By: Dawn L. Simon KSU- SN

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Course of Study

• By Dawn L. Simon KSU- SN
• dweaver3_at_kent.edu

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Sophomore Experience

• Goals
• Safe administration of medications given orally,
  subcutaneously, and intramuscularly
• Competent head to toe assessment of patients
• Competent therapeutic communication with patients
• Competent vitals and documentation of vitals taken

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N20000 Professional Nursing Issues

• Topics covered
• Ethical issues in nursing
• APA writing format
• How to properly write a formal paper
• Nursing theorists

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N20030 Foundations of Nursing Intervention

• Competencies Safe administration of medications,
  interpersonal process recording,
  oral/subcutaneous/intramuscular medications,
  activities of daily living, and understanding
  which interventions are appropriate for different
  situations.
• Patient Teaching Medication side effects and
  reason for taking the given medications and how
  to properly do a dressing change with post-op
  adult patients.
• Evidence Based Practice The abdomen SQ site is
  the best site for insulin because its absorbed
  the quickest.
• Personal Reflection of this Experience My first
  clinical was for this course at Mercy Hospital.
  I got to work hands on and apply the information
  I learned during lecture.

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Junior Experience

• Goals
• Competent IV medication administration
• IV assessment, prevent complications related to
  IVs
• Provide competent care for adult and geriatric
  patients

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N30010 Parent and Newborn Nursing

• Competencies Head to toe assessment on mom and
  newborn, prevent complications related to
  postpartum, and computerized charting.
• Patient Teaching Teach mom how to provide
  activities of daily living for the baby and
  explain to mom what to expect with postpartum.
• Evidence Based Practice Signs and symptoms of
  pregnancy complications.
• Personal Reflection of this Experience This
  clinical was at Aultman Hospital. I got to care
  for two patients at once for the first time and I
  became more
• comfortable caring for babies.

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N30020 Healthcare of Children

• Competencies Provide care for children,
  calculate safe medication dosages for children,
  and therapeutically communicate/interact with
  children.
• Patient Teaching The importance of carbohydrate
  counting and how to properly use an insulin pump
  to a school age child.
• Evidence Based Practice Symptoms and treatment
  of pneumonia in children.
• Personal Reflection of this Experience This
  clinical was also at Aultman Hospital. I learned
  how to therapeutically talk to children and
  became more comfortable working with children.

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N30030 Nursing of Adults

• Competencies Take on two patients per clinical,
  provide care for patients with more advanced
  illnesses, safely perform blood transfusion, lab
  work interpretation, IV therapy, NG tubes, and
  tube feeds.
• Patient Teaching Warning signs of hypoglycemia
  and hyperglycemia, discharge teaching
• Evidence Based Practice Safe administration of
  Heparin
• Personal Reflection of this Experience This
  clinical experience was at Mercy Medical Center.
  During this clinical experience I became more
  confident in myself and what I was doing.

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N30040 Nursing of Adults and Rehab Needs /or
Gerontologic Changes

• Competencies Provide care and assessment for the
  elderly, recognize health changes in the elderly,
  trachea care, PEG tubes, how to properly treat
  pressure ulcers, and catheter insertion.
• Patient Teaching Fall prevention
• Evidence Based Practice Symptoms of a urinary
  infection in the elderly.
• Personal Reflection of this Experience This
  clinical experience was at the Hanover House. I
  developed a better understanding of the elderly
  as far as how to care for them and how the
  symptoms of certain
• illnesses differs with that age group.

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Senior Experience

• Goals
• Therapeutically communicate with the mentally ill
• Provide care for patients in the community
• Provide care for patients in the critical care
  setting
• Develop nursing leadership and management skills

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N40010 Nursing of the Critically Ill

• Competencies Provide safe care for PTs with a
  higher acuity than previous courses and how to
  ensure that life sustaining equipment is working
  properly.
• Patient Teaching Non-pharmacological pain
  management
• Evidence Based Practice The importance of oral
  care for intubated patients in the prevention of
  ventilator assisted pneumonia.
• Personal Reflection of this Experience My
  clinical experience was at Mercy Medical Center.
  This experience taught me a lot about how to use
  life sustaining equipment
• and how to manage an emergency situation.

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N40020 Community Health Nursing

• Competencies Understand the illnesses and
  problems affecting people in the community, be
  aware of resources offered in the community, care
  for people in the community
• Patient Teaching Resources available in the
  community to help individuals with limited
  incomes.
• Evidence Based Practice Resources available for
  people in the community without healthcare
  insurance and the amount of people in the
  community without healthcare insurance.
• Personal Reflection of this Experience During my
  clinical experience I went to various places in
  the community that I live in to learn how to
  properly care and become aware of resources
  available for those ill in the community as well
  as urban and rural communities.

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N40030 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Care

• Competencies Therapeutically communicate with
  the mentally ill and recognize how to de-escalate
  an escalated patient
• Patient Teaching Relaxation techniques and when
  to ask for medications.
• Evidence Based Practice Symptoms and prevention
  of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.
• Personal Reflection of this Experience This
  clinical experience was at Heartland Behavioral
  Healthcare. I learned what different variables
  cause a person to be mentally ill and how to be
  comfortable talking to someone with a mental
  illness.

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N40045 Integration of Leadership and Management
in Nursing

• Competencies Develop skills necessary to be a
  leader , be able to differentiate between a
  leader and a manager, and delegate tasks
  appropriately, provide care for up to four PTs,
  time management skills and the importance of
  prioritization.
• Patient Teaching Importance of ambulation after
  surgery.
• Evidence Based Practice The use of Aspirin over
  Lovenox for post-op patients in preventing blood
  clots.
• Personal Reflection of this Experience My
  clinical experience was at Affinity Hospital on a
  Med-Surg unit with a preceptor. I learned what
  its really like to be a nurse by independently
  providing care for numerous PTs and taking on
  more responsibilities for more PTs compared to
  previous courses.

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N40005 Professional Nursing Development

• Topics covered
• APA format
• Resume and cover letter development
• Skills for how to succeed in an interview
• Information regarding various nursing related
  topics including nursing errors, nurse burnout,
  and student nurse to RN transition.