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  • Welcome to Medical Surgical II!

    Course Introduction

    The purpose of this course is to prepare the practical nurse to professionally care for patients with chronic and acute conditions. The nurse will utilize best practices and critical thinking to create plans of care for patients and self. 

    Adopting instructors can embed a welcome video or add additional text here. 

    Course Outcomes

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

    1. Collaborate professionally online with other healthcare professionals and students using principles of netiquette and digital skills to provide evidence-based care for patients with chronic and acute conditions. 
    2. Use technology and digital skills by creating a slide set with narration to present a plan of care for a patient.
    3. Apply critical thinking skills while caring for adult clients experiencing commonly diagnosed acute and chronic disorders.
    4. Develop, implement, and evaluate a safe plan of care for the adult patient with acute and chronic illnesses.
    5. Incorporate holistic, equitable, respectful, compassionate, coordinated, evidence-based care when caring for the adult patient.
    6. Utilize clinical judgment to implement strategies to meet the needs of the client.
    7. Adapt professional behaviors and interprofessional teamwork into the professional nursing practice with adult clients.
    8. Collaborate with an interprofessional care team on a plan of care for adult clients with commonly diagnosed disorders.
    9. Reflect upon the outcomes of this course and how they will apply in your professional career.

    Structure of the Course

    There are nine modules in this course. Before the course begins, each student should begin at the Getting Started section to get familiar with the syllabus, how the course will operate, how to navigate the course, how grades are earned, and the instructions for the week nine assignment. This course will last nine weeks and one module will be completed each week. 

    Concept-Based Design Curriculum

    Each module will have a nursing concept as topic. Each concept will be connected to the real world of nursing by using exemplars or examples of that concept. For instance, the concept of Infection in Module Nine will use the three exemplars of hepatitis, sepsis, and antibiotic resistance. Reading assignments must be completed prior to answering the graded weekly discussion question. 

    Weekly Discussions

    Every week there will be one discussion question related to that week's concept and each student must apply the module readings to the discussion. Week One will have two discussions with one being an introduction to help learn about each other and build our learning community. The introduction discussion will be graded as well. A discussion rubric will be used to grade weekly discussion. Modules will begin on Monday at 12:01 am and be completed by Sunday at 12:00 pm. Well thought out responses to discussion questions will be will be due on Wednesday by midnight and contain about 250 words and providing examples and details. Students will then reach out to at least three peers by Saturday and reply to their posts by asking questions and sharing thoughts. Students will then loop back to their own initial post and answer at least three peers and instructor's questions posed to them by Sunday midnight. By generating discussion on the weekly topics, we gain new knowledge and learn to professionally collaborate. Post made after midnight on Sunday will not be graded as the discussion will be over. 

    Quiz

    There will be one timed quiz worth 100 points released during Week Two/ Module Two: Fluid and Electrolytes. This will constitute 20% of the total grade. The quiz will open that week and once the student begins the quiz, they will have one hour to complete the quiz. The quiz must be completed by Sunday midnight. Quizzes not completed by Sunday midnight will not be graded as the quiz will be closed. Correct answers to the quiz will only be shared after everyone has completed the quiz. 

    Written Assignment

    There will be one assignment that will be due by midnight, the final week of Week Nine / Module Nine: Infection. A plan of care will be created for a patient with sepsis and will be presented as a slideset with narration. A rubric and instructions for the assignment must be followed to gain the full amount of points. This assignment is worth 100 points, which will constitute 20% of the total grade. 

    Final Reflection

    In the final reflection essay, discuss each of the nine course outcomes and discuss how you met them and how you will apply them in your professional career. Be sure to include digital skills learned throughout the course in your final reflection. This assignment is worth 100 points, and this will be worth 10% of your grade. 

    Late Work

    Students are to get organized and expected to meet all deadlines. If work is late, there will be a 10% deduction each day late. If there is an emergent problem, reach out to the instructor in advance to request an extension and determine with your teacher the agreed upon due date to avoid the late penalty of 10% deduction per day late. Initial discussion board posts are due Wednesday, so each day late will be a 10% deduction in grade. Weekly discussion board posts made after midnight Sunday will not be graded. Make sure to stay organized and on time. Quizzes cannot be taken late so plan ahead. 

    Navigating the Course

    Adopting institution should provide learners information on how to navigate the course. Consider adding an introductory navigation video. Text description could include, for example:

    This course is set up in Modules covering various topics which may be accessed from the course navigation menu on the left or by scrolling below. Modules may be collapsed in the menu and it the body of the course to minimize scrolling. Each module includes the relevant chapters followed by various activities, which may include discussion forums, listening activities and quizzes, practice quizzes, module tests, and other relevant activities as appropriate for each module. Many items are required and may be marked as completed automatically when the activity has been submitted (the broken check box), but others will marked as done by the student (the solid check box). 
     
    Please move through the items below and continue through the Learner Support and Getting Started modules before moving on to Module 1. Be sure to check for announcements and due dates to stay on track.
     
    Creative Commons attribution license This course and its contents are developed by the authors: and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, except where otherwise noted. 
     

    Adopting instructors should edit the About Your Instructor and Office Hours Information pages in this Module.

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