NADN 108 - College Success for Nursing1 Credit (1 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 1 Contact Hours [Pre-or Co-requisites BIOL 202 , MATH 190 , ENGL 100 , COMM 220 ]
This course provides students entering the nursing program with the necessary tools, guidelines, principles and insights for a successful educational experience. It also equips them to become lifelong learners and engage in effective preparation for career development.
OFFERED: every semester
Course Goals; Objectives; Competencies
Goal 1: Develop skills to use the learning management system, MyMontcalm and MCC student email
- Log into the learning management system
- Send email through learning management system
- Submit an assignment through learning management system
Goal 2: Demonstrate personal management skills
- Create a personal weekly agenda
- Evaluate personal weekly agenda
- Apply time management principles to other coursework
- Explore principles of stress management
- Apply principles of stress management
- Explore principles of conflict management
- Apply principles of conflict management
- Apply basic critical thinking principles
- Apply problem solving techniques
- Discuss test taking strategies
Goal 3: Explain the proper use of the course syllabus, nursing handbook, college catalog, and semester schedule
- Identify the parts of a syllabus
- Identify information contained in nursing handbook
- Identify information contained in a college catalog
- Identify information contained in the semester schedule
Goal 4: Assess one’s own learning styles, strengths, and opportunities for improvements with the results of the HESI A2, and/or other personal assessment tools
- Evaluate HESI A2 test results
- Evaluate personal assessment tools results
- Evaluate results of the READI exam
Goal 5: Establish basic education goals and healthcare career goals
- Set goals for her/his college experience
- Set employment goals
- Demonstrate academic integrity
Goal 6: Develop an understanding of the campus resource
- Explain the role of counselors
- Explain uses for the library
- Explain services provided by the Student Success Center
- Identify other campus resources
- Locate community resources
Goal 7: Personalize a growing awareness of financial literacy with reference to financial aid and one’s own credit and/or debt management
- Create a personal budget
- Compare financial aid options
Goal 8: Demonstrate teamwork
- Contribute to(a) group project(s)
- Contribute to (a) group discussion(s)
- Contribute to(a) group presentation(s)
Goal 9: Explore various aspects of diversity
- Identify different types of diversity
- Demonstrate sensitivity to diversity
Goal 10: Identify mathematical formulas used in nursing
- Apply and compare mathematical formulas used for medication administration
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