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online Patient Education & Counseling course at Canyon College

COURSE SYLLABUS: Patient Education & Counseling

Course Title: NR548 - Patient Education & Counseling
Department: Health Sciences
Instructor: James Johnson, MD E-Mail - Vita

COURSE OVERVIEW:

I am happy to provide you with information and instructions regarding this course. As you know, you have a time limit to complete this course. The time limit follows the College's policy for course time completion.

This is an exciting course and I am sure you will learn some of the most interesting principles related to Patient Education and Counseling. After successful completion of the course, you will have a much greater understanding of the Patient Education and Counseling issues that are applicable nursing as well as some of the most current and pressing issues.

This course is a graduate level course. It is formatted to be self-directed, along with one-on- one mentoring by faculty. As your instructor, you and I communicate throughout your time spent in this important study. Communication can be by e-mail system and fax.

As a graduate level course, you must be prepared to operationalize the concepts learned into the reality of today's health care environment. The readings in the text, the analysis of case studies supplied in the text, our discussions, and your weekly assignments will assist in meeting this broad-based goal.

You will find the textbooks for this course to be one of the best available for the study of Patient Education and Counseling at the graduate level. It is packed with information.

TEXT:   Online Bookstore

Required

The Practice of Patient Education, by Barbara Klug Redman. Mosby, Inc. (Elsevier), 2000. ISBN: 0323012795

Optional

Patient Teaching Made Incredibly Easy! edited by Kevin Haworth. Springhouse Pub Co (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 1998/1999. ISBN: 0874349591

Please order your books as soon as possible.

SUMMARY:

This course is a graduate course for students in the MSN program in Nursing Education. This is an advance level course that focuses on knowing more about how to teach patients and families. The course allows students to progress through different practice options. Some of the topics/ subjects covered include; cancer patient education.

Learning will provide students with the necessary foundation to progress toward graduation.

The course is formatted as an online course. There is a midterm and a final examination. Students are encouraged to submit questions, and discuss issues and problems with the instructor. Reading assignments from the textbooks are assigned. There are weekly written responses to related questions that are to be turned into the instructor as detailed by the instructor.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR: James E. Johnson, M.D.

HOW TO REACH YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

I am available to you on an ongoing basis throughout your time spent in this course. Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, concerns, issues, etc. I am here to assist you and mentor you to achieve your goals and experience success in this course. My response time may be anywhere from 2 business days to a few minutes. My business days are Monday through Friday.

E-mail: jjohnson@canyoncollege.edu

Phone: 615-523-2136
Fax: 615-523-2136

I prefer that whenever possible you contact me by e-mail.

Again, do not hesitate to contact me. I am here for you and look forward to working with you.

EXAMINATIONS:

There are two examinations for this course. There is a mid-term and final examination. Both have an objective part and an essay part. The examinations are "open" book. They thoroughly test knowledge in key areas of course content. While open book, they require thought and knowledge of the related content for successful completion.

All examinations are taken "online." The examinations are accessed through the web site for Canyon College. When you are ready to take the examinations, please e-mail me at least 2 business days in advance and request authorization to take your exam. I will in turn send you an ID and password to access the examinations.

When you are ready to take the examinations, access the web site, and complete the examination. Access each exam only once. If you have difficulties, notify your instructor or the administration right away. You will receive your score from me in approximately two business days.

Please plan to take the midterm exam by the end of the week of the "mid" week of the course. The final examination must be taken by the last day of the final week of the course.

GRADE ASSIGNMENT FOR EXAMINATIONS:

You will receive a letter grade, based on your over all score achievement. The grading scale is as follows:

90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F

You will receive a letter grade for each of the examinations. Your final course grade will be an average of the scores you achieve on all examinations. The midterm counts as one exam and the final counts as one exam.

I will e-mail you your score and letter grade for each of the examinations.

READING AND WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS:

Your reading assignments are self-paced.

Please read from your textbook, "The Practice of Patient Education," the chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4. Also read the introduction to Part II, chapters 5 and 6. Please complete the study questions /activities at the end of each applicable chapter. Let me know if cost is too great a factor in completing any assignment. First written assignment; Outline a self-management plan for treatment of influenza.

After completion of the above paragraph, you may request to take the midterm exam.

After the midterm proceed to read from your textbook, chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and the Postscript to Part II. Complete the applicable questions/activities at the end of each chapter. After completion, you may request to take the final exam.

There may be assignments for reading, case studies, care plans, and research throughout the class time.

These assignments may be sent to you via e-mail.

REVIEW OF OBJECTIVES:

Understand the basic concepts in each chapter. Memorization is not necessary. Be able to locate key ideas quickly in your textbook(s).

WHAT TO DO:
  1. Order your text book immediately.
  1. Review the chapter objectives in class before reading and studying each chapter.
  1. When instructed, proceed to take the midterm examination
  1. When instructed, proceed to take the final examination
  1. During the first week of the course, please e-mail your instructor and provide your instructor with some basic information about you, including;
1) your contact address (eg e-mail address)
2) your goals for this course
3) your overall goals for a career in Nursing Education.
4) your past and current work experiences
5) any experiences you have had in health care delivery.
  1. Contact your instructor any time you would like to discuss the readings, have questions, require clarifications or further explanations, etc.
  1. Share with your instructor current event issues related to Patient Education and Counseling that you identify in the news media, etc. In turn, your instructor may share such information with you for discussion and analysis.
  1. Have fun! Be positive! Achieve your goals!