NURS 410 Syllabus Final 8_19 0544

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University of South Carolina UpstateMary Black School of Nursing

Baccalaureate Nursing Program

NURS 410

Health Alterations II

Syllabus

Fall 2014

FacultySonya Blevins, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNE

Suzanne M. Sutton, MSN, RN

The University of South Carolina Upstate provides eual opportunity and affir!ative a"tion in edu"ation and e!ploy!ent for ualified persons re#ardless of ra"e, "olor, reli#ion,

se$, national ori#in, a#e, disa%ility or veteran status.


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NURS &'( Sylla%us )all *('&

University of South Carolina Upstate

ary !lac" School of Nursin#

!accalaureate Nursin# $ro#ra%

H&A'(H A'(&RA(I)NS II* NURS 410

)a"ulty+ Dr. Sonya Blevins, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNE

Mailin# ddress+ Mary Bla"- S"hool of Nursin#

University of South Carolina UpstateUC/ Ca!pus**0 S. Pleasant%ur# Drive1 /reenville, SC *23(4

5ffi"e+ UC/ Roo! '*(

5ffi"e Phone+ 63&00*&*0676(6*2'68&2 9no "alls %et:een 2p! and 4a! EST;

E!ail+ s%levins


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*. ?dentify the role of the professional nurse as provider of "are, advo"ate, and

"oordinator of "are, "olla%orator, health edu"ator, infor!ation !ana#er, and

"onsu!er of resear"h in the "are of diverse adult "lients :ith sele"ted healthalterations. 9';

8. ?n"orporate therapeuti" interventions into professional nursin# pra"ti"e :hi"h

!ay in"lude health pro!otion, !aintenan"e, restoration, reha%ilitation and prevention and dete"tion of sele"ted health alterations in diverse "lients. 98;

&. pply prin"iples of de"ision !a-in# and "riti"al thin-in# in the appli"ation of

nursin# pro"ess in providin# and "oordinatin# professional nursin# "are in the"are of si!ulated adult "lients :ith sele"ted health alterations. 9', 8;

0. Evaluate the effe"tiveness of assess!ent, dia#noses, out"o!es, and interventions

for diverse adult "lients :ith sele"ted health alterations. 9', &;

3. pply ethi"al and le#al professional pra"ti"e to si!ulated adult "lient situations:ith sele"ted health alterations. 9&;

4. ?dentify pertinent resear"h related to sele"ted health alterations that "an %e used to

pro%le! solve, !a-e "lini"al de"isions, identify interventions, and support

eviden"e%ased pra"ti"e for sele"ted health alterations. 9', 8;6. ?dentify lo"al, re#ional, national, and #lo%al for"es that affe"t so"ial, e"ono!i",

and politi"al syste!s that influen"e health "are delivery and professional nursin# pra"ti"e for diverse adult "lients :ith sele"ted health alterations. 98, &;

2. ?dentify nursin# i!pli"ations related to phar!a"olo#i"al and nutritional

interventions used in the "are of diverse adult "lients e$perien"in# sele"ted healthalterations. 9', 8;

'(. ?dentify "o!!uni"ation s-ills and therapeuti" approa"hes to provide "arin#,

"o!petent nursin# "are to diverse adult "lients :ith sele"ted health alterations. 9',

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III, Re.uire/ (etboo"s an/ References

Re.uire/*

Pelli"o, @. =. 9*('8;. )o"us on dult =ealth+ Medi"alSur#i"al Nursin#. Philadelphia+ >olters

Alu:er, @ippin"ott. ?SBN+ 246'06*006443

Pelli"o, @. =. 9*('8;. Study /uide )o"us on dult =ealth+ Medi"alSur#i"al Nursin#.

Philadelphia+ >olters Alu:er, @ippin"ott.

NC'&RN 103000 $o5ere/ by $repU

@ippin"ott. IS!N* 246'&0'''3('&

Evolve Case Studies =ES? test pur"hase a""ess vou"her fro! USC UpstateBoo-store

/ould, B.E., Dyer, R.M. 9*('';. Pathophysiolo#y for the health professions. St. @ouis,

M5+ Elsevier.

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/ulani"-, M. Myers, . 9*('*;. Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, and

Outcomes 94th ed.;

Up-to-date medical dictionary, nursing drug reference and diagnostics/laoratory test

references are re!uired. "tudents may use professional online references. #$ese are

availale in t$e oo%store:

=od#son, B.B. Aizior, R.. 9*('8;. "aunders Nursing Drug &andoo%. St. @ouis, M5+

Elsevier Saunders.

Mos%yElsevier. 9*('';. 'osy(s Dictionary of 'edicine, Nursing, and &ealt$

Professions 92th ed.;. St. @ouis, M5+ Mos%y Elsevier.

Pa#ana, A., Pa#ana, T. 9*('';. 'osy(s Diagnostic and )aoratory #est *eference 9'(th

ed.;. St. @ouis, M5+ Mos%y Elsevier

I6, etho/s of Instruction

The !ethods of instru"tion !ay in"lude+ le"tures, virtual si!ulations, "ase studies,"riti"al thin-in# e$er"ises, "on"ept !appin#, s!all #roup dis"ussion, and reuired

readin#s.

6, etho/s of &valuation

The !ethods of evaluation :ill in"lude unit tests, PrepU !astery level uizzes, #roup

tea"hin#learnin# proe"ts, "lini"al perfor!an"e, patient "are !aps, !edi"ationad!inistration e$perien"e, "o!prehensive final e$a! and a standardized e$a!.

PrepU Mastery level uizzes are assi#ned %y "hapter. Students !ust a"hieve a !asterylevel of 0 for assess!ent "hapters and a !asterly level of & for "hapters dis"ussin# health

alterations. Students have unli!ited atte!pts to rea"h the assi#ned !astery level.

/radin# is %ased on a"hieve!ent of assi#ned !astery level. )ailure to rea"h the !asterylevel :ill result in a F(,G su""essful attain!ent of assi#ned !astery level :ill re"eive a

F'((.G

6I, Course $olicies

The poli"ies stated in the USC Upstate Catalo#, Student =and%oo- and7or the 'ary

+lac% "c$ool of Nursing "tudent &andoo% :ill %e adhered to in this "ourse+

. Atten/ance

ttendan"e is e$pe"ted of a professional and roll !ay %e ta-en. The fa"t that "lasses ares"heduled is eviden"e that attendan"e is reuired. Students should !aintain re#ular

attendan"e in order to attain !a$i!u! su""ess in the pursuit of studies. The student is

responsi%le for all !aterial presented in "lass, as :ell as assi#ned readin#s and outside

assi#n!ents.

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Please arrive on ti!e and stay for the :hole "lass. Enterin# after "lass has %e#un is

disruptive. Class starts at the desi#nated ti!e this !eans %e in your seat and ready to#o at that ti!e. The door :ill %e shut at the %e#innin# of "lass.

!, Class !ehavior

Students are e$pe"ted to %e onti!e, attentive, appropriate, and de!onstrate professional

%ehavior. Co!!uni"ation, :hether in person, throu#h Bla"- Board or via e!ail, ise$pe"ted to de!onstrate respe"t for person and profession, :hether fello: student,

fa"ulty, staff or patient.

C, 7ith/ra5al See the 'ary +lac% "c$ool of Nursing "tudent &andoo% .

+, 8ra/in# Scale an/ $ro#ression

The #radin# s"ale for this "ourse is "onsistent :ith the s"ale in the 'ary +lac% "c$ool of

Nursing "tudent &andoo% +

2*'(( C 406'BH 622' DH 4*4&B 6066 D 304'CH 6*6& ) Belo: 30

(he stu/ent %ust achieve a #ra/e of 9C: or better in each nursin# course to passan/ pro#ress in the nursin# se.uence,

The final #rade :ill %e rounded usin# the tenth pla"e only. 9E$a!ple+ ?f the final #rade

avera#e is 2*.0, the final #rade :ill %e rounded up to a 28. ?f the final #rade avera#e is

2*.&0, the final #rade :ill %e a 2*;.

&, Stan/ar/i;e/ Achieve%ent (estin#

'. Students !ust "o!plete "ase studies %y the end of "ourse e$a! date in order to ta-ethe =ES? spe"ialty e$a!.

*. Students !ust a"hieve a !ini!u! s"ore of 60( on the =ES? e$a!. ?f you do nota"hieve a !ini!u! s"ore of 60(, you :ill re"eive a #rade of ?n"o!plete for the

"ourse until you+

a. su""essfully "o!plete the =ES? re!ediation, and

%. re!ediate :ith "ourse fa"ulty, and sho: eviden"e of re!ediation

8. The =ES? "onversion s"ore :ill %e the s"ore used in the "al"ulation of the

NURS &'( "ourse #rade.

&. )ailure to re!ediate %y the spe"ified ti!e, :ill result in a s"ore of F(G on for the

standardized e$a! #rade, rather than the =ES? "onversion s"ore.

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F, 'ate Assi#n%ents ""eptan"e of late assi#n!ents in the "lassroo! environ!ent

is at the dis"retion of the fa"ulty. Clini"al assi#n!ents :ill not %e a""epted afterthe desi#nated due date :ithout prior approval fro! the "lini"al fa"ulty.

!ini!u! of '(I :ill %e su%tra"ted for ea"h day or portion thereof late.

8. +ru# Calculation see poli"y in the 'ary +lac% "c$ool of Nursing "tudent

&andoo%, p.

H, Stu/ent Co/e of Con/uct see poli"y in the University of "out$ Carolina

"tudent &andoo%, p. '8*

I, Use of A$A Style anual Students are reuired to utilize P stylisti"s.?nfor!ation re#ardin# proper use is availa%le throu#h the !ost re"ent P

Manual, the 5>@ at Purdue and the P :e%site.


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I6, Course Re.uire%ents an/ Course 8ra/e Calculation Content )utline

Unit E$a!s 98; &0I 9'0I ea"h; )inal E$a! *0I

=ES? Standardized E$a! '(I

Tea"hin#@earnin# Plan '(I Con"ept7Care Map 0I

Medi"ation E$perien"e *.0I

PrepU Mastery @evel Kuizzes *.0I =ES? Case Studies Satisfa"tory7Unsatisfa"tory

>ee-ly Clini"al Evaluations Satisfa"tory7Unsatisfa"tory

Clini"al Pra"ti"e Satisfa"tory7Unsatisfa"tory

?n order to a"hieve a passin# #rade in the "ourse students !ust attain %en"h!ar- #rades

of 40.(I :ei#hted avera#e on unit and final e$a!s, a 40.(I :ei#hted avera#e on the

=ES? Standardized E$a!, Tea"hin#@earnin# Plan, Con"ept7Care Map, Medi"ation

E$perien"e and the PrepU Mastery @evel Kuizzes, and satisfa"tory #rades on the =ES?Case Studies, >ee-ly Clini"al Evaluations and Clini"al Pra"ti"e.

(he Final Calculate/ Course 8ra/e 5ill not be co%pute/ unless all bench%ar"#ra/es are %et, !ench%ar" #ra/es are co%pute/ 5ithout roun/in#, !lac"boar/ isan unofficial recor/ of your #ra/e, It /oes not represent the final course #ra/e,

6, Course Content

Unit I* $roble%s relate/ to Urinary (ract Function

Unit II* $roble%s relate/ to Neurolo#ical Function

Unit III* $roble%s relate/ to +i#estive3 8astrointestinal3 > etabolic FunctionUnit I6* $roble%s relate/ to I%%une Function an/ Cancer

Unit 6* $roble%s relate/ to He%atolo#ic Function

Unit 6I* $roble%s relate/ to usculos"eletal Function

Unit 6II* $atients 5ill ale Repro/uctive +isor/ers

Unit 6III* $roble%s relate/ to Sensorineural Function

Please refer to the "ourse "alendar or the Bla"- Board "ourse site for spe"ifi" readin#s, and due

dates for "o!pletion of readin#s, tests, and other assi#n!ents.

Revised SMS S=B 67'&7*(&

Revised SMS 4737*('&

Revised S=B '727*('&

Revised S=B 67'27*('8

Revised S=B 07*87*('8Revised S=B '7'(7*('8

Revised '*767*('*

Revised+ 67*'7*('8 &'(7&'(P fa"ulty

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