Arkansas Northeastern College
Associate Degree Nursing
Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing II (NU 26045)
Course Schedule
Class time*: M/W 8:30 AM – 11:45 AM
*Unless otherwise noted below*
Date/Time
Classroom/Clinical Focus
Class/Clinical Lab Preparation
Assignments Due
3/11 (M) Introduction to Advanced
Medical Surgical Nursing II
Nursing Assessment: Neurologic
Function
3/13 (W)
Instructor
Ms. Wallace
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Independently read Chapter 60 (Brunner & Suddarth)
Complete assignment as posted on Learning
Management System (LMS)
Review/read for entire Neuro content
 Med Surg ATI pgs 30-131 &165-201
 Pharmacology ATI pgs 155-169 &184-194
 Unit 1: Lesson 1
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Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 61
o Intracranial surgery: Read only the summary.
 Unit 1: Lesson 2
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Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 62 & 63
Ms. Medlin
3/18 –
3/22
Spring Break
3/25 (M)
 Unit 1: Lesson 3
 Unit 1: Lesson 4
3/27(W) Nursing Assessment:
Musculoskeletal Function
 Unit 1: Lesson 5
 Unit 1: Lesson 6
 Unit 1: Lesson 7
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Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 64
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 65
 Independently read Chapter 66 (Brunner & Suddarth)
 Complete assignment as posted on LMS
Review for entire Musculoskeletal (MS) content
 Med Surg ATI book pgs 899-958
 Pharmacology ATI Book pgs 419-440
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Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 67
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 68
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 69
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Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 58
o Assessment of the Eye will not be discussed at
length during lecture time.
Med-Surg ATI Book pg 132-164
Pharmacology ATI Book pgs 170-183
Ms. Medlin
Ms. Medlin
4/1 (M)
Unit 1 Exam: Neuro/MS
Exam
4/3 (W)
 Unit 2: Lesson 1
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 Unit 2: Lesson 2
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Ms. Wallace
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 59
o Assessment of the Ear will not be discussed
at length during lecture time.
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Date/Time
Classroom/Clinical Focus
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4/8 (M)
Nursing Assessment: Immune
Function
 Unit 2: Lesson 3
 Unit 2: Lesson 4
 Unit 2: Lesson 5
Class/Clinical Lab Preparation
Assignments Due
Pharmacology ATI Book Unit 14 & 16
Read/Review the A&P of the Ear
 Independently read Chapter 50 (Brunner & Suddarth)
 Complete assignment as posted on LMS
Read/Review for the entire Immune content
 Kee, Hayes & McCuistion Chapter 34
 Med Surg ATI book pgs 1114-1158, 1192-1203
 Pharmacology ATI Book pgs 605-618
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Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 51
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 52
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 53
Instructor
Ms. Nutt
Ms. Martin
NCLEX Questions Due: Infectious
Disease/Autoimmune
4/10 (W)
 Unit 2: Lesson 6
 Unit 2: Lesson 7
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Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 54
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 15
 Lecture will focus on these two sections of the
chapter.
 Overview of Shock
 Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Ms. Nutt
Targeted Immune ATI DUE
4/11 (H) Job Fair
 Location: Briggs/Seabough Wellness Center
 Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
**Everyone is required to attend the Job Fair.**
4/15 (M)
4/17 (W)
4/22 (M)
Unit 2 Exam: Eye, Ear,
Immune and MODS Exam
 Unit 3: Lesson 1
Review for all of Oncology content
 Brunner & Suddarth’s Chapter 16
 MedSurg ATI Book pgs 1159-1191 & 1008-1014
 Pharmacology ATI pgs 519-560
 Unit 3: Lesson 2
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Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 57
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 71
 Read/Focus on these two sections of the chapter
 Scope of Practice of Emergency Nursing
(p. 2154)
 Principles of Emergency Care (p. 2157)
Kee, Hayes & McCuistion: Chapter 49
Med-surg ATI pgs 993-1007
Ms. Pankey
Ms. Dearing
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Date/Time
Classroom/Clinical Focus
Class/Clinical Lab Preparation
Assignments Due
Instructor
4/22 (M)
(cont’d)
Targeted Med Surg ATI Fluid/Lytes,
Acid/Base Due
4/23 (T)
8:30 am –
3:30 pm
4/24 (W)
TBA
TBA
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 Unit 3: Lesson 3
Brunner & Suddarth: Chapter 72
Kee, Hayes & McCuistion Appendix B
Med-Surg ATI Book pgs 8-29
Complete FEMA assignment as posted on LMS.
Ms. Dearing
NCLEX Questions Due: Safety, Disaster
4/25 (H)
Unit 3: Oncology, Burns
8:30 am –
1:00 pm and Bioterrorism Exam
4/29 (M)
4/30 (T)
9:00 am –
1:00 pm
5/1 (W)
5/2 (H)
8:30 am –
3:30 pm
5/6 (M)
Medical Surgical ATI
RN ATI Comprehensive Predictor
Medical Surgical ATI Retake
Skills Lab Day
Internal Review
Everyone will be on the Blytheville Campus
(Room 104, 1st Level classroom)
5/7 (T)
5/8 (W)
5/9 (H)
9:00 am –
1:00 pm
Internal Review
Everyone will be on the Blytheville Campus
(Room 104, 1st level classroom)
Internal Review
Everyone will be on the Blytheville Campus
(Room 104, 1st Level classroom)
Ms Wallace
Ms. Martin
Ms. Nutt
Ms. Wallace
Ms. Martin
Ms. Nutt
Ms Wallace
Ms. Martin
Ms. Nutt
ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor (2nd attempt)
**Everyone is required to take this exam twice**
5/10 (F)
HESI Exit Exam
TBA
*Everyone is required to take this exam.*
5/13 (M)
5/14 (T)
Advanced Medical Surgical
Nursing II Final Exam
Pinning Practice
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Location: Briggs/Seabough Wellness Center
Time: TBA
3
Date/Time
Classroom/Clinical Focus
Class/Clinical Lab Preparation
Assignments Due
Location: Briggs/Seabough Wellness Center
Time: TBA (probably 5:30 pm)
Instructor
5/15 (W)
Pinning Ceremony
5/20 (M)
8:00 am –
5:00 pm
5/21 (T)
8:00am –
5:00 pm
5/22 (W)
8:00 am –
5:00 pm
5/23 (H)
9:00 –
12:00
Hurst Review
Everyone on the Main Campus
Location: Room 103, 2nd Level classroom
Hurst Rep
Hurst Review
Everyone on the Main Campus
Location: Room 103, 2nd Level classroom
Hurst Rep
Hurst Review
Everyone on the Main Campus
Location: Room 103, 2nd Level classroom
Hurst Rep
ATI Retakes
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ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor Retake
(3rd attempt)
*Everyone is strongly encouraged to take this exam, but it is only
required for those that have not passed the HESI Exit Exam or a
previous ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor. *
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Medical Surgical Nursing ATI (3rd Attempt)
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