NURS 5501 - Regents Online

Course SyllabusAdvanced Adult Health Nursing INURS 55013 Credit HoursCourse InformationCourse Description:This course focuses on the theoretical and conceptual basis for nursing management of the acutely illclient from social, cultural, psychological, physical, spiritual and economic perspectives.Course Objectives:Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:1. Synthesize knowledge of theories and research related to acute illness from nursing, the sciencesand humanities.2. Analyze the impact of acute illness on the client and their families from a social, psychological,physical, spiritual, and economic perspective.3. Describe the physiologic, pathophysiologic, and behavioral indicators of acute illness.4. Describe interventions of managing multiple client care problems seen in the acutely ill client.5. Analyze health care policies that influence health promotion, maintenance, restoration, anddisease prevention for adult populations.6. Describe interdisciplinary resources available to facilitate client discharge.7. Discuss the roles of the advanced practice nursing in caring for the acutely ill.8. Analyze ethical dilemmas and issues, which impact the care of the acutely/critically ill.Prerequisites and Co-requisites:NURS 5000 Theoretical Foundations.Course Topics:I. Foundations in Management of the Acutely Ill AdultII.III.IV.Special PopulationsCardiovascular AlterationsPulmonary AlterationsV. Neurologic AlterationsVI.VII.Renal AlterationsGastrointestinal Alterations1 | P age 9/27/2011

Course SyllabusVIII.IX.Endocrine AlterationsMultisystem AlterationsX. Nursing Management PlansSpecific Course Requirements:Knowledge and skill in using the required course management system.Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software RequirementsRequired Textbooks:Please visit the Virtual Bookstore to obtain textbook information for this course: http://rodp.bkstr.comSupplementary Materials:Supplemental periodicals and journal articles assigned by instructor.Hardware Requirements:The minimum requirements can be found athttp://www.tn.regentsdegrees.org/students/hardware_software.htm.Software Requirements:The minimum requirements can be found athttp://www.tn.regentsdegrees.org/students/hardware_software.htm.Instructor InformationPlease see the separate page inside the course to find instructor contact information as well as astatement of virtual office hours and other communication information.Assessment and GradingTesting / Grading Procedures:All course requirements are submitted online.Assessment and Grading:The course grade is based on the following:Pain Assignment 10%Discussions Postings (8 required) - 2% each 16%2 | P age 9/27/2011

Course SyllabusCritical Path (Group) 14%Stroke Learning Activity 5%Case Studies (CV, Pulm, GI, Endo) - 10% ea. 40%Multisystem PowerPoint 15%Grading Scale:A = 93-100B = 85-92C = 77-84D = 70-76F =

Course SyllabusStudents are expected to submit assignments on time and to complete the course in the timerequired. Students who submit assignments late will receive point reductions for late work.• Check the course calendar for due dates of all assignments• Check the course bulletin board for announcements• Check the mail box for messagesLate assignments/papers will have the assignment grade reduced 10% (10 points) at any time after thedue time the first 24 hours and another 10% (10 points) at any time during the second 24 hours (e.g.,paper due 5am on a given day - if received at 6am on that day paper will be assessed a late penalty of 10points; paper received 26 hours past due date and time will be assessed a 20 point penalty). Penaltiesare in addition to points that may be lost from assignment grading. After 48 hours, late assignments willreceive a zero grade and will not be accepted. No make-up assignments will be given.Course Ground RulesThe student is expected to:Learn how to navigate in the WebCT system.Participate by responding to all discussion questions.Keep abreast of course announcements.Use the assigned college or university e-mail address as opposed to a personal e-mail address.Contact the instructor if unclear about assignment expectations.Address technical problems immediately.Guidelines for CommunicationsEmail:• Always include a subject line.• Remember without facial expressions some comments may be taken the wrong way. Be carefulin wording your emails. Use of emoticons might be helpful in some cases.• Use standard fonts.• Do not send large attachments without permission.• Special formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables, html, etc. should be avoidedunless necessary to complete an assignment or other communication.• Respect the privacy of other class membersDiscussion Groups:4 | P age 9/27/2011

Course Syllabus• Review the discussion threads thoroughly before entering the discussion. Be a lurker then adiscussant.• Try to maintain threads by using the "Reply" button rather starting a new topic.• Do not make insulting or inflammatory statements to other members of the discussion group. Berespectful of others ideas.• Be patient and read the comments of other group members thoroughly before entering yourremarks.• Be cooperative with group leaders in completing assigned tasks.• Be positive and constructive in group discussions.• Respond in a thoughtful and timely manner.• More information is available in this link to discussion guidelines.Chat:Chat is seldom used in RODP. If for some reason it is opened:• Introduce yourself to the other learners in the chat session.• Be polite. Choose your words carefully. Do not use derogatory statements.• Be concise in responding to others in the chat session.• Be prepared to open the chat session at the scheduled time.• Be constructive in your comments and suggestionWeb Resources:• Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor• Citation Styles Online http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.htmlLibraryThe Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Linksto library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries,encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to completeonline assignments and as background reading must be included in all courses.PlagiarismWhat is Plagiarism?Plagiarism is representing someone else's intellectual property as your own. You put yourself at risk ofplagiarizing when you fail to adequately cite the original source material from which you took words andideas.Students With DisabilitiesQualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodationsif determined eligible by the appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to grantingdisability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student'seligibility for specific accommodations from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is thestudent's responsibility to initiate contact with their home institution's disability services staff and to follow5 | P age 9/27/2011

Course Syllabusthe established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.Syllabus ChangesThe instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes arenecessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changesboth by individual email communication and posting both notification and nature of change(s) on thecourse bulletin board.Technical SupportTelephone Support:AskRODP Help Desk (toll free number 1-866-550-7637) or go to the AskRODP websiteat: http://help.rodp.org/If you are having problems:• logging into your course• timing out of your course• "technical" related issues for D2L (it takes a long time to click around my course)• using your course web site toolsIf you contact Technical Support by phone please be at your computer and be prepared to provide thefollowing information: (If you do not know the information below please call 1-866-550-7637)• Your username• Your password• The URL, (address, "http://...") you are unable to access• Your instructor's name (Ex.: Dr. Charles Cooper)• Your course number, section and name (EX: EDU 1120 Introduction to Teaching)• Are you using a PC or MAC• Your operating system (Windows 98, NT, 2000, Vista, etc.)• Browser type and version (EX: Internet Explorer 7)6 | P age 9/27/2011