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Spring 2025 Course Syllabus
Course: RNSG-1300 (Section: 71, CRN: 10112) Health Assessment Across the Lifespan |
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| Instructor | Melanie James | ||||||||
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| Phone | (409) 984-6374 | ||||||||
| Office | Allied Health - Room: 116 | ||||||||
| Office Hours | T-Tr 9am-1pm | ||||||||
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| Description | Development of skills and techniques required for a comprehensive nursing health assessment of patients across the lifespan. Includes assessment of patients' health promotion and maintenance, illness and injury prevention and restoration, and application of the nursing process within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to either a blocked or integrated approach. | ||||||||
| 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.
All course textbooks/programs are included in the Seahawk Book Bundle Required:
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| Additional Materials/Resources | None. | ||||||||
| Corequisites/Prerequisites |
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| Learning Outcomes |
Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. 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. 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 Upward Mobility Nursing Program graduates will be able to: PSLO 1: Integrates professional caring into practice decisions within the scope of practice for a registered nurse. PSLO 2: Demonstrates safe, competent, holistic care for a diverse group of individuals who have complex health care needs PSLO 3: Accept responsibility and accountability for the effectiveness of one’s own nursing practice and professional growth. PSLO 4: Communicate effectively with clients, peers and other members of the interdisciplinary heath care team to provide evidence-based care. |
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
Week 1: 01/23/2025 Chapter 1,2,3, 5,6
Week 2: 01/30/2025 Chapter 7-8
Week 3: 02/06/2025 Chapter 17
Week 4: 02/13/2025 Chapter 9,10,11
Week 5: 02/20/2025
Week 6: 02/27/2025 Chapter 12
Week 7: 03/06/2025 Chapter 13, 15
Week 8 3/10-3/14/25 Spring Break
Week 9 03/20/2025 Chapter 14, 16
Week 10: 03/27/2025
Week 11: 04/03/2025 Chapter 18, 19, 20
Week 12: 4/10/2025 Chapter 22, 24
Week 13: 04/17/2025 Open Practice Lab
Week 14: 4/24/2025
Week 15: 05/01/2025
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
Exam I – Thursday February 20, 2025 Exam II – Thursday March 27, 2025 Final Exam – Thursday May 1, 2025 Integrated Physical Assessment: The integrated physical assessment is the culminating assignment for the course and involves completion of a cephalocaudal physical assessment at the end of the course. The integrated physical assessment is a mandatory assignment and counts as 20% of your course grade. You will be evaluated based on the integrated physical assessment form criteria. You are expected to complete the assessment in 30 minutes. Failure of this assignment results in failure of the entire course regardless of the grades for other assignments. In the event the student misses their scheduled checkoff time without notifying the instructor, or fails to score at least 75% on the assessment, the student will be allowed one makeup attempt. The average score between the first and second attempts will be your grade on the assessment. You will sign up for a time to complete your assessment with your course faculty. Faculty or MSN-prepared observer will complete the required documents and return them to you so that you can submit the documents within the course in Week 14. You must submit the documents in order to receive a grade. |
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| Final Exam Date | May 1, 2025 - 8:00 AM Through May 1, 2025 - 10:00 AM | ||||||||
| Grading Scale | 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 75-79 = C 74-60 = D 59 or Below = F | ||||||||
| Determination of Final Grade |
A final course grade of 75% is necessary for the student to pass this course. The final course grade is calculated as follows: Exam 1 = 20%, Exam 2 = 20%, Lab grade = 15%, Integrated Physical Assessment = 20% and Final Exam = 25%. Lab grade (15% of final course grade) Includes Required Shadow Health Assignments, Lab Worksheets, Assessment videos, Discussion boards, any other in-class or pre-class assignments required by the instructor.
Lab Assessment Videos: For Lab, students will submit a video clip demonstrating designated systems assessment covered during the assigned week. These video assessment assignments are graded per rubric and specified guidelines and mandatory for successful completion of the course. Lectures – PowerPoints are available on Blackboard Point deductions: Late points, up to ten points per day, will be deducted if any graded assignment is submitted after the date and time due – No Exceptions. Exams: All exams must be taken. Students will be allocated a specific amount of time for each exam. Students unable to take a scheduled exam due to an extreme emergency must notify the instructor prior to the exam. All exams will be taken in the Allied Health Computer Lab. If an exam is missed, the numerical grade attained on the Final exam will be substituted for the missed exam. Examinations are based on course objectives. Course content from the biological and behavioral sciences as well as previous nursing knowledge may be included on exams, as appropriate. |
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| Course Policies | |||||||||
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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:
A student who is absent from course activities for more than three (3) days will be advised to drop from the course by faculty |
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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 Disability Services Coordinator, Room 117, in the Student Sucess Center. 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 diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition directly to their local health department. Students should also contact their course faculty to report their quarantine status. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings when directly exposed to COVID 19 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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