WEEKLY SCHEDULE |
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DATE/WEEK OF |
TOPIC |
ASSIGNMENT |
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WEEK 1 & 2 8/31/05 9/6/05 |
Introduction to course Verify completion of health data First Aid Infection control |
Email address & schedule Identification
of families
FIRST AID ONLINE
VT: First Aid
VT: Medical
Asepsis (up
to isolation) Potter & Perry, Ch 8 Senior clients |
WEEK 39/12/05 |
First Aid – Performance & written tests Communication Preparation for client phone calls
Confidentiality Begin Vital Signs-TPR, BP, pain
Do Informal Interview in class |
DUE: Hopes & Fears Papers FIRST AID ONLINE Jarvis, Ch 1, 4, 10, 11
VT: Vital Signs VT: Environmental Survey VT to : Confidentiality: What you need know (in class)
Windshield survey-Madison Senior Center – |
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WEEK 4 9/19/05 |
Discuss
Informal interviews Introduction to health assessment Overview of nursing process Data collection analysis
Documentation (VITAL SIGNS ARE TO BE PRACTICED EVERY WEEK)
SENIOR VISIT #1 |
DUE: Older adult reflection paper,AND Windshield survey. Jarvis, Ch 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 VT: Assessment of Older Adult (Tapes I & II)
senior visits begin & continue every other week–Complete senior history profile & general survey. |
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WEEK 5 9/26/05 |
Health screening–Ht & wt, vision, hearing
Health Assessment:
Health History and VT guidelines FAMILY VISIT #1 |
DUE: Senior history profile & general survey
Family visits begin & continue every other week—Complete family profile & windshield survey |
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WEEK 6 10/3/05 |
Health history (continued); practice interviews and
documentation
SENIOR VISIT #2 |
Due: Family profile & windshield survey Senior visit—health history |
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WEEK 7 10/10/05 |
Body mechanics; transferring; positioning.
Ambulation: crutches, cane, walker; use of gait belts;
wheelchair; isometric exercises; apply elastic stockings. Safety Discuss genogram (student does her/his own)
FAMILY VISIT #2 |
DUE: Senior health history--DISCUSS WRITE UP IN CLASS
Perry & Potter, Ch 4 (pp. 59-67);
VT: Body mechanics, exercise & activity
Family visit—genogram, IPR (based on health definition) |
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WEEK 8
10/17/05 |
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WEEK 9 10/24/05 |
Bedmaking; personal hygiene Feeding & tooth brushing
Care of clients
environment
Nonpharmacological aids to promote comfort Home care safety
SENIOR VISIT #3
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DUE: HEALTH HISTORY VT
Perry & Potter, Ch 6, 14, 41 Jarvis, Ch 5
VT: Basic skills--Bedmaking; bed bath VT: Basic skills--Personal hygiene care
Senior visit--Senior safety assessment |
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WEEK 10 10/31/05 |
Health Assessments: nurse’s role. Physical Exam: Techniques; documentations Mental status assessment
FAMILY VISIT #3 |
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WEEK 11 11/7/05 |
Health assessment
SENIOR VISIT #4 |
DUE: Family safety assessment & Head and Neck worksheet Jarvis, Ch 13, 14, 15, 16
Senior visit–mental status |
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WEEK 12
11/14/05 |
Health assessment: Discuss Family apgar
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DUE:
Senior mental
status &
Respiratory Assessment
worksheet & Cardiac
Assessment worksheet
Jarvis, Ch 18, 19, 20 and pp. 32-33. Family visit– Family apgar |
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WEEK 13 11/21/05 |
Health assessment: Abdominal; breast, & testicular exam; genital exam Discuss nutritional assessment and Teaching/learning plan
SENIOR VISIT #5 |
DUE: Family apgar & DDST Abdominal
Assessment worksheet Jarvis, Ch 8, 17, 21, 24, 25, 26 Edelman, Ch 10
Grodner, Ch 1 &
13; complete Mosby Nutritrac
Analysis computer program on Senior Senior visit–Nutritional assessment |
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WEEK 14 11/28/05 |
Teaching/learning
presentations
Discuss Family community support
FAMILY VISIT #5 |
DUE:
Senior—nutritional
assessment and
Family visit -- Family community support |
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WEEK 15 12/5/05 |
REVIEW/PRACTICE AS REQUESTED BY INSTRUCTOR |
DUE: & Family
community support |
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WEEK 16 12/12/05 |
DUE: PE VIDEO TAPE & DOCUMENTATION |
DUE: PE VIDEO TAPE & DOCUMENTAION |
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NOTE: ASSIGNED VIDEOTAPES
ARE LOCATED IN THE LIBRARY AND MUST BE
VIEWED THERE. ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE SENT VIA E-MAIL TO YOUR CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO PRODUCE A HARD COPY. |
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