TextbooksTopicGrading Component: 1MidtermFinalJACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGEASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSINGNUR 121PHARMACOLOGYSpring 08 SYLLABUS DEPARTMENT NursingCREDITS Three creditsINSTRUCTORMike McGlynn, MSN, RN, FNP (517) [email protected] Welcome to NUR 121, Pharmacology. This is a three credit course in beginning pharmacology for nursing students and other allied health students. It is also a good review for practicing nurses. Prerequisites for this course include 1) BIO 155 Anatomy and Physiology, or LPN 141 Body Structure and Function, or an equivalent Anatomy and Physiology class, and 2) MTH 110 or a basic algebra class. This course is offered entirely online, except for proctored midterm, math, and final exams (the math exam and midterm may be taken at thesame time to reduce your trips). You may take these exams at Jackson Community College, or if you live outside of Jackson County you may work out a proctored location with your instructors. NUR 121 online is offered during the Fall, Winter, and Spring semesters. DescriptionThis course is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and skill needed to safely administer medications to clients with self-care needs. Content includes medication action, use, side effects, nursing implications, and client education for major drug groups. Basic Competencies Requirements Ability to read an above average amount of technical material Ability to compute simple algebraic problems Ability to use metric system of measurement Ability to use a computer and navigate the World Wide Web Course RequirementsIn order to successfully complete this course, you must complete the following requirements. 1. Weekly Assignments These may include a:- Check Your Knowledge pre-quiz found in the QUIZZES and EXAMS button. This is for your own review and has no due date or points assigned. - Tutorial in COURSE TUTORIALS that will direct your reading and studying. - Group/Discussion questions found under the DISCUSSION button. You must complete each discussion by its due date to receive credit. No credit will be given after 5 PM EST of the due date.- Post-quiz found in the QUIZZES and EXAMS button. You must complete each quiz by its due date to receive credit. No credit willbe given after 5 PM EST of the due date. 2. The math quiz (in the Course Tutorials Calculations Unit 3) will be done with paper and pencil and sent by snail mail to your instructor (Mike) at Jackson Community College, 2111 Emmons Road, Jackson, MI 49201. You will need to show all your work. Note: The postmark is used for the due date. You will receivehalf credit if it is received late. This is because keeping up inthis course is very important!PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOU MUST ALSO TAKE A PROCTORED MATH EXAM THAT MUST BE PASSED WITH A 90% GRADE. Therefore it is in your best interest to be sure you understand how to perform math calculations. You will take the proctored math exam at the same time as your midterm exam (see #4 below). Because it is so important to be able to calculate correctly, you must obtain at least a 90% on this exam – but don’t panic; you can try as many times as you like within tree week intervals from the first attempt, before the end of the course to pass it. However, if you are well prepared and pass it on your first attempt, you will avoid repeat trips to your proctored site. Once you achieve your 90%, all your attempts will be averaged for your final math exam grade. If additional math retakes are necessary you must do the course math tutorial prior tp taking the first retake or 10% will be deducted from the exam score. Retakes must be taken at 3 week intervals from prior attempts or 10% will be deducted from the exam score.Unit 3 has a math tutorial using Unit Analysis. We recommend that you use this method, although you may use any mathematically sound method for your math calculations. 3. Group/Discussions. You will be assigned a small group during the first week of the course. Each Unit will have a Group Discussion assignment in the DISCUSSION button where you will discuss answers to posted questions. These questions will help you learn key concepts that are important in both your nursing career and in your exam successin this course! Each Unit Group Work assignment is worth a maximum of 5 points. You and your group members will discuss each question until you think you have come to the correct answer. (Some questions will have “right and wrong” answers, and others will be more for discussion, and not a right or wrong answer.) When the group is ready to “submit” answers for a grade, simply write “Final Answer” in the discussion TITLE. EVERY group member must participate to receive the group points. Be sure that ONE PERSON in your group submits thefinal answer by the due date and includes the names of those who contributed. It has worked well in the past for students to rotate weeks that they will be the “submitter”, and to set a due date for the “last submission” so that the submitter has time to collate and submit final answers.Note: No group work will be accepted after the due date for credit, although feedback will be provided for late submissions to aid learning. 4. A proctored (supervised) math exam, midterm, and final exam are part of the course requirements.. These can be taken at the Jackson Community College Testing Center in the Learning Resources Center. The midterm, the first attempt at the math exam, and the final must be completed by the dates listed on the course calendar to avoid point deductions as outlined below. If you live out of the Jackson County area, you may make arrangements with a school testing center that is local to you. You must find a testing center willing to proctor your exams and email us the contact person’s name, email address, and phone number. We will then contact this person and if they meet proctoring criteria we will send them your exams with instructions. Please be aware that some testing centers charge a fee for testing, usually $10. Students who registered for the course through the MCCVLC should not be charged. IF YOU WISH TO TAKE THE EXAMSOUTSIDE OF JCC, YOU MUST SEND THE NAME OF YOUR PROCTOR TO me BY THE FOURTH WEEK OF CLASS. Any proctored exam not taken by the due dates listed on your course calendar will have 10% deducted from the final score unless prior arrangements have been made. If the mid-term is not taken within two