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NRS 240 Transition to Practice Student O rientation Session

NRS 240 prepares nursing students for transitioning into practice through leadership skills, clinical oversight, and NCLEX-RN readiness. The course covers legal and ethical issues, communication, delegation, and more. Students are guided in professional behaviors, interview strategies, BSN planning, NCLEX-RN prep, and licensure processes. The program includes theory classes, clinical hours, NCLEX prep support, and grading criteria. Focused on quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and clinical decision-making, it equips students for successful nursing careers.

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NRS 240 Transition to Practice Student O rientation Session

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  1. NRS 240 Transition to Practice Student Orientation Session

  2. Course Co-Coordinators • Professor Donna Penn (MS 125) • Professor Lisa Dunn (MS 149)

  3. Precepted Clinical Oversight Faculty • Professor Lisa Dunn • Professor Donna Penn • Professor Lopa Patel • Professor Annette Conklin • Professor Lisa Golini

  4. Nursing Program Documentation • Receipt of Student Handbook (Print copy for Fall 2015 semester) • Graduation Application (Due 1/26 to nursing office) • Pin Order Form (Due 2/15 to nursing office) • Health Records Update • Clinical Preference Form (due 2/9) • NRS 240 Course Outline (To be posted in March on nursing website)

  5. NRS 240 - Texbooks Required: • North Carolina Concept-Based Learning Editorial Board. (2011). Nursing A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volumes One & Two. Upper Saddle River: Pearson. • Pickar, G.D., Abernethy, A.P. (2013) Dosage Calculations. (9th ed.) Clifton Park: Thompson Delmar Learning • Silvestri, L. A. (2015). Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination. (6th edition). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier-Saunders. Highly Recommended: • LaCharity, L.A., Kumagai, C., and Bartz B. (2014). Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby. IBSN: 978-0-323-11343-4. • Rupert, D. (2013). NCLEX-RN Alternate-Format Questions. 5th Edition. Phila: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. : 978-1-4511-8545-4.

  6. NRS 240 Theory ClassLeadership Development • Legal Issues • Ethics • Accountability • Advocacy • Communication • Conflict Resolution • Delegation • Prioritization • Collaboration • Evidence Based practice • Informatics • Quality Improvement • Clinical decision making

  7. NRS 240Transition to Practice • Professional Behaviors • Interview Strategies • Planning for BSN • NCLEX-RN prep and readiness to test • Licensure • NCLEX-RN Test Plan • NCLEX-RN Prep course • Taking the NCLEX-RN

  8. NRS 240 Course Requirements • Summative Dosage Calculation Exam (given week 1) • HESI Exit Exam Version 1 (given week 1) • HESI remediation • Completion of Licensure application • Completion of Resume • Weekly reflective journals • HESI Exit Exam Version 2 (given week 5) • 4 evolve case studies

  9. NCLEX Prep Support • HESI 3 Day Live On Campus NCLEX Review Course • Tentative dates: April 12, 13 & 14 (this is mandatory) • Access to NCSBN Online NCLEX Review Course

  10. NRS 240 - Grading All NRS 240 are required to complete the HESI NCLEX Review Course All NRS 240 are required to pass the Dosage Calculation. Passing score for this exam is 100%. Completion of Resume………………………………………............ 10% Hesi RN Version 2* …………...…..……………….………................10% Clinical Preceptorship Journal #1…………………………………..20% Clinical Preceptorship Journal #2……………………………….….20% Clinical Preceptorship Journal #3………………………………..…20% Clinical Preceptorship Journal #4……………………………….….20% 100%

  11. Nursing Program Grade ScaleEffective (5 week curriculum) • A = 93% - 100% • A- = 90% - 92.99% • B+ = 87% - 89.99% • B = 83% - 86.99% • B- = 80% - 82.99% • C+ = 77% - 79.99% • C (Pass) 76% - 76.99% • C (Non-Pass) 70% - 75.99% • D = 60% - 69.99% • F = 0% - 59.99%

  12. NRS 240 Clinical Hours • Preparatory Clinical Orientation Meeting: 1 hour • Weekly Debriefing meeting/5weeks: 5 hours • Weekly Journal of selected topic/4 weeks 15 hours • Precepted clinical experience: 60 hours • HESI NCLEX Review Course: 24 hours • HESI EXIT V1 remediation 16 hours • evolve case studies 4 hours • Summative Clinical Meeting 1 hour • Testing (HESI & Dosage Calc) 9 hours Total Hours 135 hours

  13. Precepted Clinical Experience • 60 hours over 5 weeks (12 hrs per week) • Paired with RN in local health care facility • MCCC oversight faculty • Weekly journaling • Preceptor and Self Evaluation • Clinical skill assessment • Facility orientation • Weekly debriefing sessions with oversight faculty

  14. Facilities for Precepted Clinical • RWJ Hamilton (Med-Surg, Telemetry ER/ICU) • Princeton Medical Center (Med-Surg, OB, Telemetry) • Day, Night, Weekend shifts available)

  15. Save the Date • MCCC May Nursing Pinning Ceremony • May 17th 6pm Kelsey Theatre

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