Course Calendar - NRSG 835

Week	Topic	Learning Activity	Web Activity Evaluation
Week 1 School starts 8/19/04 (8/19/04 through 8/29/04) Note: you may get started on week 2 assignments early!!!	Introduction to the course Schedule Approach Learning Activities Evaluation Introduction to each other Remember to check the News and Updates section!!!	Readings Use of the web to enhance learning	Threaded Discussion Topic: Tell us about your nursing history, nursing and personal goals, family, interests, hobbies, passions, pet peeves. Anything. This is how we get to know each other. You may get stated at any time. The books are listed in the bib and at the book store. Please read and print out the following WebBoard tip sheets before using the threaded discussion Logging in to WebBoard Using WebBoard
Week 2 8/30/04 (Happy Labor Day) through 9/5/04	Reproductive physiology Normal menstrual physiology Continue reproductive physiology Reproductive anatomy Reproductive embryology	Readings The journal article are now available on the readings page. Answer study questions. These are a guide to your learning, not intended to be handed in.	Threaded Discussion Topic: Women's Sexuality Sexual function and dysfunction; Sexuality. What is our role in sexual counseling? Review Guidelines for Participation in a Threaded Discussion Leader: Barbara Bridges
Week 3 9/6/04 through 9/12/04	Vulvar disease Polycystic ovarian disease	Readings	Threaded Discussion Topic: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Fibromyalgia (This link is to patient handouts) Leaders: RN-BSN Bobbie Patterson and Rebecca Brown MSN Kathryn Works Review Guidelines for Leadership in a Threaded Discussion
Week 4 9/13/04 through 9/19/04 Everyone's first case study due 9/21/03 Sample case study.	Pregnancy and the FNP Use the link to 814 to get to a power point overview of pregnancy care from a FNP perspective.This links to another course. This presentation is the first "week" of that course. Sometimes to get back to this course, you will have to go reenter this course.	Readings Lactation Powerpoint Presentation Review Powerpoint presentation Common Problems of Pregnancy - Nrsg. 814	Case Study Topic: Pregnancy Threaded discussion: Topic: Breastfeeding benefits/problems/ promotion Leaders: RN-BSN Dana McNatt MSN Catherine Wallace
Week 5 9/20/04 through 9/26/04	Contraception review	Readings	Case Study Topic: Contraception Threaded discussion Topic: Eating disorders e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia, obesity Leaders: RN-BSN Christopher Hogan and Sharon Dumlao MSN Shala Swarm
Week 6 9/27/04 through 10/3/04	Amenorrhea Abnormal Uterine Bleeding	Readings	Case Study Topic: Menstrual Disorders Threaded discussion Menopause for Men and other Male Problems. Because we are FNP's, we should look at men as well--even in a Women's Health Course Leaders: RN-BSN Michele Hicks and Patricia Alingh MSN Courtney Sachs
Week 7 10/4/04 through 10/10/04	Vaginal Discharge (Vaginitis and STD's) Cystitis	Readings Premenstrual Syndrome	Case Study Topic: Vaginal Discharge Threaded discussion Topic: Premenstrual Syndrome Leaders: RN-BSN Sheryl Fosberg MSN Sara Riehn
Week 8 10/11/04 through 10/17/04	The Bethesda System Abnormal Pap Smear follow-up	Readings	Case Study Topic: Abnormal Pap Smear Threaded discussion Topic: Addictive Behaviors/Disorders Leaders: RN-BSN Kelly Fehlhafer and Kenneth Barnett MSN Kristen Ransone
Week 9 10/18/04 through 10/24/04	Breast masses (focus on benign ) Menopause Osteoporosis	Readings	Case Study Topic: Menopause Threaded Discussion Topic: Domestic Violence against women of all ages, including during pregnancy. Leaders: RN-BSN Emily Etchison-Lindsley and Janie Hancock MSN Jessica Pedersen
Week 10 10/25/04 through 10/31/04	Problem Pregnancy	Readings	Case Study Topic: Pregnancy Complications Threaded Discussion Topic: Gender-based and Sexual Harassment. The "glass ceiling". Leaders: RN-BSN Jennifer DeFabio MSN Elizabeth Molleker
Week 11 11/1/04 through 11/7/04	Urinary Incontinence Disorders of Support	Readings	Case Study Topic: Disorders of Support Threaded Discussion Topic: Alternative/Complementary Therapy in Women's Health Leaders: RN-BSN Tricia Carney and Sam Schwegler MSN Julia Medeiros
Week 12 11/8/04 through 11/14/04	Gynecologic Pain and Pelvic Masses	Readings Threaded Discussion	Case Study Topic: Gynecologic Pain Threaded Discussion Topic: Woman with disabilities-physical or cognitive. Leaders: RN-BSN Linda Bush MSN Sarah Lenkiewicz
Week 13 11/15/04 through 11/1/04	Mood Disorders (Depression, Anxiety) Final Exam will be available ( ) See link and directions below.	Readings	Case Study Topic: Mood Disorders Threaded Discussion Topic: Lifestyle Issues:" Sandwich Generation"; Leaders: RN-BSN Sandra Boudewyns MSN Jessica Jones
Week 14 11/22/04 through 11/28/04	Thanksgiving Break		Threaded Discussion Topic: Thanksgiving memories, hopes, recipes No leader, everyone participates in their Group
Week 15 11/29/04 through 12/5/04	GYN Cancer (Ovarian, Uterine, Cervical) Go to the exam at the link in week 16	Readings	Threaded Discussion: Legal and Ethical Issues In Women's Health Leader: RN BSN Lynzee Benedict MSN Andrea Hirsh
Week 16 12/6/04 through 12/9/04	Procedures in GYN Directions for Final Exam: The final exam will be in Blackboard. Go to the link below, click on the Login button. On the next page, login with your Groupwise username and password. When you are in Blackboard, click on the course link (NRSG 835 or NURS 410). Once in the course, click on the Final Exam button on the left. This is on open book test. You are allowed to take the test multiple times. To save time, it is recommended that you first print the test, answer the questions off line, then login to the test again, when you are ready to submit your answers. The test is available from Nov 29 ,8am - Dec 13, 8am. If you have any technical difficulty with the test, call the help desk at 913-588-7995. Go to the Final Exam	Readings	BLB

Week

Topic

Learning Activity

Web Activity
Evaluation

Week 1

School starts

8/19/04

(8/19/04 through 8/29/04)

Note: you may get started on week 2 assignments early!!!

Introduction to the course

Schedule
Approach
Learning Activities
Evaluation

Introduction to each other

Remember to check the News and Updates section!!!

Readings

Use of the web to enhance learning

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Tell us about your nursing history, nursing and personal goals, family, interests, hobbies, passions, pet peeves. Anything. This is how we get to know each other. You may get stated at any time.

The books are listed in the bib and at the book store.

Please read and print out the following WebBoard tip sheets before using the threaded discussion

Logging in to WebBoard

Using WebBoard

Week 2

8/30/04 (Happy Labor Day) through 9/5/04

Reproductive physiology

Normal menstrual physiology

Continue reproductive physiology

Reproductive anatomy

Reproductive embryology

Readings

The journal article are now available on the readings page.

Answer study questions. These are a guide to your learning, not intended to be handed in.

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Women's Sexuality

Sexual function and dysfunction;

Sexuality. What is our role in sexual counseling?

Review Guidelines for Participation in a Threaded Discussion

Leader: Barbara Bridges

Week 3

9/6/04
through
9/12/04

Vulvar disease

Polycystic ovarian disease

Readings

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Fibromyalgia (This link is to patient handouts)

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Bobbie Patterson and Rebecca Brown
MSN
Kathryn Works

Review Guidelines for Leadership in a Threaded Discussion

Week 4

9/13/04 through 9/19/04

Everyone's first case study due 9/21/03 Sample case study.

Pregnancy and the FNP

Use the link to 814 to get to a power point overview of pregnancy care from a FNP perspective.This links to another course. This presentation is the first "week" of that course. Sometimes to get back to this course, you will have to go reenter this course.

Readings

Lactation Powerpoint Presentation

Review Powerpoint presentation Common Problems of Pregnancy - Nrsg. 814

Case Study
Topic: Pregnancy

Threaded discussion:
Topic: Breastfeeding benefits/problems/ promotion

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Dana McNatt
MSN
Catherine Wallace

Week 5

9/20/04 through 9/26/04

Contraception review

Readings

Case Study
Topic: Contraception

Threaded discussion Topic: Eating disorders e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia, obesity

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Christopher Hogan and Sharon Dumlao
MSN
Shala Swarm

Week 6

9/27/04 through 10/3/04

Amenorrhea

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Readings

Case Study
Topic: Menstrual Disorders

Threaded discussion
Menopause for Men and other Male Problems. Because we are FNP's, we should look at men as well--even in a Women's Health Course

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Michele Hicks and Patricia Alingh
MSN
Courtney Sachs

Week 7

10/4/04 through 10/10/04

Vaginal Discharge (Vaginitis and STD's)

Cystitis

Readings

Premenstrual Syndrome

Case Study
Topic: Vaginal Discharge

Threaded discussion
Topic: Premenstrual Syndrome

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Sheryl Fosberg
MSN
Sara Riehn

Week 8

10/11/04 through 10/17/04

The Bethesda System

Abnormal Pap Smear follow-up

Readings

Case Study
Topic: Abnormal Pap Smear

Threaded discussion
Topic: Addictive Behaviors/Disorders

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Kelly Fehlhafer and Kenneth Barnett
MSN
Kristen Ransone

Week 9

10/18/04 through 10/24/04

Breast masses (focus on benign )

Menopause

Osteoporosis

Readings

Case Study
Topic: Menopause

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Domestic Violence against women of all ages, including during pregnancy.

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Emily Etchison-Lindsley and Janie Hancock
MSN
Jessica Pedersen

Week 10

10/25/04 through 10/31/04

Problem Pregnancy

Readings

Case Study
Topic: Pregnancy Complications

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Gender-based and Sexual Harassment. The "glass ceiling".

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Jennifer DeFabio

MSN
Elizabeth Molleker

Week 11

11/1/04 through 11/7/04

Urinary Incontinence

Disorders of Support

Readings

Case Study
Topic: Disorders of Support

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Alternative/Complementary Therapy in Women's Health

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Tricia Carney and Sam Schwegler
MSN Julia Medeiros

Week 12

11/8/04 through 11/14/04

Gynecologic Pain and Pelvic Masses

Readings

Threaded Discussion

Case Study
Topic: Gynecologic Pain

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Woman with disabilities-physical or cognitive.

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Linda Bush
MSN
Sarah Lenkiewicz

Week 13

11/15/04 through 11/1/04

Mood Disorders (Depression, Anxiety)

Final Exam will be available ( ) See link and directions below.

Readings

Case Study
Topic: Mood Disorders

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Lifestyle Issues:" Sandwich Generation";

Leaders:
RN-BSN
Sandra Boudewyns
MSN
Jessica Jones

Week 14

11/22/04 through 11/28/04

Thanksgiving Break

Threaded Discussion
Topic: Thanksgiving memories, hopes, recipes No leader, everyone participates in their Group

Week 15

11/29/04 through 12/5/04

GYN Cancer (Ovarian, Uterine, Cervical)

Go to the exam at the link in week 16

Readings

Threaded Discussion: Legal and Ethical Issues In Women's Health

Leader:
RN BSN
Lynzee Benedict
MSN
Andrea Hirsh

Week 16

12/6/04 through 12/9/04

Procedures in GYN

Directions for Final Exam:

The final exam will be in Blackboard. Go to the link below, click on the Login button. On the next page, login with your Groupwise username and password. When you are in Blackboard, click on the course link (NRSG 835 or NURS 410). Once in the course, click on the Final Exam button on the left. This is on open book test. You are allowed to take the test multiple times. To save time, it is recommended that you first print the test, answer the questions off line, then login to the test again, when you are ready to submit your answers. The test is available from Nov 29 ,8am - Dec 13, 8am. If you have any technical difficulty with the test, call the help desk at 913-588-7995.

Go to the Final Exam

Readings

BLB

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