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Associate in Science Degree Program

Nursing

Course Syllabus

FALL 2015 rev.08/15

COURSE TITLE Maternal Child Health

COURSE NUMBER NUR 2462C -CRN

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) (30hrs lab) (135 hours clinical) Lecture: Wednesday from 8/26/15-12/16/15 beginning at 1400

Clinical: Thursday- TBA

Lab: Tuesday- TBA This course blends traditional face-to-face and online learning/Lync 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 Lync 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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INSTRUCTORS

Shannon Sperry, MSN, RN

[email protected]

Office-305-809-3227

Alex Aguiar, BS, RN

[email protected]

OFFICE HOURS By Appointment

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 Lync 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

1. The student will use assessment and critical

thinking skills to develop care plans for patients

in the clinical setting.

PCC

2. The student will collaborate with patients in

determining a plan of care based on personal,

religious, and culture preferences of patients.

PCC, TC, EBP

3. The student will describe and demonstrate physical

assessment for infants, toddlers, preschoolers,

school age children, and adolescents.

PCC, TC, EBP

4. The student will participate in shift report when

possible and use appropriate communication

techniques with patients, families, staff, faculty,

and peers.

TC, QI

5. The student will practice proper hygiene, infection

control measures, and properly identify each

patient.

SFTY

PEDIATRIC Objectives: Outcomes:

6. The student will describe the basic anatomy and

pathophysiology of body system for infants,

toddlers, preschoolers, school age children, and

adolescents.

EBP,PCC, INFO

7. The student will understand common pathological

conditions of children’s disorders such as

respiratory, cardiac, GI, infection, GU, diabetes,

hepatic diseases, and disease of the ears, eyes, nose

and throat.

EBP

8. The student will demonstrate proper assessment

skills while performing head-to-toe and focused

assessments on pediatric patients in the clinical

setting.

PCC,EBP SFTY

9. The student will formulate nursing diagnoses, plan

and implement care, and evaluate outcomes for

children with disorders of the immune system,

reproductive system, renal or urinary tract,

endocrine or metabolic disorders, neurologic

disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, and fluid and

electrolyte alterations.

EP. INFO

10. The student will be able to identify abnormal

functioning of the: respiratory, musculoskeletal,

cardiovascular, immunological, hematopoietic, and

integumentary systems.

PCC, EBP, SFTY

11. The student will describe health promotion

activities for a child in infancy through

adolescence.

PCC.EBP,QI

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OBSTETRICS Objectives: OUTCOMES

12. The student will describe the nature of inheritance,

patterns of recessive and dominant Mendelian inheritance,

and common chromosomal aberrations.

PCC,EBP,INFO

13. The student will describe common methods of

reproductive life and risk factors associated with each.

PCC,EBP

14. The student will describe common causes of and

assessments necessary to detect infertility in men and

women.

PCC,EBP

15. The student will assess, and implement nursing care for

a woman, fetal growth and development of a normal

newborn through pregnancy, labor, and post-post

pregnancy.

PCC,EBP

16. The student will describe common psychological and

physiological changes that occur with the stages of

pregnancy, labor, cesarean birth, post child-birth, and the

relationship of these changes to the appropriate nursing

diagnosis.

PCC,EBP

17. The student will identify expected outcomes that will

contribute to safe outcomes when illness occurs during a

pregnancy and identify the characteristics of the pregnant

woman who has special needs.

PCC,EBP,TC

18. 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

19. The student will formulate nursing diagnoses related to

deviations from the norm during the post-partum period.

PCC,EBP

20. The student will formulate nursing diagnoses related to

deviations from the norm in labor and delivery.

PCC,EBP

21. The student will identify a woman and her family’s

physiologic and psychological changes after childbirth.

PCC,EBP,INFO

22. The student will discuss the woman in labor and during

birth and deviations from the normal labor process.

PCC,EBP,QI,

SFTY

23. The student will discuss the pharmacologic agents

commonly used to provide analgesia, anesthesia, and to

prevent complications.

PCC,EBP, SFTY

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK

PUBLISHER

Maternal Child Nursing Care, 5th Edition

St. Louis, MO: Mosby, (2014). AUTHORS Perry, Hockenberry, Lowdermilk, Wilson,

ISBN ISBN: 9780323096102

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ATI Maternal Newborn and Nursing Care of Children

Recommend: Physical Examination & Health assessment. (6th edition).

St. Louis, MO: Elsevier (2012)

Jarvis

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.

Remember all assigned readings are to be done prior to the lecture.

DATE* TOPIC Assignment

PRIOR

Read prior to first exam:

Perry- Ch. 3, 6, 7

Recommended (not required)prior to

1st clinical: Jarvis- Ch. 29, Ch. 7, and

12-26 (sections only related to

infants/newborns)

Online CDC immunization

schedule

Review Physical

Examination & Health

Assessment – Female Adult

and Newborn

Wednesday

8/26/15

LYNC

1400-1800

LECTURE #1: Intro to MCH course- Maternity

Nursing

The Nursing Role in Preparing Families

for Childbearing and Childrearing

The Nursing Role in Caring for the

Pregnant Family

Conception and prenatal

development

Physiologic adaptions to

pregnancy

Psychosocial adaptions to

pregnancy

Nutritional needs during

childbearing

Prenatal diagnostic tests

Bring course syllabus to class

Perry- Ch. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

ATI- MB 3-5, 7-10

Thursday

8/27/15

Self-Study Module I

Review video links on D2L –

Maternal Newborn Assessment

Review Content:

Make index cards for medications:

Oxytocin, Methergine, Brethine,

Procardia, Magnesium Sulfate,

Ibuprofen, Penicillin G, Ampicillin

(adult and newborn dosage),

Claforan (newborn dosage),

Erythromycin ointment, Vitamin K,

Hepatitis B Vaccine, Hepatitis B

See D2L

Medication Review Index

cards must include

Name

Use r/t to OB, Newborns, or

Postpartum

Pharmacokinetics

Dosage

MAJOR Side Effects

Contraindications

Side note: medications cards

will be turned in at the end of

the semester

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Immunoglobulin

*Make sure you are able to

perform a normal adult

assessment on your first day

of clinical *

Wednesday

9/2/15

LYNC

1400-1800

LECTURE #2:

The Nurses Role during Labor and

Delivery

The Childbearing Family with

Special Needs

Fetal Assessment

The Pregnant Woman with

Complications

Perry 13,15,16, 17

ATI: MB 6, 11-16

***All Chapters above will

be on the 1st exam.

TBA

Student Screening

Wednesday

9/9/15

1400-1800

LECTURE #3:

Postpartum Nursing Care

Physiologic changes

Complications

Nursing Care

Transition to parenthood

Perry 18, 19, 20, 21

ATI: MB 17-22

Wednesday

9/16/15

1400-1800

Exam #1

LECTURE #4:

Newborn Nursing Care

Adaptations

High Risk Newborns

Nursing Care

Perry: 22,23, 25

ATI: MB 23-27

***All chapters above will

be on exam 2.

Tuesday

09/22/2015

Self-Study Module II:

Medication calculations

Review Pediatric IV fluid rates

IM injections

CDC immunization rates

See D2L

Wednesday

9/23/15

1400-1800

LECTURE #5:

Developmental Framework-Health

Promotion/Problems of Infant/

Toddler/ Preschool Children

Read – Perry Ch. 29, 30, 31,

32, 33, 34, 35

ATI: CC 1-7, 35, 36

Wednesday

9/30/15

1400-1800

Exam #2

LECTURE #6:

Nursing Interventions

Respiratory Dysfunction

Perry 39, 40,

ATI: CC 8-10, 16-19, 43

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Wednesday

10/7/15

0800-1600

LECTURE # 7:

Integumentary Dysfunction

Endocrine

Perry: Ch. 46, 47

ATI:CC 30-32, 33,34, 37

TBA

Self-Study Module III:

Pediatric Case Studies (2)

See D2L

Wednesday

10/14/15

1400-1800

Lecture # 8:

Endocrine continued

GI Dysfunction

GU Dysfunction

Perry: 46, 41, 44

ATI: CC- 22-26

***Lecture 6-8 will be on

exam 3****

TBA School Student Screenings

Wednesday

10/21/15

0800-1600

Exam #3

LECTURE #9:

Hematologic Disorders

Cardiovascular Disorders

Perry Ch. 42 & 43

ATI: CC 20, 21

Wednesday

10/28/15

1400-1800

LECTURE #10:

Musculoskeletal

Neuromuscular

Perry: 48, 49

ATI: CC 12-15, 27-29

Wednesday

11/4/15

0800-1600

LECTURE #11:

Cerebral Dysfunction

Chronic illness/ Death Family

Psycho Social Issues

Perry: 36, 37,45

ATI: CC 11, 42, 43

****Lecture 9-11 will be on

the final exam***

Wednesday

11/11/15

TBA

FINAL EXAM

All content of the course

will be included on the

final exam.

TBA ATI PROCTORED EXAM

Maternal Infant and Child Coral Shores and Key

West

*See course outline for time and location

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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

22.5

22.5

22.5

___x 0.225=

___x 0.225 =

___x 0.225 =

FINAL EXAM

22.5

___x 0.225=

Total 90 Total =

Is 69.3 or > Yes or No Yes-> Clinical add

GRADE ROUNDING: Exam grades and didactic final grade points will not be rounded in this course 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.

Clinical Percentage Yours

Clinical Worksheet-

Pediatrics/Newborn

2 ___X 0.02=

Clinical Worksheet-

OB

2 ___X 0.02 =

OB self-evaluation P/F

Weekly Patient

SBAR

2 ___ X 0.02=

Discussion questions 1.5 ___ X 0.015=

Discussion

Participation

1.5 ___ X 0.015=

Self-Study Module

completions

1 ____X 0.01=

Clinical evaluation P/F

Based on

clinical

performance

Total 10%

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Bonus 100% class

attendance and

participation

(no late work)

1%

*see rubric for grading

** No late work accepted without prior approval from the instructor

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, work, illness without a health care providers verification.

Documentation is required to support the excused absence.

Since this is a hybrid course attendance online 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. A missed Lync lecture constitutes an absence. Students

must attend 90% of classes including clinical. Written warning will be given after the first

absence. There is no make-up for unexcused absences and the student 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.

Exam Policy

All exams and quizzes will be given electronically at either FKCC campuses (UK center or FKCC).

Please see Course schedule.

All exams and quizzes 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 in all exams and quizzes.

Question types will be a combination of multiple choice, matching, true/false, fill in the blank, and

concept essays.

Once the test taker answers a question and proceeds to the next question they will be unable to go

back to prior questions.

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Examinations are focused on helping you pass the NCLEX-RN examination and to assist faculty in

evaluating 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 scheduled exam (unless not feasible due to circumstances, i.e. car accident and death).

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 returning to school is allowed, A copy of an 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 schedules are not a valid excuse for absences.

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 once), 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. Make-up exams may incur point deductions

from the exam grade. Format for make-up exams may differ from regularly scheduled exams. For

example, fewer items may be on the exam and/or the format may differ such as 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 make-up 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.

Guidelines for Taking Tests

All exams are proctored. There are three exams and a comprehensive final exam.

Read all assigned chapters prior to lectures.

Exam blueprints will be not be posted online.

Review your lecture objectives.

Exams will start and end at a specific time.

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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, 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 and 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, 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.

Noncompliance 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 and develop a comprehensive study plan to the instructor via email.

Proctored Exams

Some courses include a proctored exam as part of the standardized testing process. Prior to the

proctored ATI exam, the student will:

Complete the required practice exam as outlined in the syllabus and achieve a score of 90%.

(Practice exams must be completed during the same semester as the proctored exam).

Print out the practice exam results demonstrating a score of 90% or better and bring the results to

the proctored exam. This is your admission ticket to take the proctored exam. Students will not

be allowed to sit for the proctored exam without this print out.

Students are expected to achieve a Level II on all proctored exams. Students who do not achieve

a level II score will receive a grade of incomplete “I”, and will need to set an appointment with

the course instructor to develop a remediation plan. The student will be able to retake the exam

after completion of the remediation plan. If the student does not pass the second time, the student

will meet with their instructor and the Director of Nursing to develop a focused review

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plan. Students will be required to purchase a third proctored exam as part of the focused

review plan. Upon successful completion of the remediation and/or focused review plan the

final grade earned for the course will be entered. Failure to complete the remediation plan and/or

focused review within the designated time frame will result in a “D” in the course, and the student

will need to retake the course, subject to the readmission process.

Students who earn a Level II score or higher will receive 10% of their raw score as bonus points

to be added to an exam score as outlined by the course syllabus.

Please reserve the entire week of Final Exams to allow for all testing to occur. Do not

schedule any vacations, plane reservations, etc. until the day after classes end. If you have

any questions regarding standardized testing, please contact your instructor. If you are not

on time for your test and testing directions/test have begun you will not be admitted to the

testing area.

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 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.

Homework is placed in the drop box or discussion module by midnight on the due date. Students

who must miss a due date can email the instructor before it is due to receive full credit.

Late homework is not accepted for credit.

Assignments Due:

Must be in A WORD DOC in order to verify authenticity.

Discussion Questions –see discussion board on D2L for dates.

Submit clinical worksheets, weekly SBAR worksheets to the clinical

instructor or in the drop box.

Dates TBA (look on D2L for dates)

Class Participation

Students earn bonus points for class participation. To earn points for class participation you must have

100% 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

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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 the 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 the rules of etiquette for online home learning, students need to have their midriff covered,

sitting up, and prepared for class. Please limit background distractions, respond to the instructors prompts

in a timely manner. Students must demonstrate respect for one another.

DISCUSSION FORUMS:

Periodically, under the discussion tab, there will be questions you are required to answer. In addition, you

will have to have 3 responses to 3 different students’ postings by the following Saturday at midnight.

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 you, learn the material.

Use a least one reference, other than the textbook.

Use APA format.

The discussion must be at least 250 words in length, Three responses must be at least 100 words in

length. Messages that do not meet this length requirement will earn only partial credit.

Write complete sentences that are grammatically correct. Take advantage of the spell check

feature in D2L.

Do not plagiarize from any source. 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.

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.

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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

appropriately.

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.

Occasionally, time-sensitive announcements will be posted on the 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.

Important Note: If we have not responded to your email or voicemail message within 24 hours after

leaving the message, you should assume that we 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.

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 accurately record

each student’s time logged into the online course.

Clinical Requirements

Prior to starting clinical, students must:

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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. Noncompliance with these requirements will cause you to be

dropped from this course and prevent you from participating in the clinical components of your

course work.

In addition:

As per Florida Board of Nursing requirements any and all arrests must be reported. It is an FKCC

policy that if you are arrested while in the nursing program you must report the incident to the

program director 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 guidelines. Please read the nursing student handbook requirements

carefully and abide by the rules. 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 information from the 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 for shredding prior to leaving the clinical site.

Students are not permitted to take verbal or telephone orders from a physician.

Do not attempt new skills without appropriate supervision.

When there is an emergency, get out of the way or do what you are directed to do. When things

are moving quickly, observe 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 must be in airport mode on the

patient care units. Personal calls may be conducted during meal or break times in a designated area.

ALL of the above is subject to incident reporting and be filed by the clinical or lead instructor.

Hazardous Exposure to Blood, Blood Products or Body Fluids:

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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.

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.

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.

Student Code of Ethics

The FKCC School of Nursing supports the Student Code of Ethics Policy found in the Student Handbook.

Students are responsible for knowing and complying with the Student Code of Ethics.

Academic Integrity

It is the philosophy of FKCC that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable 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 the 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] . .

Guidelines for Withdrawing or Dropping a Course

mailto:[email protected]

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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 follows 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: 07/30/15 MR

Students are expected to familiarize themselves with FKCC Policies,

Which can be found in the current Student Handbook and Nursing Student Handbook 2015-2016?

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