RNSG 1412/1262 – Childbearing/Childrearing Nursing (RRC)



Orientation

  • When:
    • Purple: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 8 a.m.
    • Teal: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
  • Where:
    • Purple: RRC 3339
    • Teal: RRC 3339
  • Read the syllabi for RNSG 1412 (lecture) and 1262 (clinical) located on the Blackboard sites.

Class Schedule

  • When:
    • Purple: Tuesdays, 8 a.m. – noon; 12:10 – 1:20 p.m.
    • Teal: Tuesdays, 1:25 – 5:25 p.m.; 5:35 – 6:35 p.m.
  • Where:
    • Purple: RRC 3339
    • Teal: RRC 3339
  • Calendar (Purple-003): PDF | Google Calendar (tentative until first day of class)
  • Calendar (Teal-004): PDF | Google Calendar (tentative until first day of class)

Required Texts

  • McKinney, E. S., James, S. R., Murray, S. S., Nelson, K., A., Ashwell, J., W. (2022). Maternal-Child Nursing (6th ed.). Elsevier/Saunders.
  • EHR Tutor: https://my.ehrtutor.com (or EHR access linked through ATI if previously purchased)
  • All students must purchase EHR (or EHR access linked through ATI if previously purchased) for use in class, lab, and simulations.

Skills Labs

  • When: See the calendar for dates of Pediatric and Obstetric labs and simulations.

Exams

  • When: Check the calendar for specific exam dates.
  • Where: RRC Computer Lab, 3rd floor
  • There will be four semester tests and a comprehensive final exam. There will be ATI Practice and Content Mastery Exams.

Dosage Calculation Exam

  • When and where: See calendar.
  • All students must take a dosage and calculation exam. Students must successfully pass this exam with a score of 90% or higher to administer medications in the clinical setting and to continue in any Level 3 course. Students have 3 opportunities to demonstrate proficiency on the dosage and calculations exam.

Level Mastery Skills Check-off

  • When:
    • Purple: Thursday, January 23, 2025 or Friday, January 24, 2025, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    • Teal: Friday, January 24, 2025, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Where: RRC Skills Lab. Room TBD. An instructor will come to get students when it is their turn.
  • What to bring: Lab kits with skills equipment, ACC uniform, and closed-toe shoes.
  • There will be a comprehensive Mastery Skills Check-off over previously learned skills to include a sterile procedure, medication administration and documentation.
  • Any of the following may be included for mastery: medication administration (IM, SQ, IVP, IVPB), catheterization (Foley), tracheostomy care and suctioning.
  • Each student will receive a patient scenario and complete the skills performance within 30 minutes, including documentation.
  • Each student must successfully complete the Mastery Skills Check-off to continue in any Level 3 course.

Clinical Schedule

  • When and where: See Blackboard.
  • Clinical experience consists of two 5-week rotations divided into a pediatric and an obstetric rotation. Students who are simultaneously enrolled in the Mental Health course will have three 5-week rotations. The day of the week assigned may vary from rotation to rotation. There may be some weeks with 2 clinical days assigned. Changes to clinical rotation placement are not allowed. Each clinical rotation has a separate orientation component.

Clinical Preparation

Purple:

  • If you have questions regarding Purple Pedi clinical, contact Professor Jacy Day, RN, MSN-NE, RNC-NIC at [email protected].
  • If you have questions regarding Purple OB clinical, contact Professor Nina Jackson, RN, PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM at [email protected].

Teal:

  • If you have questions regarding Teal Pedi clinical, contact Professor Sarwat Pellegrini, RN, MSN at [email protected].
  • If you have questions regarding Teal OB clinical, contact Professor Megan Reyes RN, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM at [email protected].

Pediatric Rotation

  • When: Pediatric clinical days consist of 12 hours on Wednesday or Thursday (possibly some Fridays). Some weeks may require two clinical days in one week. See clinical rotation schedule on Blackboard for specific information and additional simulation clinical times.
  • Where: Dell Children’s Medical Center, school nursing at various locations, home health nursing at various locations.
  • Specific groups and dates assigned the week before semester begins.

Obstetric Rotation

  • When: OB clinical days consist of 8 or 12 hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. See the clinical rotation schedule on Blackboard for specific information and additional simulation clinical times.
  • Where: SDHs, Ascension Facilities, and TBD
  • Specific groups assigned the week before semester begins.

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