VNSG-1227-02 - Essential Medication Admn
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Fall 2017 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Fall 2017 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Guidry, Electra Kathleen | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6369 | ||||||||||||
guidryek@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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Course Number | 91456 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | General principles of medication administration including determination of dosage, preparation, safe administration, and documentation of multiple forms of drugs. Instruction includes various systems of measurement. | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites |
BIO 2401 & BIO 2402 Human Anatomy and Physiology NURA 1301 Nurse Aide for Health Care Organizations I NURA 1160 Clinical (VN 1410) To graduate from the VN program it is required that you must complete either, Business Computer Information Systems (BCIS 1305), or Introduction to Computers (ITSC 1401) prior to graduation. Students must have a minimum grade of “C” or better in every course that applies to the Vocational Nursing Program Certificate plan to graduate. |
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Required Textbooks |
Ogden, S.J. & Fluharty, L.K. (2016). Dosage Calculations (10th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby ISBN: 9780323310697 |
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Attendance Policy |
Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Policies for this course are described below: 1. Because poor attendance is a leading reason for termination from a job in all areas of employment, attendance at all scheduled classes is expected. 2. A student who is absent from course activities for more than three (3) days without notification to faculty may be dropped from the program by the Program Director. 3. Late arrival to class is disruptive. Students who consistently arrive after the beginning of the class (2 or more times) will be counseled and a plan of corrective action determined. Class will begin promptly at the scheduled time. Students who arrive fifteen (15) minutes after the beginning of class should not enter the classroom and should wait until break to enter. 4. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the instructor of any absence. If the student is unable to contact the instructor(s), the student should call 409-984-6356 or 1-800-477-5872 ext. 6356. The student should also email the faculty or call the faculty office and leave a voicemail. 5. In addition to notifying an instructor, students must submit a Student Excuse Form, upon the first day of return, each time the student is absent, delayed from attending or must depart early from class, clinical or lab. Failure to complete the Student Excuse Form will result in a declaration of a ‘No Call, No Show’ for the number of days absent and may result in the student being dismissed from the program. 6. All exams are scheduled to begin at 12:00 pm unless otherwise stated. 7. Students who arrive after an exam starts, but before it ends may take the exam without penalty. They are given no additional time. |
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Course Grading Scale | 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 75-79 = C 60-74 = D Below 60 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
Exam I Grade Exam II Grade Exam III Grade Exam IV Grade Exam V Grade Final Grade Final Grade Total/7=Grade A minimum average of 75% in VNSG 1227 independent of all other requirements is necessary to pass the course. |
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Final Exam Date | December 12, 2017 - 8:00 AM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1: Orientation, Systems of Measurement, Conversions (Metric System) Week 2: Exam I Week 3: Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement, Interpreting Drug Orders, Understanding Drug Labels Week 4: Exam II Week 5: Preventing Medication Errors, Begin Oral Dosage Of Drugs, Reading MAR Week 6: Exam III Week 7: Parenteral Dosage of Drugs, Unit Measurements, Reconstitution of Solutions Week 8: Review Parenteral Dosage and Reconstitution Week 9: Exam IV Week 10: Intravenous Calculations Week 11: Pediatric Dosages Week 12: Review of Intravenous and Pediatric Calculations Week 13: Exam V Week 14: Final Exam |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Date: 09/20/2017 Exam I Time: 12:00 Date: 10/04/2017 Exam II Time: 12:00 Date: 10/18/2017 Exam III Time: 12:00 Date: 11/08/2017 Exam IV Time: 12:00 Date: 12/06/2017 Exam V Time: 12:00 |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. Upon completion of the Vocational Nursing Program graduates will, under the supervision of a professional licensed nurse and/or licensed physician, function in non-complex settings and should be able to: 1. Function within the legal, ethical and regulatory standards of the nursing profession. 2. Use a systematic problem-solving process in the care of multiple patients who have predictable health care needs to provide safe, individualized, goal-directed nursing care. 3. Adopt an approach to nursing practice that promotes safety for patients, significant others, self, and members of the healthcare team. 4. Cooperate with members of the interdisciplinary health care team to provide optimum, evidence-based, safe, care to patients. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
In accordance with the mission of LSC-PA, VNSG 1227 Essentials of Medication Administration assists the student to develop the particular skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success as a vocational nurse. Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to: 1. Demonstrate accurate dosage calculation.(PSLO Alpha; PSLO 2; PSLO 3) 2. Discuss safe medication administration.(PSLO Alpha; PSLO 2; PSLO 3) 3. Correctly interpret provider’s orders and medication administration records (MAR). (PSLO Alpha; PSLO 1; PSLO 3; PSLO 4) 4. Accurately document medication administration.(PSLO Alpha; PSLO 1; PSLO 3) 5. Explain procedure for obtaining medication’s from pharmacy.(PSLO Alpha; PSLO 1; PSLO 3; PSLO 4) |
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Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||||
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Additional Information | |||||||||||||
Important Information | |||||||||||||
ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the materials creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeares Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just wont use your data. Whats the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PAs assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrars office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a NO will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PAs efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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