Med Surg Course Calendar: 2013
Arkansas Northeastern College
NU 16045: Medical Surgical Nursing
Spring 2013
Tentative Calendar/Schedule
Class Days/Times: Mondays & Wednesdays: 1:30 PM- 4:45 PM
Clinical Days/Times: TBA (Tues, Thurs, & or Fridays)
Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
Class Prep/Assignments
1/14
Monday
Welcome Back!!!
Review Med Surg:
 Intro to Med Surg
 FDH/Syllabus/Calendar
 Textbooks
 Seating for Paragould
1/15
IV Workshop Day 1
Tuesday
 Intro to IVs
9:30 – 3:30
 IV Demos
 IV dosage calculations
 Practice in Lab
Instructor
Koekemoer
Winchester
Pankey
Reading:
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: chap 36
 Wilkinson Volume 1: Chapter
26; pgs 575-578
 Kee: chap 4
 ATI Pharmacology: Chapters 4
 ATI Nutrition: Chap 10.
 ATI Fundamentals: Chap 49
Koekemoer
Winchester
Pankey
Videos:
Wilkinson Skills DVD #2:
 Peripheral IV : Initiating &
Regulating
 Peripheral IV: Discontinuing
 Peripheral IV: Dressing Change
 Infusion Pump
1/16
Wednesday Fluid & Electrolytes
Med- Com:
 #111: IV Therapy Basics &
Venipuncture
 #113: IV Therapy: Recognizing &
Treating Complications
 #114: IV therapy: Routine Care
& D/C.
Reading:
Pankey
 Pellico: Chapter 4
 Kee: Chapter 16
 ATI Med-Surg: Chap 48, 49, &
50.
Videos:
 Med-com Video #93: Fluid &
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Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
Class Prep/Assignments
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Electrolytes Balance: Basics.
Med-com Video #94: Fluid &
Electrolytes Balance: Electrolyte
Imbalances
Med Com Video: #95 Fluid &
Electrolyte Imbalance: Fluid
Volume Imbalances.
1/17
IV Workshop Day 2
Thursday
Central Lines
9:30 – 3:30 Parenteral Nutrition
Practice in Lab
Videos:
Wilkinson Skills DVD #2:
 Central Venous Access Device:
Administering Medications.
 Central Venous Access Device:
Dressing Change
1/21
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Monday
1/22
IV Check-offs
Tuesday
(Time: TBA)
No Class
1/23
Wednesday
(Begin both
campuses)
1/24
Thursday
Math Competency Exam
1/28
Monday
IV Competency Quiz
Instructor
Pankey
Koekemoer
Winchester
*Students will be scheduled check-off
times TBA.
Case Study TBA
**Targeted ATI: Fluid/Electrolytes/Acid
Base due
Pankey
Fluid & Electrolytes (Acid/Base)
Clinical Orientations TBA
Crittenden Regional Hospital 9:30 AM
Fluid/Lytes (cont’d)
1/29
Clinical Orientations TBA
Tuesday
1/30
Exam 1 (F & E /IV therapy)
Wednesday
Perioperative
2/4
Perioperative (cont’d)
Monday
Oncology
Reading:
 Pellico: chap 5
 Kee: chap 21
 ATI Med Surg: Chap 107, 108, &
109
Pankey
Koekemoer
**Targeted ATI: Perioperative Due
Reading:
 Pellico: chap 6
 Kee: chap 37,38,& 39
 ATI Pharm: Chap 42
Pankey
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Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
Class Prep/Assignments
Instructor
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2/6
Wednesday Oncology
2/11
Monday
Hematology
2/13
Hematology
Wednesday Blood Administration
2/18
President’s Day
Monday
2/20
Wednesday GI
2/25
Monday
Exam 2: Surgery, Oncology, Hematology
ATI Nutrition: Chap 16
ATI Med Surg: Chap 103, 104, &
105
*NCLEX Questions Oncology #35
Pankey
(Pellico) due.
Reading:
Koekemoer
 Pellico: chap 19 &20
 Kee: chap 45 &46
 ATI Med Surg: Chapters 43,44
45, 46, & 47
 ATI Pharmacology: Chap 25, 26,
&27
 ATI Nutrition: Chap 12; pgs 115116
*NCLEX Questions Hematology # 38
(Pellico) Due
Koekemoer
No Class!
**Targeted ATI GI Due
Reading:
 Pellico: Chapter 21-24
 Kee: chap 47 &48
Winchester
 ATI Med-Surg: Chapters 51-59
 ATI Nutrition: Chapter 13; pgs
120-126.
 ATI Pharmacology: Chapters 28
& 29
Videos:
Med-Com
 #11: Anatomy & Physiology of
the Digestive System.
 #138: Nursing Assessment: The
Digestive System.
Winchester
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Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
Class Prep/Assignments
Instructor
Health Assessment Due!!!
Winchester
GI
2/27
Wednesday Hepatic & Biliary
Reading:
 Pellico: chapter 25
 ATI Med Surg: Chap 60-63.
 ATI Nutrition: Chapter 13; pg
126 & 127
3/4
Monday
Exam 3: GI/Hepatic & Biliary
*NCLEX Questions Hepatic/Biliary #45
(Pellico) Due
Pankey
Endocrine
Reading:
 Pellico chapter 29-31
 Kee: chap 51 & 52/
 ATI Med Surg: Chapters 89-97.
 ATI Nutrition: Chapter 15
 ATI Pharm: Chapters 39 & 40
Videos:
Med-Com
 #12: Anatomy & Physiology of
the Endocrine System.
 #77: Diabetes in Clinical
Practice.
3/6
Wednesday Endocrine
3/11
Exam 4: Endocrine
Monday
3/12
Tues
3/13
Wed
**Targeted ATI: Endocrine Due
Pankey
ATI: Med Surg
Final Exam Med Surg
***All assignments associated with the
Medical Surgical course must be
submitted prior to the time of the Final
Exam. ***
***Any assignment that has not been
submitted prior to the Final Exam will
receive the grade of 0 (zero) in the
grade book and will not be accepted.
NO EXCEPTIONS. ***
3/14
Thurs
Clinical Make-up
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*NCLEX Question Assignments
NCLEX questions are due at the beginning of class on the dates listed on the course calendar. These
questions can be accessed by using the electronic resources that accompany the Pellico textbook. Please
print your score sheet which will indicate the number of questions that you completed and the grade that
you received. Each set of NCLEX questions is worth 10 points. In order to receive 10 points you must score a
minimum of 80% on each quiz.
**Targeted ATI Exams
Targeted ATI exams can be accessed through your ATI account. These are located under the “Practice
Assessment” tab. These exams will only allow you access every 12 hours. Each targeted ATI is worth 10 points
each. You must score a minimum of 80% on the targeted ATI exams to receive credit.
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