Kent State University

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Kent State University

• Welcome to Introduction to Professional Nursing
• Rebecca Goske, BSN, MSEd.

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How to Contact Me

• Email bgoske_at_gmail.com
• Office Rm 390, Henderson
• After class, Fridays, 100 130

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Dates to Remember

• Test 1 Friday, Sept. 22nd, 1205 1255
• Test 2- Friday, Nov. 3rd, 1205 1255
• Final Exam- (tentative)- Friday, Dec. 15, 315
  530 pm
• You must bring your ID with you or you will not
  be allowed to sit for the exam

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Other Dates to Remember

• Friday, Sept. 29th, ANA President visits
• Friday, Nov. 10th, NO CLASS- Veterans Day
• Friday, Nov. 24th, NO CLASS- Thanksgiving Break

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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.

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Chapter One Highlights

• Critical thinking exercise Time management (p.
  8)
• Suggestions for dealing with faculty (p. 10)
• Suggestions for study-skills enhancement (p.
  10)

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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

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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)

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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.h
  tm

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Conceptualization Made Easy

• Conceptual framework
• a group of related concepts
• An overall view to focus thoughts

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Concepts

• The building blocks of theory
• Ideas or mental images of phenomena
• ( pg 96 -97 Blais)

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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

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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?