Teaching Strategies
A variety of teaching strategies will be used throughout this course. These may include, but are not limited to: assigned readings, lecture, videos, class discussions, presentations, group work, written assignments, guided practice, case studies, simulations, and hands-on learning opportunities.
Nursing Student Policies and Procedures
Refer to the Nursing Student Handbook posted on the SUU Department of Nursing homepage for specific policies and procedures related to program and course management and progress.
Contact/Faculty Availability
Announcements
- Make sure you are set up to receive course announcements through Canvas. There is no excuse if important information is sent this way that you miss for any reason.
Appointments
- If you need to meet (either in-person or on-line), we can do so by appointment or during the posted office hours.
- Every attempt is made to be flexible to meet students’ needs. Contact the instructor if you wish to set up a mutually convenient time to discuss course issues, concerns, etc. Students should inform the professor immediately if special circumstances arise that could affect your ability to learn and/or participate in the course.
Safety and/or Risks
You are expected to manage your own transportation and assume your own risks when traveling to and from classes, labs, or clinical experiences and when performing duties in class, lab, or clinical experiences. There are inherent risks involved in travel and in lab and clinical experiences. The most obvious risks are accidents, contracting infections or other communicable diseases, or workplace violence. Please take common precautions to prevent accidents, infections and violence.
Professional Conduct
Although satisfactory academic performance is prerequisite to advancement, it is not the sole criterion in the consideration of the suitability of a student for promotion or graduation. Remember that you are in the program not just to learn nursing but to ‘become a nurse’. Appropriate professional behavior in all settings is an expectation of students in the nursing program. The Department of Nursing reserves the right to require a student to withdraw from the SUU Nursing Program if considered to be unsuited to proceed with the study or practice of nursing based upon unprofessional student behavior.
Expectations of Student Behavior
- 1. Bring your book and assessment equipment to each class.
- 2. Complete the course module readings and activities within the allotted time frames.
- 3. Demonstrate an ever-increasing application of the course outcomes.
- 4. Participate fully in collaborative work and discussions.
- 5. Collaborate professionally with fellow learners.
- 6. Demonstrate continual growth in:
- critical thinking skills;
- evidence-based practice modulated by patient-centered concerns;
- knowledge of non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment approaches;
- sensitivity to patient and family characteristics and circumstances that affect their health and illness experiences;
- scholarly self and peer critique; and
- professional communication
- 7. Cell phones and smart devices should be stored away and set on silent mode during class.
Assessment Responsibilities & Expectations
Professionalism: Student learners acting in the role of the nurse need to maintain respect and privacy of the student learner acting in the role of the patient during the practice of assessment skills.
Dress Code: The student acting as the patient will wear clothing that allows for fellow students to complete an assessment. For the recorded assessment video, the student acting in the role of nurse will wear their SUU scrubs.
Physical Interaction: Students should expect to practice the required assessments listed in the syllabus. There is a need to touch each other in a respectful way when learning how to assess the systems.
Disclosure of Personal Medical Information: Student learners will also practice mental and physical status evaluations with partners, including vital signs, etc. Practice evaluations might result in disclosure of personal medical information. If a student anticipates feeling uncomfortable with these requirements, she/he is encouraged to speak with the clinical and/or course faculty.
*Not following these standards may result in disciplinary action and/or deductions in grades.
Changes to Syllabus
The syllabus is an important source of information about your course. It is the contract between the student and the instructor about expectations for learning and performance. Students are responsible for reviewing the syllabus to ensure that assignments are submitted in a timely manner and meet the specified requirements for this course as explained in the syllabus. “Information contained in this syllabus, other than grading, late assignments, makeup work, and attendance policies, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor” (Course Syllabus Policy 6.36, SUU). It is your responsibility to determine changes to the syllabus or assignments announced in your absence. This syllabus is subject to change anytime.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
When students use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process for this course, students should only use these technologies to improve readability and language, or to generate a basic skeleton of ideas for assignment content. Applying these technologies should be done with careful oversight, and students should carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate good-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. SUU Policy#6.33 on academic integrity should be followed when using AI. If you are unsure to what extent to use AI as part of an assignment, please reach out to me before the assignment is due.
If a student uses AI-assisted technologies, the student should disclose in their assignment the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the assignment by following the instructions below. This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement.
Any assignment which has been determined by the professor (using the tools provided by SUU to monitor academic integrity) to have been created using these technologies which were not disclosed by the student is subject to failure.
Disclosure instructions
Students must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding this statement at the end of their assignment:
Statement: During the preparation of this work THE STUDENT(S) used [NAME TOOL /SERVICE] in order to [REASON].
Land Acknowledgement
SUU wishes to acknowledge and honor the Indigenous communities of this region as original possessors, stewards, and inhabitants of this Too’veep (land), and recognize that the University is situated on the traditional homelands of the Nung’wu (Southern Paiute People). We recognize that these lands have deeply rooted spiritual, cultural, and historical significance to the Southern Paiutes. We offer gratitude for the land itself, for the collaborative and resilient nature of the Southern Paiute people, and for the continuous opportunity to study, learn, work, and build community on their homelands here today. Consistent with the University's ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, SUU works towards building meaningful relationships with Native Nations and Indigenous communities through academic pursuits, partnerships, historical recognitions, community service, and student success efforts.