Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

DAKOTA NURSING PROGRAM Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau • Lake Region State College • Williston State College 3 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND NURSING JUDGEMENT: Utilize the nursing process, science, and clinical reasoning to provide quality evidenced-based client care. 7. Explain evidence based rationales for prioritization of care and nursing interventions. 8. Demonstrate clinical reasoning skills when assessing and choosing nursing interventions from an established plan of care; and when monitoring and reporting changes in the patient's condition. Textbooks and skills are evaluated each semester and update according to evidence based practice. Students are encouraged to read scholarly journals. Evidence based reports will be shared with the students as they pertain to the skills they are learning. Students will use the nursing process to improve their clinical reasoning skills and help them develop and understand nursing care plans.  Clinical performance evaluation  Client assessment documentation  Concept Maps  Lab performance  Skill return demonstration QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND SAFETY: Employ evidence based decision making to deliver safe and effective client care and to evaluate client outcomes. 9. Demonstrate safe, effective nursing care, incorporating therapeutic communication for the client across the lifespan with stable or predictable health problems and assist with those whose conditions are critical or unpredictable. Students are shown and then must demonstrate skills prior to being allowed to complete the skill at any clinical facility. Students will participate in Simulations to further their knowledge and confidence in caring for all clients and in communicating with both the client and their families.  Clinical performance evaluation  Client assessment documentation  Concept Maps  Lab performance Skill return demonstration INFORMATICS: Utilize appropriate technology to communicate effectively and manage information in the delivery of client care. 10. Demonstrate use of online technology to acquire information on clients, document client information, and research nursing information and interventions. Students use an academic EHR, Skyscape, and are orientated to EHR at each clinical site prior to their clinical rotation. They must use and cite reliable nursing sources used when writing papers and nursing care plans.  Clinical performance evaluation  Client assessment documentation  Concept Maps Lab performance GRADE BREAKDOWN: 45% - Clinical written work 45% - Clinical performance 5% - Lab skills, quizzes, videos and posttests, lab assignments 5% - ATI NCLEX-PN Review (ATI Mental Health, Maternal-Newborn Nursing, and Nursing Care of Children non-proctored and proctored exams) GRADING POLICY: The following grading scale is used: 92.0 - 100.00 = A 84.0 - 91.99 = B 76.0 - 83.99 = C 68.0 - 75.99 = D Below 68 = F There will be no rounding up of grades for any reason. There is no extra credit offered. NCLEX REVIEW PROGRAM NURSING REVIEW PROGRAM: The Dakota Nursing Program requires students to purchase and complete an ATI Nursing Review Program. This program is complete with the review modules (Books or eBooks, Skills Modules, Online Practice Assessments, and Proctored Assessments). Please review the complete ATI policy in your student handbook for schedule of exams, preparation policy, remediation policy and grading levels.