Fall 2022 Course Syllabus
Course: VNSG-1227 (Section: 1, CRN: 90380) Essentials of Medication Administration |
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Instructor | Melissa Smith | ||||||||
smithm@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
Phone | 4099846356 | ||||||||
Office | Allied Health - Room: 107 IV | ||||||||
Office Hours | Office Hours: Monday-Tuesday:1pm-3pm by appt, Wednesday-Thursday 8am-3pm by appt, Friday 8am-1pm by appt | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
Required Textbooks |
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Ogden, S.J. & Fluharty, L.K. (2020). Dosage Calculations (11th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby ISBN: 9780323551281 |
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Additional Materials/Resources | NONE | ||||||||
Corequisites/Prerequisites | None | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes |
Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
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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Lecture Topics Outline |
Week 1: Syllabus, Orientation Week 2: Systems of Measurement, Conversions (Metric System Week 3: Exam I Week 4: Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement, Interpreting Drug Orders, Understanding Drug Labels Week 5: Exam II Week 6: Preventing Medication Errors, Reading MAR’s, Oral dosage Week 7: Exam III Week 8: Parenteral Dosage of Drugs, Unit Measurements, Reconstitution of Solutions Week 9: Review Parenteral Dosage and Reconstitution Week 10: Exam IV Week 11: TAVNE Week 12: Intravenous Calculations Week 13: Pediatric Dosages Week 14: Thanksgiving Break Week 15: Exam V Week 16: Final Exam Schedule subject to change at the discretion of the Program Coordinator |
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Major Assignments Schedule |
Date: 09/07/2022 Exam I Time: 0800 Date: 09/21/2022 Exam II Time: 0800 Date: 10//05/2022 Exam III Time: 0800 Date: 10/26/2022 Exam IV Time: 0800 Date: 11/30/2022 Exam V Time: 0800 Date: 12/06/2022 Final Time: 0800 |
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Final Exam Date | December 6, 2022 - 8:0 AM Through December 6, 2022 - 10:0 AM | ||||||||
Grading Scale | 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 75-79 = C 60-74 = D Below 60 = F | ||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
The following method will be used to determine each student’s grade in the course
Exam I GradeExam 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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Instructor Policies |
Additional classroom policies include: Students and faculty of the Lamar State College-Port Arthur Vocational Nursing Program are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. To assure that faculty have the opportunity to teach and students have the opportunity to benefit from time spent in class, unless otherwise approved by the instructor, students are prohibited from engaging in distracting classroom behavior:
The following behaviors will result in the student being asked to cease the action and/or leave the classroom:
Calculator Usage:
b. Programmable calculators.
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Institutional Policies | |||||||||
MyLSCPA | Be sure to check your campus email and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal. You can also access your grades, transcripts, academic advisors, degree progress, and other services through MyLSCPA. | ||||||||
Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSCPA policies (Academic Dishonesty section in the Student Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||
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 the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||
COVID 19 Information | The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website. | ||||||||
Facility Policies | No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited. | ||||||||
HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSCPA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect | As per Texas law and LSCPA policy, all LSCPA employees, including faculty, are required to report allegations or disclosures of child abuse or neglect to the designated authorities, which may include a local or state law enforcement agency or the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. For more information about mandatory reporting requirements, see LSCPA's Policy and Procedure Manual. | ||||||||
Title IX and Sexual Misconduct | LSCPA is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and other forms of sexual misconduct. All LSCPA employees, including faculty, have the responsibility to report disclosures of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault (including rape and acquaintance rape), domestic violence, dating violence, relationship violence, or stalking, to LSCPA's Title IX Coordinator, whose role is to coordinate the college's response to sexual misconduct. For more information about Title IX protections, faculty reporting responsibilities, options for confidential reporting, and the resources available for support visit LSCPA's Title IX website. | ||||||||
Clery Act Crime Reporting |
For more information about the Clery Act and crime reporting, see the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report and the Campus Security website. |
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Grievance / Complaint / Concern | If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair. | ||||||||
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