Arkansas Northeastern College
Associate Degree Nursing
Fundamentals of Nursing (NU 16008)
Fall 2012
Tentative Calendar/Schedule
Class times: Mon/Wed: 9:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Tues/Thurs: 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM (or TBA)
Date Classroom/Lab Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
8/20
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8/21
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8/22
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8/23
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Welcome!
Syllabus, FDH, Course
Calendar
Evolution of Nursing Reading Assignments:
Critical Thinking &
the Nursing Process
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 1 & 2
 ATI Fundamentals of Nursing: Chapter 1 & 8
Nursing Process
(cont’d)
Nursing Theory &
Research
Reading Assignments:
Vital Signs
Reading Assignments:
Range of motion
Bedmaking
Positioning
Pt transfer
8/27
M
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Pankey
Pankey
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 3-8
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 7
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chap 17
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 27
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 31
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 14
Fundamentals of Nursing Skills Videos DVD #1:
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Instructor
Turning a Pt in Bed
Passive Range of Motion Exercises
Transferring from a bed to a chair
Linen change (occupied bed)
Vital Signs
**Check-off for bedmaking & pt transfer
will be done
following practice
time in the lab.
Abbreviation Quiz #1 Reading Assignments:
Therapeutic
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 18
Communication
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 26 & 32
Intro to Physical
Assessment (begin)
Pankey (vital
signs)
Winchester
(bed-making &
Pt Transfer)
Koekemoer
(Positioning &
ROM)
Pankey
Winchester
8/28
T
Exam 1
Reading Assignment for ALL Physical Assessment Content:
Winchester
Intro to Physical
Assessment (cont’d)
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 19
Physical Assessment:
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 28-31
head & neck
 Fundamentals of Nursing Skills Videos DVD #1 (Brief Physical
Assessment)
8/29
W
Physical Assessment:
Resp & cardiac
Koekemoer
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
8/30
H
Physical Assessment:
neuro,
N-CLEX questions due; Wilkinson’s (chap 3-7) (total 33 questions)
&Musculoskeletal
GI & GU
Instructor
Pankey
Winchester
September
9/3
M
9/4
T
9/5
W
9/6
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9/10
M
9/11
T
9/12
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LABOR DAY!!!!!!!
Skills check-off: vital
signs, ROM
Pharmacology Quiz Drug Cards 1-25 due!
Physical assessment:
integumentary;
breast & axilla
Abbreviation Quiz #2 Reading Assignments:
Math Workshop
Physical Assessment
 Handouts/Worksheets (posted on the LMS)
Practice
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 48
Exam #2
Blood glucose
monitoring
Reading Assignments:
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9/13
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9/17
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9/18
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Koekemoer
Winchester
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter: 21 & 31
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 12 & 13
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #1 (Safety & restraints)
Physical Assessment
Check-off
Pharmacology Quiz Drug Cards 26-50 due
Activity & Exercise
crutch walking
&restraints)
Pankey
Wilkinson Vol 2: Chapter 26 (pgs 557-560)
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 52 (pgs 553-558)
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD # 3 (Blood Glucose Testing)
Physical Assessment
Check-off
Promoting Safety
Reading Assignments:
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Koekemoer
Winchester
Reading Assignments:
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Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 31
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 40 (pgs 399-416)
Hygiene & Infection Reading Assignments:
Control (demo handwashing and sterile
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 20 & 22
gloving
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 11 & 37
 Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD # 1 (Hygiene Videos)
Koekemoer
2
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
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Instructor
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD # (Asepsis—all videos listed)
N-CLEX questions due (Wilkinson’s chap 20, 21, 31) (total 22
questions)
9/19
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Math Competency
Exam #1
TBA
9/20
H
Exam #3
Reading Assignments:
Urinary Elimination &
demo
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 27
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 44
Koekemoer
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3
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9/24
M
(ALL Urinary Elimination Videos)
Abbreviation Quiz #3 Reading Assignments:
Wound care
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 34
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 55
Winchester
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3:
(Wound care; all videos)
9/25
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Skills Check-off: hand
washing, blood
glucose monitoring,
crutch-walking &
restraints
9/26
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9/27
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Wound care (cont’d)
Oxygenation, trach
care and trach
suctioning
Winchester
Reading Assignments:
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Pankey
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 35
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 53 Fundamentals
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3:
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Suctioning Tracheostomy; portable open system
Tracheostomy Care (Passy Muir Valve):
Disposable
Inner Cannula Change, Dressing Change, and
Stabilizer Change
N-CLEX questions due (Wilkinson’s chap 27 & 34 (total 17 questions)
3
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
10/1
M
Classroom/Lab Focus
Nutrition and NGT
demo
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
OCTOBER
Reading Assignments:
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 26
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 39
Instructor
Winchester
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3
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Nasogastric Tubes: Inserting and Checking Placement
Nasogastric Tubes: Removing
10/2
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Skills Check-off:
Urinary Cath and
wound care
10/3
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10/4
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Exam 4
Pankey
Bib Card workshop N-CLEX questions due(Wilkinson’s Chap 26 & 35 (total 15 questions)
Med Administration Reading Assignments:
Winchester
& demo
Pankey
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 23
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 46, 47, 50, & 51
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD # 2
10/8
M
Pharmacology Quiz
Bowel Elimination
 Medication Guidelines
 Medication Administration (all related videos)
 Medication Parenteral (all related videos)
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Drugs cards 51-75 due
Koekemoer
Reading Assignments:
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Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 28
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 43
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3 (Bowel Elimination; ALL Videos)
10/9
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Skills Check-off:
Trach care and
suctioning
10/10 Bowel elimination
W
cont’d
Koekemoer
10/11 Skills Check-off:
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Medication
Administration
4
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
10/15 Rest & Sleep & Pain
M
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
Reading Assignments:
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Instructor
Pankey
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapters 30 & 33
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 38 & 41
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #2
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Patient-Controlled Analgesia
N-CLEX questions due from Illustrated Study Guide
Chapter: Concepts of Nursing Practice; Sub-category: Basic Nursing
Skills(total 32 questions)
10/16 TBA (Care plan workshop)
T
10/17 Documentation
W
Reading Assignments:
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Koekemoer
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 16
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters: 5 & 9
Med Com Videos:
#78 Documentation: The Process
Bib Card Due!!
10/18 TBA
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10/22 Pharmacology Quiz
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Leadership &
Delegation
Drug Cards 76-100 due
Reading Assignments:
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10/23
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10/24 Exam 5
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Legal Issues
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 38
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 6
N-CLEX Review questions due: Illustrated Study Guide: Category:
Pharmacology; Sub-category; Methods of Medication
Administration. (total 26 questions)
Clinical Orientation
Reading Assignments:
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10/25
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Winchester
Koekemoer
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 45
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 4
Clinical Orientation
5
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
10/29 Ethical Issues
M
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
Reading Assignments:
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Instructor
Koekemoer
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 44
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 3
10/31 Development Across Reading Assignments:
W
the Lifespan
 Handouts
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2:
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 16-25
Winchester
MED Com Videos:
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#6 Age-Specific Care: Adults
#7 Age-Specific Care: Neonates & Infants
#8 Age-Specific Care: Toddlers through Teens
NOVEMBER
11/5
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Psychosocial Health
& Illness
Reading Assignments:
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11/7
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Spirituality
Koekemoer
Wilkinson Vol 1& 2: Chapter 11
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 33
Reading Assignments:
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Pankey
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 14
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 35
N-CLEX questions (Wilkinson’s chap 16, 44, & 45) (total 18
questions)
11/12 Loss, Grief, & Dying
M
Reading Assignments:
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Pankey
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 15
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 36
Med Com Videos:
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#63 Care for the Dying Patient
Health Assessment Due!!
11/14 Culture
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Reading Assignments:
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Winchester
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 13
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 35
6
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
Instructor
Med Com Videos:
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#73 Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: An Action Plan
#74 Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: Understanding the
Need
#75 Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: Your Practice
N-CLEX questions due (Wilkinson’s chap 11, 13, 14, & 15) (total 26
questions)
11/19 Culture Group Presentations
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11/21
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11/22
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11/26
11/28
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12/3
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12/5
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12/6
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12/10
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Fundamentals ATI Exam
Unit Exam #6
ATI Retake
TBA
Clinical Make-Up Day
Time & Location TBA
Final Exam
Days and time for outside clinical rotation TBA. Clinical rotation days may be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays. A separate clinical
schedule will be posted prior to outside clinical rotations.
November 20 Last Day to Withdraw
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