STUDENT SYLLABUS
Course Name/Section Number: RNSG 2514 Care Of the Client with Complex Health Care Needs
Instructor Name: Kristi Pfeil MSN, R.N.
Division/Dept: Career, Health, & Technical Professions/Associate Degree Nursing Program Office Hours: Posted outside office door Office Number: 137 B
Office Phone: (361) 573-3291 ext. 2514 Instructor Email: [email protected]
Instructor Name: Jenise Svetlik MSN, R.N.
Division/Dept: Career, Health, & Technical Professions/Associate Degree Nursing Program Office Hours: Posted outside office door Office Number: 137C
Office Phone: (361) 573-3291 ext. 3300
Instructor Email: [email protected]
Instructor Name: Nadine Van Beveren MSN, RNC
Division/Dept: Career, Health, & Technical Professions/Associate Degree Nursing Program Office Hours: Posted outside office door Office Number: 137 U
Office Phone: (361) 572-6439
Instructor Email: [email protected]
--- Course Description (AMS) Application of a systematic problem-solving process, critical thinking skills and concepts to provide comprehensive nursing care to diverse patients and families across the life span with complex health care needs including, but not limited to, complex childhood/adolescent diseases, complicated perinatal care, acute mental illness, complex perioperative care, serious adult health problems and health issues related to aging. Emphasis on tertiary disease prevention, health maintenance/restoration and collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary health care team. Content includes the roles of the professional nurse and applicable competencies in knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to an integrated approach.
Prerequisite(s) (AMS): Prerequisite: BIOL 2420, RNSG 2504, RNSG 2461. Must be
SCANS (When Appropriate - AMS): 1. Managing Resources
a. Manage time b. Manage materials c. Manage space
2. Exhibiting Interpersonal Skills a. Work on teams
b. Teach others c. Serve customers d. Lead work teams e. Negotiate with others
f. Work with different cultures 3. Working with Information
a. Acquire/evaluate data
b. Organize/maintain information c. Interpret/communicate data
d. Process information with computers 4. Applying Systems Knowledge
a. Work within social systems b. Work with technological systems c. Work within organizational systems d. Monitor/correct system performance e. Design/improve systems
5. Using technology
a. Select equipment and tools b. Apply technology to specific tasks c. Maintain/troubleshoot technologies 6. Demonstrating Basic Skills
a. Reading b. Writing
c. Arithmetic/Mathematics d. Speaking
e. Listening
7. Demonstrating Thinking Skills a. Creative thinking
b. Decision Making c. Problem Solving d. Thinking Logically
e. Seeing with the mind’s Eye 8. a. Individual responsibility
b. Self-esteem c. Sociability
d. Self-management e. Integrity
Required Textbook(s), Supplies, and Materials:
REQUIRED TEXTS AND SYLLABI
Associate Degree Nursing Program, Student Handbook, current
Ackley, Betty J. and Ladwig, Gail B. Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, A Guide to Planning Care, (current edition), St. Louis: Mosby, 2014.
Care of the Client with Complex Health Care Needs- Syllabus and Learning Packets for RNSG 2514, current semester copy.
Clinical- Syllabus and Learning Packets for RNSG 2462, current semester copy.
First Aid Textbook (current edition)
McKinney, James, Murray & Ashwill, Maternal-Child Nursing, (4th ed.), St. Louis:
Saunders, 2013.
Ignatavicius, D., Workman, L. Medical-Surgical Nursing, Patient-Centered Collaborative Care. (7th ed.), St. Louis: Saunders, 2013.
Or
Ignatavicius, D., Workman, L. Medical-Surgical Nursing, Patient-Centered Collaborative Care. (8th ed.), St. Louis: Saunders, 2016.
Taylor, C., Lillis, C., LeMone, P., Lynn. P. Fundamentals of Nursing, The Art and Science of Nursing Care. (8th) Philadelphia: WoltersKluwer/LWW.
Texas Nursing Practice Act, (latest edition) Austin: Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
Townsend, Mary. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, (8th ed.), Philadelphia: F. A.
Davis 2015.
Venes, Donald, M.D., M.S. J. (Ed). (2010). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. (22nd
P a g e | 4
Workman, L., LaCharity, L., Kruchko, S. Understanding Pharmacology, Essentials for
Medication Safety. (1st ed.), St. Louis: Saunders, 2011. DRUG REFERENCE:
Gahart, B & Nazareno, A. Intravenous Medications. (latest edition), St. Louis:Mosby/Elsevier.
Skidmore-Roth, Linda. (Ed.). Mosby’s Drug Guide for Nurses, St. Louis: Elsevier/Mosby, latest edition available.
LAB REFERENCE: choose one
Pagana & Pagana. Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, (most current ed.), St. Louis: Mosby, most current date.
Kee, Joyce. Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, (6th ed.), Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2008.
Kee, Joyce. Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications. (7th ed.), Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2006 SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCE
Taylor,Lillis, LeMone, and e.t. Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing, The Art and Science of Nursing Care, (current edition). Philadelphia: WoltersKluwer
Alfaro-LeFarve, Applying Nursing Process (current edition) Any NCLEX-RN practice questions book
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Learning Outcomes (AMS): Implement a teaching plan for a patient and family to promote health maintenance/health restoration; utilize critical thinking skills to make safe and ethical clinical decisions; use a systematic problem-solving process; implement a plan of care for diverse patients and families with complex health care needs across the life span; apply the Nursing Practice Act in relation to patients experiencing complex health care needs; apply therapeutic communication skills with diverse patient and families; recognize situations requiring advocacy for patients and families; articulate the requirements for professional development; and collaborate in interdisciplinary planning.
Course Requirements:
1.
Appropriate and professional behavior is expected at all times.
2.
Rules and Regulations
The student must adhere to the rules and regulations as outlined in the
catalogue of The Victoria College and the nursing department's policies as
outlined in the Student Handbook of the Associate Degree Nursing Program.
The student is responsible for reading and knowing this information.
3.
Attendance
The College has specific rules regarding the number of absences, etc., and the
Nursing Department must abide by these rules. The total number of
theoretical absences which a student may have is four (4). Tardies or any
portion of an hour that is missed will count as 1 hr. absence for each hour or
fraction of an hour. (Please see the College Catalogue and A.D.N. Student
Handbook for further details.)
4.
Academic Standards
The student must achieve a minimum number of points for a C on nursing
theory exams to receive a passing grade for this course. The course information
sheet contains the specific number of points needed for tests.
5.
Individual Course Requirements
A. Four Unit Exams
B. Final Exam
C. Standardized Assessment Tests (Non-proctored and Proctored)
D. Advanced Skills Lab
E. Math Competency Exams
Criteria for Grading:
Unit Exams: 50 points x 4 = 200 pts Comprehensive Final Exam = 100 pts Secured Assessment Exams = 20 pts
Unit Exams Final Exam Final Grade by Points
A= 45-50 A= 100-90 A= 288-320
B= 40-44 B= 89-80 B= 256-287
C= 35-39 C= 79-70 C= 224-255
D= 30-34 D= 69-60 D= 192-223
F= <30 F= 59-0 F= 0-191
*Points for professionalism (SNA) will be added if student has earned them through the current
semester and after successful completion with a 224 or higher in RNSG 2514.
Attendance:
The College has specific rules regarding the number of absences, etc.,
and the Nursing Department must abide by these rules. The total number of
theoretical absences which a student may have is four (4). Tardies or any portion
of an hour that is missed will count as 1 hr. absence for each hour or fraction of an
hour. (Please see the College Catalogue and A.D.N. Student Handbook for further
details.)
Tentative Class Calendar: Topics by Weeks
Week 1 Unit 1A-B; Unit 9 Week 2 Unit 9
Week 3 Unit 9; ATI OB
Week 4 Exam I Unit 5 A & E, Unit 7B, Unit 10 A Week 5 Unit 5 C & D
Week 6 Unit 10 B & C, Unit 7 A, Unit 8; ATI MH Week 7 Exam II Unit 2D, Unit 4C
Week 8 Unit 4A Week 9 Unit 4A
Week 10 Unit 4A, Unit 2E, Unit 3A Week 11 Exam II Unit 3A, Unit 2C Week 12 Unit 2A
Week 13 Unit 4B, D & E Week 14 Exam IV Unit 5B, 2B Week 15 Unit 4F, Unit 3B
Week 16 Final Exam ___________________________________________ *Theory class is held on Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
