N 340 Women's Health & Illness in The Expanding Family & N345 Clinical Practicum
Class Schedule:
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Week 1: 8/24/11 Darwin 37 2 to 4:40 |
Introduction, Course Assignments Clinicals: All information for clinicals is listed under the N345 link to the left.
QSEN Care of Patients: A conceptual, holistic view of problems and solutions! Begin Normal Intrapartum |
Introduction: To get yourself oriented to this course, please familiarize yourself with this Web Site. I will not be reviewing this course in great detail, so if you have questions be sure to raise them in class! Thanks. Note: anything in this column that is indented and says Other useful information is interesting, but is not imperative that you visit these links. Effectively using the textbook, its accompanying resources and this website. Check out the childbirth video (in Resources chapter 19 Prepare for class, clinical or lab) Using the ATI Module. Tests: Are on-line. If you have disability verification to take pencil and paper tests please t me know! What is Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN)? Fishbone Diagrams: Problem and Solution. Print a copy of each of these! Readings: Lowdermilk Chapters 16 and 19. Study Guide for labor and delivery. Note: You do not have to do the study guides, they just provide a focus for the readings. They are a tool I developed. ATI: Intrapartum: Chapters 11, 12 (non-pharmacological pain management), 13 (up to continuous FHR monitoring) and 14. Stages of Labor Table: Bring to class.
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Week 2: 8/31/11 |
Continue Normal Intrapartum Normal Postpartum |
Readings: Lowdermilk: Chapters 17 (pp 386-397), 20, 21 & 22. Review: ATI: Intrapartum : Chapters 11, 12 (non-pharmacological pain management), 13 (up to continuous FHR monitoring) and 14 and postpartum Review: ATI: postpartum: Chapters 17, 18 and 19 Postpartum case studies: (bring to class) Fishbone Diagrams: Problem and Solution. Print a copy of each of these! We will be using for the case studies.
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Week 3: 9/7/11
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Normal Newborn & Breastfeeding
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Readings: Lowdermilk Chapters 23, 24, 25, and pp. 841-844; 853 (group B strep); 867-873 (jaundice). Review: ATI: Low-risk newborn: Chapters 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27: hypoglycemia, RDS, LGA, SGA, hyperbilirubinemia, posterm Modules Due: Module 2: Pharmacology and Module 3: Infant Nutrition.
View these before class and jot down any questions you may and we will discuss in class:
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Week 4: 9/14/11
Stevenson 2044
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Exam #1 Normal Intrapartum, Postpartum and the Newborn
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Exam #1
Discussion of criteria for the Evidence Based Practice Summary Brief . Evidence-Based Practice: JOGNN does a Current Resources for Evidence-Based Practice. Go to: SSU Library homepage. In top box, pick Journal title. Type in JOGNN and Search. Click on electronic (#2). Click on Wiley. In the top right hand Search Box leave as in this journal. In the box below type in Current Resources for Evidence-Based Practice and click the arrow. You can open different articles and peruse for topics. Check it out!! Check out the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health for ideas. Check out SSU embedded library databases! It searches the databases you select all at once! Great way to start. Current Nursing: Open access nursing research and review articles. Click on research and scroll down to Open Access Journals. This is a great resource for EBP!
How EBP relates to Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN). Minimizing the risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance |
| Week 5: 9/21/11 | High Risk Intrapartum | Readings: Chapters 18, 28 (pp 680-687), & 33 33 (start on page 791) High Risk Intrapartum Study Guide #2 Review: ATI: Chapters 13, 15 and 16. Check out before class: NIH Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights Conference: 3/2010 |
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Week 6: 9/28/11
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Continue High Risk Intrapartum Guest Speaker: Karen Clark |
Reading: Lowdermilk: Chapters 27 and 17 (pp 397-413) High Risk Intrapartum Study Guide #1 Terri DelCarlo's HTN worksheet
Review: ATI: Chapter 12 (pharmacologic pain management)
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Week 7: 10/5/11
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High Risk Postpartum
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Readings: Lowdermilk: Chapters 34, 32 (pp. 767-776), Chapter 11 (234-238). High Risk Postpartum Study Guide Review: ATI: Postpartum Complication: Chapters 20, 21 and 22. High Risk Postpartum Case Studies. Please read these and have a basic understanding of the nursing diagnoses and interventions including how you would prioritize the care. Please bring these to class. We will be dividing into groups to present your solutions based on the SBAR format. Other useful information:
Modules Due: Module 4: High Risk Postpartum Illnesses and Module 5: World Birth Day (MRES 9058). (Do in a group and post) |
Week 8: 10/12/11
Stevenson 2044 |
Exam #2 High Risk Intrapartum and Postpartum
Culturally Competent Care for Childbearing Families (including adolescent pregnancy) |
Exam #2
Readings: Lowdermilk: 2 & Cultural beliefs-cultural traditions pages listed in Index (p.980). Other useful information:
Midterm Evaluation: Please go to the N 340 Moodle homepage, assessments and complete the evaluation. Thanks! |
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Week 9: 10/19/11
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Normal Antepartum
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Readings: Lowdermilk: Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 26 Review: ATI: Chapters 3, 4 5 and 6. Modules Due: Module 6: Nutritional Health During Pregnancy Check out before class:
Note: Next week you will be presenting a case study to the class. You have been randomly assigned to one of 5 groups. Please print your case study and bring it with you to class next week as you will have some time to meet with your group to discuss how you will organize your presentation.
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Week 10: 10/26/11
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High Risk Antepartum
Fetal Development including antepartum testing |
Readings: Lowdermilk: Chapters 28 (pp. 670-680), 33 (pp 779-792), 29 and 30 (719 - 722). High Risk Antepartum Study Guide Review: ATI: Chapters 7, 8, 9 and 10; Chapter 27: neonatal substance withdrawal. Discussion: Groups will lead discussion on each of these case studies. Yep! They are all true!
Readings: Lowdermilk: Chapter 12 and 26 Fetal Development and Testing Study Guide Review: Review: ATI: Chapter 6; Chapter 27: neonatal substance withdrawal. Module 7: She's Pregnant and She's a Junkie (VHS 2447). 44 min. 1992 so old, but will get you a bit riled up! (Do in a group and post.)
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Week 11: 11/2/11 |
Reproductive Health Care Issues: STIs, Contraception |
Readings: Lowdermilk: Chapters 7 & 8 (pp 169-189). Review: ATI Chapter 1 Other interesting sites!: |
Week 12: 11/9/11
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Infertility, Pregnancy Termination and Loss
Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Childbearing: Genetics |
Readings: Lowdermilk: Chapters: 8 (189-192), 9, 28 (670-680), 38, & adoption: pp. 208-209. Infertility, Pregnancy Termination and Loss Study Guide Other interesting information!:
Reading: Lowdermilk: Chapter 3
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Week 13: 11/16/11 Stevenson 2044 |
Exam #3
Junior Group Advising N 380/N385 information meeting |
Antepartum, reproductive health
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11/23/11 |
Thanksgiving Break!! | Eat Turkey, Be Happy |
Week 14 11/30/2011 Stevenson 2044 |
Exam #4: NCLEX Review (ATI Secured Test)
Developmental Perspective: Women's Health Issues Political issues that impact women's health care |
Exam #4: ATI proctored exam Review: ATI: review the entire Maternal Newborn Module. Practice tips for taking the ATI exam and Review the ATI Policy and Remediation plan that can be found in the Student Handbook (Appendix 7). General advice for taking NCLEX style (such as ATI) tests.
Readings: Lowdermilk Chapters 1, 5, 7, 11 & 12
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Week 15: 12/7/11 |
Domestic Violence Attendance at this class is mandatory 9-10 general information 10:20 to 11:40: YWCA Safe house presentation.
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Readings: Lowdermilk: Chapter. 5. I am getting $200 in Target and Safeway gift certificates for the women in the YWCA emergency shelter. I will be passing around and envelope in class so that if you want to contribute some money towards the gift certificates you can. This will be on a “love offering” basis only. You are not obligated to contribute. Cycle of Violence and Power Wheels
Please Complete N 340 and N 345 (women's health) Course Evaluations. Please go to the N 340 Moodle Questionnaires and complete the evaluations. There are two. One is N 340 final evaluation for this course. The End of Course survey is to give you a chance to evaluate the class and the clinical together! If you are just finishing up the women's health clinical please complete the N 345 evaluation also. SETE evaluations: Please also complete the Student Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness. You will need to complete them for Jeanette Koshar (N 340) and N345: Kaiser: for Karen Clark OR Sutter: Cathy Clark Your time is valuable and I really do use these to improve the courses for next year. Thanks!
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Week 16: 12/14/11 |
Exam #4: NCLEX Review (second ATI Secured Test) Stevenson 2055 from 9-11am. |
Review: ATI: Basic concepts. Review the DON's ATI Policy. If you scored less than a Level 2, complete the remediation activities. |
Email: jeanette.koshar@sonoma.edu