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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - NUR1310
Tracking Number - 5025
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Current Status:
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Campus: Tampa
Submission Type: New
Course Change Information (for course changes only):
Comments: course submitted for a class - not real
Detail Information
- Date & Time Submitted: 2014-06-05
- Department: Nursing
- College: NR
- Budget Account Number:
- Contact Person: Grace Stimpson
- Phone:
- Email: gstimpso@health.usf.edu
- Prefix: NUR
- Number: 1310
- Full Title: Cardiac Arrhythmia Pharmacology
- Credit Hours: 1
- Section Type: C -
Class Lecture (Primarily)
- Is the course title variable?: N
- Is a permit required for registration?: N
- Are the credit hours variable?: N
- Is this course repeatable?: N
- If repeatable, how many times?: 0
- Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum):
- Course Online?: C -
Face-to-face (0% online)
- Percentage Online: 0
- Grading Option:
S - S/U Only
- Prerequisites:
- Corequisites:
- Course Description: The purpose of this course is to offer an overview of the common pharmacological therapies used to treat common arrhythmia’s seen in practice: Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Sinus Tachycardia, and Sinus Bradycardia.
- Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: Needed for new program/concentration/certificate
- What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service? There needs to be increased education on cardiac arrhythmia medications because they are essential for any nurse to understand for the care of patients on telemetry at high risk for cardiac events .
- Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? No
- What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) BSN, experience with telemetry patients and cardiac medications.
- Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Sinus Tachycardia, and Sinus Bradycardia on a rhythm strip.
2. Verbalize appropriate nursing care for the patient receiving anticoagulants.
3. Discuss initial management of a patient with Atrial Fibrillation with a rapid ventricular rate.
4. Effectively manage the care of a patient with an arrhythmia receiving pharmacological therapy.
- Learning Outcomes:
- Major Topics: TOPICAL OUTLINE
1. General principles of cardiac arrhythmias and pharmacological management.
2. Interpretation of EKG Rhythm strips for Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Sinus Tachycardia, and Sinus Bradycardia.
3. Cardiac Arrhythmia drug choices for selected rhythms.
4. Pharmacotherapeutic problem solving for common cardiac arrhythmias including drug administration and monitoring for therapeutic responses.
5. Adverse drug reactions and appropriate interventions
- Textbooks:
- Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases:
- Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy: PERMISSION TO TAPE/SELL NOTES
Under no circumstances are students allowed to tape record or sell lecture material presented in this course.
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE
The class can be rescheduled with advanced notice for religious observance.
INCOMPLETE/WITHDRAWAL
This policy does not apply to staff development programs.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students are expected to be honest, cheating is not tolerated. As adult learners, students are expected to pay attention during the course and ask appropriate questions to ensure they understand the material prior to the post quiz. Any student found cheating during the post quiz will be dismissed from the Versant Residency Program immediately.
GRADING
Pass/Fail
*A minimum of 80% passing score on the post-quiz is required to pass the course.
- Assignments, Exams and Tests: EVALUATION METHODS
Class Discussion/Participation
Post-Quiz
Group assignment: Create an education poster for care of the client receiving subcutaneous heparin and IV Cardizem for Atrial Fibrillation.
*A minimum of 80% passing score on the post-quiz is required to pass the course.
GRADING
Pass/Fail
- Attendance Policy: Course Attendance at First Class Meeting – Policy for Graduate Students: For structured courses, 6000 and above, the College/Campus Dean will set the first-day class attendance requirement. Check with the College for specific information. This policy is not applicable to courses in the following categories: Educational Outreach, Open University (TV), FEEDS Program, Community Experiential Learning (CEL), Cooperative Education Training, and courses that do not have regularly scheduled meeting days/times (such as, directed reading/research or study, individual research, thesis, dissertation, internship, practica, etc.). Students are responsible for dropping undesired courses in these categories by the 5th day of classes to avoid fee liability and academic penalty. (See USF Regulation – Registration - 4.0101,
http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/ogc%20web/currentreg.htm)
Attendance Policy for the Observance of Religious Days by Students: In accordance with Sections 1006.53 and 1001.74(10)(g) Florida Statutes and Board of Governors Regulation 6C-6.0115, the University of South Florida (University/USF) has established the following policy regarding religious observances: (http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/gc_pp/acadaf/gc10-045.htm)
In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Blackboard, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor Blackboard site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.
- Policy on Make-up Work: There will be no make-up for missed post-quiz. Students will have 3 attempts to achieve a passing score on the post- quiz. If a student is unable to complete the post course completion quiz successfully, they will be required to repeat the course at a later date.
- Program This Course Supports: RN-BSN
- Course Concurrence Information:
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.