Orest Kornetsky

Nursing in the United States

About me

High School

Chemistry Biology English History Mathematics Track and Field,

Soccer ACT and SATTo be accepted to a university:

1. GPA2. ACT or SAT3. Sports and Activities

Oakland University – Biological Sciences

General chemistry – 2 sem w/ labs

Organic chemistry – 2 sem w/ lab

General physics – 2 sem w/ lab

Biology – 2 sem with lab Genetics Human anatomy w/ lab Human physiology w/ lab Biochemistry Endocrinology Immunology General microbiology Medical microbiology

Fund. of contemp psychology

Calculus Intro to German

language and culture European literature Intro to Russia and

eastern Europe Intro to Western Art Intro to Ethics Intro to China Intro to Sociology

Admission to the School of Nursing

Admission to the university is required in order to be eligible for admission to the School of Nursing.

A GPA of 2.8 or above from high school or transfer institution is required for admission to pre-nursing status

High School

Pre-nursing

School of Nursing (SON)

Admission to the university

Admission to the School of Nursing

Prerequisites for SON

Course Credits Prerequisite

BIO 111 Biology 4 1 year of high school chemistry and/or CHM090 strongly recommended

BIO 121 Clinical Anatomy and Physiology

5 BIO 111

CHM 104 Introduction to Chemical Principles

4 High school chemistry and algebra recommended; MTH 011 with grade of 2.0 or placement in higher course; or CHM 090

CHM 201 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry

4 CHM 104

PSY 100 Foundations of Contemporary Psychology

4 None

RHT 150 Composition I 4 Rhetoric Department Placement

RHT 160 Composition II 4 RHT 150 or Rhetoric Department Placement

Before being considered for admission into the School of Nursing, you must complete the following required pre-nursing courses or transfer equivalents with a grade of at least a 2.5 and maintain a minimum overall grade point average in these courses of 3.00 or “B” (on a 4.0 scale).

Prerequisites for SON

Course Credits Prerequisite

PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy

PHL 102 Introduction to Logic

PHL 103 Introduction to Ethics

PHL 107 Introduction to Symbolic Logic

PHL 204 Ancient Greek Philosophy

PHL 205 Medieval Philosophy

PHL 206 Early Modern Philosophy

MTH 011 Elementary Algebra

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Complete one of the following courses with a minimum grade of 2.5 . Note that the grade for the philosophy course you choose will not be included in the calculation of the pre-nursing grade point average.

Prerequisites for SON – 2nd degree BSN

Complete the following courses with a minimum grade of 2.5. (Must be taken prior to semester start date) BIO 307 Introduction to Human Microbiology (4) (Prerequisite to NRS 227) PSY 225 Introduction to Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4)

The following three courses are also required nursing courses, which must be completed prior to the first semester of the program. A minimum grade of 2.5 is required in each of these courses. (Must be taken prior to semester start date) NRS 220 Nutrition in Nursing Practice (2) NRS 227 Pathophysiology in Nursing (3) NRS 308 Pharmacology in Nursing (3)

Health Clearance Form

TB Test Tetanus date: Rubella Titer date: Rubeola Titer date: Mumps Titer date:

Or MMR Vaccination 1 date: MMR Vaccination 2 date:

Varicella Titer date: Or Varicella Vaccination date:

Hepatitis Titer date: Or Hepatitis B Vaccination 1: Hepatitis B Vaccination 2: Hepatitis B Vaccination 3:

Malpractice insurance coverage of at least $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate.

Documented completion of an approved CPR course.

State of Michigan Criminal background check

Urine drug screen

Oakland University - Nursing

Intro to lifespan and development

Nutrition in nursing practice Pathophysiology Pharmacology in nursing Nursing practice concepts

w/ clinical Health assessment across

lifespan w/ lab Principles of nursing

practice w/ clinical Complementary adult

nursing I w/ clinical

Nursing care of childbearing family w/ clinical

Nursing of children w/ clinical

Mental health nursing w/ clinical

Complementary adult nursing II w/ clinical

Research basis of nursing Nursing of home and

community Transition into nursing

practice w/ clinical

Clinicals

Nursing home St. John Beaumont Detroit Receiving

William Beaumont Hospital The tower features spacious

rooms with enhanced patient privacy, accommodations to encourage family involvement in patient care and decentralized nursing stations to enhance patient access to nurses.

Patient rooms are clustered around a “team care station” where medical staff will gather to discuss and plan patient care with each other and with family members.

Family pantries and consultation rooms promote family involvement in care.

A nurse call system utilizing low-frequency cell phones provides patients with instant access to their caregivers.

NCLEX

Registration $200 nonrefundable fee Receive Authorization to Test (ATT) Schedule an appointment to test On test day, may only bring

drivers license (learner's permits are not acceptable)  state/province identification national identity card

passport  U.S. military ID

NCLEX - Format

Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) Uses items with a variety of

response formats, such as: single response multiple

choice multiple response fill-in-the-blank drag and drop

And a variety of display formats chart/exhibit displays tables graphic images

No partial credit Min 75 questions, max 265 6 hours allotted time

“With CAT, each candidate's test is unique. It is assembled interactively as the individual is tested. When the candidate answers an item, the computer recalculates the candidate's ability estimate based on all the responses including the most recent response. 

Next, the item bank which contains the available items classified by test plan content area and sorted by level of difficulty, is searched to find an item in the appropriate test plan area that best matches the candidate's ability.  This item is selected and presented on the computer screen.

This process is repeated each time an item is administered, creating an examination tailored to the individual's ability while fulfilling the NCLEX test plan requirements. The examination continues in this way until a pass or fail decision can be made. CAT provides greater measurement efficiency as it administers only those items which will offer the best measurement of the candidate's ability.” - www.ncsbn.org

NCLEX – Format cont. NCLEX examination decisions are not

based on the number or percentage of items answered correctly, but rather on the difficulty of the items that a candidate can answer correctly 50% of the time. CAT administers test items with difficulty levels such that each candidate will answer about half correctly; these items provide the most information. Thus, all candidates answer about 50% correctly.

Passing candidates answer 50% of more difficult items correctly, and failing candidates answer 50% of easier items correctly.

First, the computer asks a relatively easy item, and if the candidate answers it correctly, the computer selects a somewhat harder item. As the candidate continues answering correctly, the items get harder and harder.

When the candidate starts missing questions, the items get easier until the candidate starts answering them correctly again, then the items begin to get a little harder.

Each time the candidate answers one correctly, the next is harder. Each time the candidate answers one incorrectly, the next is easier. This zigzag process continues to narrow in on the point where the candidate answers 50% correctly, e.g., one right, then one wrong.

That point represents the candidate's ability estimate.

NCLEX Format – cont.

After the candidate has answered the minimum number of items, the computer compares the candidate's estimated ability level to the passing standard and makes one of three decisions: One, if the candidate is clearly above the passing

standard, the examination ends, and the candidate passes.

Two, if the candidate is clearly below the passing standard, the examination ends, and the candidate fails. 

Three, if the candidate's ability estimate is too close to the passing standard to determine with 95% certainty whether the candidate should pass or not, the computer continues to administer items.

Teaching Experience

High school – German University

TA for anatomy laboratory TA for nursing anatomy/physiology

laboratory