UTTYLER/NURS3611 Fall 2019

NURS 3611 Medical Surgical Ⅰ

Fall 2019
Course Description: Preamble: This is a traditional course taught in the classroom setting. It will introduce
holistic nursing care of adults experiencing acute or chronic illness in selected structured
settings.

Course Description: Medical-Surgical Nursing I focus on nursing practice with

adults experiencing a wide range of acute and chronic alterations in health.
Health promotion strategies and health care principles are examined with an
emphasis on endocrine system disorders; care of the patient with peri-
operative care, including surgical procedures, pre-operative care, post-
operative care, aseptic technique, and complications associated with surgery.
Course Credit: 5 (2 Class/3 Clinical)
Classroom and Theory: 45hours
Lab/clinical hours: Lab: 15 hours
Clinic: 72 hours
Class time: All classes are from Aug. 26th to Dec.6th
Classroom time: Monday, 8am-11am
Lab time: Friday, 2pm-5pm (Aug. 26th—Sep. 30th)
Clinical time: Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm (Sep. 30th — Dec.6th)
Instructor(s): Qian Gao
Contact Office: BRB
Information: Office Hours: Online and by appointment
Email: qgao@patriots.uttyler.edu
Phone: 858-717-9057

Tyler Clinical: Shiying Huang

Office: BRB
Office Hours: Online and by appointment
Email: shuang@patriots.uttyler.edu
Phone: 858-717-9037
Required Materials: Lewis, S. L., Dirksen, S. R., Heikemper, M. M., Bucher, L., & Harding, M. M.
(2014) Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of
clinical problems (9th ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby. ISBN 978-0-
323-08678-3
NCLEX software: NCLEX-RN 10,000 powered by PrepU. ISBN:9781451116014
Course Objectives: At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Discuss the factors that influence an individual's ability to tolerate
surgery.
2. Describe the nurses’ role in educating the patient pre and
postoperatively.
3. Discuss populations at risk for complications related to surgery.
4. Demonstrate competence with devices used to prevent complications
of immobility.

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5. Demonstrate professional values that employ ethical, legal, and moral

standards in caring for patients and their families with medical/surgical
conditions.

Skills Lab Objectives:

Upon completion of this lab the student will:
1. Perform proper technique for suture and staple removal.
2. Demonstration of data gathering related to the skin.
3. Perform dressing change using medical and surgical asepsis.
4. Demonstration proper care of posting surgical drainage unit.
5. Perform wound ulcer care.
6. Demonstrate competence with devices used to prevent complications of
immobility.
Grading Policies: Grading Information and Course Requirements Final grades for the course will
be determined based upon the following point assignments:
A - 90-100 B - 80-89 C - 70-79 D - 60-69 F - Below 60

Five (5) points will be deducted for each day an assignment is late (including
weekends) if prior arrangements have not been made with the course
instructors. Final assignments for the course must be submitted on time, i.e.
will not be accepted late.

Grades will not be rounded when calculating the average (79.5 is not rounded
to 80 and 89.5 is not rounded to 90).

Reading Assignments: Assigned readings in graduate education are the

beginning, not the endpoint. These readings will point you in the direction of
continued reading and pondering of your scholarly thoughts. Each participant
is responsible for completing the reading assignments in a timely manner.
Deadlines are listed in the Course Schedule.

Discussion and written assignments are made with the assumption that
required reading assignments are completed prior to completion of discussion
and written assignments.
Grading Criteria: Grading Information
Assignments
1 5%
2 5%
3 5%
4 5%
5 5%

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Exam (Mutiple choices, 40-50 questions, online tests, and graded by testing
center)
1 10%
2 10%
3 10%
4 10%
5 10%
Final Exam 25%
Total 100%

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019-2020

Fall Semester 2019
AUGUST
AUGUST 2019 26 Class Begin
S M T W T F S 28 Class: Care of the Perioperative Patient
1 2 3 Read the chapter 30 & 31 before next class
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Assignment 1: Describe the nurses’ role in
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 educating the patient pre and postoperatively.
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Due to 09/05 23:59
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 Lab practice

SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 2019 2 Labor Day holiday
S M T W T F S 4 Class: Care of Patients with Oncology
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Disorders
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Read chapter 27 before the next class
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 6 Lab
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9 Census Date; deadline for all registrations and
29 30 schedule changes
11 Class: Care of Patients with Hematology
Assignment 2: Group Project Due to 09/19
23:59
13 Lab
18 Exam 1 (8:00am to 9:30 am during the class)
Class: Care of the Patient with Upper
Respiratory Disorders
Read chapter 29 before the next class
20 Lab
25 Class: Care of the Patient with Lower
Respiratory Disorders

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Assignment 3: Case studies Due to 10/03

23:59
27 Lab
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 2019 2 Class: Care of the Patient with Obstructive
S M T W T F S Respiratory Disorders
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Read chapter 34, 35, and article 1 before the
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 next class. Watch video for Cystic Fibrosis.
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 4 Clinic
Assignment 4: Case Studies Due to 10/10
23:59

9 Exam 2 (8:00am to 9:30 am during the class)

Class: Care of the Patient with Hypertension
11 Clinic
16 Class: Care of the Patient with Heart Failure
and PVD
Read chapter 46, 47 and article 2 before the
next class. Watch video 3 for CAD
18 Clinic
23 Exam 3 (8:00am to 9:30 am during the class)
Class: Care of the Patient with Renal
Disorders
Read chapter 49 before the next class
Assignment 5: Presentation Due to 10/31
23:59
25 Clinic
30 Class: Care of the Patient with Diabetes
Mellitus
Read chapter 42 and article 3 before the next
class
Watch video 2 for Diabetes
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 2019 1 Clinic
S M T W T F S 6 Exam 4 (8:00am to 9:30 am during the class)
1 2 Class: Care of the Patient with Upper Gastro-
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Intestinal Disorders
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Read chapter 43 before the next class
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 8 Clinic
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 13 Class: Care of the Patient with Lower Gastro-
Intestinal Disorders
Read chapter 54 & 55 before the next class
15 Clinic

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20 Class: Care of the Patient with Reproductive

Disorders
22 Clinic
25-30 Thanksgiving holidays
DECEMBER
DECEMBER 2019 4 Exam 5 (8:00am to 9:30 am during the class)
S M T W T F S Class: Final exam review
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 Clinic Exam
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 Final Exam
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 End of term
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30