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RANGER COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING

PROGRAM

Course Syllabus for:

RNSG 2207

Transition to Nursing Practice

Barbara Rhine, MSN, RN

Nursing Instructor


COURSE NUMBER

RNSG 2207

COURSE TITLE


COURSE CREDITS

2 Semester Credit Hours

Consists of: Lecture Hours/Week – 2

Lab Hours/Week – 0

PREREQUISITES/SKILLS REQUIRED

Program Prerequisites:

PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology

ENGL 1301 Composition I

BIOL 2302 Anatomy and Physiology I

BIOL 2420 Microbiology and Clinical Pathology

COSC 1401 Computer Applications

Semester I Courses:

RNSG 1423 Introduction to Professional Nursing

RNSG 1460 Clinical Nursing (RN Training)

RNSG 1119 Nursing Skills I

BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II

PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth and Development

Semester II Courses:

RNSG 2504 Care of Client with Common Health Needs

RNSG 1129 Nursing Skills II


RNSG 1311 Nursing Pathophysiology

Semester III Courses:

RNSG 2514 Care of Client with Complex Health Needs


XXXX XXXX Humanities/Fine Arts Elective*

* Courses such as Art or Music Appreciation; Literature; Foreign Language,

etc., as approved by Ranger’s Dean of Associate Degree Nursing

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

RNSG 2207 – Transition to Nursing Practice: Introduction to selected concepts

related to the role of the professional nurse as a member of the profession, provider

of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, and member of the health care

team. Review of trends and issues impacting nursing and health care today and in

the future. Topics include knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values

within a legal and ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked

approach.

FACULTY INFORMATION

Barbara Rhine, MSN, RN

Office Address: 3201 Coggin Avenue

Brownwood, TX 76801

Office Hours via Skype or Face-to-Face: Tuesdays – 0900-1200

(Call or email for appointment) Thursdays – 1300-1500

Contact Methods:

ALL STUDENTS NEED TO EMAIL THROUGH BLACKBOARD

MESSAGING SYSTEM PRIOR TO INITIATING CONTACT INSTRUCTOR

Cell: 254/979-1726 (Please do not call after 2200.); please reserve phoning and

texting for emergency situations.

E-mail: [email protected]

COURSE SCHEDULE

Lecture days: Mondays (except otherwise indicated by instructor)

Actual class dates: TBA by course instructor

Lecture times: 0900-1200

Early Campus location: Classroom behind Lecture Hall on the right

TEXTBOOKS & OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS, ACCESS, &

RESOURCES

Required Texts/Software:

NCLEX RN PASS POINT

ISBN: 978-1-4698-0935-9

mailto:[email protected]

vSim for Nursing Pharmacology. (July 24, 2015). ISBN/ISSN: 9781469894362: Lippincott Wilkins &

Williams.

Interactive Online Course: Nursing Regulations for Safe Practice

Please note: Once purchased, this course must be completed within 3 weeks.

https://www.bon.texas.gov/catalog/product/#bon-nrsp

Cost: $25.00

Certificate: A certificate of completion will be available for download after successful

completion and must be SUBMITTED by October 30, 2015 to receive credit in RNSG 2207.

Optional Text:

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the

Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

ISBN: 9781433805615

Computer Access:

Students taking traditional, online, and Web-supported courses should have a

computer that meets the minimum requirements listed in the Ranger College

Handbook.

Resources:

In this course, students are required to access various websites and professional

databases to complete certain lecture discussions and course assignments.

RANGER COLLEGE ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this program, a graduate student nurse will be able to act as a:

NURSING ROLES ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES

https://www.bon.texas.gov/catalog/product/%23bon-nrsp

Member of the Profession: 1. Function within the nurse’s legal

scope of practice and in accordance

with the policies and procedures of the

employing health care institution or

practice setting;

2. Assume responsibility and

accountability for the quality of nursing

care provided to patients and their

families;

3. Participate in activities that promote

the development and practice of

professional nursing; and

4. Demonstrate responsibility for

continued competence in nursing

practice, and develop insight through

reflection, self-analysis, self-care, and

lifelong learning.

Provider of Patient-Centered Care: 1. Use clinical reasoning and

knowledge based on the diploma or

associate degree nursing program of

study and evidence-based practice

outcomes as a basis for decision-

making in nursing practice;

2. Determine the physical and mental

health status, needs, and preferences of

culturally, ethnically, and socially

diverse patients and their families

based upon interpretation of

comprehensive health assessment

findings compared with evidence-based

health data derived from the diploma or

associate degree nursing program of

study;

3. Analyze assessment data to identify

problems, formulate goals/outcomes,

and develop plans of care for patients

and their families using information

from evidence-based practice in

collaboration with patients, their

families, and the interdisciplinary

health care team;

4. Provide safe, compassionate,

comprehensive nursing care to patients

and their families through a broad array

of health care services;

5. Implement the plan of care for

patients and their families within legal,

ethical, and regulatory parameters and

in consideration of disease prevention,

wellness, and promotion of healthy

lifestyles;

6. Evaluate and report patient outcomes

and responses to therapeutic

interventions in comparison to

benchmarks from evidence-based

practice, and plan follow-up nursing

care;

7. Develop, implement, and evaluate

teaching plans for patients and their

families to address health promotion,

maintenance, and restoration; and

8. Coordinate human, information, and

materiel resources in providing care for

patients and their families.

Patient Safety Advocate: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the Texas

Nursing Practice Act (NPA) and the

Texas Board of Nursing Rules that

emphasize safety, as well as all federal,

state, and local government and

accreditation organization safety

requirements and standards;

2. Implement measures to promote

quality and a safe environment for

patients, self, and others;

3. Formulate goals and outcomes using

evidence-based data to reduce patient

risks;

4. Obtain instruction, supervision, or

training as needed when implementing

nursing procedures or practices;

5. Comply with mandatory reporting

requirements of the Texas NPA; and

6. Accept and make assignments and

delegate tasks that take into

consideration patient safety and

organizational policy.

Member of the Health Care Team: 1. Coordinate, collaborate, and

communicate with patients, their

families, and the interdisciplinary

health care team to plan, deliver, and

evaluate patient-centered care;

2. Serve as a health care advocate in

monitoring and promoting quality and

access to health care for patients and

their families;

3. Refer patients and their families to

resources that facilitate continuity of

care; health promotion, maintenance,

and restoration; and ensure

confidentiality;

4. Communicate and collaborate in a

timely manner with members of the

interdisciplinary health care team to

promote and maintain the optimal

health status of patients and their

families;

5. Communicate and manage

information using technology to

support decision-making to improve

patient care;

6. Assign and/or delegate nursing care

to other members of the health care

team based upon an analysis of patient

or unit need; and

7. Supervise nursing care provided by

others for whom the nurse is

responsible by using evidence-based

nursing practice.

COURSE OBJECTIVES/STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Explain the roles/competencies of the professional nurse as a member of

the profession, provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, and

member of the health care team.

2. Use critical thinking and the nursing process as a framework for providing

safe, holistic care.

3. Examine multifaceted factors impacting nursing care and integrated health

care to create a caring environment.

4. Analyze behaviors and attitudes of the nurse that facilitate adaptation to a

changing healthcare environment within a variety of settings within hospital

and community environments.

5. Effectively utilize communication and documentation processes to

improve healthcare to client systems in a variety of settings within hospital

and community environments.

6. Create teaching and learning activities to improve primary, secondary, and

tertiary healthcare outcomes for diverse client systems across the wellness-

illness continuum in a variety of settings with hospital and community

environments.

METHOD OF ASSESSING LEARNING OUTCOMES

Completed Remediation Specialty Exams (5% per subject) 15%

(Due August 31, 2015)

My NCLEX Success Plan (Due September 8th) 5%

Proof of BON Application/Background Check (Due September 8th) 5%

Jurisprudence Course/Exam Certificate (Due October 30, 2015) 5%

Conversion Score Average for (HESI) Specialty Exams 40%

Resume (Due November 2, 2015) 5%

Proof NCLEX Exam Fee Payment and Pearson/Vue Registration 5%

(Due by November 2, 2015)

Passpoint ,vSim Assigned Quizzes and Exams 20%

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100%

TEACHING STRATEGIES

This course utilizes a variety of teaching methods, including assigned readings,

class lectures and discussions, class handouts, PowerPoint presentations, adaptive

learning test sites, information from nursing research databases and professional

websites, video clips, small group discussions, and case studies.

Internet technology is utilized to provide additional sources of information, prepare

and submit student assignments, provide ongoing student-faculty and student-

student interaction and dialogue, and facilitate peer support. This technology can

provide broader, current resources and research information; thus, students are

required to access various websites and professional databases to complete certain

lecture discussions and course assignments.

CONTENT/TOPICAL OUTLINE & CALENDAR Course

Weeks &

Calendar

Dates

Unit or Lesson Topics Activities/Assignments

Week 1

8/24

1. Orientation to Course

2. Syllabus Review

3. Class Lecture/Discussions

https://www.bon.texas.gov/licensure_examination.asp

- Professional Growth & Transition

- Career Development

Passpoint NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM 1 Due 8/31

Prior to class

Completed Remediation Hesi Spring Specialty

Exams Due 8/31

1. Course/Syllabus

Q&A

2. Receipt of Syllabus

Form

3. PowerPoint

Presentations/Video

Clips/Research

Articles/Class Handouts

as needed

4. Assigned Activites

& Passpoint for Week

Week 2

8/31

1. Spring HESI remediation study packets due

2. Passpoint NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM I due

3.Resume

4. See assigned Passpoint activities due Sept 8

BON application/background check due September 8th

Assigned Activites &

Passpoint for Week

Week 3

9/7-No Class

My NCLEX Success Plan Due 9/8 –post on your

blackboard

Proof of BON Application/Background Check due

9/8-9AM

PASSPOINT NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM 2 DUE

9/8- 9AM


Passpoint for Week

https://www.bon.texas.gov/licensure_examination.asp

Week 4

9/14

TBA

PASSPOINT NCLEX RN Practice EXAM 3

Assignment due 9/14-9 AM


Passpoint for Week

Week 5

9/21

PASSPOINT NCLEX RN Practice EXAM 4 due-9

am

Fundamentals Specialty Exam online in class


Passpoint for Week

Week 6

9/28

TBA


am

vSim Nursing Pharmacology

Assigned Activites

vSim & Passpoint for

Week

Week 7

10/5

Psychiatric/Mental Health Specialty Exam


am


Passpoint for Week

Week 8

10/12

TBA


am


Passpoint for Week

Week 9

10/19

Maternal/Pedi mental health Specialty


am


Passpoint for Week

Week 10

10/26

TBA


am


Assigned Activites


Week

Week 11

11/2

Med/Surg Specialty Exam


am

Proof NCLEX Exam Fee Payment Due

Final Resume Due


Passpoint for Week

Week 12

11/9


am


Assigned Activites


Week

Week 13

11/16


am


Passpoint for Week

Week 14

11/23

Happy Thanksgiving

Week 15

11/30

NCLEX REVIEW/GRADUATION Congrats Graduates!

Your almost there now

to prepare & conquer

the NCLEX_RN

COURSE/CLASSROOM POLICIES

1. Class Participation

Strict class attendance and active participation is expected for all course venues.

Class participation is considered an independent student activity - NOT a group

activity (unless otherwise indicated by your course instructor).

2. Missed Exams/Assignments/Make-Up Policy

A student not present to take an assigned nursing examination may receive a grade

of zero (0) for that examination. A student may be allowed to make-up an

examination under the following circumstances:

a. Absence is due to serious illness/hospitalization of the student or an

immediate* family member. Documentation by a health care provider will

be required at the time the student requests a make-up exam for the day of

illness.

b. Absence is due to a death in the immediate* family. Documentation will

be required.

c. An absence that the faculty and/or Department Head deems as

unavoidable.

To be eligible for a make-up exam in the above circumstances, the student must

notify their instructor prior to the absence, and all makeup exams will be

administered within 10 days prior to the end of the course. Faculty has the right to

offer an alternative form of the exam and/or to deduct up to 10 points from the

exam grade.

*Immediate: Family member living in the same household or outside household

totally dependent on the student for care such as a spouse, parent, child, sibling,

grandparent or grandchild.

3. Academic Dishonesty

Nursing students are expected to maintain an environment of academic integrity.

Actions involving scholastic dishonesty violate the professional code of ethics and

are disruptive to the academic environment.

Students found guilty of scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action,

including dismissal from the Associate Degree Nursing Program and Ranger

College in accordance with outlined criteria. Procedures for discipline due to

academic dishonesty have been adopted as published in the Ranger College

Student Handbook. Examples of scholastic dishonesty include, but are not limited

to:

CHEATING: Copying from another student’s test. Possessing or using,

during a test, materials which are not authorized. Using, buying, stealing,

transporting, or soliciting a test, draft of a test, test facsimile, answer key,

care plans, or other written works.

PLAGIARISM: Using someone else’s work in your academic assignments

without appropriate acknowledgment.

COLLUSION: Collaborating with another person in preparing academic

assignments without authorization.

4. Student Behavior Policy

Students are expected to observe the following guidelines for classroom or campus

testing behavior:

a. Neither children nor pets may be brought to classes or clinical agencies

under any circumstance. Children must not be left unattended in any area of

the building.

b. All buildings housing the Associate Degree Nursing Program are

nonsmoking facilities.

c. No food or drinks are allowed in classrooms.

d. Students are expected to be seated by the designated starting time for

classes.

e. A student deemed disruptive by a faculty member may be asked to leave

the classroom or testing area.

f. Cell phones must be turned off during class or campus testing, unless

instructed otherwise. In addition, pager/beepers, if used, must be set on

silence. Messages received during lecture may be returned during class

breaks.

g. Respectful, formal communication skills are used in online forums.

5. Available Support Services

Library facilities are available at the main Ranger campus, the Brownwood campus

(Heartland Mall), and the Brownwood Public Library. Reference materials are also

available online as well.

6. ADA Statement:

Ranger College provides a variety of services for students with learning and/or

physical disabilities. The student is responsible for making the initial contact with

the Ranger College Counselor. It is advisable to make this contact before or

immediately after the semester begins.

7. Grading System

Course grades are dependent upon meeting the learning objectives and completing

course requirements. Each student will receive the actual grade earned based on

graded activities according to the designated evaluation criteria and percentages.

Criteria for grading assignments are listed below. Scores and final course grades

will not be rounded up.

The grading scale is listed below:

90-100 PASSPOINT >7 A

80-89 PASSPOINT >6 B

70-79 PASSPOINT >5 C

60-69 PASSPOINT >4 D

< 60 PASSPOINT <4 F

Exams in this course will be measured by Conversion Score Average for Specialty

Exams (ie HESI ) taken online independently. Students are expected to take exams

alone and not in a study group.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Admission, employment, and program policies of Ranger College are non-

discriminatory in regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, disability, and national

origin.

SYLLABUS AND CALENDAR CHANGES

The course syllabus and calendar are subject to change. Students will be notified

during scheduled class or via Ranger College Blackboard email concerning any

revisions to this course syllabus or course schedule.

STUDENT EVALUATION OF COURSE

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a course evaluation at the end of

the semester. Areas of evaluation include:

Gaining factual knowledge

Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by

professionals in nursing

Developing competent skills in verbal and written communication

Learning how to find and use resources for answering questions or solving

problems

Learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of

view

WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASS

Students wishing to drop/withdraw from the class must do so before the final

drop/withdrawal date. If the student does not drop/withdraw before the official last

date, he/she will receive the grade earned. A “C” or better is needed in all nursing

courses to pass. Failure to pass the lecture course will result in a failing grade in

any corresponding clinical component.

EVACUATION

If you receive notice to evacuate the building, please evacuate promptly but in an orderly

manner. Evacuation routes are posted in various locations indicating all exits, outside assembly

areas, location of fire extinguishers, fire alarm pull stations and emergency telephone numbers

(Call 911). In the event an evacuation is necessary: evacuate immediately take all personal

belongings with you; report to outside assembly area and wait for further information; students

needing assistance in the evacuation process should bring this to the attention of the instructor at

the beginning of the semester.

RECEIPT OF SYLLABUS FORM

All students must complete the attached “Receipt of Syllabus” form and return it to

the course instructor.

RECEIPT OF SYLLABUS FORM

FOR RNSG 2207

(Required of all students and filed by the course instructor)

Legibly print the following information:

Name: __________________________ Date:___________________________

“I have received and understand the information in the syllabus for RNSG 2207 and I agree

to abide by the stated policies.”

Signature of Student: _____________________________

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