursing theory, and clinical requirements

• The nursing curriculum provides a general professional nursing education organized in terms of ascending complexity

• Curriculum focuses on promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health of individuals, families, groups and communities

KSU College of Nursing (CON)

• BSN program prepares general practitioners – “Generalists” – beginning practitioners (still require a license to practice)

• MSN program prepares specialists in the nursing field – CNS (Clinical Nurse Specialist), NP (Nurse Practitioner)

CON Conceptual Framework

Central Concepts– Person - Contains a variety of dimensions which

make up an individual (Biological, psychological, social, spiritual)

– Society – Environment– Health – Determined by the consumer (client, patient)– Nursing – A discipline and a profession

• http://fpsrv.dl.kent.edu/conss/rn_bsn_msn/page09.htm

Conceptualization Made Easy

• Conceptual framework:– a group of related

concepts– An overall view to

focus thoughts

Concepts

• The building blocks of theory

• Ideas or mental images of phenomena

• ( pg 96 -97 Blais)

Terms of Admission to CON*

• Active application• Overall GPA 2.5• Science GPA 2.5• Completion of 30 semester hours course work• Office of Student services – Curtis Good

• *These are up for review due to the difficulty accommodating all of the applicants

Questions For Discussion

• What attracted you to Nursing?

• Do you have family members in Nursing?

• Male family members in Nursing?

• Is this your first choice of career?

• What do you want to do with this career?