RNBS 3312-Sections 60 & 61 Health Assessment for the Registered Nurse
Course Description
This course focuses on the synthesis of nursing knowledge and skills to perform a comprehensive health assessment of individuals across the lifespan. Students practice health assessment skills in laboratory settings.
Prerequisites
Registered Nurse.  Admission to the RN-BSN Program
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Professionalism: Exhibit behaviors that reflect professional values, empathy, and the concept of caring in developing nurse/patient relationships. Integrate knowledge of legal, ethical, and professional values and standards in the assessment and nursing care of patients and their families in a variety of settings and levels of wellness and illness.
Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrate increasing skill in the assessment of clients across the lifespan, understanding normal and abnormal variations in assessment findings, while recognizing clients and their families as unique individuals with varied preferences, values, and needs.
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): Integrate evidence-based practice into health assessment techniques and approaches across the life span.
Informatics & Technology: Utilize technology and information systems to facilitate, document, and improve patient assessment.
Quality Improvement: Explore quality improvement initiatives in collecting and responding to health assessment findings to improve patient outcomes.
Teamwork and Collaboration: Evidence teamwork and interprofessional collaboration and communication in shared decision-making towards quality patient care as it relates to health assessment.

Wellness and Prevention: Integrate patient care measures that support wellness and health promotion, health maintenance, health restoration, and disease prevention to promote healthy patient outcomes.
Leadership: Explore the role of the nurse as a leader regarding advocacy and patient education, as it relates to holistic health assessment.
Safety: Prioritize the promotion of safe environments for patients, others, and self, based on holistic health assessment findings.
10. Strengths: Analyze how Strengths (signature talent themes) influence the role of the student nurse and clinical decision-making

Grading Policy and Criteria
Specific guidelines and grading criteria for all assignments are in the Modules. Final grades for the course will be
determined based upon the following point assignments:
A – 90-100
B – 80-89
C – 75-79
D – 60-74
F – Below 60
Final course grades less than 75 are not rounded up.
Students will have course grades calculated based on the weighted calculation of exams and other required coursework. The weighted calculation must be 75% or above to pass the course.
Late policy: 5% will be deducted each day an assignment is past due unless prior arrangements have been made with your course faculty. Extenuating circumstances may apply.
Completion of RNBS 3312.060/.061 is based on satisfactory attainment of all course criteria. Any student failing to meet the course objectives and expectations must repeat the course and may not progress to the next level and/or meet graduation requirements.
*Please note, all major assignments (Health History, Annotated Bibliographies, and Head to Toe Assessment) AND all four Exams must be completed to pass the course.

Criteria for Evaluation:
Percentage of Grade:

Syllabus quiz
5%

QSEN Constructive Feedback
10%

Experiences in Pain Discussion Board
5%

Health History Assignment
15%

Head-to-Toe Assessment Documentation
5%

Annotated Bibliography of Health Promotion
10%

Exams X 4
40%

Interactive Learning Activities
10%

Total
100%

 

 

RNBS 3315 Professional Development for the RN Course Description
This WEB-based course for registered nurses broadens existing knowledge of the discipline of nursing based on liberal education in the arts and sciences. Emphasis is on professional role expansion through exploration of contemporary nursing issues.
Prerequisite
Admission to the RN-BSN track. May take course prior to completing State Board Exam (NCLEX).
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

a) Professionalism:
Integrate a foundation from the arts and sciences into professional nursing knowledge. b.   Analyze the roles of the professional nurse in a complex and changing healthcare environment.

b) Patient-Centered Care: Integrate skill, knowledge, and attitudes into holistic, evidence-based professional nursing care.
c) Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): Explain the use of evidence-based research for best practices.
d) Informatics & Technology: Utilize information from available databases for professional writing that addresses nursing practice.
e) Quality Improvement: Demonstrate knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environment
f) Teamwork and Collaboration: Analyze the role of nurses related to interpersonal care through inter– and intra – professional collaboration.

g) Wellness and Prevention: Relate concepts of health promotion maintenance, restoration, and disease prevention to professional practice.
h) Leadership: Explain how historical, ethical, and legal foundations of nursing as well as the core values of nursing enhance professionalism.
i) Safety: Integrate skill, knowledge, and attitudes into holistic, evidence-based professional nursing care.
j) Strengths: Measure how strengths (signature talent themes) influence the role of the student nurse and clinical decision-making

Grading Policy and Criteria
Specific guidelines and grading criteria for all assignments are in the Modules. Final grades for the course will be determined based on the following point assignments:
A – 90-100
B – 80-89
C – 75-79
D – 60-74
F – Below 60
Final course grades less than 75 are not rounded up.
Students will have course grades calculated based on the weighted calculation of exams and other required coursework. The weighted calculation must be 75% or above to pass the course.
Late policy: 5% will be deducted each day an assignment is past due unless prior arrangements have been made with your course faculty. Extenuating circumstances may apply.
Students are expected to contact their instructor before the assignment is due if more time is needed to submit an assignment.

Criteria for Evaluation:
Percentage of Grade:

Quizzes:
45%

Orientation Quiz (5%)
 

APA Quiz (10%)
 

Socialization Quiz (10%)
 

Nurse’s Role Quiz (10%)
 

Technology and Informatics (10%)
 

 
 

Discussion Boards:
15%

Intro & Reason for obtaining a BSN (5%)
 

Cultural/Spiritual Diversity (5%)
 

Future of the BSN/Global Health (5%)
 

 
 

Papers:
40%

Strengths Exercise Paper (15%)
 

Ethics and Workplace Incivility Paper (15%)
 

Philosophy Statement (10%)
 

 
 

 
 
 

 

NURS 3617.560 Concurrent Population Health
(Concurrent ADN-BSN Program Course)
Course Description
This course focuses on professional nursing care for at-risk populations. Emphasis is on environmental and demographic factors that influence health. A variety of clinical experiences will be used to apply caring, evidence-based, professional nursing care for persons at risk for or living with chronic conditions.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Professionalism: Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior in a multidisciplinary learning en (BSN Essential VIII)
Patient-centered care: Plan compassionate, comprehensive nursing care that reflects the preferences and values of a diverse population (BSN Essential IX)
Evidence-based practice (EBP): Identify multidisciplinary evidence-based research to care for individuals, families, and populations (BSN Essential III)
Informatics & Technology: Examine the importance and use of informatics and technology to analyze public health care delivery systems to improve population health outcomes. (BSN Essential IV)
Quality Improvement: Analyze the impact of quality improvement initiatives in healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environment (BSN Essential II)
Teamwork and Collaboration: Use effective communication skills within multidisciplinary teams to empower the patient to achieve positive health outcomes. (BSN Essential VI)
Wellness and Prevention: Reflect on the impact of the social determinants of health on diverse populations Identity benefits of health, wellness, and preventive interventions in health policy at local, national, and global levels. (BSN Essential VII)
Leadership: Examine community-based activities to promote ethical reasoning, advocacy, collaboration, and social justice. (BSN Essential I)
Safety: Apply appropriate safety measures to reduce patient and community risks. (DECS C, BSN Essentials II)
Strengths: Determine how Strengths (signature talent themes) influence the role of the student nurse and clinical decision-making.

Grading Policy and Criteria
Specific guidelines and grading criteria for all assignments are in the Modules. Final grades for the course will be determined based on the following point assignments:
A – 90-100
B – 80-89
C – 75-79
D – 60-74
F – Below 60
Final course grades less than 75 are not rounded up.
*The simple average of all exam grades including a final must first be at or above 75% in order to pass the course. Once the student has achieved a simple exam average of 75% or higher, course grades will be determined based on the weighted calculation of exams and other required course work.
Late policy: 5% will be deducted each day an assignment is past due unless prior arrangements have been made with your course faculty member. Extenuating circumstances may apply.

Criteria for Evaluation:
Percentage of Grade:

Module Quizzes (4 x 10% each)
40%

Midterm Exam
20%

Final Exam
20%

Professionalism
10%

ATI Tutorials
10%

Clinical Practicum
Pass/Fail

Students must pass the didactic and clinical portions of this course.  Students must have a 75% average on clinical assignments in order to pass the clinical component of the course.
See SON Student Guide: https://www.uttyler.edu/nursing/files/4.9_Progression_and_Retention.pdf
When nursing courses have both a theory and clinical component, the student must pass both components to successfully complete the course and progress to the next level in the program.
All clinical documentation must be completed independently. Clinical documentation is an opportunity to demonstrate competence in clinical objectives. Failure to demonstrate competence in clinical objectives may result in the need to complete additional clinical assignments or failure.
 

 

NURS 4329 Evidenced Based Decision Making
Summer 2022
Scheduled Class Days and Times: Online
Course Description: This course introduces evidence-based decision-making for the purpose of providing the best care to healthcare consumers. The EBP Process is introduced, of which critical appraisal of selected research designs and methods is focused on gaining knowledge and skills in establishing best practices for nursing. Ethical considerations for the implementation of evidence into practice, including addressing human subjects in the conduct of research are integrated throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of NURS 3313, NURS 3615, and NURS 3617. Special permission is required by the School of Nursing to take it out of sequence.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Professionalism: Demonstrate and apply professional and ethical behavior.

2. Patient-Centered Care: Differentiate an individualized plan of care for patients who are acutely ill and for patients of special population
3. Evidenced-Based Practice (EBP):  Synthesize and apply evidence to evaluate and improve patient outcome
4. Informatics & Technology: Apply informatics and technology in new environments
5. Quality Improvement: Critique the effectiveness of quality improvement using a systematic data-guided approach.
6. Teamwork and Collaboration: Appraise the effectiveness of teamwork and mutual respect with the different communication styles
7. Wellness and Prevention: Critique health, wellness, and prevention programs and their impact on a variety of communities and population
8. Leadership: Differentiate between leadership styles and how each impacts professional practice.
9. Safety: Appraise safety and quality measures Implemented in the work environment.

10. Strengths: Analyze how strengths (signature talent themes) influence the role of the student nurse and clinical decision-making.

Required Textbooks and Readings:
The required textbooks and course materials are:
Melnyk, B. M. & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2019). Evidence-based practice in nursing: A guide to best practice (4th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN-13: 978-1-4963-8453-9
American Psychological Association, (2020). Concise guide to APA Style. (7th ed). American Psychological Association. ISBN-13: 978-1-4338-3273-4
American Journal of Nursing EBP Step-by Step Series:
http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Pages/collectiondetails.aspx?TopicalCollectionId=10
Booklists and bookstore links may be accessed from the  UT Tyler homepage. You may purchase your textbook from any source you wish or you can purchase it through the  UT Tyler Bookstore. The UT Tyler bookstore does offer competitive pricing.
Assignments and Weights/Point Values:

1.
Participation
10%

2.
Learning Activities
60%

3.
Quizzes
30%

Grading Scale:
Specific guidelines and grading criteria for all assignments are in the Modules. Final grades for the course will be determined based upon the following point assignments:
A – 90-100
B – 80-89
C – 75-79
D – 60-74
F – Below 60
Grades will not be rounded when calculating the average (74.5 is not rounded to 75, 79.5 is not rounded to 80 and 89.5 is not rounded to 90). Students are required to achieve an average of 75% (C) to successfully complete the course.
Exam and homework materials, questions, and problems are the intellectual property of faculty, UT Tyler, or publishers.

These materials may not be distributed without permission.
Distributing them or uploading them to online resources destroys the integrity of the assignment and the course, allowing others an unfair advantage by letting them view the materials.
Uploading these materials to online resources is a violation of UT Tyler’s academic misconduct policies and may result in formal conduct charges.

Sanctions for uploading or otherwise divulging the contents of these materials can include:
a reduced or failing grade on an assignment
a reduced or failing grade for the course
removal from the Nursing program
removal from UT Tyler

Late Policy: 5% will be deducted each day an assignment is past due unless prior arrangements have been made with your course faculty. Extenuating circumstances may apply.
Repeating a Course: Students repeating this course may not use previously submitted assignments nor utilize the same patients for an assignment. Submitting the same or slightly modified assignments from previous semesters is considered self-plagiarism and is subject to academic discipline, including failing the assignment or the course.

 

In a formal paper of 1,000-1,250 words you will discuss the work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine research that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” Identify the importance of the IOM “Future of Nursing” report related to nursing practice, nursing education and nursing workforce development. What is the role of state-based action coalitions and how do they advance goals of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action?
Explore the Campaign for Action webpage: http://campaignforaction.org/states
Review your state’s progress report by locating your state and clicking on one of the six progress icons for: education, leadership, practice, interpersonal collaboration, diversity, and data. You can also download a full progress report for your state by clicking on the box located at the bottom of the webpage.
In a paper of 1,000-1,250 words:
Discuss the work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine research that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”Identify the importance of the IOM “Future of Nursing” report related to nursing practice, nursing education and nursing workforce development.What is the role of state-based action coalitions and how do they advance goals of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action?Summarize two initiatives spearheaded by your state’s Action Coalition. In what ways do these initiatives advance the nursing profession? What barriers to advancement currently exist in your state? How can nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers?
A minimum of three scholarly references are required for this assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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