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Medical Surgical Nursing. PRVN-P010B. Elizabeth Keele. Mrs. MOM P.T.A. C.N.A. Psych. Tech. LPN BSN RN. CN DON DSD DOE CRRN Instructor!. Weaknesses!. Housekeeping. Be on time Don’t cheat Casual environment Ask questions!. Syllabus. Hours/Days: Thursday & Friday
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Medical Surgical Nursing PRVN-P010B
Elizabeth Keele • Mrs. • MOM • P.T.A. • C.N.A. • Psych. Tech. • LPN • BSN • RN • CN • DON • DSD • DOE • CRRN • Instructor!
Housekeeping • Be on time • Don’t cheat • Casual environment • Ask questions!
Syllabus Hours/Days: Thursday & Friday 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM • *Wednesday • 11/23 • *Monday • 11/28 • Tuesday • 11/19 • FINAL EXAM
Course Description: • A study of health and illness using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Basic Needs as a theoretical approach. The cause of disease and the many factors influencing health/illness are reviewed. Major body systems are studied with emphasis on assessment, common disorders including etiology, symptoms, medical, nursing, pharmacological, nutritional and rehabilitation interventions. Education of the patient and their family is emphasized with sensitivity to cultural needs.
Grading 93 – 100% = A 84 – 92% = B 75 – 83% = C < 75% = F
Grading Criteria • Quizzes 350 pts (approx.) • Participation (iClicker)75 pts (5/day) • Midterm Exam 100 pts • Final exam 100 pts • ________________________ • Total625* pts • * These are approximate numbers and subject to change)
Office Hours • Thursday & Friday • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM • By appointment • Call me at home! • Not after 10:00 P.M. • Not on Sundays • E-mail • elizabethkeele@sbcglobal.net
Web access • www.portervillecollege.edu/ekeele/
Text book Medical Surgical Nursing Care 3rd Edition Burke, Mohn-Brown, Eby
iClicker • Register your clicker • Bring to class every day!!!! • Quizzes and participation points
Quizzes • Tests and quizzes are timed – 1 minute for each question. • Quizzes and tests are based on reading and lecture notes.
Mid-term & Final Exam • Cumulative from DAY ONE!
Participation • Participation points • Based on iClicker during class discussion • 5 points/day “all or nothing” • You can miss one question a day and still get full credit for the day.
General: • Be on time and attend each class • Assume responsibility • Call if unable to attend prior to class. Homework is not be accepted late • Cell phones off or on silent mode. • Children are not allowed in classroom.
F.Y.I. • Cell phones on vibrate • Tape players are appropriate
Other info • Learning Center • Reasonable accommodation • Instructor’s Inellectural Rights • Attendance • Registering iClicker • Using Turnitin.com
HONESTY! • I require honesty on tests and assignments. Following Porterville College policy, if a student cheats on a test or assignment, or plagiarizes, I will give an “F” grade on that assignment and I will report the incident to the Dean. The student will have to meet with the Dean of Students to determine whether further disciplinary action is necessary. I will also notify the chair or the Health Careers division.
Honesty with iClicker • If caught cheating • Automatically lose all participation points and quiz points
Student Behavioral Objectives • Describe the application of the nursing process to basic medical-surgical nursing. • Identify specific concepts when teaching the patient about health/ illness and basic medical-surgical issues. • Discuss the importance of safety for medical-surgical patients. • State the basic needs of all people as formulated by psychologist A.H. Maslow. • Discuss the relationship between Maslow’s basic needs, homeostasis and nursing. • Discuss the concept of holistic health. • Define stress and discuss its relationship to pathophysiology. • Discuss cultural beliefs that may affect an individual’s response to health/ illness. • Identify factors that predispose an individual to infection. • Discuss the inter-relationship between the agent, host, transmission (major methods of), and environment in the development of infectious diseases. • ETC 111.
Proud to be a NURSE • Florence Nightingale