Kent State University Welcome to Introduction to Professional Nursing Rebecca Goske, BSN, MSEd.

How to Contact Me: Office: Rm 390, Henderson –After class, Fridays, 1:00 – 1:30

Dates to Remember Test #1 – Friday, Sept. 22 nd, 12:05 – 12:55 Test #2- Friday, Nov. 3 rd, 12:05 – 12:55 Final Exam- (tentative)- Friday, Dec. 15, 3:15 – 5:30 pm **You must bring your ID with you or you will not be allowed to sit for the exam**

Other Dates to Remember Friday, Sept. 29 th, ANA President visits Friday, Nov. 10 th, NO CLASS- Veteran’s Day Friday, Nov. 24 th, NO CLASS- Thanksgiving Break

Course Materials Notes, syllabus, announcements, grades will all be posted on Web Vista. Code for syllabus = n ; instructor- Perkowski Book- Blais, K.K., Hayes, J.S., Kosier, B., Erb, G. (2006) Professional Nursing Practice (5 th ed.). Upper Saddle River New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Chapter One Highlights Critical thinking exercise – Time management (p. 8) Suggestions for dealing with faculty – (p. 10) Suggestions for study-skills enhancement – (p. 10)

KSU College of Nursing Established in 1967 Largest College of Nursing in Ohio- 98 th percentile in size in the U.S. Offers entry level ADN, BSN programs LPN & RN completion programs MSN, Post graduate, certificate programs Joint PhD program

KSU College of Nursing Program includes liberal arts, science, math, nursing theory, and clinical requirements The nursing curriculum provides a general professional nursing education organized in terms of ascending complexity Curriculum focuses on promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health of individuals, families, groups and communities

KSU College of Nursing (CON) BSN program prepares general practitioners – “Generalists” – beginning practitioners (still require a license to practice) MSN program prepares specialists in the nursing field – CNS (Clinical Nurse Specialist), NP (Nurse Practitioner)

CON Conceptual Framework Central Concepts –Person - Contains a variety of dimensions which make up an individual (Biological, psychological, social, spiritual) –Society – Environment –Health – Determined by the consumer (client, patient) –Nursing – A discipline and a profession 9.htm

Conceptualization Made Easy Conceptual framework: – a group of related concepts –An overall view to focus thoughts

Concepts The building blocks of theory Ideas or mental images of phenomena ( pg Blais)

Terms of Admission to CON* Active application Overall GPA 2.5 Science GPA 2.5 Completion of 30 semester hours course work Office of Student services – Curtis Good *These are up for review due to the difficulty accommodating all of the applicants

Questions For Discussion What attracted you to Nursing? Do you have family members in Nursing? Male family members in Nursing? Is this your first choice of career? What do you want to do with this career?