Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Course Description
Provides a conceptual base for the practice of professional nursing. The changing
and expanding roles of the professional nurse in the health care delivery system are
explored, with an emphasis on professional behavior, ethics, evidence-based
practice and informatics. Lecture three hours.
Prerequisite: Admission to Clinical Nursing program or instructor permission.
Corequisite: NURS 112 and NURS 113 Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
Required Texts
Black, B.P. (2014). Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges (7 th ed.). St. Louis,
MO.: Saunders.
ISBN: 978-1-4557-0270-1
Staff. California Advanced Directive. St. Louis, MO.: Professional Media Resources
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Course Requirements
Course Structure
N111 meets three hours every Thursday for lecture in room 1029/1033. In addition there
are numerous assignments, quizzes, and exams. While faculty lectures numerous
times, many guest speakers are invited in to add their expertise to particular topics.
It is strongly recommended that students access the course SacCT site at least twice
weekly. This will ensure that no important announcements are missed and that
quizzes/assignments are completed on time.
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Assignments/Examinations
Required assignments/examinations for NURS 111 are 8 quizzes, 3 exams, Internet
assignment, Image assignment, Culture Presentation.
Please see course outline and weekly content for due dates and instructions.
Please see Missed Exams for further information.
The faculty strongly recommends exam reviews in small groups (1-3 students per
computer) prearranged with course faculty. Email professor to set up appointments.
Note that exam reviews are not held within three school days prior to an exam.
**See TCO next page
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Week
Topic
Faculty
Assignment(s) Due
Week 1
Sept. 4
Baldock
Heaser/Met (c)
Week 2
Sept. 11
Ethics (Black 5)
Altmann (c)
Baldock
**Ethics Quiz
Week 3
Sept. 18
Baldock
** Professionalism &
Socialization Quiz
Internet Assignment due
Baldock
Keegan
Keegan
Test 1
Baldock
Baldock
**History Quiz
Kelly (c)
Education (Black 7)
Baldock
Lozano (c)
Keegan
Week 4
Sept. 25
Week 5
Oct. 2
Week 6
Oct. 9
Week 7
Oct. 16
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Week 8
Oct. 23
Hall (c)
Keegan
Week 9
Oct. 30
Keegan
Advanced Directives
(bring booklet to class)
Laverty (c)
Vourakis (c)
**Theory Quiz
Cultural Test Questions Due
Baldock
**Research Quiz
Morrow (c)
Week 10
Nov. 6
Week 11
Nov. 13
Week 12
Nov. 20
Baldock
Baldock
Week 13
Nov 27
Thanksgiving
Week 14
Dec 4
Keegan
Week 15
Dec 11
Baldock
Finals Week
BaldockKeegan
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Submission
Method
150
(75 each)
Individual
Proctored exam
180
Individual
Proctored exam
80
(10 each)
Individual
Online quiz
Individual
Assignment drop
box
25
Individual or
Group up to 5
students
Assignments drop
box
Cultural Analysis
Presentation
100
Groups ( 4 to 5
members)
PowerPoint/ SacCT
TOTAL
605
Item
2 mid-term exams
Points
Final exam
8 quizzes
Informatics and the Internet
Paper
Professionalism and
Nursing Image Paper
20
Extra credit will be available and posted on the Sac Ct course site. Either two 10 point
assignments or a 10 point and two 5 point assignments per semester are accepted. In
other words, no more then a total of 20 points per student per semester. Total
extra credit points for the course cannot be greater than 3% of the total points possible.
The course cannot be passed using extra credit points; a grade of 73% must be met
without the addition of extra credit
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Course Percentage
93-100%
90-92.9%
87-89.9%
83-86.9%
80-82.9%
77-79.9%
73-76.9%
72.9% and below
Grades will be posted on an on-going basis in the online grade book. Students can
access these via the My Grades tool in SacCT.
Students are responsible for tracking and checking their own scores. Any inconsistency
noted should be reported promptly to the instructor.
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Quizzes
Quizzes will be available from 12 noon the day the on-line assignment is given until
0700 the following week. For example, if there was a quiz for the on-line content in
week 2, the quiz would be available from 1200 the day of the first class day until 0700
the second class day. Thus, you have one week to complete each quiz. A missed quiz
will result in a score of zero no quiz will be reset. 10 points out of 605 total points =
1.65% of your final grade so dont panic if you miss one quiz! Due dates for
assignments will be posted in the class schedule because they vary in duration.
Exam Review
Exam review is encouraged! The faculty strongly recommends small group reviews (1-3
students per computer) prearranged with faculty. Email faculty ahead to set up
appointment time for your group. Exam reviews will NOT be permitted within 3 school
days prior to an exam (for example, last review day prior to a Wednesday final would be
the Thursday before).
Electronic Devices
If using a computer during class time, you must sit in the last row of the classroom.
Laptops are to be used ONLY for note taking for the lecture of that day only. No audio or
video taping is allowed without explicit permission from each of the individuals being
taped.
University Policies
Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is ensured when a student completes academic work on his/her own
merit. This concept is violated when a student gains an unfair advantage over other
students such as is the case when copying others assignments, attempting to gain
knowledge of exam items or related content, or plagiarizing published works. If any part
of your written or verbal work is suspected of academic dishonesty (whether you
benefited from or provided an unfair advantage), the School of Nursing Student
Handbook requires notification of the Universitys Student Affairs office. Once academic
dishonesty is determined to have taken place, the assignment will not be accepted, will
receive a score of zero, and the student(s) will be subject to disciplinary action
including, but not limited to, course failure or program dismissal. It is your responsibility
to review the university policy and student handbook regarding academic honesty and
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plagiarism, to understand their definitions, and to consult with faculty if you need
assistance. See also the Sacramento State Policy Manual
(http://www.csus.edu/umanual/AcademicHonestyPolicyandProcedures.htm).
Student Conduct
Participation in nursing program obligates students to demonstrate professional
behavior at all times, adhering to the Student Code of Conduct found in the Student
Handbook (see also the statements in the School of Nursing Philosophy). Additionally,
students are expected to follow the University Student Code of Conduct
(http://www.csus.edu/umanual/student/UMS16150.HTM) and to adhere to all policies
found within the School of Nursing Student Handbook.
Violation of any of these principles, whether during class times or course-related
activities, may result in one or more of the following: letter of reprimand placed in the
student file; notice of jeopardy of failing a course; failure of a course; referral to
University Student Affairs; and/or dismissal from the nursing program and/or University.
Reasonable Accommodation
If you have a documented disability and verification from the Office of Services to
Students with Disabilities (SSWD), and wish to discuss academic accommodations,
please contact your instructor as soon as possible. It is the students responsibility to
provide documentation of disability to SSWD and meet with a SSWD counselor to
request special accommodation before classes start.
SSWD is located in Lassen Hall 1008 and can be contacted by phone at (916) 2786955 (Voice) or (916) 278-7239 (TDD only) or via email at sswd@csus.edu.
Special Note
Course policies are subject to change. It is the students responsibility to check SacCT
for corrections or updates to the syllabus. Any changes will be posted in SacCT.
University Resources
Sac State Library
As a Sac State student you have access to the various resources offered by the library
such as book checkout, study areas, computer labs, online tutorials, research
databases, etc. To learn more about available resources visit the Sac State Library
website (http://library.csus.edu/).
Student Computing Labs
Students can use any of the IRT managed student computer labs on campus. Visit the
University Labs website (http://www.csus.edu/uccs/labs/generalinfo/about.stm) for
information about locations, hours, and resources available.
Writing Center
The College of Health and Human Services Writing Center, located in Solano Hall 5000,
California State University, Sacramento
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is a program designed to assist students with all stages of writing from pre-writing
through editing a text utilizing a peer-tutoring environment. The Center is staffed by
graduate students from the English Department. If you have questions about the
Center, please call 916.278.7255.
Standards for Written Work
Written work should adhere to APA format.
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