Community Health Nursing NRSG 420A

1. University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Department of Community-based Health Community Health Nursing NRSG 420A Orientation Module July 13, 2009

2. Please listen to the podcast while viewing the following slides to accomplish these objectives….. • To know classroom and clinical faculty and how to reach them • To be familiar with syllabus – including required texts, how you will be evaluated, course calendar, and resources provided in addendum • To complete and submit a student profile

3. Some MYTHS You May Have Heard About This Class……

4. MYTH…. • This class does not matter, it does not add to my nursing preparation….

5. FACT: This course is important to your nursing preparation. Here are some reasons why: • You will see clients in own environment, see the many influences affecting their health • You will have an opportunity to provide holistic nursing care

6. Importance of this course to your nursing preparation (continued)…. • On NCLEX, “Health Promotion and Maintenance” is one of the major content areas and accounts for 6-12% of questions • Health promotion and maintenance defined as “the nurse providing and directing nursing care of the client/family that incorporates the knowledge of expected growth and development principles, prevention and/or early detection of health problems and strategies to achieve optimal health”

7. Importance of this course to your nursing preparation (continued)…. • Medical treatment can prevent only about 10% of early deaths in US while population-focused public health approaches have the potential to help prevent approximately 70% of early deaths by targeting those factors that contribute to those deaths – tobacco use, diet and sedentary lifestyle • Individual behaviors and environmental factors are responsible for about 70% of all premature deaths in the United States (Healthy People 2010)

8. Importance of this course to your nursing preparation (continued)…. • Increase in maternal deaths; 3 studies showed that 40% could have been prevented • Number of uninsured children increasing – have higher incidence of preventable diseases than insured children • Neglect seen in 1 in 50 infants less than one year of age • Gap in life expectancy between affluent and poor is growing

9. Yet there is less public health available in the US than is needed….. The mean per capita spending for public health in 2004-2005 was $149, compared to $6,423 for overall health care (http://www.fsu.edu/news/2006/07/19/health.spending/).

10. MYTH…. • Students in NRSG 420 don’t need to read the assigned readings……

11. FACT: You need to read assigned readings to …. • Prepare for class • Understand material • Prepare for quizzes & exams that will have questions from readings

12. MYTH….. • NRSG 420 students lose their nursing “skills”…..

13. FACT: NRSG 420 will add to your nursing skills. Skills you will learn or enhance….. • Relationship building • Providing emotional support • Holistic nursing care • Pulling together/synthesize of knowledge from previous classes and application to families and populations • Gaining autonomy in nursing role • Referral to community agencies, case management • Strengthening assessment and teaching skills you have learned

14. What is this class about? • Listen to the short video “Public Health Nursing: It’s for you” Write answers to the following questions and bring with you to class on July 20th: What comes through as important to Public/Community Health Nurses? • What caught your attention or impressed you the most? Least? • Were you surprised by anything?

15. What is this class about?REVIEW and note: • Course title (cover page) • Course description (p 2) • Course outcomes / competencies for students (pp 4-5) • Unit objectives (pp 5-9)

16. Student Evaluation • Classroom C or above to pass • Clinical Pass/fail

17. Classroom Evaluation • EXAMS • Midterm 25% • Final 35% (comprehensive) • Quizzes 5% • ATI pass/fail • Midterm & Final exam scores posted on Blackboard under NRSG 420A

18. Clinical Evaluation • Each student will have formal clinical evaluation at midterm and at end of semester using Clinical Performance Evaluation Tool (CPET) • Evaluation feedback by clinical faculty on weekly basis, will be asked to sign that you have read faculty’s feedback

19. Enhancing Professional Behavior • Professional behavior reflects being respectful and civil to peers and faculty. • Faculty retain option to ask students who are disruptive to leave class.

20. Enhancing Professional Behavior • Examples of being disruptive include: • Talking during class • Cell phones going off. Please turn cell phones, pagers, etc off or to vibrate during class. Notify faculty before class if you are expecting communication that is of an emergency nature • Coming late to class. If you come late to class, wait until break to get handouts • Leaving the room during the middle of class with no explanation

21. Enhancing Professional Behavior • Students expected to prepare for class and clinical in advance, but there is NO PRE-LAB for this clinical • Students are expected to attend class and clinical • If unable to attend clinical, need to notify your clinical faculty • If unable to attend class, need to notify Barbara Head (course coordinator) • Students need to notify Barbara Head(course coordinator) if unable to take an exam and to arrange for make-up time

22. Important Values • Academic Integrity • Any student who engages in any form of cheating, plagiarism, or deception regarding classroom assignments or clinical activities will be subject to disciplinary action (page 12 of syllabus) • Student Obligation to Provide Care • If you have a concern let your clinical faculty know as soon as possible

23. Bad Weather • Policy – if UNO closes because of bad weather, then UNMC College of Nursing is closed

24. Course Calendar • Date, time and room for class • Topic for class • Required readings for each class • Due dates for assignments • Indicates mandatory clinical hours other than usual assigned clinical day (need to make up if not present) • Gives address and password to access assigned readings other than from textbook • eres.unomaha.edu(password ka420) • Only one assigned reading that will need to access from library (print reserve)

26. Addendum A • Criteria for gradingGeneralized Family Assessment and Specialized Assessment Clinical Tools • Criteria for grading Community-Oriented Data Collection, Analysis and Health Program Planning Tool, and Community-Oriented Nursing Process Paper • Criteria for Community Forum and Community Forum Peer Evaluation Tool

27. Addendum B • Clinical Lab Responsibilities (covered in clinical orientation) • Need a car or plan for transportation • Safety – be aware, do not go into situation that makes you feel uncomfortable, always call and make appointment so clients are expecting you, do not provide rides for anyone, only enter assigned client homes • Uniform – see page 18 • Students to maintain confidentiality at all times

28. Addendums • Addendum C & D are clinical tools needed for your assignments • Addendum E includes handouts that will be used for either class or clinical • Addendum F contains three case studies that will be completed in later classes • Addendum G includes web sites that will help you in completing clinical assignments

29. How NOT to be successful in this class

30. How to be successful in this class • You are strongly encouraged to use your syllabus because: • Has course topical outline to help organize notes and to focus your study • Has all assignments and due dates, criteria for grading, criteria for how evaluated, forms that will need in clinical settings, handouts used in class and clinical, web sites, responsibilities need to fulfill in both classroom and clinical settings to pass

31. How to be successful in this class • Participate • Be prepared • Be respectful • Open communication • Represent UNMC well in community

32. By Thursday July 16th… • Watch ISM’s (found on blackboard NRSG 420A under course documents) • Complete quiz at end of each ISM • ISM Quizzes to be completed by 8:00 am Wednesday July 16th

33. Can you recall… • It tells you what the course is about • Something pink • We may be at the end, but we give a lot of places to go • These are required • # of graded assignments, name them • # families will follow • What it takes to pass this course • You don’t know me yet, but I help you get a good picture of the family you will be following • I am often called the blue tool • What I need to know about clinical

34. Student Profile • Please complete the following questions and hand in at July 20th class

35. Please answer on sheet of paper: • 1. What is your learning style? How do you learn best? • 2. Which teaching methods best help you to learn? • 3. What are your goals or expectations for this class?

36. THANKS FOR LISTENING • Remember to • Refer to your syllabus • Note and bring questions about the course to class • Turn in student profile on July 20th Welcome to the course from the 420A Summer Faculty!