NURS 5349 Internship II
Welcome to NURS 5349 Internship II. Your instructors for this course is Dr. Amy Roberts and Dr. Bethany Starks.  In this capstone clinical course, you will synthesize information to prepare you for taking your certification boards and starting you career.
The best way to contact faculty is by attending office hours. This way you will get course questions answered and have the undivided attention of the faculty.  The second best way to contact faculty is by email. Here are our emails.  Dr. Roberts email is [email protected]. Dr. Starks’s is [email protected].  For urgent issues Dr. Roberts cell is 325-320-2032.
OFFICE hours: Dr. Roberts will have virtual zoom office hours Wednesdays from 7-8 for study group, 8-9 for class, and individual questions will be asked after office hours or as scheduled. Dr. Roberts is in clinic on Tuesdays so that day I do not respond to emails until Wednesday. Dr. Starks is in clinics M-F. Ask Dr. Roberts course questions for NURS 5349 Internship 2.
Wednesday night zooms will be recorded and cover special topics. Zoom number 975-590-507.
Tutoring and study group: Many want tutoring when they do not do well on the predictor examinations and this is what the 7-8 study group is about. You need to come and there will be faculty and students presenting on topics that will help you pass your boards. There is not additional tutoring available so to get help avail yourself to the study groups. Each student will have two topics they will have to present on in this study group. Students learn more when they know they will have to explain the concept to their class. Study groups will be recorded unless there is a practice OSCEs.
The class will meet at 8-9 on Wed nights and we will cover a topic per week. These will be recorded and posted in each weekly module. We will cover topics that you will need to get your career going- like how much to ask for in your first salary, malpractice insurance, interviewing tips, practice pearls, etc. The mandatory zooms are highlighted in your course calendar in yellow. I will answer questions in the class and prefer that you are there to ask the questions live verses sending me emails after the fact. The mandatory zooms are 1/13, 2/24,3/24,3/31. In graduate education you will learn as much from each other as from instructors. The best thing about office hours is that you all will be able to help each other with common problems. If a preceptor quits suddenly you can ask your peers whom they used in the past that has openings and this is valuable information. So, come to office hours and get more out of this class.
Zoom etiquette: During the class zooms please be professional and in a quiet private location so you can give your undivided attention to the class. Consideration for your classmates is expected so please limit distractions in your camera view. Please have your laptop on a table or desk to limit the camera shaking others will see. Please sign in with your first and last names in the name line and turn your camera on and mute your microphone.
Wednesday zooms  8-9:30 https://uttyler.zoom.us/j/975590507 phone 16468769923 Meeting ID: 975 590 507 no password
If you have course questions and put NURS 5349 in the subject line Dr. Roberts will answer these course questions by 1pm daily Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. If this is something that can help the class I will post an announcement. Please put all announcements to roll to your phone. If the question is after 1pm I will answer it by the next day at 1pm. If I answer questions and then you have more questions I will probably ask for a conversation or quick zoom if there are many questions. I find it easier to have a conversation than have a long email thread especially when the questions are not clear to me.
OVERVIEW
This course design is to provide a capstone clinical experience. Preparing for your certification boards will be the emphasis in this course. You will get to synthesize information you learned all through you curriculum and review books and clinical guidelines. Three credit hours of N5349 will meet eligibility requirements to seek certification as a nurse practitioner. Students spend concentrated time in the clinical setting appropriate to their specialty. Refinement of clinical expertise and establishment of role identity as an advanced practice registered nurse are expected outcomes. This course may be done concurrently with NURS 5349. Prerequisites: 5351,
5353, 5455. Current CPR needed.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completing this course, the learner will have demonstrated the ability to:

Synthesize prior clinical and foundational courses to prepare for certification boards.
Discuss the laws of Texas that affect nurse practitioners.
Prepare the student to successfully take certification boards.
Analyze the influence of economics and fiscal policy on resource management and allocation.

So, in short, the course objectives are to get a job and be able to keep a job- we will help you do just that. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
This course is taught in a web-enhanced format with online readings as well as synchronous zoom meetings. You will need a web camera for these zoom meetings as you will need to attend and be on camera. You need to be on zoom and ready by 8 pm and class will start promptly.  Class interaction is necessary for this course.
There are office hours that are weekly from 8-9:00 pm on Wednesday nights. They are not all required but it is a time to discuss anything on your mind with the professors or classmates. There are some special topics in some office hours.  The following learning experiences are included: Online learning activities and website media will be used. Students will access online course material via Canvas.

Clinical practicums with preceptors in a primary care site will enhance the application and integration of didactic content and clinical skills.

SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS: You must see the posted assignment in the preview panel to consider your assignment posted. You may not email your assignment to your faculty but rather upload it into canvas. This is a 120 clinical hour 14-week course. This means you will have 10 hours of clinical per week and another 10 hours per week to complete the assignments of this course. You are to use the clinical time to see patients as quickly and efficiently as you can. Clinical time should not be used to enter data into In Place. This data should be entered in InPlace nightly after you return home from clinical. Do not count lunch into the hours you enter in InPlace if you took a break for lunch. If you ate while charting then this time will count as clinical hours. Your InPlace hours and your preceptor signature sheet hours must match. Have your preceptor sign your signature sheet daily.
Confidentiality: maintain patient confidentiality by not removing any identifiers from clinics other than initials for your InPlace log.
Each participant is responsible for completing assignments in a timely manner. Written assignments are made with the assumption that required reading assignments will be completed prior to completion of the assignment. Follow instructions for the specific assignment on the assignment link. There is a five percent deduction for late work for 7 days. After an assignment is late on the 7th day the assignment will earn the grade of a zero. This is to teach you to submit in a timely manner. As a nurse practitioner you must submit your chart within 7 days or you will not be paid. Timely submission of course work is expected.
All assignments in this course are due on Tuesday night at midnight.
If you have an issue with an assignment, you are to post a comment in the assignment link under the communication with instructor. If there is something you need to explain to the instructor about your submission of this assignment explain in the comments to instruction link in canvas on the assignment link. This will allow the faculty to comment back to you while grading that assignment.
COURSE ELEMENTS
A student’s achievement of the course objectives is evaluated based on the following activities. These items must all be met to pass the course. If an item on this list is not met you will not pass the course regardless of other grades. All exams must be proctored by Proctor U.

A successful passage APEA University Exam with a score of 70 or better. This is live proctored.
A test average of 80 on the three tests. The APEA University exam is not calculated in this exam average as passing is 70 or up. These tests are from Fitzgerald and are auto proctored.
A successful passing of OSCES. Must have 640 of 800 possible points to pass OSCEs which is an 80% for pass rate.

A passing score on CPE from Preceptors and/or faculty. The OSCES will serve as one evaluation of your clinical skills by faculty and there might be other evaluation by faculty as needed. You must have two passing CPE from preceptors and 80% is considered passing.
Completion of all 120 clinical hours
Submission of final InPlace log, and all 675 hours of your course work in preceptor signature sheets.

You will need to submit all your preceptor signature sheets in this class.You will have 625 hours on them. Due to Covid 19 pandemic we will take the hours you did in the Spring 2020 in virtual hours in this 625 hours. There are 50 hours you had in AHA and Diagnostics will not need a signature page. InPlace.
These critical six elements must all be met to pass the course. If all these 6 items are not met then a grade of C or lower will be earned.
COURSE EVALUATION Course Grading Scale:  No rounding.
A = 90 to 100% B = 80 to 89.99% C = 70 to 79.99% D = 60 to 69.99% F = Below 60%
If you want to take some public predictor exams (where you see answers and rationale) then you may purchase these at  http://www.apea.com/online-testing-center.html and select predictor examinations. Then click on the Family Practice Examinations.  It is 150 questions and the results will give you rationale for missed questions, detailed score report, identify strengths and weaknesses, and assist you to create a plan of study.  You will need to buy the management Q bank will give you access to unlimited online tests, answers with rationales, and then guide you to study in your weak areas. You do not need to buy all the Q banks as they cover topics you have already done (like assessment and patho and pharm). You will have unlimited tests so you can test on long 150 items tests, test only on your weak areas, or by body system. This test taking will decease test anxiety and help you learn how to think like a test writer. You may take as many predictor exams as you want to practice for the University exams that will count for your grade. The goal here is to make you successful on the certification examinations. It is advised to look up your weak areas and study before just buying more exams. There is a difference in the University Predictor Exam and the public exams. In the public exams you might see questions that you found in the data banks and you can see rational to the answers. In the University Predictor Examinations you will not see the answers and these tests are questions that are not in the my Q bank so they will be all new questions for you.
Review courses: highly recommended as they help you organize your study and review for boards. FHEA, APEA, and Leik are great companies and have proven track records to help you pass boards.
No clinical hours can be awarded for attendance of a live review course. Information about three review courses recommended are below:
1)  FHEA review courses is at FHEA.com.
2)  Information about APEA reviews is at APEA.org.
3)  Leik review is at http://www.npreview.com.
To register for Boards it costs $240-320 AANP. I recommend you take the AANP boards as this is more clinically focused and the same type of questions you are used to from your clinical courses. If you fail it on the first try you have to wait 3 months and you lose your job prospects. You will also lose an average of $35,000 on your contract. If you wait months to take your exam most employers will assume you failed your boards. Dr. Roberts advises to take boards in the within 10 days of graduation.
You must apply for graduation if you are getting your MSN.   If you are a post-masters certificate you do not apply for graduation but rather notify Dr. Roberts so we can process your paperwork. Post-Masters are earning a certificate not a diploma. You are eligible and encouraged to come to pinning but may not participate in graduation ceremonies.
Look at assignment links for specific instructions and rubrics on each assignment.
Look at course calendar for due dates and assignments.
Test blueprints are listed in a module that says test blueprints for the whole semester. Test blueprint for the 3 canvas tests will be questions form the Fitzgerald book and 20% will be questions from the residence guide and Sanfold. The topics to be tested on will be the topics in the Fitzgerald book. So, if the chapter in Fitzgerald is over cardiac then all the questions from the Residence guide and Stanfold will be over cardiac. This is the clinical capstone course so you will need to synthesize the data from these sources. Only these sources can be used to challenge a question (not something found on the internet).
Points per assignments toward the final grade

Assignment
Number unit(s)
Special instructions
Percentage of total grade

Tests
3
To pass course must have 80 %
average on three canvas exams
30

APEA University exam
1
You have 3 chances to make >69 in this exam to pass course.
20

Quizzes
2
Syllabi (4%) and APRN (1%)
5

Clinical schedule
1
 
4

Diagnosis Study Grid
2
2.5 % each
5

OSCES
1
 
15

Interview video
1
 
2

Certification registration
1
 
2

Summary of clinical hours and InPlace hours and all preceptor signature sheets.
1
 
7

Preceptor midterm and final eval
2
5 each
10

Total
 
 
100

Three assignments will be P/F: update myuttyler, and site/preceptor evaluations.
For all the assignments there are rubrics and specific assignment instructions in the assignment link. Please review these prior to submission.
SUBMISSION INTO Canvas
You will need to upload your documents in canvas in word, excel, or PDF format. Taking a picture with your phone in jpeg or HTML are not acceptable. You must see the upload in the preview panel to consider your work submitted. There are unlimited attempts for submission allowed on each assignment except tests and quizzes. This will allow you to successfully submit documents. Failure to comply with this submission criteria will result in the work not being eligible for a grade. Late assignments are accepted for only 7 days late at a five percent penalty per day late fee. After 7 days the assignment will earn a grade of zero. This course is teaching you endurance stamina required of NPs. This will include submission of documents after a long clinical day. Timely submissions are expected as professional behavior. One exception to this 7 day rule is the last day to submit paperwork in any semester and that is noted on the course calendar.  To stay on track please update your In Place submissions after each clinical day. If you get a grade of 12 then that is a signal that your submission was either incomplete or not in the format that opens in canvas. A grade of 12 means you have 1-2 days to correct the submission error and hence the grade of “12”. A 12 also means a grade place holder I will put  there if we are working on submission issues.

 

NURS 5351 Family Nurse Practitioner Primary Care I
Course Description
NURS 5351 FNP Primary Care I
Application of major concepts and therapies necessary for development, implementation, and provision of primary health care. Emphasis on the pediatric population and genomics knowledge needed for counseling families. Strategies to eliminate health disparities will be explored.
Prerequisite
NURS 5339 AND Admission to MSN FNP program or NURS 5339 AND Admission to FNP Cert program *This course does not allow concurrent enrollment in NURS 5353 or NURS 5455
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Construct a patient-centered plan of care that incorporates current evidence to provide health promotion and/or restoration of heal with emphasis on the pediatric population and their fam
2. Incorporate basic knowledge of genetics and genomics into the provision of primary health care for the patients and their family
3. Provide high quality and appropriate care in a cost-effective and ethical manner
4. Refer clients to other interprofessional healthcare teams as appropriate.

Required Textbooks/Materials
Burns, Dunn, Brady, Starr, Blosser (2021) Pediatric Primary Care 7th ed. ISBN: 9780323581967
Required
Gilbert, et.al (2020, or current version at start of program) The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2021 50th ed. 978-1944272142
Required
Ferri’s Clinical Advisor (2022) ISBN: 9780323755773
All students are required to have an active InPlace subscription. This can be purchased through the bookstore, or directly through InPlace at a discounted rate.
You are required to purchase APEA study materials for this semester. This includes APEA’s Pediatric and Women’s Health Competency Exams, a 3-month subscription to APEA’s question banks (MyQBank Pediatrics & Women’s Health), the Building Blocks of Growth Summary Cards, and the Online Review Course.  Specific APEA purchasing instructions are included at end of syllabus. PURCHASE MUST BE COMPLETE BY JANUARY 31, 2022.
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 – 70-79
D – 60-69
F – Below 60
Grades will not be rounded when calculating the average (79.5 is not rounded to 80 and 89.5 is not rounded to 90). Students are required to achieve an average of 80% (B) to successfully complete the course. Students must also achieve at least an 80% average on all exams and quizzes in order to successfully complete the course. If the overall grade is 80% or higher, but the exams and quizzes are not at least 80%, the student will not 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.
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.
Attendance and Make-up Policy: Attendance/participation is expected. Make-up for exams, quizzes, assignments, and clinical time missed is at the discretion of the instructor.

Criteria for Evaluation:
Percentage of Grade:

Exams (Exams and quizzes)
80%

Pediatric SOAP notes (5)
10%

APEA Q Bank completion (>80%)
5%

OSCES/Clinical checkoffs completed successfully
5%

TOTAL:
100%

Important Course Dates:
Note: The complete course schedule is available in the Course Canvas site.
Classes Begin: May 9th
Exam One: May 27th  from 8-12pm
Exam Two: June 17th from 8-12pm
APEA Comprehensive Exam: July 8th from 8-12pm
OSCE 3 Lab Quizzes: July 15th from 8-12
OSCE dates: July 20th and July 21st from 7am-4pm
Exam Three: August 5th from 8-12pm
Exam Procedures: All exams will be auto-proctored via Proctor U and will be available from 0800 until 1200. You will have 75 minutes to complete each exam and must start with adequate time to complete by 1200. No resources will be allowed including scratch paper, textbooks, phone, etc. Any use of resources will result in an academic integrity investigation per the university protocol.
APEA Pediatric Exam: The APEA Exam will be given as a practice exam in preparation for Board Certification exams. The goal of the exam is to identify areas of weakness and to promote active participation in practice questions. This exam carries the same weight as a course exam.
SOAP NOTES:  Five SOAP notes are required for the course. SOAP notes must be completed on patients seen in the current course. Submission of SOAP notes from a previous semester is a violation of academic integrity. In addition, TurnItIn will be utilized for SOAP note submission. All work must be original.
CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION: All clinical documentation must be submitted by the assigned due dates for success in the course. This includes preceptor signature sheet, summary of clinical hours, CPEs, evaluations of site and preceptor, etc.
 

 

Advanced Health Assessment for the Nurse Practitioner Student NURS 5352
Summer 2022
Course Description
This course is intended for the nurse practitioner. Incorporates integration of advanced health assessment principles and skills for a comprehensive examination of clients that leads to differential diagnosis. Focus will be on common deviations from normal.
Populations across the lifespan will be included.  Prerequisite: Pre-Requisite or Co-Requisite of NURS 5350 AND Admission to NP programs or Pre-Requisite or Co-Requisite NURS 5350 AND Admission to NP Cert program.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate the ability to obtain and document a comprehensive health history for individuals across the lifespan.

2.  Perform a risk assessment of the patient including the assessment of lifestyle and other risk factors.

3.  Assess health promotion behaviors of individuals across the lifespan.

4.  Perform and document a complete advanced physical examination of individuals across the lifespan utilizing the full extent of the student’s education and training.

5.  Perform basic assessment tests and interpret pertinent laboratory and diagnostic data.

6.  Relate assessment findings to underlying pathophysiology.

7.  Analyze assessment data to determine differential diagnoses.

8.  Analyze assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.

9.  Develop an effective and appropriate plan of care for the patient that is research-based (evidence-based practice) and takes into consideration life circumstances, cultural, ethnic, and developmental variations.

10.  Utilize the skills of advanced nursing assessment and an understanding of advanced practice nursing roles and evidence-based data collection to provide effective continuity of care among collaborating healthcare providers.

Summer 2022 NURS 5352 – Bundle ISBN 9780323941716
The bundle contains the following:

Shadow Health Advanced Health Assessment ISBN 9780323753661
Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Exam 9e ISBN 9780323481953
Habif: Skin Disease: Diagnosis & Treatment 4e ISBN 9780323442220 • Symons & Seller: Differential Diagnosis 7e ISBN 9780323512329
Habif: Skin Disease: Diagnosis & Treatment 4e ISBN 9780323442220 • Symons & Seller: Differential Diagnosis 7e ISBN 9780323512329

Required Application and Readings:
**If you are in a clinical course, all students are required to have an active InPlace subscription.

***The only access code needed is for the Shadow Health bundle!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING BOOK BUNDLE (including Shadow Health) IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE UTTYLER BOOKSTORE AND MAY SAVE YOU MONEY.

AUTHOR
TITLE
EDITION
PUBLISHER & or ISBN

Rhoades &
Petersen
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning This text can be accessed from the library’s guide:
https://libguides.uttyler.edu/textbooks
Required
4th ed.
978-1284170313

Habif, Campbell, & Chapman.
Skin Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Required
4th ed.
978-0323442220

Ball, Dains, & Flynn
And
Shadow Health
Bundle
Seidel’s Physical Examination Handbook
With Shadow Health Bundle Elsevier website: Advanced Health Assessment Digital Clinical Experience Course ID:
The ISBN for the NURS 5352 bundle is9780323975322. Required
9th ed.
978-0323545327

Seller and
Symons
Differential Diagnosis of Common Complaints No access code is needed. Required
7th ed.
978-0323512329

American Psychological
Association
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association- Required
7th ed.
978-1433832178

Recommended Textbook:
Pocket Guide:
▪ Tarascon Pocketbook Family Practice (Primary Care, Internal Medicine)
▪ Pocket Primary Care (Pocket Notebook Series) Second Edition
EBook:
▪ Pocket Notebook—Pocket Medicine 5-Minute Clinical Consult (5MCC)
Special Course Note:
First Week of School:  See Canvas for information to have your Diagnostic Kit shipped to you or you may pick it up on campus (see times).  This is MANDATORY for course completion and MUST be completed by Friday of the first week of school.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Census Date: May 23, 2022
Exam Dates:  June 2, June 30, July 28, August 11, 2022
Mid-Term Checkoff On-Campus:  June 20, 2022
Last Date to Withdraw: July 12, 2022 https://www.uttyler.edu/registrar/registration/withdrawals.php
Final Checkoff Date:  August 1, 2022
Skills Training/Q&A sessions via Zoom: (may watch the recording if work-related conflict). Supplemental trainings/meetings may be requested by individual students or groups at any time!!
Please take advantage of this!
Zoom Time for all sessions will be 7:30pm CST:
May 16, May 23; June 6, June 13, June 27; July 11, July 18, July 25; August 1
Zoom Invitation Link for all meetings:
https://uttyler.zoom.us/j/92931021086?pwd=WnBXdEdpd3V0N1VBZlpNajIxdWtnQT09
Passcode: NURS5352
One tap mobile; Dial by your location:
+13126266799,,92931021086#,,,,*49054751# US (Chicago)
+16468769923,,92931021086#,,,,*49054751# US (New York)
Meeting ID: 929 3102 1086
Proctoring Notice
This course will utilize ProctorU-auto for all four Exams.  However, the exams will NOT utilize a live proctoring service, but will utilize AUTO Proctoring.  Do NOT contact ProctorU to reserve exam times. Do Not pay for ProctorU.  All four exams will be accessed through Canvas at the appropriate day/time. You need only to download the appropriate extension for the browser you will be using.  See Canvas for more details.
Alternate Locations of Class:  This course is online except for TWO MANDATORY on-campus date, Monday, June 20, 2022.  The Final Checkoff date is August 1, 2022, for the clincal practicum or intensive component of this course.
Assignments and Weights/Point Values:

Criteria for Evaluation:
Percentage of Grade:

Exam #1
15%*

Exam #2
15%*

Exam #3
15%*

Exam #4
15%*

Advanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) Modules/ Exam
10%

Module Quizzes (12 quizzes total)
5%

Pediatric SOAP Note
5%

Adult/Geriatric SOAP Note
5%

Denver Developmental
5%

Shadow Health Modules
5%

Dermatology for Primary Care
5%

Participation in Learning Intensive
P/F**

Midterm Practicum & SOAP Note
P/F**

Final Practicum SOAP Note
P/F**

Course Clinical Practice Hours (20)
P/F**

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 – 70-79
D – 60-69
F – Below 60
Grades will NOT Be rounded up when calculating the average (79.5 is not rounded to 80 and 89.5 is not rounded to 90). Students are required to achieve an average of 80% (B) to successfully complete this 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 assignments 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
There will be a 5% will be deduction from the potential points for any late assignment for each day it is past due unless prior arrangements have been made with your course faculty. Extenuating circumstances may apply.
Repeating a Course
A student who repeats 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.
Attendance and Make-up Policy
Attendance/participation is expected. Make-up for exams, quizzes, assignments, clinical time missed is at the discretion of the instructor.
Graded Course Requirements Information:
REQUIRED COURSE EQUIPMENT
(These items should be used during all Advanced Practice Skills Learning Sessions and utilized in the on-campus AHA Intensives on June 20, 2022.)

Quality stethoscope, at least a Cardiology 3 or 4
Clear plastic ruler, 5-6 inches long
Penlight
Small Magnifying glass (with light)
Small portable mirror – to evaluate feet
Lab coat
Watch with second hand/function, or digital clock with timer function
UT Tyler student name badge ($15.00)
UT Tyler patch – purchased locally at CR Scrubs
Cell phone or other device with internet access
Web Cam for your computer

PROVIDED COURSE EQUIPMENT
You will be issued a Diagnostic kit (otoscope, ophthalmoscope, percussion hammer, and tuning fork), as well as a Denver Developmental kit, at the beginning of the semester. Please be aware that students should pick up the kits on campus, if at all possible.  If you do choose to come to campus to pick this up, please make sure you arrive on a pre-confirmed date/time.  This will be posted as an Announcement in Canvas.  Otherwise, you may make arrangements to have the kits mailed to you at your expense, should you so desire.  See Canvas Course for additional ‘first week of school’ details about ordering your diagnostic kit.  This will be an important part of getting started in the course.
The kits must be returned after completion of the FINAL PRACTICUM.  Those who fail to return these items, whether lost or stolen, will be responsible for the cost of replacing these items which total $1000.  Return Diagnostic Kit and Denver Kit by date outlined in the Course Calendar – This is the date the equipment must be received by the university.  You will not receive an official grade until all equipment is returned.
*Denver Developmental
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) was devised to provide a simple method of screening for evidence of slow development in infants and preschool children. The test covers four functions: gross motor, language, fine motor-adaptive, and personal-social.  This test is useful as a quick screen to determine whether a child is achieving developmental milestones in these areas. It can be used with children from birth to 6 years of age.  The Denver test equipment comes in your Diagnostic Kit for your review AND you will be required to actually use it this semester.  However, information on the Denver Test will be embedded in Course Modules and you will see questions on your exams regarding it.
****REQUIRED COURSE TECHNOLOGY****
Please see the Canvas Page that discusses each item, cost, or component specifically.

ProctorU-auto: no cost to student.
Shadow Health —Shadow Health may be purchased as part of a book bundle through the UTTyler bookstore or may be purchased separately. During the progression of the course, please consult your faculty or  Elsevier for questions about Shadow Health. To access Shadow Health, you must go through  Elsevier.  For other technical issues, contact the Shadow Health Help Desk:  support.shadowhealth.com & 1-800-860-3241

InPlace– As part of your orientation checklist, you should have purchased an InPlace subscription.  When you obtain your InPlace subscription and successfully complete this course with an A or a B, the 20 clinical hours you will achieve upon completion of this course will be automatically loaded into your InPlace account, so be sure to have this set up prior to completion of the course.  You will use InPlace throughout your program.
Dermatology for Primary Care- There will be several assigned learning modules in Dermatology for Primary Care (see Canvas Assignments).  More information to come when the semester starts.  See Canvas and attend all Zoom sessions for the course! You will use Derm for Primary Care throughout your program.
APEA: Advanced Practice Education Associates – Year 1 Bundle will be available for purchase for this course and is a required component (see Canvas for further instructions). This mandatory component will also be for other courses as you move through the program.  If you are in other courses now and have already purchased the Year 1 Bundle, there is no need to purchase again.  The subscription for Year 1 starts when faculty make it available for you to purchase (and after you have completed the purchase).  This will be an important component of your preparation for predictor exams throughout your program which you will be required to pass to move forward each semester.

To purchase:  First, please provide your name and email address to Dr. Tanya Schlemmer, course facilitator, for relaying to APEA. This will enable you to purchase through UTTyler with a considerable discount.  Follow in-course instructions on Canvas.
The Question Banks and Learning Modules will be very valuable to you as you move through your program and prepare for the certification exam after graduation.
Estimated Time Commitment Required for AHA Course Assignments
Reading of professional materials (books, journals, etc.) is an integral aspect of role development as a nurse practitioner. It is recommended that students spend a minimum of 2hours daily for materials related to assigned readings, clinical topics, and professional issues associated with the NP role and competencies. As a rough guide, you should plan to spend six to eight hours per week on this course, and more hours may likely be necessary, depending on the individual. This estimate includes the time you will spend reading, researching particular items for more information, and completing assignments.  Note that considerably more additional hours may be necessary to fully comprehend the didactic content as well as the clinical skills.
Every student is responsible for completing the recommended reading, completing the course module components, assignments, quizzes, and exams according to due dates in the course calendar. Reading assignments consist of associated materials in the course textbooks and this list may be viewed on the course calendar and in each module.  All assignments are made with the assumption that required reading assignments will be completed prior to completion of the assignments.
SPECIAL COURSE NOTES:
*The average of your exams must be greater than or equal to 80% in order to pass the course. Even if you have enough points to pass otherwise, you will not pass the course without making an 80 average on the four exams.
** Only when the clinical component is passed will the student be awarded a course grade based on the scored evaluation items listed above.  Failing to complete any clinical component satisfactorily will result in an overall course grade no higher than a C.
***You must pass the Mid-term and Final practicums to pass the course. Even if you have enough points to pass otherwise, you will not pass the course without passing the practicums. You will receive a percent grade for the Midterm and Final SOAP notes but understand that these components are Pass/Fail and the percent grade is simply for your own information so that you may improve upon this component as the semester progresses.
**** Dermatology for Primary Care is an online course that offers CEs with every completed module.  The use of pattern recognition and key diagnostic clues for common skin diseases makes learning much easier.  Please see Canvas for more details. Important Course Dates: Note: The complete course schedule is also available in the Course Canvas site.
Calendar of Topics, Readings, and Due Dates
Review the Summer 2022 Course Calendar
**Corresponding chapters of newer book editions may have changed.  Consult table of contents in each text.
Please see the Course Schedule Inside the Canvas Syllabus Tab
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Nursing Informatics and Organizational Decision Making Click on E-Book: Chapter 9 Scroll down & click on Chapter 13 Workflow and Beyond Meaningful Use. Click on E-Book: Chapter 13 Format Do not use quotations in this discussion. Paraphrase your sources. DIRECTIONS: Consider the Electronics systems used at the place you work (hospital). If not currently working in healthcare, consider the systems used in a former healthcare job or clinical site while in nursing school. Identify the weaknesses and strengths based on Workflow Analysis. This part of the assignment will be based on your own experiences and observations but must also be supported from the literature. How would you implement the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to improve the system weaknesses and needs you identified? What approach to the SDLC would you take, if you were in charge of the changes to be made? Support your analysis, recommendations, and approach from the literature. Support with 2 scholarly peer reviewed journal articles. References must be PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS, LESS than 5 YEARS OLD, and from the UNITED STATES. (Your text book may be used as a source but does NOT count toward the 2 required references). Your discussion post should be no less than 250 words and no more than 300-words. References do not count in the word count but citations do. APA formatting applies and includes the following A) In text citations in APA format B) Reference list in APA format (include doi) Grading Rubric: Initiative 1. Considers the electronics/informatics systems used in the workplace 2. Identifies weaknesses and strengths based on Workflow Analysis 3. Discusses use of the SDLC to improve weaknesses and needs identified 4. Identifies which approach to using the SDLC is chosen. 5. Supports position from the nursing literature, using at least two (2) recent peer reviewed journals Contribution of New Ideas 1. Contributed new information to the discussion by bringing in relevant ideas from outside course (prior knowledge). 2. Shared new perspective or analysis of ideas. 3. Substantive comments and questions that significantly helped to move the discussion forward. Expression of Ideas; APA Style 1. Elaborated on ideas of others, including instructor, and classmates, by sharing additional examples and adding further explanation 2. Discussion was expressed in a clear and respectful manner 3. APA style adhered to.