The College of Nursing and Health Professions seeks to promote social justice and to embrace diversity. All program faculty, supervisors, staff, and students shall maintain respect for differences including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age religion/spirituality, ability, socioeconomic status, and culture. The full statement can be viewed here: College of Nursing and Health Professions Diversity Statement Department/Program: BSN Program Fall 2022 Course Number and Title: NURS 226 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Course credit hours: 4-6-4 (4 hours theory, 6 hours lab/clinical, 6 quarter credits Pre-Requisites & Co-Requisites: (HSCI 103, MATH 101, NURS 225) Instructor/s Name: Linda Celia DNP, RN, BC E-mail: lmc327 @drexel.edu Office: 10th floor west, HSB, Room 86 Office Hours: M/W 12 pm – 12:45 Primary Contact Method: email Instructor/s Name: Jane Donovan PhD, RNC-MNN E-mail: jfd362 @drexel.edu Office: 10th floor west, HSB, Room 86 Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursdays from 12 pm to 1 pm and by appointment Primary Contact Method: email Instructor/s Name: Mary Ann Zimmer RN, MSN, CPN E-mail: mz89@drexel.edu Office: 10th floor west, HSB, Room 65 Office Hours: T/TH 3:00 – 4:00 pm and by appointment Primary Contact Method: email Course Overview/Purpose in Program of Study: Given the essential foundational nursing practice concepts present in NURS 226, this is a required course toward achieving a baccalaureate of science in nursing (BSN) degree required for eligibility and application to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The course will emphasize critical thinking, the establishment of the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, and the beginning development of the student to view the patient’s adaptive responses to health and illness from a holistic perspective. This course assists the student to explore safe foundational concepts. Students will practice skills in the lab, simulation, and at clinical sites. Catalog Description: This course will focus on the concepts, skills, and attitudes fundamental to professional nursing practice within a framework of clinical decision-making. It will also emphasize the professional nurse/patient relationship within the framework of relationship-based care that promotes health throughout the lifespan. Statement of Expected Learning/Course Objectives: At the end of this course, the student will be able to: 1. Assess health care needs of patients and families. 2. Utilize principles of the nursing process when planning care. 3. Demonstrate nursing skills. 4. Evaluate the outcomes of nursing interventions on patients and family systems. 5. Apply legal and ethical principles to patient care with an emphasis on patient safety. 6. Recognize the influence of culture and socio-economic level on health status and health behaviors. 7. Design health promotion strategies based on Health People 2030. 8. Promote education to promote healthy lifestyles 9. Apply clinical judgement to patient care utilizing evidence-based practice. Rev. August 2022 2 Required Texts/Readings:  Martinez de Castillo, S.L. & Werner-McCullough, M. (2021). Calculating Drug Dosages (2nd Ed.) F.A. Davis  Potter P., Perry A., Stockert P., & Hall, A. (2023). Fundamentals of Nursing (11th Ed.) Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323810340  Access and download the updated Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions Student Handbook Additional Required Course Materials  TopHat: Students will be required to download Top Hat on their computer or mobile device for use in the classroom or home assignments. Top Hat is interactive learning program that will be used in the N226 course to monitor attendance, assess participation and knowledge as well as reinforce content. Students will be asked to join the N226 tophat course via a code posted on Blackboard. The link for creating an account can be located in the N226 BB shell under “course information”. NOTE: All student engagement when using Top Hat must be professional. Even though the responses are often anonymous in nature to peers during class, the course faculty has access to student identity and responses. Any student engagement that is considered unprofessional will warrant the student being referred to Student Conduct. Recommended Texts/Readings:  Giddens, J. F. (2021). Concepts for nursing practice. (3rd Edition) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier  Gulanick, M. & Myers, J. (2017). Nursing care plans: Nursing diagnosis, intervention and outcomes (9th ed.). Mosby  Ohman, K. (2020). Davis Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN. (3rd ed.) FA Davis  Potter P., Perry A., Stockert P., & Hall, A. (2021). Fundamentals of Nursing Study Guide (10th Ed.) Elsevier  Potter P., Perry A., & Ostendorf, W. (2018) Clinical Skills and Nursing Techniques (9th Ed.) Elsevier Standards of Nursing Practice:  American Nurses Association (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretative statements. Silver Summer, MD: Nursebooks.org.  American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). Silver Summer, MD: Nursesbooks.org.  American Nurses Association. (2015). Guide to nursing's social policy statement: Understanding the profession from social contract to social covenant. Silver Summer, MD: Nursesbooks.org. Rev. August 2022 3 Drexel Student Learning Priorities: Students graduating from Drexel University achieve competency in a field of study evidenced by achievement of a set of program-specific learning outcomes. In addition to demonstrating competency in their fields of study, students graduating from Drexel University also will demonstrate meaningful progress in six core intellectual and practical skill areas and five experiential and applied learning areas, achieving levels of competency in each core area appropriate to their program of study, their individual interests, and their abilities. Learning in these core areas supports, and is integrated with, learning in our discipline and provides the foundation for a broad education across disciplines. Available at Provost's Website on Drexel Student Learning Priorities Core Intellectual and Practical Skill Areas Experiential and Applied Learning Areas 1. Communication 2. Creative and Critical Thinking 3. Ethical Reasoning 4. Information Literacy 5. Self-Directed Learning 6. Technology Use 7. Global Competence 8. Leadership 9. Professional Practice 10. Research, Scholarship and Creative Expression 11. Responsible Citizenship * The learning outcomes integrated with the learning objectives for this course are in bold above. Methods of Evaluation Exams /Assignments Weight % Course Objective(s) Met: DSLP Met: Quiz 1 15% 1,6 2,3,4,6,9 Midterm 30% 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 2,3,4,6,9 Quiz 2 20% 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 2,3,4,6,9 Final Exam 30% 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 2,3,4,6,9 Med Math Checkpoints modules 1- 5 (5 total). Remediation from NACSS if score < 85>