Arkansas Northeastern College
Associate Degree Nursing
Nursing Concepts (NU 26022)
Course Schedule
Spring 2014 (REVISED 02/18/2014)
2/17/2014 President’s Day
(M)
2/19/2014 Ethical & Legal Issues
(W)
Stay
focused….keep
your eyes on
the prize!!!!
2/24/2014 Maintaining a Safe
(M)
Workplace Environment;
Client Safety
2/26/2014 Career Development
(W)
3/3/2014 (M) Concepts will not meet;
ATIs scheduled in Advanced
Med Surg 1 during this
time.
3/5/2014 (W) Exam 1; to be completed
online
ACEN Site
Visit
All Students
at Blytheville
Campus
3/10/2014
(M)
3/12/2014
(W)
Mrs. Pankey
Reading Assignments:
 Silvestri: Chap 16
ATI Leadership Module 6.0 Chap 4 & 5
Mrs. Pankey
NCLEX Questions Due
Leadership and Community ATI Practice Test Due
Guest
Speaker
Mary Gaston
Exam 1 may be accessed through the LMS and will
open at 5 PM on March 5 and close at 5 PM on
March 6. Students will be allowed 1 attempt. This is
an independent assignment. There will not be a
test blueprint for this exam.
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Child Art Studio – Darin
Reed
3/19/2014
NCLEX Questions Due
Reading Assignments:
 Silvestri: Chap 7
 ATI Leadership Module 6.0 Chap 3
NCLEX Review: Reduction Classroom Group Activity
of Risk Potential
Brown’s Graduation Supply
NCLEX Questions Due
All students at
Blytheville
Campus
3/17/2014
(M)
College Closed
ATI Leadership 1st
attempt
ATI Community 1st
Nursing Pin $49.95
Guard for Pin $9.95
Nursing Lamp $15.95
Tax 6.45
 $40 sitting fee (includes composite & CD)
Students will need a white, collared uniform shirt
for the composite picture.
Resume Due
The higher of the two scores is used to calculate the
course grade (ATI is 20% of total course grade.
The higher of the two scores is used to calculate the
Mrs. Pankey
Mrs. Pankey
Nursing Concepts
(W)
3/24/2014
(M)
3/26/2014
(W)
attempt
course grade (ATI is 20% of total course grade.
Spring Break !!!!!!!!!
3/31/2014
(M)
Blytheville Students:
NCLEX registration and ASBN licensure registration Mrs. Pankey
 NCLEX Registration applications are competed online. Associated fees & Mrs. Nutt
are paid online (debit or credit card). Return
 *ASBN Licensure
Almost
completed fingerprint cards (Bly students).
Application
there…don’t Paragould Students:
get spring
 ATI Critical Thinking Mrs. Pankey will assist with completion of online
fever!
Exit Exam (there is applications.
no practice exam
required)
4/2/2014 (W) Paragould Students:
 NCLEX Registration
 *ASBN Licensure
Application
Blytheville Students:
 ATI Critical Thinking
Exit Exam (there is
no practice exam
required)
4/7/2014 (M) Student Presentations of
Term Paper
4/9/2014 (W) Student Presentations of
Term Paper
4/10/2014
THURSDAY
All Students at
Blytheville
Campus
4/14/2014
(M)
4/16/2014
(W)
Job Fair (10 AM- 2 PM)
NCLEX Questions Due
Return completed fingerprint cards (Bly
students).
NCLEX Questions Due
Proof of HURST Review Deposit Due ($50)
Mrs. Pankey
Mrs. Wallace
Mrs. Pankey
Mrs Nutt
Mrs. Wallace
Mrs. Pankey
Mrs. Nutt
Mrs. Wallace
Attendance is mandatory and is reflected in
participation points. Students should be dressed in
business casual with lab coat.
ATI Leadership and ATI
Community 2nd attempt
Student Presentations of
Term
NCLEX: Review Fluid &
NCLEX Questions Due
Electrolytes and IV Therapy Reading Assignments:
Ms. Nutt
2
Nursing Concepts

Silvestri: Chap 13, 14 15
Silvestri: Chap 20 & 21
4/21/2103
(M)
NCLEX Review NCLEX
Review: A Walk Down
Memory Lane; Back to the
Basics.

4/23/2103
(W)
NCLEX Review: Give Me
Some Drugs (Pharmacology
Review)
NCLEX Questions Due
Cardiovascular Drugs
Reading Assignments:
 Silvestri Chapter 61
 ATI Pharmacology Chap 19-24
4/28/2014
(M)
NCLEX Review: Endocrine
Meds
Reading Assignments:
 Silvestri Chap 55
4/30/2014
(W)
NCLEX Review: TBA
5/4/2014 (M)
5/7/2014 (W)
5/12/2014(M)
5/13/2014 (T)
Exam 2
TBA
TBA
TBA
5/14/2014
5/16/2014 (F)
Party!!!
May 19-May HURST REVIEW
21
Pinning Practice
Time: TBA
Pinning Ceremony!!!!
Briggs/Seabaugh Wellness Center
Time: TBA
Graduation!!!
Briggs/
Time: 2:00 pm
*Graduation practice is Thursday evening.
Attendance of HURST Review is Mandatory.
March 7- midterm grades
April 17- Last day to drop
Licensure
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*Application for licensure is based on state of residence. ASBN registration applies ONLY to students residing
in Arkansas. Application for licensure varies with each state. Mrs. Pankey will meet with students that live in
Missouri or Tennessee to discuss process for application.
ATI Practice Tests:
A score of 80% on the Practice ATI must have been submitted prior to testing.
If a score of 80% on the Practice ATI is not achieved prior to testing time, the student will not be allowed to
test and the ATI will be taken outside of scheduled class time.
NCLEX Questions Assignments. Please note that NCLEX-Question Assignments are due almost every week on
Wednesdays. These are accessed online using the electronic resources that accompany the Silvestri text. Use
the table below to select the correct questions. Remember that you must score an 80% to receive credit for
the assignment. After you have answered the questions, you will be given the option to review your answers
and to see rationales and test-taking strategies. Each assignment is worth 25 points!
Date Due
Jan 22
Select Mode
Exam (25 questions)
Category
Content Area
Feb 5 (accepted on 2/10
due to inclement
weather)
Feb 12
Exam (25 questions)
Strategy
Exam (25 questions)
Content Area
Feb 19
Exam (25 questions)
Content Area
Feb 26
Exam (25 questions)
Content Area
March 12
Exam (25 questions)
Content Area
April 2
April 9
Exam (25 questions)
Exam (25 questions)
April 16
Exam (25 questions)
Alternate Item Format
Cognitive Ability (new
questions only)
Content Area
April 23
Exam (25 questions)
Content Area
Sub-category
Leadership & Mgmt.: Delegating
Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Needs Theory
Leadership & Mgmt:
Ethical & Legal
Fundamentals Skills
Safety
Adult Health: Cardiac,
Resp, or Renal (student
choice!)
Fundamental Skills:
Fluid & Electrolytes
“Select all” categories
Select: Analyzing &
Applying
Pharmacology:
Cardiovascular,
Endocrine, & GI
Pharmacology:
Neurological, Psychiatric,
& Respiratory
4
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5