Class Syllabus

PortervilleCollege: Vocational Nursing Program – 2nd semester

Endocrine System Module: 25A

Units: 2

Instructor: Elizabeth Keele, R.N., B.S.N.

Spring 2012

Hours/Days:

Monday / Tuesday
8:30 AM / 8:30 AM
2:20 PM / 2:20 PM
One 20 min break in the AM
1 hour for lunch break / One 20 min break in the AM
1 hour for lunch break

Grading:

75% –83% = C

84% – 92% = B

93% – 100% = A

Criteria:

Quizzes//homework:200*pts.

Participation: 32 pts. (4 points per/day for iClicker use)

Midterm Exam:100 pts.

Final Exam:100 pts.

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Total432* pts.

(*These are approximate numbers subject to change)

Office hours:

Monday & Tuesday: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

I am also available by phone at 559-793-1664

Please do not call after 10:00 p.m. or on Sundays

Text:

  • Medical-Surgical Nursing Care: 3rd edition, Burke, Mohn-Brown, Eby.
  • All assigned reading is required and you are responsible for the material contained in it.
  • iClicker.
  • This is a standard iClicker, which is absolutely required for this class. It is an electronic device used for in-class polling, quizzes, etc. One iClicker can be used by a single student for any number of classes at the same time and can be used again in future semesters. Each student MUST have his/her own iClicker and will need to bring it to class daily.
  • ATI: PN Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Unit

Web Site:

or go to go to and go to the instructors web sites and click on Elizabeth Keele. You may obtain power point presentation, handouts and class syllabus on-line.

Quizzes:

A quiz, test or work-sheet will be given on a daily bases. Please bring a scan-tron form #882-ES to all quizzes and tests. Tests and quizzes are timed – 1 minute for each question. Quizzes and tests are based on reading and lecture notes. The opportunity to make up onemissed exam will only be allowed if the student informs the instructor prior to the scheduled exam. Pop quizzes & iClicker participation points may not be made up. Some quizzes will be administered using the iClicker, you must bring it to class daily.

Quizzes are based predominantly on the subject matter that was taught in the most resent previous lecture, however they may include information from earlier lectures.

The Mid-term Exam is cumulative from Day One.

The Final Exam is cumulative from Day One.

Students will notbe allowed to retake any exam or quiz on which an unsatisfactory grade was earned.

Students may make arrangement with the instructor to review an individual exam up to two (2) weeks after the exam is returned. The final exam will not be reviewed.

All cell phones, pagers, and/or electronic device must be turned OFF during exams/quizzes unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor. Electronic devices other than a calculator may not be used for in-class calculations work (ie. Cell phones, PDA’s, etc).

Participation:

Participation points will be given in this class based on your use of the iClicker during class discussions. Participation points are awarded as an “all or nothing”; four points per class session. You may miss 10% iClicker participation session (during one day) and still get full credit for the day, but if you miss more than10%, you will receive no participation points for the day (if there are less than 10 participation questions, you must participate in at least all but one).

General:

Students are expected to be on time and attend each scheduled class and assume responsibility for assigned activities, be active in the learning process and meet all established level objectives. Students are expected to call the instructor is they are unable to attend. If you are unable to attend class, you must notify the instructor prior to class. Only excused absences will be given an opportunity to make up quizzes/tests. Homework will not be accepted late unless excused by the instructor. Cell phones and pagers must be turned off or placed in silent mode. Children are not allowed in classroom.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you have a disability that may require assistance or accommodation, or you have questions related to any accommodation for testing, note takers, readings, etc., please speak with the instructor as soon as possible. Students may also contact the DisabilityResourceCenter (559) 791-2215 with questions about such services.

Instructor’s Intellectual Rights:

Individual instructors retain intellectual property rights to lectures and class presentations and related material; notes or other class materials may not be exchanged or distributed for commercial purposes, for compensation or for any other purpose other than study by the individual student enrolled in the class. Unauthorized use of class notes or recordings is subject to the federal Copyright Act, California Civil Code, and Program policy and may subject an individual to failure of the course and/or legal proceedings brought by the instructor, as well as the Nursing Department. Examples of violation of this policy include, but not limited to, audio recording, and any electronic posting such as YouTube, blogging, podcasting, etc. Students may not tape record during any test preview or review.

Attendance:

This class is a positive attendance class and roll will be taken daily. If you miss any class time, you will be required to make that time up. Arrangements are to be made with the instructor. Students are responsible for material presented during their absence.

Honesty:

I require honesty on tests and assignments. Following PortervilleCollege policy, if a student cheats on a test or assignment, or plagiarizes, I will give an “F” grade on that assignment and I will report the incident to the Dean. The student will have to meet with the Dean of Students to determine whether further disciplinary action is necessary. Students “caught” using a cell phone during an exam is considered a form of cheating.

Student Objectives:

  1. The student will be able to discuss medical terms commonly used in the endocrine system
  2. The student will be able to review and identify anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system
  3. The student will be able to identify components of a complete endocrine physical assessment
  4. The student will be able to identify the clinical significance and related nursing responsibilities of the following test and procedures used for diagnostic assessment of the patient with an endocrine disorder: Thyroid scan, Thyroid Ultrasonography, Thyroid biopsy, Computed tomography, Hydroxycorticosteroid urinary assay, Fasting blood glucose, Glucose tolerance test, 2 hour postprandial, Thyroxine serum (T4), Triodothyronine serum (T3), Thyroid – stimulating hormone assay (TSH), Radioactive iodine uptake, Parathyroid function test, Adrenal arterography, Pituitary function test
  5. The student will be able to describe etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, nursing management and patient education for the following: Hypopituitarism, Diabetes Insipidus, Cushing’s syndrome, Hyperaldosteronism, Pheochromcytoma, Acromegaly, Addison’s disease, Grave’s disease, Throiditis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid neoplasm, Hyperparathyroidism, Hypoparathyroidism, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes ketoacidosis, Hyperosmolar nonketonic syndrome, Hypoglycemia, Diabetic neuropathy, Thyrotoxic crises, Myxedema
  6. The student will be able to discuss nursing management and patient education in the pre and post operative care of patients undergoing the following surgeries: Thyroidectomy, Adrenalectomy, Pancrectomy, Transphenoidal microsurgery
  7. The student will be able to discuss pharmacological interventions in the treatment of a patient with an endocrine disorder
  8. The student will be able to describe the bio-psycho-social implications in the convalescing and the rehabilitating endocrine patient
  9. The student will be able to explain the importance of awareness of cultural diversity with the endocrine patient.

Student Learning Outcomes

VN II – VN PO25A: Endocrine System

Course Objective / Performance context: / Measurable objective: / Grading criteria
The student will be able to dissect and define medical terms commonly used in the endocrine system. / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions - including medical terms commonly used in the endocrine system / The student will be able to dissect and define medical terms commonly used in the endocrine system with 75% accuracy or better.
The student will be able to review and identify anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system. / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions – covering anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system. / The student will be able to dissect and define medical terms commonly used in the endocrine system with 75% accuracy or better.
The student will be able to identify components of a complete endocrine physical assessment / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions – covering components of a complete endocrine physical assessment. / The student will be able to dissect and define medical terms commonly used in the endocrine system with 75% accuracy or better.
The student will be able to identify the clinical significance and related nursing responsibilities of the following test and procedures used for diagnostic assessment of the patient with an endocrine disorder. / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions – covering clinical significance and related nursing responsibilities of the following test and procedures used for diagnostic assessment of the patient with an endocrine disorder / The student will be able to identify the clinical significance and related nursing responsibilities of the following test and procedures used for diagnostic assessment of the patient with an endocrine disorder with 75% accuracy or better to include:
  • Thyroid scan
  • Thyroid ultrasonography
  • Thyroid biopsy
  • Computed tomography
  • Hydroxycorticosteroid urinary assay
  • Fasting blood glucose
  • Glucose tolerance test
  • 2 hour postprandial
  • Thyroxine serum (T4)
  • Triodothyronine serum (T3)
  • Thyroid – stimulating hormone assay (TSH)
  • Radioactive iodine uptake
  • Parathyroid function test
  • Adrenal arterography
  • Pituitary function test

The student will be able to describe etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, nursing management and patient education for the patient with an endocrine disorder. / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions – covering etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, nursing management and patient education endocrine disorders / The student will be able to describe etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, nursing management and patient education for common endocrine disorders with 75% accuracy or better to include:
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Cushing’s syndrome
  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Pheochromcytoma
  • Acromegaly
  • Addison’s disease
  • Graves’s disease
  • Throiditis
  • Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Thyroid neoplasm
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Phyoparathyroidism
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetis ketoacidosis
  • Hyperosmolar nonketonic syndrome
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • Thyrotoxic crises
  • Myxedema

The student will be able to discuss nursing management and patient education in the pre and post operative care of patients undergoing endocrine surgeries. / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions - covering nursing management and patient education in the pre and post operative care of patients undergoing endocrine surgeries. / The student will be able to discuss the nursing management and patient education in the pre and post operative care of patients undergoing endocrine surgeries with 75% accuracy or better to include:
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Pancrectomy
  • Transphenoidal microsurgery

The student will be able to describe pharmacological interventions in the treatment of a patient with an endocrine disorder. / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions - covering pharmacological interventions in the treatment of a patient with an endocrine disorder. / The student will be able to describe pharmacological interventions in the treatment of a patient with an endocrine disorder with 75% accuracy or better.
The student will be able to describe the bio-phycho-social implications in the convalescing and the rehabilitating endocrine patient. / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions - covering the bio-psycho-social implications in the convalescing and the rehabilitating endocrine patient. / The student will be able to describe the bio-psycho-social implications in the convalescing and the rehabilitating endocrine patient with 75% accuracy or better.
The student will be able to explain the importance of awareness of cultural diversity with the endocrine patient. / The student will listen to lecture, view and read Power Point presentations, take notes, participate in class discussions and participate in small group learning activities. / Student success will be assessed via a comprehensive, in class, closed note, individual test – that may include diagrams, scenarios, case studies and objective test questions-covering the importance of awareness of cultural diversity with the endocrine patient. / The student will be able to explain the importance of awareness of cultural diversity with the endocrine patient with 75% accuracy or better.

Class Schedule: Spring 2012

Date / Text

To be read prior to this date

/ Topic / Exams / Score
Day 1
1/31/12
Tuesday /
  • Endocrine overview
  • Pancreas

Day 2
2/6/12
Monday / Chapter 34
Chapter 36 (pg 912-922)
ATIL Unit 12: 74 /
  • Diabetes mellitus
/ Quiz #1
Day 3
2/7/12
Tuesday / Chapter 36 (pg 922-938)
ATI unit 12:78 /
  • Diabetes continued
/ Quiz #2
Day 4
2/13/12
Monday /
  • Diabetes continued
  • Pituitary Disorders
/ Quiz #3
Day 5
2/14/12
Tuesday / ATI Unit 12:75 /
  • Pituitary Disorders cont.
/ Midterm Exam
2/20/12 / NO CLASS / PRESIDENTS DAY
Day 6
2/21/12
Tuesday / Chapter 35 (pg 889-900)
ATI Unit 12:76 /
  • Thyroid disorders
/ Quiz #4
Day 7
2/27/12
Monday / Chapter 35 (pg 901-902) /
  • Parathyroid disorders
/ Quiz #5
Day 8
2/28/12
Tuesday / Chapter 35 (pg 902-912)
ATI Unit 12:77 /
  • Adrenal Disorders
  • Review for final
/ Quiz #6
9/7/10
Tuesday / Final Exam

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