NURS 2222: Capstone
Spring 2016
SYLLABUS
OSUIT
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Spring 2016
NURS 2222 NURSING CAPSTONE SEMINAR:
The student will use the nursing process to analyze current trends and issues influencing nursing. The course will examine the impact of social and technologic changes in relation to the nursing profession and discuss ethical and legal issues; analyze concepts common to effective leadership and management; and assist in NCLEX-RN preparation. Co-requisite: NURS 2229
Type of course: Theory
Credit Hours: 2 Total hours of theory per semester: 2
Class length: Full Semester
Pre-requisite: NURS 2129 Nursing Care of Adults I
Co-requisite: NURS 2229 Nursing Care of Adults II
Instructor’s Name: Chrissi Martin MS, MBA, RN, Phone: 293-4789 (w) 269-9538 ©
Office: AHS Room 109 Instructor email:
Instructor’s Office Hours: Tuesday 0800-1600 & Friday 0800-1600 Central Time
Division Name: Nursing & Allied Health Sciences Division Phone: 918-293-5337
Contact: My preferred method of contact is email, I will respond within 24 hours of email, except for weekends and I will respond on Monday. If I don’t not respond within 24 hours please resend the email and call me at 918-293-4789
REQUIRED TEXTS, REFERENCES AND MATERIALS:
Text: Leading and Managing in Nursing eTextbook, 6/e by Patricia Yoder Wise
ISBN 9780323185783
Materials: Ipad 2; email and internet access
Uniform/Tools: None
Estimated Cost for Materials: approximate $80
Estimated Cost for Uniform/Tools: None
ONLINE COURSE INTERACTION
OSUIT requires all online courses to include interaction between students, peers and instructors.
Our online courses use a variety of tools to build a community of learners and strengthen engagement between students and their peers, as well as between students and the instructor. Communication tools used in this course may include Discussion, News, Blackboard Collaborate, and Email. Read the syllabus completely to determine which of these methods you, your classmates and your instructor will use for interaction.
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL:STUDENT LEARNING
OUTCOMES
/COURSE COMPETENCIES
/ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCY
1 / Patient-centered care—graduate recognizes the patient as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patients’ preferences, values and needs. / Research/Analyze current nursing trends and issues using steps of the nursing process. /Poster Presentation & On-line discussion questions and Quizzes
2 / Teamwork and collaboration—graduate functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. / Discuss legal and ethical basis influencing nursing practice. /Poster Presentation & On-line discussion questions and Quizzes
3 / Evidence based practice—graduate integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care. / Analyze concepts common to effective leadership and management. /Poster Presentation & On-line discussion questions and Quizzes
4 / Quality improvement—graduate uses data to identify errors and hazards in care and monitor the outcomes of care processes and uses improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. / Identify areas of strength and areas needing remediation in preparation for taking the NCLEX-RN Exam. /Completion of Kaplan Integrated Exam: Management/Professional
5 / Informatics – graduate uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making. / Develop a plan for continued personal and professional growth. /Career Management Assignment
6. / Informatics – graduate uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making. / Utilize nursing informatics to research EBP for poster presentation /Poster Presentation
Aspects of the competency assessments may be used in the university’s assessment of student learning and/or assessments for Oklahoma Board of Nursing and National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc.
COURSE ACTIVITIES: In this course students will:
1. Participate in online discussion and activities
2. Participate in student lead discussion
3. Review select audiovisual multimedia resources
4. Complete selected readings and prepare for classes
5. Complete computer assisted instructional programs
6. Complete online discussion questions
Grades will be based on the quality and completion of these tasKS:
Poster Presentations ….20%
Career Resume ……….10%
Discussions...……….. .28%
Quizzes……………….42%
PROGRESSION OF THIS COURSE IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
1. To pass this class must achieve at least a 75% average on all assignments and tests as described below)
a. On-Line Discussion 20 points/each (14 total) 280 points possible
b. Online Quizzes 30 points/each (14 total) 420 points possible
c. Poster Presentation & Participation 200 points
a. Career Management Assignment 100 points
Total Points 1000 points possible
*The student’s grade for this assignment will be used in the university’s assessment of student learning. A 75% competency or higher receives a Pass rating. This Pass/Fail rating is independent of the student’s course grade.
Daily and/or weekly quizzes, small weekly assignments and similar type projects: Normal return time to student by next class meeting or no later than one (1) week.
Extensive assignments, large lab projects, extensive quizzes, exams and similar type projects: Normal return time to students in one (1) to two (2) weeks.
AUTHORIZED TOOLS
Students may use any/all course materials, including books and notes, while taking quizzes. All quizzes and written assignments are to be completed independently; no collaboration with classmates is permitted and any instance of such will be considered academic dishonesty.
Late Work
By exception only, student must notify instructor within 24 hour of missed assignment
Testing
Students will be allowed to attempt quizzes 2 times unless the student makes less than a 65% on the first attempt then the student will not be allowed a second attempt.
UNIVERSITY & COURSE EXPECTATIONS
It is the responsibility of each OSUIT student to read, abide by and maintain a copy of the syllabus for this course. Syllabi are available on the OSUIT website.
Students understand that excerpts or portions of their work may be utilized for institutional assessment purposes. The purpose of institutional assessment is for verification of student learning and program improvement. Every effort will be made to keep this information confidential.
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, each student with a disability is responsible for notifying the University of his/her disability and requesting accommodations. If you think you have a qualified disability and need special accommodations, you should notify the instructor and request verification of eligibility for accommodations from the Office of Academic Accommodations/LASSO Center. Please advise the instructor of your disability as soon as possible, and contact The LASSO Center, located in the Noble Center for Advancing Technology – NCAT, top floor, and 918-293-4855 to ensure timely implementation of appropriate accommodations. Faculty have an obligation to respond when they receive official notice of a disability but are under no obligation to provide retroactive accommodations. To receive services, you must submit appropriate documentation and complete an intake process during which the existence of a qualified disability is verified and reasonable accommodations are identified. (Fall 2013)
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty or misconduct is neither condoned nor tolerated at OSUIT. Any student found guilty of academic dishonesty or misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action. Academic dishonesty and/or misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following actions: (1) Plagiarism: the representation of previously written, published, or creative work as one’s own; (2) Unauthorized collaboration on projects; (3) Cheating on examinations; (4) Unauthorized advance access to exams; (5) Fraudulent alteration of academic materials; (6) Knowing cooperation with another person in an academically dishonest undertaking. Students are required to actively protect their work against misuse by others. For details, refer to The OSUIT Student Handbook (Student Rights and Responsibilities Governing Student Behavior) available online at http://www.osuit.edu/academics/forms/student_rights_responsibility.pdf.
ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR NURSING
See Nursing Student Handbook policies for Attendance Theory & Lab, attendance policy for Clinical Attendance.
Excessive Absences:
A. The University reserves the right to administratively withdraw any student from an individual course who misses 20% of that course, whether excused or unexcused, and, in the opinion of the instructor, the student does not have a reasonable opportunity to be successful in the course.
B. Students should be aware any of the following may impact their financial aid:
1. being administratively withdrawn from a course
2. dropping a course
3. their last date of attendance in a course
Please see OSUIT Policy 2-021 for full details and procedures.
NURSING STUDENT HANDBOOK
The Nursing Student Handbook is provided to all nursing students through D2L on the Content page. It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar to the policies within the handbook. If you have questions concerning the handbook or you are unable to access the handbook contact your instructor.
STUDENT CONDUCT
1. Students are expected to cooperate in maintaining a classroom environment conductive to learning. Courteous and respectful behavior will be expected from all students each day. All pagers, cellular phones, computers, CD and MP3 players should be turned off. The use of tobacco in any form in University buildings is prohibited.
2. Students will abide by the Department of Nursing's policy regarding absences. Due to the nature of the course's pace, lectures and workshops cannot be repeated. However, students may request taping of the lecture by a peer with the instructor’s permission. As this is primarily a seminar course students who are absent will receive a zero for that day.
3. Students are expected to assume responsibility for learning by class attendance, preparation, and participation in the class discussions and project.
Introduction Assignment Week 1
Create a PowerPoint file named "POI_orientation_yourlastname". Be creative! Help us get to know the "real" you, personally as well as professionally! Your file should include the following:
- 2 slides
- 4 images
The two slides should have brief titles and images such as photos, clipart, drawings, or whatever you want. *Important: Please use small images (no more than 1MB each).You will use the "Add File" button available in theCompose windowin the Self- Introductions Discussion topic to upload your PowerPoint file.
Rubric for online discussions
Comments such as “I agree” or “I don’t agree” without substantial rationale as to WHY you agree or disagree will not be considered as a graded response.
Score / Criteria to evaluate threaded discussions20 / · Exceptional quality
· Evident that individual has completed all reading assignments
· Demonstrates applied level of understanding through personal reflections
· Answer is well-developed and logically reasoned
· Provides original insights or responses; extends at least 2 comments to others
· Supports and leads others in discussion; respects others and their ideas
15 / · Superior quality
· Evident that individual has completed all reading assignments
· Demonstrates applied level of understanding through personal reflections
· Answer is provided; logic may not be clear
· Provides original insights or responses
· Makes connections to what others say; respects others and their ideas
10 / · Satisfactory quality and quantity
· Evident that individual has completed all reading assignments
· Primarily consists of summary or paraphrasing of readings
· Answer is not fully developed; logic is not clear
· Contribution is primarily a response to others; minimal originality
· Is respectful of others and their ideas
5 / · Does not meet expectations
· Not clear that individual has completed reading assignments
· Only consists of summary or paraphrasing of readings
· Minimal effort put into answer
· Is not respectful of others and their ideas
0 / · Assignment not completed
Discussions will be submitted under the discussions tab
Career Management- will be submitted via dropbox by 4/5/16 by 2355.
Capstone Poster Presentation is on 3/24/16 in the nursing building from 1300-1500. Please wear your scrubs. (This is a community event; the entire campus will be invited to attend as will nurse recruiters).
Poster Presentation to public:
Develop a poster on a current trend or issue in nursing. The poster will be presented for viewing, and the students will give an oral presentation to describe and promote the poster and topic to the instructor when asked on day of presentations. Students will partner with another student (two students to a poster). Posters will be presented to the campus in the foyer of the Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Building. The poster should be standard size of the tri-fold type of posters utilized for presentations.
Graduating nursing students encounter practice behaviors demonstrated in the clinical setting that conflict with standards of practice learned in their academic program. They refer to these situations as “real world” nursing. However, the real world practices of registered nurses are sometimes, according to evidence presented in nursing-related literature, subpar. Our concern is that students will adopt subpar practices as they begin their careers. The purpose of your Evidence Based Practice Poster Presentation assignment is to empower students to determine appropriate nursing actions when presented with conflicting information about clinical practice situations and to instill a sense of responsibility for sharing findings from the literature with other nurses.
Students should be able to demonstrate ability to analyze and present findings by developing a poster presentation. Specifically:
1. Identify behavior demonstrated by a nurse during a situation encountered in clinical that was incongruent with practice standards learned in nursing courses.
2. Search nursing-related literature for evidence supporting nursing practice appropriate to the situation.
3. Create a poster that presents findings and scholarly references.
4. Present poster to students, faculty and staff during a poster session scheduled at the end of the nursing program.
The average age of our nursing students is 31 so we considered Malcolm Knowles’ Characteristics of Adult Learners when developing this assignment.
· Adults are autonomous and self-directed. We do not limit topics for the posters to nursing areas taught in our course. Instead, we encourage them to select a topic from any area of nursing which is interesting to them.
· Adults have accumulated a foundation of life experiences and knowledge. We encourage students to select topics that represent clinical experiences and have resulted in cognitive dissonance.