Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau • Lake Region State College • Williston State College 1 NURS 227 Syllabus - Fall 2018 COURSE: NURS 227: Clinical Applications I CREDIT HOURS: 4 Semester hours (192 lab/clinical hours) (144 hours in clinical and 48 hours in lab) (1 credit of lab/clinical course = 3 contact hours) COURSE DESCRIPTION: Participate collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary health care team to provide safe and culturally sensitive client centered care in the lab, clinical area and simulation lab. Practice parenteral medication therapies and demonstrate professional and leadership competencies while incorporating evidence based practices and sound nursing judgment. MEETING TIME: Clinical: Please see individualized site calendars for your clinical assignments (May be scheduled for days, evenings or weekends). Lab: as scheduled by your coordinator for three hours per week. Students are expected to prepare for lab by completing the assignments found on Blackboard each week before lab. INSTRUCTORS: Kari Lesmeister, MSN, RN Assistant Professor of Nursing Williston State College 1410 University Avenue Williston, ND 58801 Office Hours: email or call for an appointment Office (701) 774-4277 kari.lesmeister@willistonstate.edu See local site schedules for the Nursing Director and Clinical Instructors at your location. PREREQUISITES: Admission to Dakota Associate Degree Nursing Program COREQUISITES: NURS 224, Professional Role Development NURS 225, Alterations in Health I NURS 226, Maternal Child Nursing REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: 1. Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Review Package, Skills Modules, and Virtual Review for RN students. 2. Doenges, M. (2016). Nurses pocket guide diagnoses, prioritized interventions and rationales . (14 th ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis. 3. Horntvedt, T., (2013). Calculating dosages safely: A dimensional analysis approach. (1 st ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis. 4. LaCharity, L., Kumagai, C., & Bartz, B. (2018). Prioritization, delegation, & assignment. (4 th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby/Elsevier. 5. Lewis, S. L., Dirksen, S., Heitkemper, M., & Bucher, L. (2017). Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems. (10 th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby/Elsevier. Text and/or eBook