Syllabus
Course Number: PN 205
Course Title: Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing II
Lecture Hours: 87.75
Clinical Practicum Hours: 112.5
Faculty name: Lisa Burnell, RN, BSN
Faculty contact information:
Email: lab.jrti@gmail.com
Location: Nursing Office at JRTI
Hours: By appointment
Phone: 304.754.7925
Prerequisites/ Co-requisites:
Prerequisites: Medical-Surgical Nursing I
Co-requisite: Clinical component of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Course Description:
This course is divided into two semesters. Medical-Surgical nursing explores the common
conditions of illness. The major focus is on nursing care and the skills required to effectively
assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patients as a health team member. Emphasis is placed on
wellness and disease prevention. Units of study in Medical-Surgical Nursing II include: learning
to care for clients with disorders of the cardiovascular system, hematopoietic & lymphatic
system, immune system, respiratory system, gastrointestinal system, and urinary/renal system.
The Nursing Process is included throughout the study of the various diseases and disorders.
Course Objectives: Please refer to text book Learning Objectives listed for each chapter.
Required Titles:
Timby, B.K. & Smith, N.S. (2010). Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Ed.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Timby, B.K. & Smith, N.S. (2010). Workbook to Accompany Introductory Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 10th Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Course Policies
Attendance Policy:
It is important to be in class. Material will be presented by lecture and power point
presentations, Please review the LPN Handbook for Classroom Rules and Regulations, and the
Attendance/Tardy policies.
Grading: Grading scale: A-94-100, B-87-93, C- 80-86.
Make up tests will need to be scheduled. They will cover the same material but may be a
different style, including short answer, fill-in the blanks, essay, ect. Do not expect the same test
as those who were present on the day of the test.
Final grade will include tests, quizzes, work book grades, and possible special projects.
Student’s assignments, & test dates, will be posted on Quia. Please visit my Quia page frequently
for updated course information. Work book assignments will be checked randomly and
recorded as completed correctly or not completed.
Expectations of Students:
It is my expectation that you take every class seriously. There are policies in the LPN Handbook
about sleeping in class, cell phones, texting in class, and various other activities that are seen as
distractions, however, my theory is you get out of it what you put into it. Please come to class
prepared by completing the reading assignment, reviewing the end of chapter questions and
completing workbook assignments. My role as your instructor is to help students learn the
information in our Medical-Surgical text and apply it in a clinical setting. It is important to
STUDY! Successfully learning the information in this class is imperative for preparation for the
NCLEX test. We will be doing activities in class to reinforce the lecture material as time allows.
Course Schedule
Lesson
1
Topic(s)
Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
Reading Assignments
Chapter 22
2
Caring for Clients with Infectious &
Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart and Blood
Vessels
Chapter 23
3
Caring for Clients with Valvular Disorders of the
Heart
Caring for Clients with Disorders of Coronary &
Peripheral Blood Vessels
Chapter 24
5
Caring for Clients with Cardiac Dysrhythmias
Chapter 26
6
Caring for Clients with Hypertension
Chapter 27
7
Caring for Clients with Heart Failure &
Caring for Clients Undergoing Cardiovascular
Surgery
Chapters 28 & 29
8
Introduction to the Hematopoietic & Lymphatic
System
Chapter 30
9
Caring for Clients with Disorders of the
Hematopoietic System
Chapter 31
10
Caring for Clients with Disorders of the
Lymphatic System
Chapter 32
11
Introduction to the Immune System
Chapter 33
12
Caring for Clients with Immune-Mediated
Disorders
Chapter 34
13
Caring for Clients with HIV /AIDS
Chapter 35
14
Introduction to the Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 19
15
Caring for Clients with Lower Respiratory
Disorders
Caring for Clients with Upper Respiratory
Disorders
Chapter 20
4
16
Chapter 25
Chapter 21
17
Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System &
Accessory Structures
Chapter 44
18
Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Upper
Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 45
19
Caring for Clients with Disorders of the Lower
Gastrointestinal
Tract
Chapter 46
20
Chapter 47
21
Caring for clients with Disorders of the Liver,
Gallbladder, or Pancreas
Caring for Clients with Ostomies
22
Introduction to the Urinary System
Chapter 57
23
Caring for the Client with Disorders of the
Kidneys & Ureters
Chapter 58
24
Caring for Clients with
Disorders of the Bladder & Urethra
Chapter 59
25
Review
26
Review
27
Review
Chapter 48