RNSG 1108: Dosage Calculations
Syllabus: Course Information

UTB/TSC STATEMENT ON DISABILITIES

Students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, who wish to request academic adjustments in this class, should notify the Disability Services Office early in the semester so that the appropriate accommodations may be made. In accordance with federal law, a student requestion accommodations must provide documentation of his/her disability to the Disability Services counselor. For more information, call or visit the Counseling Center at Cardenas North 103, (956) 882-8292. Or e-mail: steve.wilder@utb.edu

SCANS

The Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) has identified Reading, Writing, Arithmetic or Mathematics, Speaking and Listening, Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, Work Place Competencies, and Basic Use of Computers as competencies required to enter employment. This course is part of a program in which all eight of these competencies are integrated. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic or Mathematics, Speaking and Listening, Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, Work Place Competencies, and Basic Use of Computers are practiced in this course.

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EMERGENCY POLICY STATEMENT

In compliance with the Emergency UTB/TSC Academic Continuity Program, academic courses, partially or entirely, will be made available on the MyUTBTSC Blackboard course management system. This allows faculty members and students to continue their teaching and learning via MyUTBTSC Blackboard http://myutbtsc.blackboard.com, in case the university shuts down as a result of a hurricane or any other natural disaster.

The university will use MyUTBTSC Blackboard to post announcements notifying faculty members and students of their responsibilities as a hurricane approaches our region. If the university if forced to shut down, faculty will notify their students using Blackboard on how to proceed with their course(s). To receive credit for a course, it is the student’s responsibility to complete all the requirements for that course. Failure to access course materials once reasonably possible can result in a reduction of your overall grade in the class.

To facilitate the completion of classes, most or all of the communication between students and the institution, the instructor, and fellow classmates will take place using the features in your MyUTBTSC BLACKBOARD and UTB email system. Therefore, all students must use Scorpion Online to provide a current email address. Students may update their email address by following the link titled “Validate your e-Mail Account” in MyUTBTSC Blackboard Portal. In the event of a disaster that disrupts normal operations, all students and faculty must make every effort to access an internet-enabled computer as often as possible to continue the learning process.

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STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Students are expected to be above reproach in all scholastic activities. Students who engage in scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and dismissal from the University.

"Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." Regent's Rules and Regulations, Series 50101, Section 2.2.

Since scholastic dishonesty harms the individual, all students, and the integrity of the University, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced. (Refer to Student Handbook for more information).

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EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS: Policies

Examinations will be administered for orientation, after every module, and end of this course using a variety of question formats appropriate to calculating doses: multiple choice, fill-in blank, true/false. Exam questions will be directed at the student's ability to assess, analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate client care.

General examination policies are as follows:

1. It is the student's responsibility to notify the faculty member in advance if he/she is unable to take a scheduled exam.
2. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that he/she has answered all test items before logging off the course website.
3. Resets, for any reason, are limited to 1 (ONE) per exam-at the discretion of the instructor. NO EXCEPTIONS.
4. It is the student's responsibility to find and/or maintain reliable computer hardware, software, and internet connections for required testing.
5. Detailed explanations of course policies are given in the student learning contract.

To preserve the integrity of examinations, the following policies apply:

1. Online examinations will be available for the announced time period ONLY. Once answers are submitted, students may not change their answers or re-take the exam.
2. Each student must log-on and log-off the course website using their own unique username and password.
3. The web-based testing environment in this course, with the exception of the medication proficiency (final) exam, is not proctored. By the act of sumitting test answers under his/her unique username and password, the student is affirming that all work has been done as directed and represents his/her own accomplishments.
4. Programmable scientific or technical calculators, and cell-phone or PDA calculators are not permitted during exams.
5. During proctored exams:
   1. A. Students will not have access to purses, paper, hats, caps, or any other items during the exam.
      B. Students may be assigned seats by faculty proctors.
      C. Cell phones and pagers are not permitted at any time during exams or exam reviews.
      D. #2 pencils ONLY are permitted during an exam: no pens.
      E. Food and/or drinks are not permitted during exams.
      F. No one is permitted to leave the room after the exam has started. Persons who leave must turn in their exam for grading before exiting the room.
      G. Note-taking materials and/or any kind of recording device are not permitted during exam reviews.
      
6. Random Audits: The instructor reserves the right to ask any student to demonstrate his/her learning by a face-to-face interview which may include questions about the course material covered on exams taken up to the date of the interview.
7. Exam reviews may be conducted electronically, solely at the discretion of the instructor. The focus of any exam review will be on the most frequently missed test items. The purpose of the review is to correct misconceptions and promote understanding of the content.

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ASSIGNMENTS: Policies

• Readings will consist of textbook readings and additional selected readings and cyber-lectures as assigned in each module.
• Additional required instructional computer software can be found packaged with the required text. Tutorial software can be found in the ADN Nursing Lab and on-line through Meds Publishing.
• All course assignments (self-tests, quizes, exams, etc) must represent the student's own accomplishments.
• The faculty reserves the right to make additional or alternate assignments in order to assess the student's progress in the course.
• Be advised that faculty in every clinical course will require a medication proficiency exam before you are permitted to give medications to clients during your clinical rotations. Failure will impede your progress in clinical and may result in unsatisfactory grades for failure to meet the clinical objectives for giving medications.

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ATTENDANCE

This course is delivered via the BlackBoard virtual classroom, with online course materials. It is constructed to be self-paced with practice and evaluations at specific intervals. A minimum of 6 hours per week of reading, study, and practice is required to be successful in this course.

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UTB-E-MAIL ACCOUNT REQUIREMENT

Every student must use his/her own UTB E mail address exclusively when contacting the instructor (unless the instructor requires communication using the BlackBoard messaging tool). The instructor will not respond to emails sent from other domains.

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EXTRA ASSISTANCE

It is the responsibility of the student to seek assistance as necessary. Faculty members are available to assist students during office hours and by appointment. Counselors are available in the Learning Assistance Center, located in North 122 - (956) 882-8208, to assist students with such skills as test-taking, study habits, time management, and prioritizing. For Tech Support questions, please contact the Office of Distance Education: deonline@utb.edu

COURTESY AND DECORUM

see "Netiquette" in Syllabus: Getting Started section..

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Teaching Personnel

Betsy Freeth, MSN, RN

e-mail: send all correspondence through My Messages on Black Board course website.

office phone: 389-6857

virtual office hours:
Live chat Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7p-8p

F2F office hours: Mondays in Brownsville: 8:30a - 9:30a and 1:00p - 2:00p
Thursdays in Harlingen: 10a-2p
Fridays in Harlingen: 9a-10a and 1p - 2p

And by appointment

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Betsy Freeth