Patient Care Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

RADR-1303-001 Patient Care

Prerequisites

Course Description

An introduction in patient assessment; infection control procedures; emergency and safety procedures; communication and patient interaction skills; and basic pharmacology.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

\ REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
\ Basic Medical Techniques and Patient Care in Imaging Technology  7th.  Edition,
\ by Torres/ Dutton/ Watson
\ Recommended Reference text -Any  Medical Dictionary

Supplies

\ Dependible working computer with internet connection.  Power Point software.

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\ Amarillo College has computers available for student use on all campuses.

Student Performance

End-of-Course Outcomes: Explain general safety in patient care practices; assess patient condition; recognize emergency situations and identify appropriate response; and identify relevant pharmaceuticals and their applications.

The objective of this course is to prepare the student with professional communication techniques and patient teaching skills.  Added emphasis is also placed on knowledge of basic medical techniques that the radiologic professional will need  in order to assist more skillfully with imaging examinations and assist with the  administration of medications and general patient care.

PATIENT CARE COURSE OBJECTIVES

Given the course textbook, personal notes, handouts, and other course materials, the students should be able to do each of the following on a written examination as evaluated by the course instructor with an accuracy of not less than 75%.

Chapter 2 – Patient Assessment and Communication in Imaging

1. Explain the basic physical and emotional need of the patient.

2. Define critical thinking and explain the need for the radiographer to develop this skill.

3. Explain the method used to make an accurate assessment of the patient's needs in the imaging department and explain the rationale for using this method.

4. List expectations the patient may have of the radiographer assigned to his care.

5. Define therapeutic communication and demonstrate knowledge of its techniques.

6. Explain the interview process and list the requirements for its successful completion.

7. Explain the use of the problem-solving process in patient teaching.

8. Describe the special needs of the terminally ill or the grieving patient in terms of radiographic imaging.

9. Define advance directives and differentiate between various types of advance directive documents.

10. Demonstrate knowledge related to the terminology used throughout the text.

 

Chapter 3 - Basic Patient Care And Safety In Radiographic Imaging

1. Give clear verbal instruction to an ambulatory patient concerning the correct manner of dressing and undressing for a radiographic imaging procedure.

2. Correctly assess a patient's need for assistance in order to complete an imaging examination safely.

3. Demonstrate the correct method of moving and positioning a patient to prevent injury to self or to the patient.

4. Demonstrate knowledge of the correct method of assisting a disabled patient with dressing or undressing for a radiographic procedure.

5. List the safety measures that must be taken when transferring a patient form a hospital room to the radiographic imaging department.

6. Describe steps the radiographer must take  to protect the patient's integumentary system form injury.

7. Explain the criteria to be used if immobilization of a patient is necessary.

8. List the types of immobilizers or restraining devices available and demonstrate the correct method of applying each one.

9. List the precautions to be taken if a patient is in traction or wearing a cast.

10 Demonstrate knowledge of the correct manner of assisting a patient with a bedpan or urinal.

11.  Explain the radiographer's responsibilities concerning radiation safety.

12. List the departmental safety measures that must be taken to prevent and control fires, patient falls, poisoning or injury from hazardous materials, and burns, and to evacuate patients in case of a disaster.

13. Define the terminology used in this chapter

 

Chapter 4 - Infection Control And Institutional Safety

1. Define the terminology used in this chapter

2. Describe knowledge of the four known types of microorganisms that may cause infection.

3. List and define the factors needed to develop an infectious disease.

4. List, describe, and demonstrate knowledge of the methods of controlling infection in health care settings.

5. Discuss HIV and AIDS, Hepatitis and T.B. And describe the means of transmission and prevention.

6.  Define the two tiers of isolation precautions as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Preention (CDC), and describe the precautions required in each tier.

7. Demonstrate the isolation precautions used in each tier of isolation precautions, as required by the CDC.

9. Explain the actionså to be taken following a needle-stick injury or exposure to blood or body substances in the course of work.

10. List the regulatory agencies that set guidelines for safety in health care settings.

 

 

Chapter 5 - Surgical Asepsis and the Radiographer

1. Define the term surgical asepsis and differentiate between medical asepsis  and surgical asepsis.

2. Explain the radiographer's responsibility for maintaining surgical aseptic technique when it is a required part of patient care.

3. Differentiate between disinfection and sterilization.

4. List and define methods of sterilization and disinfection.

5. List the rules of surgical asepsis

6. Demonstrate knowledge of the correct method of opening a sterile pack and of placing a sterile object on a sterile filed.

7. Demonstrate knowledge of the correct method of putting on sterile gloves

8. Demonstrate skin preparation for a sterile procedure.

9. Demonstrate knowledge of the correct method of removing and reapplying a sterile dressing.

10. Define the terminology used in this chapter

 

Chapter 6 - Vital Signs And Oxygen Administration

1. Define the term vital signs and explain when the radiographer is responsible for their assessment.

2. List the rates of temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure that are considered to be within normal limits for a child and for an adult male or female.

3. Identify sites and methods available for measuring body temperature and correctly read a clinical thermometer.

4. Accurately monitor pulse rate.

5. Accurately monitor respirations

6. Accurately monitor blood pressure.

7. Identify the most common types of oxygen administration equipment and explain their potential hazards.

8. Describe the equipment that must be available and functional in all radiographic imaging departments to monitor blood pressure and to administer oxygen.

9. List the precautions that must be taken when oxygen is being administered.

10. Define the terminology used in this chapter

 

Chapter 8 - Medical Emergencies

1. Assess the basic levels of neurologic and cognitive functioning.

2. List and describe the progressive stages and types of shock.

3. Explain the radiographer's role in the management of a patient in the early stages of shock.

4. List the symptoms of anaphylactic shock and explain the radiographer's need to recognize it in its earliest stage.

5. Describe the early symptoms of pulmonary embolus, and explain the actions the radiographer must take if these symptoms occur.

6. List the symptoms of hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis, and describe the action the radiographer must take if these symptoms occur.

7. List the initial signs of cerebral vascular accident and the radiographer's role should these symptoms appear while the patient is in the radiographer's care.

8. List the symptoms of cardiac and respiratory failure, and describe the action that the radiographer  must take in each of these emergencies.

9. Explain the symptoms of mechanical airway obstruction and the emergency intervention necessary.

10. Describe the action the radiographer must take if a patient faints or has a seizure while in the radiographer's care.

11. Define the terminology used in this chapter

 

Chapter 14 - Caring For Patients Needing Alternative Medical Treatments

1. Explain the reasons for nasogastric and nasoenteric intubation and the radiographer's responsibilities when these tubes are in place.

2. Describe the precautions the radiographer must take if the patient has a gastrostomy tube in place

3. Describe the patient care consideration for the radiographer working with a patient who requires parenteral nutrition or has a central venous catheter.

4. Describe the symptoms a patient will demonstrate if he is in need of suctioning, and explain the action the radiographer must take if this situation should occur.

5. Explain the precautions the radiographer must take when working with a patient who has a tracheostomy.

6. List the precautions the radiographer must take when working with a patient requiring mechanical ventilation

7. List the patient care precautions the radiographer must take if the patient has a chest tube in place with water-sealed drainage.

8. Describe the patient care considerations for the radiographer if the patient has a tissue drain in place.

9. Define the terminology used in this chapter

 

CHAPTER 15 – Pharmacology for the Radiographer

1. List the precautions to be taken during drug administration;

2. Differentiate between the apothecary and metric systems of measurement and be able to quickly convert from one measure to the other.

3. List the components of a medication order and the method of documenting drug administration.

4. Describe the radiographer's accountability in drug administration and his responsibilities should an adverse reaction occur.

5. State the components of a patient's drug history

6. Explain the procure to be followed if a medication error is made.

7. Identify accurately the sites for administering by oral, buccal, and sublingual routes, and for intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous injections.

8. Accurately demonstrate knowledge of the administration of drugs by oral, buccal, sublingual, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, and intradermal routes.

9. List the symptoms that indicate infiltration into the surrounding tissues by an intravenous infusion.

10. Identify the common medical abbreviations used in medication administration.

11. Define the terminology used in this chapter

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

\ Dishonesty during examinationS is simply the wrong thing to do.  To say the least, for any student, but especially for a student pursuing a career in a health occupation, test dishonest is a reliable predictor of unacceptable job performance following graduation.  If a student makes poor choices to "cheat" on test, will that student also make poor choices relative to quality patient care?  Probably so.  This instructor takes the position that a dishonest student is probable also unethical in other ways and may pose a threat to the safety of any patient who comes in contact with that student.  Employers take a similar position.  The health care industry will not tolerate such conduct.
\ At Amarillo College, there are grave academic penalties for any unethical conduct on the part of any student.  The policy and penalty for such conduct is provided in the General Catalog.  It can be concluded from this policy statement that unethical course conduct is absolutely prohibited by Amarillo College policy.  To be more specific, in this course Plagiarism, dishonesty, or any other unethical course conduct, is cause for a final course grade of "F" regardless of other grades earned to-date in the course.  If in doubt about a particular assignment or testing practice, discuss the matter in advance with the course instructor.

Grading Criteria

GRADING POLICY (GRADES BASED ONLY ON MAJOR EXAM GRADES)
The following grade scale shall apply during this course:
A final comprehensive exam will be given at the end of the course value of a major exam.
   
A= 92 - 100    B= 83 - 91    C= 75 - 82       F=  0   -  74

A grade of “D” is not possible in this course!
It is not possible to raise a grade at the end of the course by asking for extra work to raise your failing grade.  I encourage each student to put forth extra effort from the start of any course.
There will be seven chapter examinations and one final comprehensive examination to determine the final grade using a point system.

 

MAKE-UP WORK POLICY
Failure to take the Major Examination will result in a grade of zero for that examination. No late make-up examinations will be avaiable.

Major examinations will be available from Thrusday 12 am to Sunday 11:55.

The final comprehenisve examination will Open Dec. 6th. at 1 a.m. and Close Dec. 7th at 11:55 p.m.

Attendance

\ ATTENDANCE POLICY
\ Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement.  Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to log in on a regular basis.  A minimum of four log-ins per week is recommended.

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Additional Information

See refermces listed in the textbook on pages 313 through 315.

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Grievance Policy

 

If a student has a concern with the course instructor, the following due process protocol will apply. The student will follow the protocol steps in the order shown.

 

   1. Make every effort to resolve the concern directly with the course instructor. The instructor should be contacted by the student before the conclusion of the course.

   2. If the concern cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the student after meeting with the course instructor, the student should seek satisfaction from the director of radiography within one week of the student instructor meeting.

   3. If the concern cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the student after meeting with the director of radiography, the student should seek satisfaction from the Dean of Health Sciences within one week of the student supervisor meeting.

  4. If the concern cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the student after meeting with the Dean of Health Sciences, the student should seek satisfaction from the Vice-President and Dean of Instruction within one week of the student - Dean meeting.

  5. If the concern cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the student after meeting with the Vice-President and Dean of Instruction, the student should seek satisfaction from the college President within one week of the student-Vice-President meeting.

   6. If the concern cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the student after meeting with the President, the student should seek satisfaction from the college Board of Regents at the next regular meeting of the Regents. The decision of the Regents will be final.