NURSING 162 Fall 2016
Dear Nursing 162 Student:
Welcome to Nursing 162. We believe you will a rewarding and challenging semester, as you
learn to care for patients experiencing surgery, musculoskeletal problems, Women’s Health
issues including childbirth, and care of children. It is a fast-paced course, but you will likely have
experiences you will remember for the rest of your life.
We would like you to have a few pieces of information as you come into our course. Please
bring this letter, your personal calendar and the course calendar with you to course
orientation. Attending course and clinical orientation is essential to your success. Orientation
times and locations are listed on the course calendar that is also the course website. Online
students are welcome to attend either orientation. If you are unable to attend at your
scheduled time, please come to either the day or the evening orientation.
There is a math exam on skills that will be needed in the pediatric rotation. Due dates will be
reviewed in course orientation, but you should practice conversions of mg to kg and weight
based calculations. There is a chapter on this in the Kee and Hayes workbook.
Clinical experiences vary for each student on any clinical day. Preparing diligently for your
clinical assignment will enable you to make the most out of the experience. Pediatrics is the
last clinical unit. In order to ensure relevant experiences for our students, sometimes
we have to change your clinical schedule to a different day and/or time. You will be given
advance notice of any changes. Clinical ends close to the end of the semester. If you have a
clinical makeup to do, please work with your instructor to schedule it during the semester.
Ideally, makeups should occur during the unit in which they are missed.
We have many resources to promote your learning. Please see the attached Getting Ready for
Nursing 162 sheet that follows this letter.
We are looking forward to seeing you at course orientation!
Barbara Burk, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Professor bburk@brookdalecc.edu
Gail Harrigan, RN, MSN, CNE, Professor gharrigan@brookdalecc.edu
Joan Santa Croce, RN, MSN, Assistant Professor jsantacroce@brookdalecc.edu
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Suggestions for Getting Ready for Nursing 162
Here is a list of the key topics for the first 4 weeks of Nursing 162. I suggest reading about these topics
in Brunner (Hinkle and Cheever) and Kee and Hayes. Students mistakenly believe there is enough
information in Taylor to prepare for the Unit 1 Exam. Hinkle and Cheever is MUCH more thorough and
the CoursePoint Adaptive Learning by PrepU in that book is a much stronger study resource than Taylor
from Nursing 162 onward. You will see I have recommended only 2 chapters in Taylor in this
preparation guide. Please think about buying Hinkle/Cheever AND the CoursePoint quiz tool for that
book before the semester begins. The London et al. text has information on mobility issues for children
AND will have maternity information and pediatric information in it. See the reference list for further
information.
Perioperative Care: Brunner, chapters 17, 18, 19
Pain: Brunner, chapter 12 AND London (the pedi text), chapter 42
Wounds: Taylor, chapter 31 the WHOLE thing
Blood administration: watch the ATI skill module, do the quizzes
Oxygen therapy: watch the ATI skill module, do the quizzes
Using antibiotics: multiple chapters in Kee and Hayes, see the drug list
Components of teaching and learning: Taylor, chapter 21
Mobility Problems including:
Trauma and Degenerative conditions:
Brunner, chapters 41, 42, 43.
soft tissue and fractures
Back injuries
Amputations
Casts and traction
Structural disorders in adults and children: hip dysplasia, club foot, scoliosis: London ch 50 and 58
Osteoporosis
Gout
Osteoarthritis
Joint replacement surgery
Autoimmune disorders impacting the musculoskeletal system such as:
Rheumatoid arthritis: Brunner, chpt 39
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Walkers, crutches and cane use: watch the ATI skill module on Transfers and mobility, do the quizzes
You should have access to ATI all summer. There are learning/skill modules on blood products, wound
care and oxygenation that are very helpful. Also, the Learning System RN quizzes on fundamentals, the
musculo-skeletal system, and pharmacology are very good.
Also, we recommend that you start working on NCLEX style questions using review books. There are
many out there from various publishers, including through Elsevier/Evolve which creates the HESI exams
you take. It is always a good idea to review Nurse Logic modules in ATI for help in how to answer
questions. In addition, for Brunner and Taylor, you have access to CoursePoint which allows you to
create quizzes based on the content you are reviewing. This is an excellent study tool.
The reference list you’ll need is on the next page. Email me if you have any questions:
gharrigan@brookdalecc.edu.
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2016 FALL REQUIRED MATERIALS:
TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLIES***
Required:
ATI testing curriculum support materials available through www.atittesting.com Stillwell,
Kansas. This will be paid for through student lab fees.
College of DuPage Press, (2009)Start Right in Nursing School, available on-line at
www.startright.com, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Part of student lab fees.
Kee, J.L. & Hayes, E.R. (2012). Pharmacology: A nursing process approach (7th ed.) St.
Louis: Saunders.
Kee, J.L. & Hayes, E.R. (2012). Study guide for pharmacology: A nursing process approach
(7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, Co.
Learning Harbor, (2009) On-line mandatory training for healthcare, available at
www.learningharbor.com, Columbus, NJ. Part of student lab fees.
London, M.L., Ladewig, P.W., Ball, J.W. & Bindler, R.C & Cowen, K.J.. (2014). Maternal and
Child Nursing Care (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Nursing Constellation Plus Powered by Skyscape (available in the bookstore). This is a
software program that integrates resources and tools you will need in clinical. You will need
a mobile device to store this data. See www.skyscape.com for more information. The
following required books are included in the software: Davis’ Drug Guide for Nurses F.A.
Davis; Davis’ Comprehensive handbook of laboratory and diagnostic tests with Nursing
Implications Philadelphia, F.A. Davis Co; Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
Philadelphia, PA; F.A. Davis Co., Doenges, M.E. & Moorehouse, M.F. & Murr, A.C. (2013)
Nurse’s Pocket Guide. Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions, and Rationales (13th Edition)
PA: F.A.Davis Company and others.
Hinkle, J.L & Cheever, K.H. (2014) Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical
Nursing (13th Edition) Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer /Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Taylor, C., Lillis, C., LeMone, P. & Lynne, P. (2015). Fundamentals of Nursing (8th ed.)
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. ISBN: 978-1-4511-8561-4
Videbeck, S.L., (2014). Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (6th ed.). Philadelphia, PA:
Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. ISBN: 978-1-4698-7332-9
Faculty also strongly recommend using CoursePoint Adaptive Learning Powered by PrepU
for Hinkle/Cheever, ATI quizzes for practice testing and the purchase of NCLEX review
study guides and question sets.
***Please note you may see a reference list that includes Schuster, Concept Mapping on
some reference lists. You do not need this book.
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