Arkansas Northeastern College
Associate Degree Nursing
Fundamentals of Nursing (NU 16008)
Fall 2013
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
8/19
M
8/20
T
8/21
W
8/22
H
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
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
Winchester
Fitzhugh
Pankey
Winchester
Nursing Process
(cont’d)
Nursing Theory &
Research
Reading Assignments:
Winchester
Fitzhugh
Range of motion
Bedmaking
Positioning
Pt transfer
Reading Assignments:
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Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 3-8
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 7
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 31
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 14
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chap 17
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 27
**Check-off for
bed-making & pt
transfer will be
Fundamentals of Nursing Skills Videos DVD #1:
done following
practice time in the
 Turning a Pt in Bed
lab.
 Passive Range of Motion Exercises
 Transferring from a bed to a chair
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Linen change (occupied bed)
 Vital Signs
Vital Signs
8/26
M
8/27
T
Instructor
Nutt (bed-making &
Pt Transfer
Positioning & ROM)
Winchester
Fitzhugh
Pankey (vital signs)
Abbreviation Quiz Reading Assignments:
#1 : Wilkinson's Vol
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 18
2: pg 522 (Common
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 26 & 32
Medication Related
Abbreviations)
Therapeutic
Winchester
Communication
Intro to Physical
Assessment (begin)
Exam 1
Reading Assignment for ALL Physical Assessment Content: Winchester
Intro to Physical
Assessment (cont’d)
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 19
Physical
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 28-31
Assessment: head &
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab
Focus
neck
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due

Instructor
Fundamentals of Nursing Skills Videos DVD #1
(Brief Physical Assessment)
8/28
W
Physical
N-CLEX questions due; Wilkinson’s (chap 3-7) (total 33
Assessment: Resp & questions)
cardiac
8/29
H
Skills check-off: vital
signs
Fitzhugh
September
9/2
M
9/3
T
LABOR DAY!!!!!!!
Pharmacology Quiz Drug Cards 1-25 due!
Physical
Assessment: Neuro
&Musculoskeletal
Integumentary;
breast & axilla
Fitzhugh
9/4
W
Physical
assessment: GI &
GU
Winchester
9/5
H
Abbreviation Quiz Reading Assignments:
#2 Wilkinson's Vol
2: pg 183 ADL- LVN
 Handouts/Worksheets (posted on the LMS)
(Abbreviations
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 48
Commonly Used in
Healthcare)
Math Workshop
Physical
Assessment
Practice
Exam #2
Reading Assignments:
Blood glucose
monitoring and
 Wilkinson Vol 2: Chapter 26 (pgs 557-560)
demo
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 52
9/9
M
TBA
Winchester
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD # 3 (Blood Glucose Testing)
9/10
T
9/11
W
Physical
Med Com videos assignment to be completed prior to 9/16
Assessment Check- Assignment posted on LMS
off
Promoting Safety
Reading Assignments:
Winchester
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Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter: 21 & 31
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 12 & 13
2
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
9/12
H
9/16
M
Classroom/Lab
Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
Instructor
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #1 (Safety & restraints)
Physical
Med Com videos assignment to be completed prior to 9/16
Assessment Check- Assignment posted on LMS
off
Pharmacology Quiz Drug Cards 26-50 due
Winchester
Med Com Videos certificates due
Activity & Exercise Reading Assignments:
(demo crutch
walking &restraints)
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 31
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 40
9/17
T
Hygiene &
Reading Assignments:
Infection Control
(demo hand Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 20 & 22
washing and sterile
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 11 & 37
gloving
 Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD # 1 (Hygiene
Videos)
 Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD # (Asepsis—all
videos listed)
Fitzhugh
N-CLEX questions due (Wilkinson’s chap 20, 21, 31) (total
22 questions)
9/18
W
Math Competency
Exam #1
Bib Card Workshop
Winchester
9/19
H
Exam #3
Reading Assignments:
Urinary Elimination
& demo
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Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 27
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ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 44
Fitzhugh
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3
9/23
M
(ALL Urinary Elimination Videos)
Abbreviation Quiz Reading Assignments:
#3 Wilkinson's Vol
2: pg 183-184 mcg
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 34
wt (Abbreviations

ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 55
Commonly Used in

Wound Care Tutorial on Davis Plus website
Healthcare cont'd)
(student resources)
Wound care
Winchester
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3:
(Wound care; all videos)
9/24
T
Skills Check-off:
hand washing,
blood glucose
monitoring, crutch-
3
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab
Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
Instructor
walking & restraints
9/25
W
9/26
H
Wound care
(cont’d)
Oxygenation, trach Reading Assignments:
care and trach
suctioning
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 35
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 53
Fundamentals
Winchester
Fitzhugh
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)
OCTOBER
9/30
M
Nutrition and NGT
demo
Reading Assignments:
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 26
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 39
Winchester
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3
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Nasogastric Tubes: Inserting and Checking
Placement
Nasogastric Tubes: Removing
10/1
T
Skills Check-off:
Urinary Cath ,
wound care, PPE
10/2
W
Exam 4
Winchester
Med administration N-CLEX questions due(Wilkinson’s Chap 26 & 35 (total 15
questions)
Med Administration Reading Assignments:
Winchester
& demo
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 23
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 46, 47, 50,
& 51
10/3
H
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD # 2
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Medication Guidelines
Medication Administration (all related videos)
4
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab
Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
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10/7
M
Medication Parenteral (all related videos)
Pharmacology Quiz Drugs cards 51-75 due
Bowel Elimination
Reading Assignments:
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Instructor
Fitzhugh
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 28
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 43
Fundamentals Skills Videos DVD #3 (Bowel Elimination; ALL
Videos)
Bib Card Due!!
10/8
T
Skills Check-off:
Trach care and
suctioning and NG
insertion and
removal
10/9
W
Rest Sleep & Pain
Reading Assignments:
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Winchester
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:
Category: Concepts of Nursing Practice; Sub-category: Basic
Nursing Skills(total 37 questions)
10/10
H
Skills Check-off:
Medication
Administration
10/14
M
Leadership &
Delegation
Reading Assignments:
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TBA
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 38
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 6
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 16
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters: 5 & 9
Med Com Videos:
#78 Documentation: The Process
10/15
Clinical orientation
5
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab
Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
Instructor
T
10/16
W
Documentation
Reading Assignments:
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Fitzhugh
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 16
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters: 5 & 9
Med Com Videos:
#78 Documentation: The Process
N-CLEX Review questions due: Illustrated Study Guide:
Category: Pharmacology; Sub-category; Methods of
Medication Administration. (total 49 questions)
10/17
H
10/21
M
10/23
W
Clinical orientation
Exam 5
TBA
TBA
Pharmacology Quiz Drug Cards 76-100 due
Development
Across the Lifespan Reading Assignments:
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Fitzhugh
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 9 and chapter 9
resources expanded discussion on Davis Plus
website
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 16-25
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
10/28
M
Legal Issues/Ethical Reading Assignments:
Issues
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2 Chapter 45
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 4
 Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 44
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 3
TBA
10/30
W
Psychosocial Health Reading Assignments:
& Illness
 Wilkinson Vol 1& 2: Chapter 11
 ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapters 33
Fitzhugh
6
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab
Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due
Instructor
N-CLEX questions (Wilkinson’s chap 16, 44, & 45) (total 18
questions)
NOVEMBER
11/4
M
Loss, Grief, & Dying 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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11/6
W
#63 Care for the Dying Patient
Health Assessment Due!!
Culture/Spirituality Reading Assignments:
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Fitzhugh
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 13
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 14
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 35
N-CLEX questions (Wilkinson’s chap 16, 44, & 45) (total 18
questions)
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)
11/11
M
Fluid and
Electrolytes
Reading Assignments:
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Pankey
Wilkinson Vol 1 & 2: Chapter 36
ATI Fundamentals for Nursing: Chapter 56
Med Com Videos:
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Med-com Video # 87: Fluid & Electrolytes Balance:
Basics.
Med-com Video # 88: Fluid & Electrolytes Balance:
Electrolyte Imbalances
7
Fundamentals of Nursing
Date
Classroom/Lab
Focus
Class Preparation/ Assignments Due

Instructor
Med Com Video: # 89: Fluid & Electrolyte
Imbalance: Fluid Volume Imbalances.
Health Assessment Due!!
11/13
W
11/18
M
11/20
W
Fluid and
N-CLEX Review questions due: Illustrated Study Guide:
electrolytes (cont.) Category: Homeostasis; Sub-category; Fluid and
Electrolytes and Sub-category; IV Fluid Therapy. (total 55
questions)
Culture Group Presentations
Pankey
Fundamentals ATI Exam
Finish Fluid and Electrolytes
11/25
M
11/26
T
11/27
W
11/28
H
Unit Exam #6
ATI Retake
December
12/2
M
12/4
W
12/5
H
12/9
M
TBA
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.
To receive credit for NCLEX Question Assignments, students must score a minimum of 80%.
November 22 Last Day to Withdraw
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