Kent State University
• Welcome to Introduction to Professional Nursing
• Rebecca Goske, BSN, MSEd.
How to Contact Me:
• Email: [email protected]
• Office: Rm 390, Henderson– After class, Fridays, 1:00 – 1:30
Dates to Remember
• Test #1 – Friday, Sept. 22nd, 12:05 – 12:55
• Test #2- Friday, Nov. 3rd, 12:05 – 12:55
• Final Exam- (tentative)- Friday, Dec. 15, 3:15 – 5:30 pm
• **You must bring your ID with you or you will not be allowed to sit for the exam**
Other Dates to Remember
• Friday, Sept. 29th, ANA President visits
• Friday, Nov. 10th, NO CLASS- Veteran’s Day
• Friday, Nov. 24th, NO CLASS- Thanksgiving Break
Course Materials
• Notes, syllabus, announcements, grades will all be posted on Web Vista. Code for syllabus = n1005016; instructor- Perkowski
• www.vista.kent.edu• http://reserves.library.kent.edu/eres/default.aspx• Book- Blais, K.K., Hayes, J.S., Kosier, B., Erb,
G. (2006) Professional Nursing Practice (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Chapter One Highlights
• Critical thinking exercise – Time management (p. 8)
• Suggestions for dealing with faculty – (p. 10)
• Suggestions for study-skills enhancement – (p. 10)
KSU College of Nursing
• Established in 1967• Largest College of
Nursing in Ohio- 98th percentile in size in the U.S.
• Offers entry level ADN, BSN programs
• LPN & RN completion programs
• MSN, Post graduate, certificate programs
• Joint PhD program
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KSU College of Nursing
• Program includes liberal arts, science, math, nursing theory, and clinical requirements
• The nursing curriculum provides a general professional nursing education organized in terms of ascending complexity
• Curriculum focuses on promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health of individuals, families, groups and communities
KSU College of Nursing (CON)
• BSN program prepares general practitioners – “Generalists” – beginning practitioners (still require a license to practice)
• MSN program prepares specialists in the nursing field – CNS (Clinical Nurse Specialist), NP (Nurse Practitioner)
CON Conceptual Framework
Central Concepts– Person - Contains a variety of dimensions which
make up an individual (Biological, psychological, social, spiritual)
– Society – Environment– Health – Determined by the consumer (client, patient)– Nursing – A discipline and a profession
• http://fpsrv.dl.kent.edu/conss/rn_bsn_msn/page09.htm
Conceptualization Made Easy
• Conceptual framework:– a group of related
concepts– An overall view to
focus thoughts
Concepts
• The building blocks of theory
• Ideas or mental images of phenomena
• ( pg 96 -97 Blais)
Terms of Admission to CON*
• Active application• Overall GPA 2.5• Science GPA 2.5• Completion of 30 semester hours course work• Office of Student services – Curtis Good
• *These are up for review due to the difficulty accommodating all of the applicants
Questions For Discussion
• What attracted you to Nursing?
• Do you have family members in Nursing?
• Male family members in Nursing?
• Is this your first choice of career?
• What do you want to do with this career?
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