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RNSG1343 - Complex Concepts of Adult Health

Catalog Description: Integration of previous knowledge and skills related to common adult health needs into the continued development of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession in the care of adult clients/families in stru

Semester Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours per Week:
Contact Hours per Semester: 48
State Approval Code: 5116010000

Course Subject/Catalog Number: RNSG 1343
Course Title: Complex Concepts of Adult Health

Course Rationale:

Course is a continuum of the health care needs of the adult.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Use the nursing process as the framework to provide safe, individualized therapeutic and caring interventions in a manner inclusive of the participants’ diversity.
  2. Recognize the value of lifelong learning and continued nursing education and participation in community and professional organizations.
  3. Make collaborative nursing decisions with clients and families across the life span utilizing the principles and knowledge of biology, psychology, and the humanities within the construct of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
  4. Act within the legal and ethical framework of nursing practice.
  5. Use acquired critical thinking skills as the basis for managing nursing care for groups of clients in structured acute, chronic, and wellness settings.
  6. Apply teaching/learning principles to assist clients and families in making informed health care decisions and achieving levels of wellness.
  7. Use interpersonal communication skills to collaborate with health care team participants to attain desired client-centered goals.

Specific Tasks Accomplished:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to function within the role of the ADN to:

  1. Develop critical thinking skills utilizing Maslow’s Hierarchy and the nursing process to plan therapeutic and caring interventions to achieve maximum level of wellness for the adult of diverse populations with chronic disruptions in select body systems.
  2. Develop teaching and learning process principles to assist adults and their families in promoting and facilitating informed decision making and support self-care activities to achieve maximum levels of wellness.
  3. Develop critical thinking skills utilizing Maslow’s Hierarchy and the nursing process to plan therapeutic and caring interventions to achieve maximum level of wellness for the adult who has cancer.

Grading Policy:

In order to successfully complete RNSG 1343, the student must achieve an overall course grade of 74.5 or higher. The components used to determine the course grade are as follows:

  1. Satisfactory completion of all components of testing with 74.5 or higher grade will comprise 85% of the final course grade: NOTE: An average of all exams and the final exam must be 74.5 or better.
    1. Four (4) unit exams and one (1) comprehensive final exam, which will be computed as follows:
      1. Four unit exam grades will be computed to achieve a unit exam average. This average will comprise 70% of the course testing score.
      2. A final exam grade will comprise 30% of the course testing score. (This course testing will result in a final course testing score.)
  2. Satisfactory completion of theory course assignment(s) with 74.5 or higher grade(s) which will then comprise 15% of the final course grade.
  3. Percentage points (1% - Level II) for TNSA participation may be added to the final grade for students meeting the following criteria:
    1. Achievement of a final course testing score and course assignment(s) grade(s) of 74.5 or above and satisfactory performance in RNSG 1343;
    2. Attendance and participation in two (2) TNSA meetings; and
    3. Active participation in two (2) TNSA projects.
  4. A student unable to take a scheduled exam will need to contact the instructor the day of the exam. The instructor will then make arrangements for the student to take a makeup. ALL MAKEUP EXAMS MAY BE ESSAY.
  5. For additional information, see Lee College Allied Health Student Handbook — Grading System.

Late work will be considered for acceptance only when an extension is requested by the student, in writing, at least 24 hours prior to the due date and permission is granted by the instructor.

NOTE: Both RNSG 1343 and RNSG 1362 must be successfully completed concurrently in order to be eligible to enroll in the next nursing course.

Guidelines

The course information sheet is to serve as a guide for RNSG 1343. The instructor(s) will cover portions of the course content in the classroom. The student will be responsible for reading all assignments prior to class, meeting the learning objectives and completing stated learning activities through self-directed study.

Methods of Instruction

Lecture, multimedia projects, discussion, group presentations, individual presentations, small group discussion, audiovisuals, medication cards, computer assisted instruction, instructor demonstrations, student learning guides, library projects, and Internet assignments.

Textbook and Supplies Requirement:

Required Text(s):

  1. Lewis, S., Dirksen, S., & Heitkemper, Medical-Surgical Nursing Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
  2. Study guides for text.

Optional:

  1. Seidel, H. M.; Ball, J. W., Dams, J. E., & Benedict, G. W. Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination Handbook (current edition). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
  2. Malarkey, L. M., & McMorrow, M. F. Nurses Manual of Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures (current edition). Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders.

Required Supplies or Booklets:

  1. Lee College Catalog
  2. Lee College Allied Health Division Student Handbook
  3. RNSG 1343 Course Syllabus
  4. Scantrons (six) - use form F-262-L

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