Welcome!

Welcome!! We want to share the dates on campus for this semester as well as expectations up front. Classes are delivered via an immersion delivery model. The Immersion dates for this semester are September 3rd through 5th and December 3rd through 5th. The expectation is that you are available for classes and advising during these dates. There is also always a leadership series lecture in PAV A on September 5th and December 5th that are required as well. Please put these down in your calendar as must attend dates.

Welcome to NUR 941 Fall 2019 term. This semester is a milestone for you in that you will begin your AGACNP specialty clinical experience in NUR 943. This classroom will be mixed in that there will be both BSN-DNP, MSN-DNP, and Post Graduate AGACNP Certificate students all taking the course together. It should be rich indeed with so much nursing knowledge and experience in the classroom. I hope you will reach out to each other and network as you progress through the course.

There are A few things you will need for this term so wanted to give you a heads up so you can borrow from other students or purchase soon.
SUTURE KIT:
Suturing will be a required skill taught in NUR941 on September 4th from 1-5pm and that you must show competence by the end of the semester. If you already know how to suture then you will just demonstrate that to a faculty member. If however you do not know how to do a simple interrupted stitch with suture then you will need to purchase from Sim*Suture http://www.sim-vivo.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site) for a price (about $50) or borrow from a prior student to learn it. We will be covering a number of skills in this class. . Be sure you bring your Sim*Suture to class if you do not already know how to suture.

Since you will be starting clinicals at the beginning of the semester, Exam 1 (Skills module) will occur September 14 on canvas. I highly recommend that you be reviewing that module now. On September 4th from 1-5pm, you will be meeting on campus (required) to learn and practice the following skills/procedures:

Suturing
Punch Biopsy
Incision & Drainage
Radiology
EKG
Airway

On December 4th from 12:30-4:30 you will have another skills session over at Pav H 2nd floor College of Medicine Simulation Center where you will learn and practice the following skills/procedures: (you will be tested on these skills on Exam One).--We will update you if this item changes, but it will be during your class times December 3rd-5th

Central line placement (ultrasound guided)
Arterial line placement/art stick
Lumbar puncture
Thoracostomy/Chest tube placement
Paracentesis (ultrasound guided)

There are materials in the Skills Module on all skills that you will need to study. Your first Exam will cover all of the skills, even the ones that you will have hands on simulation in November.

BOOKS
Nobel, VE & Noble, BP (2011) Manual of emergency and critical care ultrasound (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-17091-8

PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE: Barkley, TW & Myers, CM. (2015) Practice considerations for adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioners (2nd ed.) Barkley & Associates. ISBN 978-0-9864021-4-2 (added note of August 14th) A two volume set. You can go to http://www.npcourses.com/specialty/acute-care-nurse-practitioner (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to find it. There are other vendors but make sure you get both volumes.

Let's Get Started

Read the 'course welcome' message.
Is this your first time taking a Canvas course? Make sure to explore the course (Announcements, Modules, Discussions, and Grades found in the Course Menu).
Next, review the Course Syllabus. This document contains the course description, objectives and gives an overview of the day-to-day activities you'll need to complete within the Modules page.
Begin learning with Module 1 Introduction.

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