MACC Catalog #NUR 101
CIP #511601
DATE: June 18, 2007
Moberly Area Community College
Common Syllabus
NUR 101: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
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Course Description:
NUR 101: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
(4-1.5-0.5)
The student is introduced to the fundamental concepts that are applicable to all areas of nursing.
The student will develop competencies in the areas of nursing process, therapeutic
communication, physical assessment and basic nursing skills and techniques. Gerontological
nursing clinical experience is provided in the nursing skills lab and area nursing homes.
Prerequisite/Co-requisite: Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program, CPR
certification/NUR 100 Medication Administration, BIO 205 Human Anatomy, and PSY 101
General Psychology.
Text(s): Bar Charts, Quick Study Guide: Nursing. Bar Charts, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-4232-0308-7.
MACC, Fundamentals of Nursing Syllabus, MACC Publisher
MACC Clinical Binder. MACC Publisher.
Nugent, Test Success: Tech. for Beginning Nurses, 6th Edition, Davis Publisher ISBN: 978-08036-2818-7.
Deglin, J. H. and Vallerand, A. H. Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses. (13th ed.).Davis Co. ISBN:
978-0-8036-2833-5.
Kee. Pharmacology: Nursing Process Appr. (7th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. ISBN: 978-1-43771711-2.
Berman, Snyder. Fundamentals of Nursing Package. (9th ed.) Pearson Publishing. ISBN: 9781-2561-0331-8.
Nursing Diagnosis Text: Mittie D. Hinz, Patricia Maramba, Susan A. Newfield, Donna ScottTiley, Kathryn Sridaromont. Cox’s Clinical Applications of Nursing Diagnosis. (5th ed.) F. A.
Davis Publisher. ISBN: 978-0-8036-1655-4.
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Springhouse. Atlas of Pathophysiology w/DVD, 3rd Edition, Lipp Publishers. ISBN: 978-160547-152-5.
Zerwekh, Pagana. A D N Nursing Package. Mosby/Elsevier Publisher ISBN: 978-1-4557-85742.
Rebar, Docunotes: Nurses’ Clinical Pocket Guide, 2009, Davis Publisher ISBN: 978-0-80362092-6.
Taber, Taber’s Cyclopedic Med. Dict. Index, 21st Edition, Davis Publisher ISBN: 978-0-80361559-5.
Other Required Materials:
folder to contain submitted work, nursing school patch on clinical uniform(s), stethoscope,
penlight, name tag to be purchased during semester, other as stated in Nursing Student Handbook
Purpose of Course: The student is introduced to the fundamental concepts that are applicable to
all areas of nursing. Because nursing exists to serve people, this course emphasizes the holistic
approach to patient care and integrates information from the natural and social sciences in order
to give the student a conceptual framework for understanding man as a unique whole with
interrelated needs. The major focus of this course s on increasing student understanding of the
process involved in maintaining physiological homeostasis through the nursing process. The
student will develop competencies in the areas of assessment, communication, identification of
needs and problems common to all individuals, and administration of appropriate therapeutic and
restorative regimens. Basic psychomotor skills are learned. The student is also given the
opportunity to develop a philosophy of nursing and to examine the role of nursing.
Course Content: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice includes the following areas: Concepts
basic to the nursing process, communication skills, assessment skills, nursing ethics, infection
control and hygiene, pharmacology and medication administration, psychosocial and
developmental needs, mobility, exercise, and safety, nutrition and chemistry, basic physiological
needs, and comfort and sensory needs.
Assessment of Student Learning:
Students must obtain 78% on written work in each of Didactic (classroom), Laboratory,
and Clinical portions of the course. Laboratory and Clinical grades will be computed as pass/fail.
Clinical performance will be evaluated by utilizing (1) clinical objectives, (2) pre- and
post-conference participation, and (3) anecdotal notes and written assignments. Students must
maintain 78% on both clinical written work and clinical performance. NO LATE PAPERWORK
IS ACCEPTED. In the RARE situation when extraordinary circumstances occur (death of
immediate family, unavoidable illness), the student’s clinical instructor and lead instructor will
consider the situation, and student management of the situation (i.e. proper notification of
instructor regarding circumstances and proper documentation of circumstances). All clinical
paperwork is due by 12 noon on the Monday following clinical experiences. In the event of
special circumstances (for example, Columbus Day), the clinical instructor will announce when
written assignments are to be submitted.
The laboratory component of Fundamentals of Nursing is completed in the first half of
the course. All students must complete 64 laboratory hours. Students will sign in and out of the
laboratory to document practice hours. These hours should be utilized to perfect psychomotor
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skills. Mastery of psychomotor skills will be documented through 1:1 instructor: student testing.
Instructors will not be allowed to answer questions, prompt, or coach students during
testing.
Grading in the didactic portion of the course will be completed as follows:
Grading system:
Quizzes, homework, other assignments
A = 92 - 100%
10%
B = 83 - 91%
C = 78 - 82%
Unit Exams
60%
D = 66 - 77%
Cumulative final exam
30%
F = below 66%
Program Assessment:
The Associate Degree Nursing Program faculty continually strive to meet the needs of the
associate degree nursing student through program improvements. This is a cooperative effort that
includes faculty, students, the Missouri State Board of Nursing, and other entities as appropriate.
Students are assessed on mastery of the course concepts and essential skills throughout the
courses of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Other program assessments are part of the
Comprehensive Associate Degree Nursing Assessment Plan that includes clinical performance
criteria, essential skills mastery, the Clinical Process Evaluation, NCLEX-RN Licensure,
placement rates, follow-up surveys, and accreditation from the Missouri State Board of Nursing.
Instructor Policies:
Academic Dishonesty: MACC board policy is as follows: “Academic dishonesty by students
damages institutional credibility and unfairly jeopardizes honest students; therefore, it will not be
tolerated in any form.” Forms of academic dishonesty include but are not limited to the
following: violations of copyright law, plagiarism, fabrication, cheating, collusion, and other
academic misconduct.
Incidents of dishonesty regarding assignments, examinations,
classroom/laboratory activities, and/or the submission of misleading or false information to the
College will be treated seriously. The procedure for handling academic dishonesty is outlined in
the Student Handbook (Policy Handbook M.010). In cases of alleged academic dishonesty, the
burden of proof is on the student, not on the instructor.
Attendance:
ny student who misses two consecutive weeks of class during a regular sixteen week semester or
the equivalent proportion of the class time during a shorter session will be dropped from the class
by the instructor unless acceptable justification is supplied. Additionally, any student who
misses more than one-fourth of the entire number of in-seat class meetings in a regular 16-week
session or the equivalent proportion of class time during a shorter session, may be dropped from
that class by the instructor if, in the opinion of the instructor, the student does not have
reasonable opportunity to succeed in the class.
Student attendance must be defined in a different manner for online, hybrid, and virtual courses.
Student attendance in these courses is defined as active participation in the course. Online,
hybrid, and virtual courses will, at a minimum have weekly mechanisms for student
participation, such as any or all of the following methods:
Tardiness:
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Students are expected to attend all class sessions, laboratory sessions, and clinical experiences.
Students who are tardy to scheduled class, laboratory, or clinical experiences may be refused
entry. Tardiness is disruptive to ongoing classroom experiences, may delay laboratory
experiences, and results in poor care in the clinical area.
Make-up and late work:
Late work will not be accepted for credit. Make-up work will be accepted with proper
documentation of reason for absence.
Extra-credit work:
There is NO extra credit work in the MACC Allied Health programs.
ADA Statement
Students who have disabilities that qualify under the Americans with Disabilities
Act may register for assistance through the Office of Access and ADA Services.
Students are invited to contact the Access Office to confidentially discuss
disability information, academic accommodations, appropriate documentation
and procedures. For more information, please call either the Moberly office at
(660) 263-4100 x 11240 or the Columbia office at (573) 234-1067 x 12120, or
visit our web page at http://www.macc.edu/index.php/services/access-office.
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