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Department of
Postsecondary Education
Representing Alabama’s Public Two-Year College System
NORTHEAST ALABAMA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NUR 200: Nursing Career Mobility Assessment
Theory
3 credit hours
Lab
3 credit hours
Total
6 credit hours
I. CLASS MEETING DATES/TIMES/LOCATION
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II. CLINICAL DATES/TIMES/LOCATION
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III. INSTRUCTOR, CONTACT INFORMATION, CONTACT POLICY,
OFFICE HOURS/LOCATION
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IV. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to provide LPN mobility students self-directed
opportunities to prepare for placement into the third semester of the ADN
program. Emphasis is on assessment and validation of selected theory, process,
and skills covered in NUR 102, 103, 104, 105, and 106. Upon successful
completion of assessments, students are eligible for progression into NUR 201.
Students who successfully complete this course are awarded 15 non-traditional
hours at the completion of the LPN mobility curriculum. This course supports
CIP code 51.1601.
V. PREREQUISITE(S)/CO-REQUISITE(S)
CO-REQUISITE COURSES:
BIO 201 – Anatomy and Physiology I
BIO 202 – Anatomy and Physiology II
MTH 100 – Intermediate College Algebra
ENG 101 – English Composition I
VI. TEXTBOOK(S) AND OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES
See Reading Assignment
VII. COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 102.
2. Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in NUR 102.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 103.
4. Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in NUR 103.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 104.
6. Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in NUR 104.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 105.
8. Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in NUR 105.
9. Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 106.
10. Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in NUR 106.
VIII. PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Fundamentals of Nursing.
 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Health Assessment.
 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Introduction to Pharmacology.
 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Adult Nursing.
 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Maternal and Child Nursing.
 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Selected Pediatric Alterations.
 Demonstrate competencies in performing selected skills.
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MODULE A - ORIENTATION
A1.0 Describe NUR 200 course requirements.
A1.1
Verbalize understanding of NUR 200 course requirements.
A1.1.1
A1.1.2
Review nursing program policies as described in the
College Catalog.
Discuss NUR 200 course requirements.
MODULE B – FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
B1.1 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Fundamentals of Nursing.
B1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 102.
B1.2
Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in
NUR 102.
B1.1.1
B1.1.2
B1.1.3
B1.1.4
B1.1.5
B1.1.6
B1.1.7
B1.1.8
B1.1.9
B1.1.10
B1.1.11
Identify measures that promote a safe and secure
environment.
Review activities of daily living.
Demonstrate accuracy in performing vital sign
assessments.
Use therapeutic communication skills.
Demonstrate professional behavior.
Describe needs-based care according to Maslow.
Demonstrate understanding of the nursing process and
critical thinking skills.
Identify nursing measures to promote comfort, sleep and
rest.
Analyze nutritional/fluid balance of clients throughout
the life cycle.
Demonstrate knowledge of skills related to oxygenation.
Demonstrate skills related to elimination.
MODULE C – HEALTH ASSESSMENT
C1.0 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Health Assessment.
C1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 103.
C1.2
Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in
NUR 103.
C1.1.1
C1.1.2
C1.1.3
Explain the characteristics of growth and development of
individuals throughout the lifespan.
Document findings of a health history.
Demonstrate a physical assessment on a partner in the
campus lab.
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MODULE D –INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
D1.0 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Introduction to Pharmacology.
D1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 104.
D1.2
Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in
NUR 104.
D1.1.1
D1.1.2
D1.1.3
D1.1.4.
D1.1.5
D1.1.6
D1.1.7
Review foundational concepts associated with
pharmacology.
Demonstrate competency in calculating drug dosages.
Demonstrate competency in administering medications
in the campus lab
Demonstrate competency in calculating pediatric
dosages.
Demonstrate competency in performing intravenous
calculations.
Demonstrate competency in administering medications
through tubes in the campus lab.
Differentiate drug classifications.
MODULE E – ADULT NURSING
E1.0 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Adult Nursing.
E1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 105.
E1.2
Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in
NUR 105.
E1.1.1
E1.1.2
E1.1.3
E1.1.4
Review the physiology of fluid, electrolyte, and acidbase imbalance.
Demonstrate competency in performing IV therapy.
Utilize the nursing process in providing perioperative
care.
Utilize the nursing process in providing care to clients
with selected health alterations.
MODULE F – MATERNAL AND CHILD NURSING
F1.0 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Maternal and Child Nursing.
F1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 106.
F1.2
Demonstrate competency in performing skills taught in
NUR 106.
F1.1.1
F1.1.2
F1.1.3
F1.1.4
F1.1.5
F1.1.6
Utilize the nursing process in providing care for the
antepartum client.
Analyze complications of pregnancy.
Utilize the nursing process in providing care to the
intrapartum client.
Utilize the nursing process in providing care to the
postpartum client.
Utilize the nursing process in providing care to the
newborn.
Utilize the nursing process in providing care to the
pediatric client
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MODULE G – SELECTED PEDIATRIC ALTERATIONS
G1.0 Demonstrate competencies and skills of Maternal and Child Nursing.
G1.1
Demonstrate knowledge of content taught in NUR 106.
G1.1.1 Utilize the nursing process to provide care to pediatric
clients with selected alterations.
G1.1.2 Review the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations,
diagnostic tests, pharmacological agents/treatments,
nutritional considerations, and health promotions for
pediatric clients with health alterations.
MODULE H – SKILLS ASSESSMENT
H1.0 Demonstrate competency in performing selected skills.
H1.1
Demonstrate competency in performing selected skills.
H1.1.1
Demonstrate competency in performing selected skills in
the campus lab.
OUTLINE OF MODULES
MODULE A – *ORIENTATION
 Review of school of nursing policies
 Minimum mobility admission requirements
o License
o CPR
o Health forms
o GPA
o Alternative options
 Testing policies
 Course enrollment in generic programs
 Self-assessment
o Individual knowledge and skills inventory
o Resources
o Lab schedules
 Testing dates
 Testing requirements/procedures
o Knowledge
 Successful cognitive assessment before skills validation
 Pass/fail standards
 Advisement and analysis
o Skills validation
 Pass/fail standards
 Advisement and analysis
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MODULE B – FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING (Lab)
 Safety
o Risk factors
o Body mechanics
o Mobility
o Environmental hazards
o Medical and surgical asepsis
o Safety devices (restraints)
o Disaster management
o Risk management issues
 Activities of daily living
o Hygiene
o Toileting
o Mobility
o Skin Integrity
o Therapeutic environment
 Vital signs
o Temperature
o Pulse (central and peripheral)
o Respiration
o Blood Pressure
o Pain
 Communication skills
o Establishing therapeutic nurse-client/family relationship
o Communication process
o Therapeutic/Non-Therapeutic communication
o Barriers to effective communication
o Documentation/reporting
o Communication among healthcare team members
 Professional behaviors
o History of nursing
o Nursing educational career paths
o Competencies of the nurse
o Standards of nursing practice
o Legal/Ethical
 Providing needs-based care
o Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
o Client/family lifespan
o Impact of culture, ethnicity, spirituality, and sexuality
o Effects of anxiety, stress and adaptation on homeostasis
o The impact of grief and loss
o Recording client care
 Nursing process and critical thinking
o Nursing process
o Critical thinking and decision making
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Comfort, pain, sleep and rest
o Comfort measures
o Pain management
o Sleep promotion
o Rest promotion
Nutrition/fluid balance
o Intake and output
o Therapeutic diets
o Enteral nutrition
o Nutrients
o Parenteral therapy
Maintaining oxygenation
o Oxygen administration
o Nasopharyngeal suctioning
o Oxygen maintenance
o Pulse oximetry
o Emergency procedures
Maintain elimination
o Bowel/bladder elimination procedures
o Catheterization
o Urinary diversions
o Ostomy care
o Enema
o Specimen collection
MODULE C – HEALTH ASSESSMENT (Lab)
 Growth and development throughout the life span
o Pediatric
o Adult
o Geriatric
 Health history
o Obtaining a health history
o Normal and abnormal assessment findings
o Documenting assessment
o Conducting a general survey
o Techniques
 Physical assessment
O HEENT
o Integumentary System
o Respiratory System
o Circulatory/Lymphatic System
o Breast and Axillae
o Abdomen
o Reproductive System
o Musculoskeletal System
o Neurological System
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MODULE D – INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY (Lab)
 Introduction to pharmacology
o Sources of drugs and drug information
o Legal and ethical issues
o Pharmacodynamics
o Pharmacokinetics
 Basic math for pharmacology
o Calculation formulas
o Systems of measurement
 Administering medications
o Safety Issues
o Reading and interpreting medication orders
o Reading and interpreting labels
o Drug administration equipment/adaptive equipment
o Reconstitution of medications
o Calculating dosages
o Preparing dosages for administration
o Routes for administering medications
o Insulin administration
o Heparin administration
o The six rights
o Client/family teaching
o Documenting medication administration
 Calculating pediatric dosages
o Milligrams/kilograms/body weight
o Body surface area
o Formulas for calculating pediatric dosages
o Safe range
 Intravenous calculations
o Calculation of rates
 Administering medications through tubes
o Gastrointestinal tubes
o Genitourinary tubes
 Introduction to classification of drugs
o Concept
o Common drug classifications
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MODULE E – ADULT NURSING
 *Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance
o Fluid and electrolyte homeostasis
o Disturbances in fluid and electrolyte balance
o Acid-base homeostasis
o Acid-base alterations
 *IV therapy (Lab)
o Roles and responsibilities
o Types and use of intravenous solutions
o Equipment and supplies
o Patient physical and psychological preparation for IV therapy
o Venipuncture process
o Flow rate problems
o IV Complications and problems
o Monitoring and maintenance of the IV
o IV medications
o Blood, blood products, and volume expanders
 Perioperative care (Lab)
o Nurses role within perioperative settings
o Informed consent
o Pre-operative
o Intraoperative
o Post-operative
 *System alterations
o General areas
 Diagnostic tests
 Alterations
 Nursing process
 Pharmacological agents
o Integumentary system
 Pressure ulcers (Decubitus)
 Inflammatory
 Infections
 Skin Cancers
o *Respiratory system
 Acute Upper
 Chronic Upper
 Acute Lower
 Chronic Lower
 Occupational lung Diseases
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o *Cardiovascular system alterations
 Hypertension
 Peripheral Vascular Alterations
 Hematological
 Congestive heart failure (left and right)
 Aneurysms
o *Endocrine system alterations
 Diabetes
 Acute and Chronic Complications
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Upper gastrointestinal system alterations
 Infectious/Inflammatory
 Hiatal hernias
 Gastrostomy tube reinsertion and management
 Surgical procedures
 Cancers of upper GI
o Musculo-skeletal system alterations
 Musculo-skeletal traumas
 Inflammatory alterations
 Degenerative alterations
 Gout
 Lyme disease
 Osteomylacia disease
 Surgical procedures
MODULE F – MATERNAL AND CHILD NURSING
 Antepartum (Lab)
o Family dynamics
o Preconception health promotional considerations
o Fetal development
o Signs of pregnancy
o Physiological changes of pregnancy
o Psychological adaptation to pregnancy
o Prenatal education and care
o Diagnostic tests
o Pharmacological agents
o Nutrition
o Discomforts of pregnancy
o Childbirth education
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*Complications of pregnancy
o Nursing roles
o Assessment of fetal well-being
o Complications of pregnancy
o Pathophysiology/Clinical manifestations
o Diagnostic tests
o Pharmacological agents/treatments
o Nutritional considerations
o Health promotion
Intrapartum (Lab)
o Onset of labor
o Maternal responses to labor
o Variables affecting labor
o Stages of labor
o Admissions of client in labor
o Psychosocial care during intrapartum
o Diagnostic tests
o Nutritional considerations
o Obstetric procedures
o Induction/augmentation of labor
o *Complications of Intrapartum
o Pharmacology
o Immediate newborn/mother care
Postpartum (Lab)
o Family adaptation
o Physiologic changes
o Psychosocial changes
o Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1995
o Health promotion
o Vaginal/Cesarean birth
o Diagnostic tests
o Nutritional considerations
o Pharmacological/treatments
o Postpartal procedures
o Complications
o Teaching and learning for postpartal care and discharge
Newborn care (Lab)
o Care needs of the newborn
o Physical characteristics of the newborn
o Reflexes
o Behavioral characteristics
o Gestational age
o Diagnostic tests
o Nutritional considerations
o Pharmacological agents/treatments for the newborn
o Selected procedures
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 Circumcision
 Hearing screens
 Heel sticks
 Serology screening
o Complications
o Cultural diversity
o Teaching and learning
Pediatric care
o Teaching and learning strategies
o Preparing the pediatric client and family for hospitalization
o Developmental assessments
o Pediatric procedures
o Scheduled immunizations
o Nutritional considerations
o Cultural diversity
o Health promotion
o End of life issues
MODULE G – *SELECTED PEDIATRIC ALTERATIONS
 Pathophysiology
 Clinical manifestations
 Diagnostic tests
 Pharmacological agents/treatments
 Nutritional considerations
 Health promotion
 Selected pediatric alterations
o *Respiratory system
o *Cardiovascular system and Blood Disorders
o *Infectious disorders, Lymphatic and Immune systems
o Gastrointestinal system
o Musculoskeletal system
o *Endocrine system
o Integumentary system
o *Nervous system
o *Sensory system
o *Genitourinary system
o Psychosocial disorders
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MODULE H – SKILLS ASSESSMENT (Lab)
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Catheterization
Trach care
Starting and maintaining peripheral lines
Nasogastric tube insertion and maintenance
Suctioning
o Oral
o Nasopharyngeal
o Tracheal
Medication administration and calculations
Oxygen administration
Ostomy care
Dressing change
Head-toe assessment
Vital signs
Enteral feeding
* - Indicates content presented in lecture format
Lab - Indicates content presented in a lab setting or in a self-directed format
XI. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT
A. Theory
1. Tests will be given throughout the course and may incorporate various
teaching/learning methods (for example: situational, multiple choice,
discussion, performances, etc).
2. Students must pass knowledge assessment for each course (NUR 102, 103,
104, 105, and 106) with a minimum score of 75% with two attempts
before attempting skills validation.
B. Campus Lab
1. Students must pass all knowledge assessments before performing skills
validation.
2. Students are expected to complete required computer programs and view
assigned video programs prior to performing skills validation.
3. Students have two opportunities to successful perform all required skills in
the campus lab.
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C. Course Grade
Students must pass each content validation exam with a minimum score of
75%. The course grade will be determined by averaging the grades received
on validation exams. The student must pass both knowledge assessments and
all skills validation for progression into Nursing 201.
XII.
ATTENDANCE
Students are expected to attend all classes for which they are registered. Students
who are unable to attend class regularly, regardless of the reason or circumstance,
should withdraw from that class before poor attendance interferes with the
student’s ability to achieve the objectives required in the course. Withdrawal
from class can affect eligibility for federal financial aid. Withdrawal from class
can prohibit progression in nursing and allied health programs.
XIII. STATEMENT ON DISCRIMINATION/HARASSMENT
The College and the Alabama Board of Education are committed to providing
both employment and educational environments free of harassment or
discrimination related to an individual’s race, color, gender, religion, national
origin, age, or disability. Such harassment is a violation of State Board of
Education policy. Any practice or behavior that constitutes harassment is a
violation of State Board of Education policy. Any practice or behavior that
constitutes harassment or discrimination will not be tolerated.
XIV. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and the American with Disabilities
Act of 1990 state that qualified students with disabilities who meet the essential
functions and academic requirements are entitled to reasonable accommodations.
It is the student’s responsibility to provide appropriate disability documentation to
the College. Please contact the ADA representative.
XV.
COURSE CALENDAR
Course Calendar will be provided to student by the first day of class.
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XVI. STUDENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
I have received the Course Syllabus for NUR 200: Nursing Career Mobility
Assessment.
My signature indicates that I have read and understand the contents.
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Student’s Signature
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Date
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Evaluation of Learning Outcomes for Career/Technical Courses
Student Learning Outcomes Form 1
Faculty regularly review the extent to which the course and program learning outcomes
identified in a course syllabus are being attained by students who complete the course.
Each syllabus identifies the assessment method that will be used to demonstrate student
mastery of the desired learning outcomes for that course. Before teaching a course,
faculty should review the syllabus to understand how the learning outcomes will be
evaluated. Once the course is complete, this form is used by the instructor to report how
well students demonstrated mastery of those course learning (and by extension,
program learning) outcomes.
Course Prefix & No.: NUR 200
Instructor: Cindy Jones
Semester:
Type of Delivery – Mark One*:
Course Title: Nursing Career Mobility Assessment
Date:
Section Number(s):
Dual Enrollment
Online
Traditional
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under Default value.
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Learning Outcome
(Industry or
Professional
Competency)
Evaluation Method
Explain how each learning outcome for this
course is assessed.
Demonstrate
competencies and
skills of Fundamentals
of Nursing
Demonstrate
competencies and
skills of Health
Assessment.
Demonstrate
competencies and
skills of Introduction to
Pharmacology.
Demonstrate
competencies and
skills of Adult Nursing.
Demonstrate
competencies and
skills of Maternal and
Child Nursing.
Demonstrate
competencies and
skills of selected
pediatric alterations.
The student will score >75% on NUR 102
Final exam with two attempts.
Evaluation Results
Of the students who earned a
grade of C or better for the
course, what percentage
demonstrated attainment of
the stated outcomes?
The student will score >75% on NUR 103
Validation Exam with two attempts.
The student will score >75% on NUR 104
Validation Exam with two attempts.
The student will score >75% on NUR 105
Validation Exam with two attempts.
The student will score >75% on NUR 106
Validation exam with two attempts.
The student will score >75% on the NUR
106 Validation exam with two attempts.
SLO FORM 1
Student Learning Outcomes Committee.
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Demonstrate
competencies in
performing selected
skills.
The student will perform the skills of
catheterization, medication administration,
venipuncture, and a head-to-toe physical
assessment with 100% accuracy with two
attempts.
Use of Evaluation Results
Explain how evaluation results will be used to improve the course.
*Reviewed:
Cindy Jones, EdD, RN
Division Director or Program Supervisor
Date
*To be completed by Division Director or Program Supervisor Only
SLO FORM 1
Student Learning Outcomes Committee.
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