Funeral Service Clinical II Syllabus for 2014-2015
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Course

MRTS-2360-001 Funeral Service Clinical II

Prerequisites

Corequisite: MRTS 2432 and MRTS 2445

Course Description

A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Focus and emphasis in the portion of clinical experience will be concentrated in the area of embalming and restorative technique.

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Department Expectations

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 1 lec, 8 clinic)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

\ MRTS-2360 Embalming Lab Manual - may be downloaded and printed from within the course.

\ Suggested Text : Embalming History, Threory and Practice by Mayer ISBN 0-07-143950-1, McGraw-Hill.

Supplies

You must obtain a 3 ring notebook to place all clinical documents in.  This will be submitted during the final week of the semester.

You must have access to a computer, active internet service, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, RealPlayer, an

Student Performance

 Course Objectives: Students should be able to do the followng on completion of this course:

Employ the concepts of sanitation, disinfection, temporary preservation and restoration of human body remains.Relate the implications of the types of death to embalming.

Employ the necessary terminology to facilitate communication with members of allied professions and the public.

Employ adequate methods of self-protection from communicable and infectious diseases and hazardous chemicals.

Demonstrate the proper disposal of contaminated materials from the embalming process.

Demonstrate the proper disposal of blood and body fluids.

Demonstrate the use of embalming instruments, equipment and sundries.

Demonstrate embalming techniques and procedures.

Document the embalming techniques and procedures with written reports.

Justify embalming treatments for infections, communicable diseases, traumatic and pathological conditions.

Observe those conditions whereby notification of death to public officials is required. To describe the problems related to the embalming procedures ecessitated by disaster situations.

Discuss how handling, treatment and disposition of the dead human body meet the sociological, psychological, theological, physical and legal requirements of family and community.

Active participation means hands-on and must include at a minimum the following tasks:

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• raising vessels
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• mixing fluids
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• injecting fluids
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• aspiration
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• suturing incisions
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• posing features
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Completion of Embalming cases reports.  Each case report must include the following:

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• details of embalming treatment
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• case analysis, as well as types and quantities of embalming fluids used
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• a detailed list of the studen'ts participation in the case
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• a form that is uniform in nature as adopted by each program which is to be signed by both the student and preceptor. The form for this course is the Texas Funeral Service Commission Embalming report.  Copies can be dowloaded from your lessons within the course.
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Students Rights and Responsibilities

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In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

\  WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU AT YOUR CLINICAL SITE:

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• \ Always show respect to the Funeral Home establishment/Mortuary Service, its owner(s), employees and patrons.
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• \ Dress according to the guidelines set forth by Amarillo College Mortuary Science Program.  www.actx.edu/mortuary
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• \ Remember that you are a guest as well as a student.
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• \ Although your clinical experience is unpaid, you should always look to the owner(s) and preceptor(s) as your supervisor(s).
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Grading Criteria

\ Grades:

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• \ Clinical Notebook is 60% of your final grade
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• \ Prep-room Project is 40% of your final grade
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\ Grading Scale

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• \ A=92-100
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• \ B=83-91
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• \ C=75-82
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• \ F=74 and below
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• \ (To pass the State and National Board Exams, you must score a 75 or better.  Please note that we gear our grading policy towards that standard.  Be aware of this as you take this class and all other MRTS courses.)
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\ Each student is responsible for ensuring the integrity of his/her own work.  Cases of academic dishonesty will result in either zero points or administrative withdrawl from the Mortuary Science Program.  There will be no tolerance for missed due dates, assignments, projects, quizzes or tests.  IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET ASSIGNMENTS AND SUCH TURNED IN AND IN ON TIME.  If you wait until the semester is over to resolve an issue with missing assignments, projects, exams, etc., then it will be too late.  ALWAYS KEEP COPIES OF YOUR WORK (projects, assignments, clinical paperwork, etc.).  Students should have a back up plan for computer problems.  Most public libraries have internet access for students' use.

\ ALL course work is expected to be typed with correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.  PROOF READ your work before submitting.  Failure to do so will result in a lower grade.

\ Anything below a 75 is failing and the course will have to be repeated.

\ Students will be graded on their notebooks  and certification of embalming skills by instructor of this course 60% and 40% on their preparation room project.  The bulk of the students' grades will be based on clinical documentation and completion of the lab manual.  There will be a specific guideline to follow for clinical documents.  You should read and reread your guidelines before turning in your final notebook.

\ You will need to complete 15 embalming cases/reports, lab manual, and preparation room project.

\ No student will be issued a grade in this course without the instructor/program director observing the student embalming 1 case and certifying embalming competencies.  This should be done near the end of the semester.

\ There is no Makeup policy.  Students are given plenty of time to complete all course work assigned and will not be allowed extension for any reason.

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Attendance

Failure to show up to clinical sites is grounds for removal from the program.

If you are going to miss clinical days you MUST contact your clinical supervisor and your instructor!

This course requires 144 hours of work in a preparation room/funeral home throughout the semester. You must work at least 9 hours per week during a 16 week semester (fall/spring).   You must have by the end of the semester 144 documented hours and 15 embalming documented cases, completed lab exercises, competencies certified by the instructor, and prep room project.  You will complete the clinical lab manual and submit all necessary documentation at the end of the semester.

 ONLINE ATTENDANCE:  This is an online course and is intended to give you flexibilty.  However, it is still the same time frame of a full 16-week semester.  You are expected to make an effort to log-in atleast twice a week.  It is recommended that you log-in at the beginning of a week and at the end.  Often times, changes have to be made and are announced through course e-mail and announcements.  If you fail to log-in regularly, you may miss vital information concerning changes within the course.  Online learning requires the student to be disciplined to keep up with online participation, assignments, scheduled quizzes and exams.   IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET ASSIGNMENTS AND SUCH TURNED IN AND IN ON TIME.  If you wait until the semester is over to resolve an issue with missing assignments, projects, exams, etc., then it will be too late.

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Additional Information

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\  If a student has a grievance with the course instructor, the following “due process” protocol will apply. The student must 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 immediate supervisor of the instructor 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 Allied Health division chairperson, the student should seek satisfaction from Dean of Health Sciences within one week of the student–division chairperson meeting.

\  4.      If the concern cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the student after meeting with the dean, the student should seek satisfaction from the Vice-President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) 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 of Academic Affairs, the student should seek satisfaction from the college President within one week of the student–VPAA meeting. The decision of the President will be final.