Orest Kornetsky

1. Orest Kornetsky Nursing in the United States

2. About me

3. High School • Chemistry • Biology • English • History • Mathematics • Track and Field, Soccer • ACT and SAT • To be accepted to a university: • GPA • ACT or SAT • Sports and Activities

7. General chemistry – 2 sem w/ labs Organic chemistry – 2 sem w/ lab General physics – 2 sem w/ lab Biology – 2 sem with lab Genetics Human anatomy w/ lab Human physiology w/ lab Biochemistry Endocrinology Immunology General microbiology Medical microbiology Fund. of contemp psychology Calculus Intro to German language and culture European literature Intro to Russia and eastern Europe Intro to Western Art Intro to Ethics Intro to China Intro to Sociology Oakland University – Biological Sciences

8. Admission to the university is required in order to be eligible for admission to the School of Nursing. A GPA of 2.8 or above from high school or transfer institution is required for admission to pre-nursing status Admission to the School of Nursing High School Admission to the university Pre-nursing Admission to the School of Nursing School of Nursing (SON)

9. Prerequisites for SON Before being considered for admission into the School of Nursing, you must complete the following required pre-nursing courses or transfer equivalents with a grade of at least a 2.5 and maintain a minimum overall grade point average in these courses of 3.00 or “B” (on a 4.0 scale).

10. Prerequisites for SON Complete one of the following courses with a minimum grade of 2.5 . Note that the grade for the philosophy course you choose will not be included in the calculation of the pre-nursing grade point average.

11. Prerequisites for SON – 2nd degree BSN • Complete the following courses with a minimum grade of 2.5. (Must be taken prior to semester start date) • BIO 307 Introduction to Human Microbiology (4) (Prerequisite to NRS 227) • PSY 225 Introduction to Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4) • The following three courses are also required nursing courses, which must be completed prior to the first semester of the program. A minimum grade of 2.5 is required in each of these courses. (Must be taken prior to semester start date) • NRS 220 Nutrition in Nursing Practice (2) • NRS 227 Pathophysiology in Nursing (3) • NRS 308 Pharmacology in Nursing (3)

12. TB Test Tetanus date: Rubella Titer date: Rubeola Titer date: Mumps Titer date: Or MMR Vaccination 1 date: MMR Vaccination 2 date: Varicella Titer date: Or Varicella Vaccination date: Hepatitis Titer date: Or Hepatitis B Vaccination 1: Hepatitis B Vaccination 2: Hepatitis B Vaccination 3: Malpractice insurance coverage of at least $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate. Documented completion of an approved CPR course. State of Michigan Criminal background check Urine drug screen Health Clearance Form

13. Intro to lifespan and development Nutrition in nursing practice Pathophysiology Pharmacology in nursing Nursing practice concepts w/ clinical Health assessment across lifespan w/ lab Principles of nursing practice w/ clinical Complementary adult nursing I w/ clinical Nursing care of childbearing family w/ clinical Nursing of children w/ clinical Mental health nursing w/ clinical Complementary adult nursing II w/ clinical Research basis of nursing Nursing of home and community Transition into nursing practice w/ clinical Oakland University - Nursing

14. Clinicals • Nursing home • St. John • Beaumont • Detroit Receiving

15. William Beaumont Hospital • The tower features spacious rooms with enhanced patient privacy, accommodations to encourage family involvement in patient care and decentralized nursing stations to enhance patient access to nurses. • Patient rooms are clustered around a “team care station” where medical staff will gather to discuss and plan patient care with each other and with family members. • Family pantries and consultation rooms promote family involvement in care. • A nurse call system utilizing low-frequency cell phones provides patients with instant access to their caregivers.

16. NCLEX • Registration • $200 nonrefundable fee • Receive Authorization to Test (ATT) • Schedule an appointment to test • On test day, may only bring • drivers license (learner's permits are not acceptable)  • state/province identification • national identity card passport  • U.S. military ID

17. Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) Uses items with a variety of response formats, such as: single response multiple choice multiple response fill-in-the-blank drag and drop And a variety of display formats chart/exhibit displays tables graphic images No partial credit Min 75 questions, max 265 6 hours allotted time “With CAT, each candidate's test is unique. It is assembled interactively as the individual is tested. When the candidate answers an item, the computer recalculates the candidate's ability estimate based on all the responses including the most recent response.  Next, the item bank which contains the available items classified by test plan content area and sorted by level of difficulty, is searched to find an item in the appropriate test plan area that best matches the candidate's ability.  This item is selected and presented on the computer screen. This process is repeated each time an item is administered, creating an examination tailored to the individual's ability while fulfilling the NCLEX test plan requirements. The examination continues in this way until a pass or fail decision can be made. CAT provides greater measurement efficiency as it administers only those items which will offer the best measurement of the candidate's ability.” - www.ncsbn.org NCLEX - Format

18. NCLEX examination decisions are not based on the number or percentage of items answered correctly, but rather on the difficulty of the items that a candidate can answer correctly 50% of the time. CAT administers test items with difficulty levels such that each candidate will answer about half correctly; these items provide the most information. Thus, all candidates answer about 50% correctly. Passing candidates answer 50% of more difficult items correctly, and failing candidates answer 50% of easier items correctly. First, the computer asks a relatively easy item, and if the candidate answers it correctly, the computer selects a somewhat harder item. As the candidate continues answering correctly, the items get harder and harder. When the candidate starts missing questions, the items get easier until the candidate starts answering them correctly again, then the items begin to get a little harder. Each time the candidate answers one correctly, the next is harder. Each time the candidate answers one incorrectly, the next is easier. This zigzag process continues to narrow in on the point where the candidate answers 50% correctly, e.g., one right, then one wrong. That point represents the candidate's ability estimate. NCLEX – Format cont.

19. NCLEX Format – cont. • After the candidate has answered the minimum number of items, the computer compares the candidate's estimated ability level to the passing standard and makes one of three decisions: • One, if the candidate is clearly above the passing standard, the examination ends, and the candidate passes. • Two, if the candidate is clearly below the passing standard, the examination ends, and the candidate fails.  • Three, if the candidate's ability estimate is too close to the passing standard to determine with 95% certainty whether the candidate should pass or not, the computer continues to administer items.

20. Teaching Experience • High school – German • University • TA for anatomy laboratory • TA for nursing anatomy/physiology laboratory