Lamar State College - Port Arthur

House Bill 2504

Summer I 2015 Course Syllabus

RNSG-2230-30 - Prof Nursing Rev-License Prep

Faculty Information
SemesterSummer I 2015
InstructorDouglas, Mark Eric
Phone(409) 984-6371
E-maildouglasm@lamarpa.edu
Department
Allied Health
Chair:Ben Stafford
Phone:(409) 984-6354
E-mail:stafforbk@lamarpa.edu
Office
Hours:Online
Building:Allied Health (AH)
Room:none
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Course Information
Course Number60500
Course Description Review of concepts required for licensure examination and entry into the practice of professional nursing. Includes application of National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) test plan, assessment of knowledge deficits and remediation. This course lends itself to either a blocked or integrated approach.
Course Prerequisites RNSG 1423 Introduction to Professional Nursing for Integrated Programs; RNSG 1260

Clinical; RNSG 2514 Care of Patients with Complex Health Care Needs; RNSG 2535

Integrated Client Care Management; RNSG 2361 Clinical; RNSG 2362 Clinical; RNSG 1207 Nursing Jurisprudence (may be a corequisite)

Required Textbooks NCSBN’s Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination v8.1 @ NCSBN LEARNING EXTENSION: http://www.learningext.com/. Required 8 weeks access. Recommended 15 weeks access.





Lippincott NCLEX-RN PassPoint Powered by PrepU: Study software for NCLEX-RN® Class Code: macneill35236



All current Textbooks



Readings and resources will be assigned throughout the modules. Some of these resources will be available through Gate’s Memorial Library’s electronic reserves. Others will be Internet resources available through links in the course. Textbooks are required and can be purchased from the Lamar Port Arthur Online Bookstore (http://lamar-pa.bncollege.com) or from most online book retailers.

This is an integrated curriculum; all books are used from the first semester.
Attendance Policy Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Policies for this course are described below:

•        Students cannot meet the objectives of the Upward Mobility Nursing Program without completing course assignments. Because of the number of assignments, students put at risk their success in the program if they miss any assignment deadlines.

•        It is the student’s responsibility to notify the instructor if they are unable to meet an assignment deadline.

•        A student who is absent from course activities for more than three (3) days may be dropped from the program by the Program Director/Coordinator.

Course Grading Scale 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 75-79 = C 60-74 = D Below 60 = F
Determination of Final Grade The grade for RNSG 2230 course is derived from the following grades:

Graded Course Components          Point Value          Percentage of Final Grade

NCLEX-RN Application submitted and Fees Paid – TBON

www.bne.state.tx.us

NCLEX-RN testing fee paid to Pearson VUE

TBON Jurisprudence Exam passed          N/A          Mandatory Pass/Fail Assignments

Completion Required: No Grade or Points included in course average

NCLEX® RN PassPoint

Assignments          Up to 100 points x 20%          Average of eight (8) quiz scores = 20% of Final Grade

NCSBN Assignments          N/A          Mandatory Pass/Fail Assignments

Completion Required: No Grade or Points included in course average

NCLEX® RN PassPoint Practice Exams (2)          N/A          Mandatory Pass/Fail Assignments

Completion Required: No Grade or Points included in course average

Mid-Term Exam          Up to 100 points x 35%          35% of Final Grade

Final Exam          Up to 100 points x 45%          45% of Final Grade

TOTAL          Up to 100 points          100%





Final Exam Date July 23, 2015 - 7:00 AM
Major Assignments There are eight (8) modules in this course. Each module represents activities that include:

1. NCLEX® RN PassPoint 50-item practice quizzes: eight (8) 50 item quizzes (four (4) Select all topics in Nursing Concept and four (4) Select all topics in Client Need). Submitted quizzes must include all topic areas within the assigned area: either Nursing Concept or Client Need. Mastery Level of four (4) on all topics included in quiz is required. Each quiz must be completed within 75 minutes, and be completed within the week it is assigned.

2. NCSBN’s Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination v8.1 online review through NCSBN LEARNING EXTENSION: http://www.learningext.com/

(Required: 8 week $100 or Recommended: 15 week $160). Course Progress Reports showing your name, Lesson number, and score for all assignments up to date must be submitted on time as assigned.

3. NCLEX® RN PassPoint exam in Module 4 completed with a Mastery Level of 4 or higher and Module 8 exam completed with a Mastery Level of 5 or higher.

4. Mid-term and Final Exam must be monitored by ProctorU ($25 each) or taken on campus in the Student Success Center.

5. TBON Online NCLEX-RN Application completed with Pearson VUE fees paid and TBON Jurisprudence Examination completed.
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates Module 1 Assignments 06/01/15 – 06/07/15        

Assignment Deadline



Review the course syllabus and assignments for this course        

End of day Tuesday



Review, sign, scan, and submit the Academic Honor Code        

End of day Tuesday



Review, sign, scan, and submit the RNSG 2230 Determination of Final Grade        

End of day Tuesday



Complete and Submit BON Licensure Application and pay Pearson VUE fees, if not already completed.        

End of day Sunday



NCSBN Review – Read introduction, take the 150 question pre-test, complete Lessons 1-4 and submit NCSBN Course Progress Report showing results for all.        

Pre-test end of day Tuesday



Lessons 1-4 end of day Sunday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: one (1)

50 question quiz (Select All Nursing

Concept topics)        

End of day Sunday



Module 2 Assignments 06/08/15 – 06/14/15        

Assignment Deadline



Complete and submit LSCPA Graduation Application and pay fees to LSCPA Bookstore.        

End of day Sunday



NCSBN Review-Complete all assignments & posttests for Lessons 5 and 6 and submit NCSBN Course Progress Report showing results for all.        

End of day Sunday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: one (1)

50 question test (Select All Client

Needs topics)        

End of day Sunday



Module 3 Assignments 06/15/15 – 06/21/15        

Assignment Deadline



NCSBN Review–Complete all assignments & posttests for Lessons 7. Begin working on Lesson 8 sections A through C. Submit NCSBN Course Progress Report showing results for Lesson 7.        

End of day Sunday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: one (1)

50 question test (Select All Nursing

Concepts topics)        

End of day Sunday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: one (1)        

End of day Sunday

50 question test (Select All Client

Needs topics)        



Module 4 Assignments 06/22/15 – 06/28/15        

Assignment Deadline

NCSBN Review–Complete all interactive exercises for Lesson 8 sections A through C and begin working on Lesson 8 sections D through J. No NCSBN submission required        

End of day Sunday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: one (1)

50 question test (Select All

Nursing Concepts topics)        

End of day Sunday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: Complete assigned PassPoint exam with exam summary reflecting achieving a Mastery Level of 4 on the exam report.        

End of day Sunday



Module 5 Assignments 06/29/15 – 07/05/15        

Assignment Deadline



NCSBN Review–Complete all interactive exercises for Lesson 8 sections D through

J and begin working on Lesson 8 sections K through L. No NCSBN submission required        

End of day Sunday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: one (1)        

End of day Sunday

50 question test (Select All Client

Needs topics)        

Mid-Term Exam        Tuesday of Module 5



Module 6 Assignments 07/06/15 – 07/12/15        

Assignment Deadline



NCSBN Review–Complete all interactive exercises for Lesson 8 sections K through

L and complete the Lesson 8 Comprehensive Post test. Submit NCSBN Course Progress Report showing results for Lesson 8.        

End of day Sunday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: one (1)        

End of day Sunday

50 question test (Select All

Nursing Concepts topics)        



Module 7 Assignments 07/13/15 – 07/19/15        

Assignment Deadline



NCSBN Review–Begin answering questions within the Practice Question modules. No submission required        





NCLEX® RN PassPoint: one (1)

50 question test (Select All Client

Needs topics)        

End of day Sunday



Module 8 Assignments 07/20/15 – 07/26/15        

Assignment Deadline



NCSBN Review–Continue answering questions within the Practice Question modules. No submission required        





Submit NCSBN Progress Report showing completion of all assigned lessons        

End of day Tuesday



Submit a Screenshot of your TBON Application Status        

End of day Tuesday



NCLEX® RN PassPoint: Complete assigned PassPoint exam with exam summary reflecting achieving a Mastery Level of 5 on the exam report.        

End of day Friday



Final Exam        

Thursday of Module 8



Complete and Submit the

Course Completion Form        

End of day Friday



Complete and Submit the

Course Evaluation        

End of day Friday
General Education/Core Curriculum Student 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.
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.
Program Student Learning Outcomes PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material.

PSLO 1. Practices within the legal, ethical and regulatory standards for the professional nurse.

PSLO 2. Uses a systematic problem-solving process to provide individualized, evidence-based nursing care and coordinate care for a limited number of patients who have complex needs in various health care settings.

PSLO 3. Employs an approach to nursing practice that promotes safety for patients, significant others, self, and members of the healthcare team.

PSLO 4. Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary health care team to provide optimum, evidence-based, and safe care to patients.
Course Student Learning Outcomes In accordance with the mission of LSC-PA, RNSG 2230 this course assists the student to develop the particular skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success as a registered nurse. Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1.        Apply knowledge, skills, and understanding of critical concepts required for entry into professional nursing. (PSLO 1, 2, 3, 4, Alpha) Measured by course assignments and exams.

2. Demonstrate individual competency level applicable to nursing content areas. (PSLO 1, 2, 3, 4, Alpha) Measured by course assignments and exams.

3. Exhibit readiness for licensure examination. (PSLO 1, 2, 3, 4, Alpha) Measured by course assignments and exams.
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.
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.

  • Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor.

  • Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions.

  • Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom.
Additional Information NCLEX® RN PassPoint: You must join the NCLEX® RN PassPoint course using code: macneill35236. *You will be required to complete eight (8) 50 item exams: four (4) in Nursing Concept and four (4) in Client Needs. Submitted exams must include all topics within the assigned area (Nursing Concept or Client Needs), all topics on each quiz must have a minimum Mastery Level of four (4), be completed within 75 minutes, and completed within the week it is assigned.

NCLEX® RN PassPoint: Two NCLEX® RN PassPoint adaptive comprehensive exams will be assigned. Exam #1 will require a Mastery Level of 4 achieved on the exam

report. Exam #2: will require a Mastery Level of 5 Achieved on the exam report. These are Pass/Fail mandatory exams.

NCSBN Assignments: This is a pass/fail assignment. NCSBN’s Review for the NCLEX- RN Examination program (Required: 8 week $100; Recommended: 15 week $160). If the NCSBN assignments are not submitted as required you will fail the course.

Application for licensure: Application for licensure examination (NCLEX-RN) and payment of Pearson Vue fees is a course requirement. Jurisprudence Examination completion is also required for course completion. If the student’s name is not on the TBON LSCPA Roster the student will fail the course.
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 material’s 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 Shakespeare’s 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.
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 won’t use your data.

What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools.
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.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given.

Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students.

The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.

College-Level Perspectives This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:

  • Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world.

  • Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society.

  • Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives.

  • Developing personal values for ethical behavior.

  • Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments.

  • Using logical reasoning in problem solving.

  • Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.

Degree Plan Evaluation A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.

  1. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account.

  2. Click on the “My Services” tab.

  3. Click on the “Student” tab.

  4. Click on Student Records.

  5. Click on Degree Evaluation.

  6. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring)

  7. Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct

  8. Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen.

  9. Click the radio button next to Program

  10. Click on the Generate Request button.

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.

HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur

Mission
Lamar State College - Port Arthur, a member of The Texas State University System, is an open-access, comprehensive public two-year college offering quality and affordable instruction leading to associate degrees and a variety of certificates. The College embraces the premise that education is an ongoing process that enhances career potential, broadens intellectual horizons, and enriches life.

Core Values
  • Shared commitment by faculty, staff and administration to a mission characterized by student learning, diversity, and community involvement

  • General education/core curriculum that develops the values and concepts that allow the student to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace or community

  • Academic and technical programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds, using a variety of delivery methods, on and off campus

  • Technical education programs that provide for the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for initial and continued employment

  • Student achievement characterized by attainment of individual goals and measured by successful accomplishments and completion of curriculum

  • Co-curricular opportunities that develop social, financial and civic acuity

Principles
Lamar State College - Port Arthur operates in the belief that all individuals should be:

  • treated with dignity and respect;

  • afforded equal opportunity to acquire a complete educational experience;

  • given an opportunity to discover and develop their special aptitudes and insights; and,

  • provided an opportunity to equip themselves for a fulfilling life and responsible citizenship in a world characterized by change.

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