Orientation Module July 13, 2009 Community Health Nursing NRSG
420A University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing
Department of Community-based Health
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Please listen to the podcast while viewing the following slides
to accomplish these objectives.. To know classroom and clinical
faculty and how to reach them To be familiar with syllabus
including required texts, how you will be evaluated, course
calendar, and resources provided in addendum To complete and submit
a student profile
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Some MYTHS You May Have Heard About This Class
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MYTH. This class does not matter, it does not add to my nursing
preparation.
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FACT: This course is important to your nursing preparation.
Here are some reasons why: You will see clients in own environment,
see the many influences affecting their health You will have an
opportunity to provide holistic nursing care
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Importance of this course to your nursing preparation
(continued). On NCLEX, Health Promotion and Maintenance is one of
the major content areas and accounts for 6-12% of questions Health
promotion and maintenance defined as the nurse providing and
directing nursing care of the client/family that incorporates the
knowledge of expected growth and development principles, prevention
and/or early detection of health problems and strategies to achieve
optimal health
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Importance of this course to your nursing preparation
(continued). Medical treatment can prevent only about 10% of early
deaths in US while population-focused public health approaches have
the potential to help prevent approximately 70% of early deaths by
targeting those factors that contribute to those deaths tobacco
use, diet and sedentary lifestyle Individual behaviors and
environmental factors are responsible for about 70% of all
premature deaths in the United States (Healthy People 2010)
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Importance of this course to your nursing preparation
(continued). Increase in maternal deaths; 3 studies showed that 40%
could have been prevented Number of uninsured children increasing
have higher incidence of preventable diseases than insured children
Neglect seen in 1 in 50 infants less than one year of age Gap in
life expectancy between affluent and poor is growing
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Yet there is less public health available in the US than is
needed.. The mean per capita spending for public health in
2004-2005 was $149, compared to $6,423 for overall health care
(http://www.fsu.edu/news/2006/07/19/healt h.spending/).
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MYTH. Students in NRSG 420 dont need to read the assigned
readings
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FACT: You need to read assigned readings to . Prepare for class
Understand material Prepare for quizzes & exams that will have
questions from readings
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MYTH.. NRSG 420 students lose their nursing skills..
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FACT: NRSG 420 will add to your nursing skills. Skills you will
learn or enhance.. Relationship building Providing emotional
support Holistic nursing care Pulling together/synthesize of
knowledge from previous classes and application to families and
populations Gaining autonomy in nursing role Referral to community
agencies, case management Strengthening assessment and teaching
skills you have learned
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What is this class about? Listen to the short video Public
Health Nursing: Its for you Write answers to the following
questions and bring with you to class on July 20 th : What comes
through as important to Public/Community Health Nurses? What caught
your attention or impressed you the most? Least? Were you surprised
by anything?
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What is this class about? REVIEW and note: Course title (cover
page) Course description (p 2) Course outcomes / competencies for
students (pp 4-5) Unit objectives (pp 5-9)
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Student Evaluation Classroom C or above to pass Clinical
Pass/fail
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Classroom Evaluation EXAMS Midterm 25% Final 35%
(comprehensive) Quizzes 5% ATI pass/fail Midterm & Final exam
scores posted on Blackboard under NRSG 420A
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Clinical Evaluation Each student will have formal clinical
evaluation at midterm and at end of semester using Clinical
Performance Evaluation Tool (CPET) Evaluation feedback by clinical
faculty on weekly basis, will be asked to sign that you have read
facultys feedback
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Professional behavior reflects being respectful and civil to
peers and faculty. Faculty retain option to ask students who are
disruptive to leave class. Enhancing Professional Behavior
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Examples of being disruptive include: Talking during class Cell
phones going off. Please turn cell phones, pagers, etc off or to
vibrate during class. Notify faculty before class if you are
expecting communication that is of an emergency nature Coming late
to class. If you come late to class, wait until break to get
handouts Leaving the room during the middle of class with no
explanation Enhancing Professional Behavior
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Students expected to prepare for class and clinical in advance,
but there is NO PRE-LAB for this clinical Students are expected to
attend class and clinical If unable to attend clinical, need to
notify your clinical faculty If unable to attend class, need to
notify Barbara Head (course coordinator) Students need to notify
Barbara Head(course coordinator) if unable to take an exam and to
arrange for make-up time Enhancing Professional Behavior
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Important Values Academic Integrity Any student who engages in
any form of cheating, plagiarism, or deception regarding classroom
assignments or clinical activities will be subject to disciplinary
action (page 12 of syllabus) Student Obligation to Provide Care If
you have a concern let your clinical faculty know as soon as
possible
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Bad Weather Policy if UNO closes because of bad weather, then
UNMC College of Nursing is closed
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Course Calendar Date, time and room for class Topic for class
Required readings for each class Due dates for assignments
mandatory clinical hours Indicates mandatory clinical hours other
than usual assigned clinical day (need to make up if not present)
Gives address and password to access assigned readings other than
from textbook eres.unomaha.edu (password ka420) eres.unomaha.edu
Only one assigned reading that will need to access from library
(print reserve)
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE TOOLS NEEDEDNUMBER TOOLS NEEDED PERCENT OF
GRADE INDIVIDUAL OR SHARED PROJECT FAMILY Generalized Family
Assessment (CHIRS, medication sheet, and Family Nursing Process)
and Specialized Assessment Clinical Tool (ADDENDUM D) 1 tool for
each family followed total of 2 will be completed during the
semester 10% Individual Student Assignment POPULATION
Community-Oriented Data Collection, Analysis and Health Program
Planning Tool (ADDENDUM C) Shared or 1 tool per population site 25%
Can be individual or shared Community-Oriented Nursing Process
Paper (Criteria for paper found in ADDENDUM A) Shared or 1 paper
per population site Can be individual or shared Community Forum
Class presentation of Population Project (ADDENDUM A) 1
presentation per population site Can be individual or shared
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Addendum A Criteria for grading Generalized Family Assessment
and Specialized Assessment Clinical Tools Criteria for grading
Community-Oriented Data Collection, Analysis and Health Program
Planning Tool, and Community-Oriented Nursing Process Paper
Criteria for Community Forum and Community Forum Peer Evaluation
Tool
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Addendum B Clinical Lab Responsibilities (covered in clinical
orientation) Need a car or plan for transportation Safety be aware,
do not go into situation that makes you feel uncomfortable, always
call and make appointment so clients are expecting you, do not
provide rides for anyone, only enter assigned client homes Uniform
see page 18 Students to maintain confidentiality at all times
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Addendums Addendum C & D are clinical tools needed for your
assignments Addendum E includes handouts that will be used for
either class or clinical Addendum F contains three case studies
that will be completed in later classes Addendum G includes web
sites that will help you in completing clinical assignments
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How NOT to be successful in this class
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How to be successful in this class You are strongly encouraged
to use your syllabus because: Has course topical outline to help
organize notes and to focus your study Has all assignments and due
dates, criteria for grading, criteria for how evaluated, forms that
will need in clinical settings, handouts used in class and
clinical, web sites, responsibilities need to fulfill in both
classroom and clinical settings to pass
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How to be successful in this class Participate Be prepared Be
respectful Open communication Represent UNMC well in community
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Watch ISMs (found on blackboard NRSG 420A under course
documents) Complete quiz at end of each ISM ISM Quizzes to be
completed by 8:00 am Wednesday July 16th By Thursday July 16
th
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It tells you what the course is about Something pink We may be
at the end, but we give a lot of places to go These are required #
of graded assignments, name them # families will follow What it
takes to pass this course You dont know me yet, but I help you get
a good picture of the family you will be following I am often
called the blue tool What I need to know about clinical Can you
recall
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Student Profile Please complete the following questions and
hand in at July 20 th class
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Please answer on sheet of paper: 1. What is your learning
style? How do you learn best? 2. Which teaching methods best help
you to learn? 3. What are your goals or expectations for this
class?
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THANKS FOR LISTENING Remember to Refer to your syllabus Note
and bring questions about the course to class Turn in student
profile on July 20th Welcome to the course from the 420A Summer
Faculty!