Running head: SYLLABUS ASSIGNMENT 1

Syllabus Assignment

Marvin F. Delfin, RN, BSN

The University of Texas at Tyler

NURS 5327: Nurse Education Curriculum Development

Jerri Post, PhD, RN

April 3, 2017
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

NURS 3611: MEDICAL- SURGICAL NURSING 1

FALL 2017

NOTE: The following is an excerpt from the Universitys Honor Code that applies to ALL

individuals who are associated with The University of Texas at Tyler:

Honor and integrity...will not allow me to lie, cheat, or steal,

nor to accept the actions of those who do.

A. Instructor Information

Instructor : Mr. MARVIN F. DELFIN, RN, BSN, CCRN, TCRN

Office Address : BRB 1234

Phone Number : 903-123-4567

E-mail address : mdelfin@patriots.uttyler.edu

Office Hours : Monday, Wednesday, Friday, (1pm-3pm) and per appointment

B. Class Times/ Location

Class: 0800-1100 Fridays, Room: CN 4567/ Simulation Lab
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Clinical: Various location schedule TBA

Class Section: 3A
Class Size: 25 students
C. Course Description
NURS 3611- Medical-Surgical Nursing I
Semester Credit Hours- 6 (3 Class/ 3 Clinical)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Level I courses to include NURS 3205,

NURS 3303, NURS 3307, NURS 3310, and NURS 3603

This Medical-Surgical course focuses on the beginning application of the evidence-based

nursing care process and clinical/critical reasoning skills that encourage, promote and

restore health for adults of diverse cultures with acute and chronic physiological and

psychological alterations across the health-illness continuum in a variety of selected

healthcare settings.

D. Course Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
1. Identify and examines nursing situations using standard of care, critical thinking, clinical

reasoning and evidence-based practice when caring of adult patients with medical-

surgical conditions.
2. Apply and integrate nursing knowledge and other medical discipline to promote health

and well-being, and prevent complications when providing safe and effective care to the

adult population.
3. Apply the nursing process to patient learning needs and as basis for clinical decision-

making.
4. Demonstrate professional, empathetic, accountability and therapeutic communication

skills in all learning situations and exhibit collaboration with the members of the health

team to improve patient outcomes.

5. Construct and implement safe, effective, patient-centered holistic care using nursing

knowledge, integration of information technology and evaluation of research evidences.

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6. Apply critical thinking and develop problem-solving skills to prioritize and organize care

of clients with medical-surgical conditions utilizing case studies, scientific journal articles

and evidence-based research.

7. Exhibit honesty, integrity and professional principles in completing and submitting

course work on time, attending class as required, and notifying instructor as needed when

absent.

E. Textbooks

Required Text:

Lewis, S. M., Bucher, L., Heitkemper, M. M., & Harding, M. M. (2017). Medical-surgical

nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (10th ed.). St. Louis, MO:

Elsevier Mosby. ISBN 9780323328524

Recommended Text:

ANA Foundation of Nursing Packet includes:

Guide to Nursings Social Policy Statement: Understanding the Profession from Social

Contract to Social Covenant. (2015). Washington, D.C.: American Nurses

Association. ISBN: 978-1-55810-615-4 PUB# 9781558106154

Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (3rd Ed.) (2015). Silver Spring, MD: American

Nurses Association. ISBN: 978-1-55810-619-2 PUB# 9781558106192

Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (2015). Silver Spring, MD: American

Nurses Association. ISBN: 978-1-55810-599-7 PUB# 9781558105997

Elsevier website: You are encouraged to make use of this website to access the case studies on

the subject matter that we will be covering in class. http://evolve.elsevier.com/Lewis/medsurg

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College of Nursing. (2009). BSN/MSN guide for nursing students. Tyler: The University of

Texas at Tyler. Note: Must be current version of student guide. Retrieve from:

www.uttyler.edu/nursing/nursing.htm

University of Texas at Tyler (UTT). (2009). University General Policies applicable to all

students. Retrieve from: http://www.uttyler.edu/academicaffairs/syllabuspolicies.pdf

University of Texas at Tyler. (2017). Guide for baccalaureate students. Retrieved from

http://www.uttyler.edu/nursing/files/baccalaureate-student-guide.pdf

F. Grading Policy
In order to pass NURS3611, the student must achieve or satisfactorily attain the

following:
An overall course grade of 75% or higher. Grades will not be rounded when

calculating the average (74.5- 74.9 is not rounded to 75.0).

A combined average of 75% on all unit exams. Students who do not achieve a

75% exam average will receive an F for the course.

Completion of all required clinical requirements, including, but not limited to,

clinical hours, case studies, care plans, skill check offs, simulation experiences,

drug calculations and additional assignments that are required by the instructor.
The final grade will be determined as follows:

Evaluation Tool Percentage

4 Unit Exams (12.5% each) 50%
Comprehensive Final Exam 20%
5 Case studies (2% each) Elsevier 10%
2 Nursing Care Plans (5% each) 10%
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Class Participation 10%

TOTAL 100%

Grading Scale:

A 90-100 D 60-74
B 80-89 F 60 and below
C 75-79
NOTE: Both the clinical and the lecture portions of the course must be passed in order

to pass this course. Any student who fails to meet the course student learning outcomes

and expectations in either the classroom or clinical area must repeat the entire course and

may not progress to the next level.

EXAMS
Unit Exams in the course will be administered via Pen-and-paper Test in a classroom

setting, and the Final Comprehensive Exam will be given using a service provider called

Proctor U. Please see the next pages for more information about ProctorU.
The module objectives and assigned readings will guide the selection of items for

the tests. Emphasis will be on application and synthesis of knowledge.

a. Unit Exam 1 will cover Week 1, 2, & 3
b. Unit Exam 2 will cover Week 4, 5, & 6
c. Unit Exam 3 will cover Week 7 & 8
d. Exam 4 will cover Week 9, 10, 11, & 12
e. Comprehensive Final Examination will cover Week 14 and other concepts

that will be announced through a Final Exam Blue Print.

Each Unit exam will be administered at 8:00 AM (CST) at Room: CN 4567/

Simulation Lab, and you must finish the exam by 09:15 AM. You will only have

75 minutes to complete the 50-item Unit Exam. Please come early on the day of

the exam because NO student will be allowed to take the exam late so as not to

disturb other examinees.

Exam dates are listed in the Course Calendar.
If you are unable to take the exam on the posted date, notify the course facilitator

as soon as possible. If the course faculty decide that an alternate exam will be
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given, the format and times will be at the discretion of the course facilitator, and

the exam will be comprised of essay and fill-in-the-blank questions.

PROCTOR U

Students must sign up with Proctor U at the beginning of the 12th week of the semester

for the Final Comprehensive examination. Each student is responsible for payment for

the Proctoring service of $25.

The Final Exam may be opened at any time between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM

(CST), but you will only have 180 minutes to complete 100-item exam.
Absolute integrity is expected from every student in all aspects of the course and students

may be dismissed from the program for violations. Cheating on exams will not be

tolerated. All persons involved in Academic Dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance

with University Regulations and Procedures. You are responsible for reading and

following the student guidelines on academic integrity in the Handbook of Operating

Procedures for UTTyler (UTT, 2009).

In order to use ProctorU you will need to have a high-speed internet connection, a

webcam (internal or external), a windows or apple Operating System, and a government

issued photo id. ProctorU recommends that you visit proctoru.com/testitout prior to your

proctoring session to test your equipment. For additional technical services needed

before your exam, you can click on the button that says connect to a live person.

Students should test all connections with Proctor U before the first examination. Testing

can only be done in the testing window and in a quiet, undistracted environment (no

library, coffee shop, or other public domain). When your test is completed you must

disconnect from the test in blackboard PRIOR TO disconnecting from proctor U for test

security purposes. Any attempts to copy the examination will be viewed as cheating.
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Grading guidelines for the Nursing Care Plans (10%)

Students will develop two (2) nursing care plans. These care plans are worth

18 points each and account for 10% of the course grade. The care plans will be on

assigned adult clients with Cardio and Respiratory conditions. Care plans should be

written or printed on the Care Analysis Forms found in the supplementary material. If the

instructor cannot read the care plan it will be returned to the student to redo and the grade

will be lowered one point. Care plans are to be turned in to the clinical faculty by the due

dates found in the course calendar. The following criteria will be used to grade each care

plan:
Rubric: Nursing Care Plan

Component 3 2 1
Data incomplete
Complete and
or not pertinent/
pertinent, includes Lacks
Does not
Assessment Data: accurate significant
differentiate
Subjective/Objective differentiation pertinent
basic and
between basic and assessment data
comprehensive
comprehensive data
data
Incompletely
Accurately selected Inaccurate
Nursing written or does
and written; contains selection or
Diagnosis(es): not contain all
all elements of 3-part unable to
(NANDA) elements of 3-
NANDA identify
part NANDA
Goals (1 short term Missing/ not
Objective measurable, Incomplete or
(ST) and 1 Long Term relevant/
time, time dated measureable
(LT) per NANDA) inappropriate
Interventions
Thorough list of
not related to
interventions of Incomplete/ too
Nursing Interventions the Nursing
patient-centered few in numbers
Diagnosis/ not a
nursing actions
nursing action.
Incomplete
scientific
Complete scientific None present/
information/ lack
information/ accurate not related to
Rationale of
documentation of nursing
documentation
evidence-based table interventions
of evidence-
based rationale
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Evaluation
Incomplete/
Evaluates or states criteria not
lacks elements to
Evaluation evaluation criteria that present/
completely
is related to goals unrelated to
measure goal
goals.

Points: 17- 18 points = Excellent (A)

15-16 points = Good (B)
12-14 points = Acceptable (C)
11 points and below = Unacceptable (F)

G. University Policies.
Students Rights and Responsibilities
To know and understand the policies that affect your rights and

responsibilities as a student at UT Tyler, please follow this link:

http://www2.uttyler.edu/wellness/rightsresponsibilities.php

Grade Replacement/Forgiveness and Census Date Policies

Students repeating a course for grade forgiveness (grade replacement) must

file a Grade Replacement Contract with the Enrollment Services Center (ADM 230) on

or before the Census Date of the semester in which the course will be repeated. Grade

Replacement Contracts are available in the Enrollment Services Center or at

http://www.uttyler.edu/registrar. Each semesters Census Date can be found on the

Contract itself, on the Academic Calendar, or in the information pamphlets published

each semester by the Office of the Registrar (UTT, 2009).

Failure to file a Grade Replacement Contract will result in both the original

and repeated grade being used to calculate your overall grade point average.

Undergraduates are eligible to exercise grade replacement for only three course repeats

during their career at UT Tyler; graduates are eligible for two grade replacements. Full

policy details are printed on each Grade Replacement Contract (UTT, 2009).
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The Census Date is the deadline for many forms and enrollment actions that

students need to be aware of. These include:

Submitting Grade Replacement Contracts, Transient Forms, requests to withhold

directory information, approvals for taking courses as Audit, Pass/Fail or

Credit/No Credit.
Receiving 100% refunds for partial withdrawals. (There is no refund for these

after the Census Date)

Schedule adjustments (section changes, adding a new class, dropping without a

W grade)
Being reinstated or re-enrolled in classes after being dropped for non-payment
Completing the process for tuition exemptions or waivers through Financial Aid

State-Mandated Course Drop Policy

Texas law prohibits a student who began college for the first time in Fall

2007 or thereafter from dropping more than six courses during their entire undergraduate

career. This includes courses dropped at another 2-year or 4-year Texas public college or

university. For purposes of this rule, a dropped course is any course that is dropped after

the census date (See Academic Calendar for the specific date) (UTT, 2009).
Exceptions to the 6-drop rule may be found in the catalog. Petitions for

exemptions must be submitted to the Enrollment Services Center and must be

accompanied by documentation of the extenuating circumstance. Please contact the

Enrollment Services Center if you have any questions (UTT, 2009).

Disability Services
In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with

Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) the University offers

accommodations to students with learning, physical and/or psychiatric disabilities. If you

have a disability, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning

disabilities, head injury, PTSD or ADHD, or you have a history of modifications or

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accommodations in a previous educational environment you are encouraged to contact

the Student Accessibility and Resources office and schedule an interview with the

Accessibility Case Manager/ADA Coordinator, Cynthia Lowery Staples. If you are

unsure if the above criteria applies to you, but have questions or concerns please contact

the SAR office. For more information or to set up an appointment please visit the SAR

office located in the University Center, Room 3150 or call 903.566.7079. You may also

send an email to cstaples@uttyler.edu (UTT, 2009).

Student Absence due to Religious Observance

Students who anticipate being absent from class due to a religious

observance are requested to inform the instructor of such absences by the second class

meeting of the semester (UTT, 2009, 2017).

Student Absence for University-Sponsored Events and Activities
If you intend to be absent for a university-sponsored event or activity, you

(or the event sponsor) must notify the instructor at least two weeks prior to the date of the

planned absence. At that time, the instructor will set a date and time when make-up

assignments will be completed (UTT, 2009, 2017).

Social Security and FERPA Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas at Tyler to protect the confidential

nature of social security numbers. The University has changed its computer programming

so that all students have an identification number. The electronic transmission of grades

(e.g., via e-mail) risks violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; grades

will not be transmitted electronically (UTT, 2009).

Emergency Exits and Evacuation
Everyone is required to exit the building when a fire alarm goes off. Follow

your instructors directions regarding the appropriate exit. If you require assistance

during an evacuation, inform your instructor in the first week of class. Do not re-enter the
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building unless given permission by University Police, Fire department, or Fire

Prevention Services (UTT, 2009).

H. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN Medical Surgical Nursing I

H.1 Attendance
a) Attendance during lecture, clinical experiences and clinical conferences is a

professional expectation and will be monitored by course faculty. Attendance for

clinical assignments is addressed at length in the syllabus. Refer to the university

catalog for the policy regarding student attendance and possible student

consequences (UTT, 2017).

b) Students should read and understand the attendance statement in the current UT

Tyler General Catalogue 2016-2017 (UTT, 2017).

c) Students are responsible for all material discussed and all announcements made if

they are absent (UTT, 2017).

d) Students must notify the instructor prior to any scheduled clinical or post clinical

conference if an absence is necessary. When scheduled in the clinical agency, the

students must contact the agency personnel at least one hour prior to the

scheduled clinical time. If the student is going to be late, the student must notify

the agency and indicate the approximate time of arrival (UTT, 2017.).
e) Make up time for missed clinical time will be arranged at the discretion of the

instructor. A student missing one or more days in one rotation will present a

written plan as to how he/she will meet the clinical objectives. Make up time and

location for missed post clinical conferences learning experiences will be

arranged at the discretion of the instructor (UTT, 2017.).

H.2 Dress Code Requirements

General: It is the philosophy of the College of Nursing that the student has a

responsibility to be neatly groomed and modestly dressed. Appearances should

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promote good health, safety and general well-being of the student. Clothing

should avoid brevity and/or design that are offensive to the dignity and rights of

others. School officials have the right and responsibility to counsel with the

student or take any other corrective action. Types of clothing (other than those

specified in this document) may be worn at the direction of the nursing instructor

for special events (UTT, 2017.).

Classroom: Casual or everyday business wear is recommended. This includes but

is not limited to the following: slacks or skirt; sweater, blouse, and shirt. Jeans as

well as conservative shorts (mid-thigh or longer) may be worn, but avoid overly

frayed or soiled items. Shoes must be worn (UTT, 2017).

Skills/Simulation Laboratory: The school clinical laboratory setting is designed

to simulate the hospital or health care clinical area. Students will wear the adopted

uniform with name badge and UT Tyler College of Nursing patch on the front left

pocket area. Students should have a clean white lab coat with school patch placed

as above, available when necessary, but the lab coat is not required for the school

laboratory experience (UTT, 2017)

Pre or Post-clinical Experiences in the Health Care Setting: Students may be

required to attend conferences or visit the clinical areas as part of their course

requirements. Students will wear lab coat with name badge and UT Tyler school

patch. Professional dress will be worn under the lab coat. The following items

will be avoided in the clinical areas: jeans, shorts, sandals, jogging/athletic suits,

t-shirts, ball-caps, etc. (UTT, 2017)

Clinical Experience: When attending any clinical experience students are

required to wear the adopted student uniform and/or white lab coat with name

badge and school patch. Professional dress will be worn in appropriate clinical
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settings as directed by the clinical faculty with white lab coat, name badge and

school patch (see items to avoid in clinical areas). Students are to remember that

whenever they are visiting a clinical agency or any clinical site, they are a

representative of UT Tyler and the College of Nursing and are expected to be

professional in appearance and behavior at all times. Students will refrain from

wearing student uniforms to non-UT Tyler related activities (restaurants,

shopping, etc.) (UTT, 2017)

Failure to comply with the above requirements may result in an unexcused

clinical absence and/or negative clinical evaluation.

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Course Calendar

Week/ Date Topic Preparation/ Learning Activities Assignment/ Exams

Introduction to the Lecture
Course
Introduction to Please read:
1 Medical-Surgical Lewis Chapters: 1, 2, 3,5
Nursing
Care of older Adult
Cultural Issues
Lecture

Please read:
Lewis Chapters: 17, 18, 19
Joint Commission -Universal Protocol
AHRQ Article- The inside of a Timeout (2008)
Management of the
Perioperative Patient WHO- Surgical Safety Checklist and Implementation
manual.

2 Watch Lecture Videos:

Census Day Tegrity Lecture: Perioperative Nursing
Youtube: Behind the Double Doors: What is Perioperative
Nursing? -AORN
Test-Taking Strategies
Syllabus
Acknowledgement
Due Lecture Signed Syllabus Form
Last Day to
withdraw without
penalty
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Lecture

Please Read
Care of the Patient Lewis Chapters 6, 8 & 9
with Pain, Stress and Perioperative Case
3 WHO Treatment Guidelines on Pain/ Pain Ladder
Stress Management, Study Due
and Palliative Care
Watch Lecture Videos:
Youtube- Dr. John Campbell: Pain 8, Assessment of Pain
Youtube- UCTV: Coping with stress
Lecture

Please Read
Management of Lewis Chapters 25 & 26
Patients with Upper Ferkol & Schraufnagel (2014) The Global Burden of
4 EXAM 1
Respiratory
Respiratory Disease
Discorders
Watch lecture videos:
Tegrity Lecture: Upper Resp. condition
Youtube- Karen Taylor: Respiratory
Lecture

Please Read
Management of Patients with Lewis Chapter 27 & 28 Nursing Care Plan 1
5
Lower Respiratory Discorders CDC- TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBSEC) Due
2012
Watch lecture videos:
Tegrity Lecture: Lower Resp. Problems
6 Care of Patients with Lecture
Obstructive Respiratory Please Read:
Disorders Lewis Chapter 28
Tselebis, et al (2016): Strategies to improve anxiety and
depression in patients with COPD
Watch lecture videos:
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Tegrity Lecture: COPD

Lecture

Management of patient with Please Read COPD Case Study Due

7 Cardiovascular system Lewis Chapters 31, 33, 34 & 37
disorders AHA 2015 Guidelines EXAM 2
Watch Lecture videos:
Tegrity video: Cardiovascular system problems
Lecture

Please Read:
Care of Patients with Lewis Chapters 32, 35 & 36
8 Hypertension, dysrhtymias
JNC 8 Hypertension Guideline Algorithm (2014)
and Valvular Disorders
Watch lecture vidoes:
Tegrity video: Hypertension and PVD
Lecture

Please Read: Hypertension Case

Care of the patient with Lewis Chapters 47 & 49 Study Due
9 metabolism/ endocrine
Heymsfield & Wadden, T (2017). Mechanisms,
problems
Pathophysiology, and Management of Obesity EXAM 3
Apovian, C. M. (2016). The Obesity Epidemic-
Understanding the Disease and the Treatment.
Last Day to Withdraw with
W
10 Management of patient with Lecture Nursing Care Plan 2
Diabetes Mellitus Due
Please Read:
Lewis Chapter 48
WHO- Diabetes (2016)
American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of
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Medical Care in Diabetes 2017

Watch Lecture Video:
Tegrity video lecture: DM type 2
Youtube- TVSBSC: Diabetes, course, care and
considerations
Lecture

Care of the Patient with Please Read: Diabetes Case Study

11 Upper Gastro-Intestinal Lewis Chapters 38, 39, 40 & 41 Due
Disorders CDC- Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigation (2015)
Watch video lecture:
Tegrity video lecture: Upper GI problem
Lecture
Care of the Patient with
Please Read: Lewis Chapters: 42 & 43
12 Lower Gastro-Intestinal GI Case Study Due
Disorders
Watch video lecture:
Tegrity video lecture: Lower GI problem
THANKSGIVING BREAK

13 EXAM 4 Comprehensive Final Exam Blue Print Announcement EXAM 4

Lecture

Please Read:
Care of patients with Lewis Chapters 44, 45 & 46
14 problems of Renal and urinary Shiel, W. (2015). Dialysis: Types and Life Expectancy on
functions Dialysis
Watch video lecture:
Tegrity video lecture: CKD & Dialysis
Youtube: Oxford BRC- CKD lecture by Dan Lasserson
15 FINAL EXAM FINAL EXAM
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All Dates are subject to change with notification.

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Patient Safety Network. Retrieved from https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm/case/177/the-

inside-of-a-time-out

American Diabetes Association (ADA). (2017). Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2012). TB Epidemiologic Studies

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2015). Foodborne Disease Outbreak

Investigation and Surveillance Tools- Foodborne Outbreaks. Retrieved from

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https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/surveillance-reporting/investigation-

toolkit.html

Ferkol, T., & Schraufnagel, D. (2014). The Global Burden of Respiratory Disease. Annals of the

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The Joint Commission. (n.d.). Universal Protocol. Retrieved from

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Joint National Committee. (2014). JNC 8 Hypertension Guideline Algorithm. Retrieved from

http://www.nmhs.net/documents/27JNC8HTNGuidelinesBookBooklet.pdf

Lewis, S. M., Bucher, L., Heitkemper, M. M., & Harding, M. M. (2017). Medical-surgical

nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (10th ed.). St. Louis, MO:

Elsevier.

Shiel, W. (2015). Dialysis: Types and Life Expectancy on Dialysis. Retrieved from

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Strategies to improve anxiety and depression in patients with COPD: a mental health

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http://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S79354
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University of Texas at Tyler (UTT). (2009). University General Policies applicable to all

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