Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

DAKOTA NURSING PROGRAM Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau • Lake Region State College • Williston State College 1 NURS 226 Syllabus - Fall 2019 COURSE: NURS 226: Maternal Child Nursing CREDIT HOURS: 3 semester hours (48 Classroom Hours) COURSE DESCRIPTION: Integrate prior learning while expending knowledge of the neonate, developing child, women’s health, and childbearing family. Health maintenance and study of diseases and disorders affecting diverse neonates, children, women, and families along the health-illness continuum and during the end stages of life are examined. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic communication, the role of the registered nurse, ethical/legal issues, and health promotion and maintenance during life stages of growth and development for neonates, children, and women. MEETING TIME: Section I 0900-0950 on Monday and 1000-1150 on Wednesday BSC A, BSC Hazen (W only), BSC Garrison (W only), LRSC, LRSC Mayville, WSC Section II 1300-1350 on Monday and 1400-1550 on Wednesday BSC B, DCB, DCB-Minot, DCB-Valley City, LRSC Grand Forks INSTRUCTORS: Melanie Schock, MS, RN, CNE Assistant Professor of Nursing BSC- Allied Health Campus 500 E Front Ave Suite 267 Bismarck, ND 58504 Toll free: 1-800-445-5073 Office: (701) 224-2473 (leave message) Office Hours: email or call for an appointment melanie.schock@bismarckstate.edu Donna Weigel MS, RN Nursing Instructor LRSC- Devils Lake Campus 1801 N College Dr. Devils Lake, ND 58301 Toll free 1-800-443-1313 x 21643 Office: 701-662-1643 Office Hours: email or call for an appointment donna. weigel@lrsc.edu PREREQUISITES: Admission to Dakota Associate Degree Nursing Program COREQUISITES: NURS 224, Professional Role Development NURS 225, Alterations in Health I NURS 227, Clinical Applications I REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: 1. Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Review Package, Skills Modules, and Virtual Review for RN students. 2. LaCharity, L., Kumagai, C., & Bartz, B. (2018). Prioritization, Delegation, & Assignment, Practice Exercises for Medical-Surgical Nursing (4 th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Mosby. 3. McKinney, E., James, S., Murray, S., Nelson, K., & Ashwill, J. (2017). Maternal-child nursing (5 th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier. Text and/or eBook 4. Silvestri, L. A. (2017). Saunders comprehensive review for the NCLEX-RN (7 th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier. *Students must have reliable high-speed internet which is required to access online books and resources.