RNUR 2228 Nursing--Adult and Child II Syllabus 010 Spring 2026

Criteria For Passing RNUR 2228: 

This course consists of a theory and a clinical component. Both parts must be passed to progress to the next course. The grade received in theory is averaged and must be passed with a score of 80% total with a test average of 78%. The clinical component is pass/fail, and all clinical competencies must be passed. 

Course requirements 

• Complete laboratory demonstrations- Venipuncture, Primary and Secondary IV infusion and Central Line demos by Thursday, February 12th, 2026. All other demos are due by Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
• Remember that completing demos is your responsibility. Failure to complete the assigned demos by the due date can result in failure of the course.
• If you need to remove your name on the day of your demo, please email that instructor with greater than 2 hours' notice. Any cancellation within the 2-hour time frame will be considered a late cancellation.
• Demo time is valuable time. All instructor demo time will be available in the Google Sheets. There will be no additional demo time added. Should a student fail to complete demos by the due date, they may not contact an instructor for additional time.
• If a student does not show up to their scheduled demo time or does not cancel the scheduled time at least 2 hours ahead of time, it will be considered a no-call, no-show, which will result in a verbal warning at the first occurrence. The second occurrence will result in a write-up on professionalism, which will be placed in the student's file. At the third occurrence, the student will receive an "incomplete" for the final course grade until all demos are completed.
• The student’s test average needs to be above 78% to pass the course. This grade will not be rounded up. 

• The overall average must be 80% or higher after the final exam to pass the course. A grade between 79.5 and 79.9 will not be rounded up to achieve a passing grade. 

  Tests and quizzes- Please see Testing Policy in the Nursing Student Handbook

•  Students are expected to take all tests at the date and time scheduled (see class schedule for dates and class times). The student must notify the instructor of an absence prior to test time. No more than two make-up tests will be allowed for the semester; however, extenuating circumstances will be considered with submission of proper documentation and will be reviewed by the faculty member and the Director of Nursing. Quizzes may be unannounced and may not be made up.
• Occasionally, quizzes may be administered on the same day of an exam. Students will be given access codes to each quiz and it should be completed before the student leaves the classroom. If the student leaves the classroom without taking the assigned quiz, they will not be allowed to reenter the classroom to take the quiz and will receive a zero for the quiz.
• Make-up tests must be completed within one week of the missed test (prior to the start of class). The make-up test may be in an alternate format, including an essay exam. The student must notify the instructor of when they will make up the test so that it will be available in KCC’s Testing Center. (See KCC’s website for the Testing Center’s hours). Failure to follow the make-up test guidelines will result in a failing grade for the semester.
• After all students have taken the test, a student may individually review the test by appointment during the faculty member’s office hours within 3 weeks of taking the test. When students are reviewing a graded test, the desktop must be cleared (no papers, pens, pencils, etc.). Notes about test items cannot be taken during or following the test review. Students are reminded that there is to be no discussion of test content/questions outside of class. Completion of such notes or discussions will be viewed as cheating and will result in disciplinary action. Unit tests will not be returned to the student for study prior to the final exam. There will be no review of the final exam.
• **Should a student not perform well on a test, it is strongly recommended that he/she meet with the instructor during office hours as soon as possible to review factors contributing to the test grade and develop an individualized success strategy plan. It is the student’s responsibility to seek this help.
• The student will also be required to demonstrate remediation if he/she fails a unit exam. This remediation can be done one of 2 ways. The first one includes developing a 10-question custom quiz in EAQ related to the content area. The student must continue to take the quizzes in that content area until 80% correct is achieved. The second way is by meeting with the instructor to review the test.
• Your next exam grade will not be entered into the grade book until your remediation from the previous content is complete.
• The final exam will be 2-HESI Standardized Tests. The content will cover both Med/Surg and OB. Each exam has 60 questions, and the 2 scores will be averaged together. The final average determines the points out of 60. For example, if the average is an 800, the student will receive 80% of 60 points or 48 points. If the student passes the course, but gets below an 850 on either exam, the student will be required to remediate prior to the next semester. Specific remediation requirements will be announced later in the semester.

•  Students wishing to verify a test grade must do so within 3 weeks of the test date. After that time, the grade recorded by the instructor will be the official grade. 

  Grading Scale

  A 89.5-100% 

  B 83.5-89.4% 

  C 80-83.4% 

  F Below 80% 

  Possible Points for Grade Calculation: 

  Unit Tests: (14 tests) 365 points (71%)

   Quizzes /Homework 45 points (9%) 

  Care Plan Assignments: (1) @ 16 points each 16 points (3%) 

  Care Plan Assignments: OB @ 5 each 10 points (2%) 

  Reproductive Project 5 points (1%) 

  Practice Tests (Med/Surg and OB) 10 points (2%)

  Med/Surg and OB Final Exam 60 points (12%)

  Total points possible for course: 511 POINTS (80%=408.8 points)

   Med/Surg Exam and Quiz Grades 

  EXAM SCORE 

  IV therapy (25 pts) ________ 

  Cardiac Dysrhythmias (30 pts) ________ 

  Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders (25 pts) ________

   Musculoskeletal (25 pts) ________ 

  Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases (25 pts) ________

   Managing Client Care/Emergency Nursing (25 pts) ________ 

  Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract (25 pts) ________

   Quizzes / Homework:

   Quizzes and Homework 25 pts ________ 

  Care plan 16 pts ________ 

  Med Surg Practice Test 5 pts ________ 

  Total points possible for Med/Surg: 226 points 

  Total points possible for OB: 225 points

   HESI Final exam: 60 points

   Total: 511 points; Need 408.8 points for 80% to pass 

  OB Exam and Quiz Grades 

  EXAM SCORE 

  Pediatric Perspectives (20 pts) ________

   Antepartum Family (20 pts) ________ 

  Intrapartum Family (30 pts) ________ 

  Postpartum Family (30 pts) ________ 

  High-Risk Client (30 pts) ________

  Normal and High-Risk Neonate (30 pts) ________ 

  Male and Female Reproductive (25 pts) ________

  Quizzes / Homework: 

  Quizzes and Homework 20 pts ________ 

  Reproductive Project 5 pts ________ 

  OB Care Plans (2) 10 pts ________ 

  OB Practice Test 5 pts ________ 

  Total points possible for Med/Surg: 226 points 

  Total points possible for OB: 225 points

   HESI Final exam: 60 points 

  Total: 511 points; Need 408.8 points for 80% to pass

   Clinical requirements

   -All missed clinical days must be made up. Clinical makeups will only be allowed where openings are available. There is no guarantee that openings will be available. Failure to make up a clinical day may result in a failure for the course.

   -Any make-up clinical day must be scheduled within ONE week of the absence. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor to schedule the makeup clinical day within ONE week of the absence. Failure to do so may result in the inability to schedule the makeup and/or a lesser score in professionalism on the weekly evaluation.

   -Simulation is considered a clinical day. Call-offs should be made to the clinical instructor. 

  -If the student will be absent from the clinical site, the student must appropriately call off to the clinical facility. Failure to do so will result in a “No Call/No Show”. If the student is scheduled for an off-site rotation, the student must call off to the off-site facility and the clinical instructor. Failure to do so will result in a “No Call/No Show”. 

  -The second “No Call/No Show” will result in failure of the course.

   -Absences greater than or equal to 20% of your semester clinical time will result in failure for the course. See individual clinical guidelines for specific number of days equaling 20%. 

  -If your clinical instructor must call-off for clinical, you will be required to complete an alternate assignment. The alternate assignment may be completed from home in an online format. More details will be provided during your clinical orientation. 

  -Extenuating circumstances will be considered with submission of proper documentation and will be reviewed by the faculty member and the Director of Nursing.

   -If a student is sent home from clinical for any unmet essential clinical function, it will be considered a failed clinical day. The student will need to arrange for a makeup clinical day with the instructor. 

  -If a student has failed any clinical days, they must receive an 80% or higher on the last clinical day to successfully pass the course.

   -Complete all nursing care plan assignments and off-site written reports as assigned. All work must be submitted and approved by Friday, May 8, 2026, to receive a passing grade for the semester. (final due date subject to change) 

  -Complete one Teaching-Learning project for the semester. 

  -Research and summarize (1) nursing research article . The research article and summary should be submitted with your Med/Surg care plan. The research article should relate to your patient. 

  -Meet all essential clinical functions.

   At the discretion of the clinical instructor, the student may be removed from an off-site rotation if they are not meeting current or previous essential clinical functions. An off-site experience may or may not be rescheduled. **

  Clinical written work requirements 

• Written work must be typewritten or computer-generated. The instructor may accept a hand-written paper if it is neat and legible. Rules of grammar and spelling are to be followed. Papers such as databases and nursing care plans may be handwritten if neat and legible.
• Clinical journals must be submitted by 11:59 pm on the day of clinical. Completed clinical tools are due within 48 hours of your assigned clinical day. For example, a student in Monday's clinical group would need to turn in their clinical tool by Wednesday at 12 pm. Feedback from previous clinical journals must be reviewed and initialed prior to the next clinical day in order to meet professional expectations and accountability.
• Care plans and written assignments are due on the dates assigned.
• Care plans will be graded according to the Care Plan Grading Rubric with points assigned based on the initial submission of the data base/care plan. Care plan assignments submitted late will receive an automatic deduction of 2 points for med-surg care plans for the 1st day and 1 point each day after that it is late . For OB care plans, 1 point will be deducted for each day it is late. At the instructor’s discretion, the student may be required to revise their care plan assignment or do an additional data base/care plan to ensure competency in planning client care with supporting rationale, which is a required essential function for passing the clinical portion of RNUR 2228.

•  The student can expect care plan grades from their clinical instructor to be submitted by week 14 of the course. 

  Required journal article summary

• A summary of a research-based nursing journal article will be required and is to be submitted with your nursing care plan assignment, along with a copy of the original journal article. The nursing research article must be:
• a minimum of two full pages
• from a nursing journal (not Science, Woman’s Day, etc.)
• no more than five years old
• related to your nursing care plan assignment
• approved by your instructor 

Information for articles may be found using the LRC electronic databases on KCC’s web site (FirstSearch {Medline} or EBSCO {*CINAHL (preferred), Health/Nursing}). Full text articles are available from these locations, or you may access articles from appropriate journals available in the LRC. 

The summaries must be typed and include: 

• 1-2 paragraph summary of the content of the article
• 1 paragraph describing how the information from the article applies to the plan of care submitted for the care plan assignment
• reference page in APA format (see following sample) 

• copy of the original article 

  Submit your article summaries with a reference page according to the APA format previously used in Seminar I. An example is provided here for your review. 

  Green, A. and Ridenour, N. (2004). Shaping a career trajectory in academic administration: Leadership development for the deanship. Journal of Nursing Education, 43 (11), 89-495. 

  These guidelines are from the following APA reference: 

  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 

  Off-site rotation papers 

  There will be one to three off-site rotations each semester. Refer to your clinical guidelines for the written requirements. 

  Nursing lab 

• A variety of skill demonstrations will be required throughout the semester. YOU MUST PRACTICE! When you demonstrate the procedure, you will be required to show competency. All Demos need to be completed by Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
• You may sign up for demo time in “Google Sheets.” See instruction sheet for details. Students should only sign up for the semester in which they are enrolled and only with the assigned instructor. (Your clinical instructor will let you know who to sign up with during clinical orientation.) You can only reserve 3 time slots in 1 day. You may not remove another student’s name. This sign-up process will be monitored, and violations may result in disciplinary action.
• Remember that completing demos is your responsibility. Failure to complete the assigned demos can result in failure of the course.
• Required repeat demonstrations, which must be completed are:
• Female catheterization
• IM Z-track injection – mixing from a vial and/or an ampule
• Handwashing 

• Manual blood pressure 

  New demonstrations required for the semester are: 

• Focused assessment
• Blood administration
• IV catheter insertion (Venipuncture)
• Medication/Blood Draw through a Central Venous Catheter
• CVC site dressing change
• Starting a primary and secondary IV infusion
• Students must use equipment from their own equipment packs for demonstrations and not equipment from the nursing lab. If supplies are not brought to the lab with the student, demos cannot be done.
• Remember that completing demos is your responsibility. Failure to complete the assigned demos by the due date can result in failure of the course.
• If you need to remove your name on the day of your demo, please email that instructor with greater than 2 hours' notice. Any cancellation within the 2-hour time frame will be considered a late cancellation.
• Demo time is valuable time. All instructor demo time will be available in the Google Sheets. There will be no additional demo time added. Should a student fail to complete demos by the due date, they may not contact an instructor for additional time.
• If a student does not show up to their scheduled demo time or does not cancel the scheduled time at least 2 hours ahead of time, it will be considered a no-call, no-show, which will result in a verbal warning at the first occurrence. The second occurrence will result in a write-up on professionalism, which will be placed in the student's file. At the third occurrence, the student will receive an "incomplete" for the final course grade until all demos are completed.