NURS 1120: Medical Surgical Nursing I, Spring 2017

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I.COURSE TITLE: Medical Surgical Nursing I

COURSE NUMBER: 1120CATALOG PREFIX: NURS

II.PREREQUISITES: ALTH 1105, BIOL 2205, MATH 1135, NURS 1101, and NURS 1115

CO-REQUISITES:BIOL 2206,NURS 1105, and PSYC 1111

III.CREDIT HOURS: 6LECTURE HOURS: 3.5

LAB HOURS:0.5 (1.5 clock hours)CLINICAL HOURS: 2 (6 clock hours)

IV.COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course follows the framework identified from the program philosophy using patient-centered care and clinical judgment in relationship to quality improvement and safety to form a plan of study for specific health conditions of the endocrine, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, musculoskeletal, cardiac systems, cancer and the terminally ill. Preventive, rehabilitative, and therapeutic aspects of these conditions are studied as well as the physical, mental, emotional, cultural, and spiritual needs of adults and children experiencing these conditions. Integrated within the course is the professional role of the nurse in patient care in collaboration with team members, patient, and family through effective communication to promote positive outcomes.

V.GRADING:

To satisfactorily complete this course, the student must achieve a grade of B or above according to the following system:

90– 100=A

80– 89=B

0 – 79=F

VI.ADOPTED TEXT(S):

Hatfield, N.T. (2013). Introductory maternity and pediatric nursing, (3rd), Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. ISBN: 978-1-4511-4702-5

Williams, L. S. & Hopper, P. D. (2015). Understanding medical-surgical nursing,(5th), Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN: 0-8036-4443-4

Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., & Hall, A. (2015). Essentials for nursing practice, (8th), St. Louis: Mosby/ Elsevier. ISBN: 978032312024

Adams, M., Holland, L., & Urban, C.Q. (2016). Pharmacology for nurses, (5th), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN: 978-013-4255163

Gulanick, M. & Myers, J.L. (2013). Nursing care plans: Diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes, (8th), St. Louis: Mosby/Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-09137-4

Gylys, B.A. & Wedding, M.E. (2013). Medical terminology systems: A body systems approach, (7th), Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. ISBN: 0-8036-3575-3

Kee, Joyce L. (2013) Laboratory and diagnostic tests with nursing implications, (9th), Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN: 0-13-313905-0

VII.COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  1. Discuss the causative factors of specific health conditions, the signs and symptoms of the conditions, the diagnostic procedures, and the body responses to medical and surgical treatment.
  2. Demonstrate communication skills in developing a therapeutic environment in which the patient retains feelings of self-worth and respect.
  3. Utilize clinical judgment through the nursing process in the provision of patient-centered care.
  4. Examine outcomes of nursing care provided to patients with specific health conditions and compare to expected outcomes.
  5. Discriminate between safe and unsafe nursing practices in the provision of patient care.
  6. Establish skills for collaborative teamwork with other health care providers.
  7. Utilize knowledge of ethical and legal principles to guide effective nursing care of patients.
  8. Determine nursing interventions for specific health conditions with commonly prescribed pharmacological therapies, their potential effects and outcomes.
  9. Demonstrate beginning skills in administration of therapeutic pharmaceuticals and evaluation of patient response.

VIII.COURSE METHODOLOGY:

Lecture-discussion, AV materials, CAI, clinical practice, worksheets.

IX.COURSE OUTLINE:

The instructor will include the concepts of safety, patient-centered care, clinical judgment, professionalism, quality improvement and communication while teaching the following topics:

  • MeetingNeeds of the Client with Endocrine Disorders
  • Meeting Needs of the Client with Conditions of the Respiratory System
  • Nursing Care to Meet the Needs of Clients With Cardiac Disorders, Dysrhythmias, and Nutritional Needs
  • Meeting Needs of the Client with GI Functional & Inflammatory Diseases
  • Meeting Needs of the Client with Urinary Tract Disorders
  • Identification of Needs of the Patient with Cancer and the Terminally Ill
  • Nursing Care to Meet Needs of Clients With Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, Traumatic Injuries, and Amputation

Sample weekly outline

Week:

1 & 2. Endocrine

3 & 4.Respiratory disorders

5 & 6.GI functional and inflammatory diseases

7 & 8.Urinary tract disorders

9 & 10.Cancer and the terminally ill

11 & 12. Musculoskeletal system diseases

13-15Cardiac disorders

X.OTHER REQUIRED TEXTS, SOFTWARE, & MATERIALS:

All textbooks from prior nursing classes may be used as references in either clinical or classroom.

XI.EVALUATION:

Theory is evaluated by written examination and assessment of completeness and accuracy of any additional class related work, including essays, worksheets, quizzes and class participation, as determined by the classroom instructor. Students will be informed of the specific evaluation tools and their respective percentage values on the first day of class.

A dosage calculation exam will be administered in this course. Students must achieve a 100% competency level on the exam. Failure to successfully complete the exam within three attempts will result in the student failing the course.

Please note that the student must achieve a grade of satisfactory in each clinical practice objective to successfully complete the course. If a student fails to achieve a satisfactory in clinical practice, regardless of lecture grade, the student will receive a grade of “F” for the course.

Clinical practice is evaluated by student knowledge and application of that knowledge in the clinical setting and in clinically related written work. Students are to demonstrate progress toward course objectives as evidenced by specific behaviors noted in the clinical evaluation tool for this course.

Use of ATI will be directed per the standardized testing policy.

Instructors reserve the right to modify timing of exams or presentation of units to meet class objectives.

XII.SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS:None

  1. OTHER INFORMATION

FERPA: Students need to understand that your work may be seen by others. Others may see your work when being distributed, during group project work, or if it is chosen for demonstration purposes.

Students also need to know that there is a strong possibility that your work may be submitted to other entities for the purpose of plagiarism checks.

DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities must contact the Disabilities Service Office at 800.628.7722 or 937.393.3431 before arrangements can be made for them in the classroom or clinical setting.