UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES NURS 4530 –Nursing Practice – Medical Surgical Nursing Course Outline – Spring, 2012 PRACTICE COURSES COORDINATOR Tracy Oosterbroek Office: M 3061 Telephone: (403) 317-5067 E-mail: [email protected] PRACTICE INSTRUCTORS Karen Rowles (Course Lead) Office: M3062 Telephone: (403) 332-4061 Cell: (403) 315-2089 E-mail: [email protected] Maralon Bevans Office: M3126 Telephone: (403) 332-5242 Cell: (403) 330-8513 E-mail: [email protected] Kyle Johnson Office: M3070 Telephone: (403) 332-4537 Cell: (403) 795-1605 E-mail: [email protected] Tara Vande Griend Office: M3063 Telephone: (403) 332-5256 Cell: (403) 894-0866 E-mail: [email protected] Crystal Olsen Office: M3044 Telephone: (403) 332-4536 Cell: (403) 360-6681 E-mail: [email protected] Ali Bowden Office: M3011 Telephone: (403) 332-4097 Cell: (403) 715-9535 E-mail: [email protected] Ryan Waldorf Office: M3068 Telephone: (403) 332-4066 Cell: (403) 795-1825 E-mail: [email protected] Isabel Wilde Office: M3116 Telephone: (403) 332-5214 Cell: (406) 315-3777 E-mail: [email protected] Heidi Veldman Office: M3060 Telephone: (403) 332-4576 Cell: (403) 332-0626 E-mail: [email protected] SIMULATION HEALTH CENTRE INSTRUCTORS Lorelei Leflar Office: M2017 Telephone: (403) 329-2025 E-mail: [email protected] Sharon Dersch Office: M3112 Telephone: (403) 332-4092 E-mail: [email protected] COURSE DESCRIPTION This practice course offers students more independent and advanced nursing experience in increasingly complex learning situations. Students work collaboratively with individuals, families, and populations who have acute and chronic health challenges in community and institutional settings. Contact hours per week: 0-0-18 Pre-requisite: Completion of all Year Two requirements in the NESA BN Program OR completion of the first three semesters in the BN After Degree program Co-requisites: NURS 3230 COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: 1. Describe the organizational structure, health care services and roles and functions for the multidisciplinary team in the acute setting. 2. Describe health promotion, illness prevention, maintenance, and restoration and palliation strategies in the acute setting. 3. Plan and prioritize care based on initial and ongoing assessments of clients with health disruptions. 4. Implement and evaluate client focused interventions and outcomes which reflect appropriate nursing process and approaches to health disruptions while considering cultural diversity, lifespan and family. 5. Communicate and collaborate effectively with clients, families and the multidisciplinary team in the acute setting to achieve client centered goals. 6. Make evidence based clinical decisions that promote client and family health and well being and take an active role in the teaching/learning process by facilitating the scholarly exchange of ideas with other health care professionals. 7. Practice according to the CARNA Practice Standards, CNA Code of Ethics and BN Programs NESA Student Handbook. PRACTICE DAYS Monday & Tuesday OR Thursday & Friday, with the possibility of Saturday & Sunday as per the course section practice schedule PRACTICE ORIENTATION Students will be expected to come prepared for two mandatory orientations: (a) Skills lab orientation at the University of Lethbridge Simulation Health Center and, (b) Practice orientation at the assigned practice site. 2 SKILLS LAB Dates Time Day Section # Instructor Monday 0800-1430 (M/T) X Pincher Creek Crystal Olsen January 9th 0800-1430 (M/T) XA Raymond Maralon Bevans AND 0800-1430 (M/T) XB Taber Ryan Waldorf Tuesday January 10th Dates Time Day Section # Instructor Thursday 0730-1345 (Th/F) XD Unit 3C Tara Vande Griend January 12th 0730-1345 (Th/F) XE Pincher Creek Crystal Olsen AND 0730-1345 (Th/F) XI Unit 4C Karen Rowles Friday January 13th 1215-1830 (Th/F) XJ Unit 4A Ali Bowden 1215-1830 (Th/F) XC Unit 4C Kyle Johnson 1630-2245 (Th/F) XF Raymond Isabel Wilde 1630-2245 (Th/F) XH Unit 4A Heidi Veldman PRACTICE SITE: NURS X (Pincher Creek), XA (Raymond), XB (Taber) Monday, January 16th NURS XC (Unit 4C), XD (Unit 3C), XE (Pincher Creek), XF (Raymond), XH (Unit 4A), XI (Unit 4C), XJ ((Unit 4A), Thursday, January 19th REQUIRED RESOURCES Texts/Journals: Medical /Surgical text from 2nd year: Lewis, S.M. Heitkemper, M.M., Dirksen, S.R., O’Brien, P.G., & Bucher, L. (2010). Medical-surgical nursing in Canada: Assessment and management of clinical problems (2nd Canadian ed.). (M.A. Barry, S. Goldsworthy, & D. Goodridge, Canadian Eds.). Toronto: Elsevier Science Canada. Nursing Fundamentals text from 2nd year: Potter, P. A., & Perry, A. G. (2009). Canadian fundamentals of nursing (4th ed.). (J. C. Ross-Kerr & M. J. Wood, Canadian Eds.). Toronto, ON: Elsevier Canada. Pharmacology reference of your choice Online: Online Learning Modules and Discussion Forums on Moodle. https://moodle.uleth.ca/ 3 RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Texts/Journals: Drug Calculation text: Predhan, B. (2009). Henke’s Med-Math (1st ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Willians & Wilkins. Laboratory Values text Online: Online Learning links available on Moodle. https://moodle.uleth.ca/ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS All practice courses require students to have access to the Internet. The syllabus and resources, including documents, videos and links, are posted on the Moodle site: https://moodle.uleth.ca/. If students are having difficulty with Moodle, they may call John Kometz at the Curriculum Re-Development Centre (CRDC): 403.382.7146. If students are having difficulty with Internet access, they may call the IT Solutions Centre at 403.329.2490. PRACTICE COURSES REQUIREMENTS ITEM DUE DATE HOW SUBMIT TO/TRACKED BY Medication Every semester Moodle Clinical Instructor Calculation Quiz Anaphylaxis Annual AHS Extranet Clinical Instructor Module IV Management Annual Moodle/ Wendy Herbers Exam AHS Extranet ACE Annual Moodle Wendy Herbers WHMIS Annual Moodle Wendy Herbers It’s Your Move Annual Simulation Health Centre Wendy Herbers Influenza/H1N1 Annual Self Wendy Herbers Vaccinations CPR-HCP Annual Self Wendy Herbers N-95 Mask Fitting Bi-annual Self Wendy Herbers PRACTICE ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION The practice experience, assignments and evaluation related to the practice course will be graded either a “pass” or “fail”. All assignments are compulsory and will be included in the NESA BN Program’s practice evaluation tool; thus they will be considered when assigning a grade for the course. All written assignments must demonstrate scholarly writing. 1) Orientation (Skills Lab AND Practice Site) Students will be expected to come prepared for two mandatory orientations: (a) skills lab orientation at the University of Lethbridge Simulation Health Center and, (b) practice orientation at the assigned practice site. The orientation dates/times for the Simulation Health Center (Skills Lab) and practice site are provided on page(s) 2-3. Please wear your uniform and NESA BN Programs ID and bring your stethoscope and health assessment text. Due Date: Per ‘PRACTICE ORIENTATION’ 4 2) Simulation Lab Experience Students will be expected to come prepared for two mandatory simulation lab experiences at University of Lethbridge Simulation Health Center (M2020). Please wear your uniform, stethoscope, and NESA BN Programs ID and bring your health assessment text. It is expected that you review the scenarios and complete the assigned case study questions prior to the experience. Due Date: Per Practice Schedule 3) Learning Plan Students will develop an individualized learning plan relevant to the acute setting and the students’ identified learning needs. The learning plan will include a minimum of two broad goals that are supported by at least three learning objectives that address knowledge, skill and attitude learning needs. Each goal should be directly related to an individual CARNA Nursing Practice Standard Indicator, as in the CARNA Continuing Competence expectations. Each goal should demonstrate depth of learning with measurable learning objectives and clearly described learning resources and activities. The learning plan should be developed in consultation with the practice instructor. The learning plan will be submitted to the clinical instructor in a format as requested by the instructor. Based on feedback from your clinical instructor, you may be required to amend and re-submit your learning plan. The students will meet individually with the instructor prior to the midterm evaluation and final evaluations to review the learning plan. It is expected that one of the learning plan goals/objectives should be achieved prior to the midterm evaluation. The remainder of the learning plan goals/objectives must be achieved prior to the final evaluation. Due date: Week 2 of the practicum. 4) In-conference Participation Students will be required to participate in on-site clinical conferences. These conferences will be held every clinical day for approximately one hour. The conferences will allow students to discuss clinical issues and topics that arise out of their clinical experiences, and students will be expected to participate actively in the discussions to receive a passing grade. Conference participation will provide students with the opportunity to reflect on their nursing practice Due Date: Ongoing 5) Reflective Journals Students are required to do a minimum of six reflective journals (per instructor discernment) throughout the clinical experience. The following