HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
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Question
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 1 Discussion
DQ1 Alma
Faulkenberger is an 85-year-old female outpatient sitting in the waiting room
awaiting an invasive pelvic procedure. The health care professional who will
assist in her procedure enters the room and calls “Alma.” There is no
reply so the professional retreats to the work area. Fifteen minutes later the
professional returns and calls “Alma Frankenberg.” Still no reply, so
he leaves again. Another 15 minutes pass and the professional approaches Alma
and shouts in her ear, “Are you Alma Frankenberg?” She replies,
“No I am not, and I am not deaf either, and when you get my name correct I
will answer you.“
Using the
topic 1 materials, develop a plan to help Alma be compliant with the procedure
and post-treatment medication. Also, describe the approach you would take to
patient education in this case.
DQ2 How
would you use collaboration to assist in compliance with a patient as difficult
as Alma?
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 2 Discussion
DQ1 Sister
Mary is a patient in Level 2 Emergency Department. She must have a neural
examination, physical assessment, radiographs of her facial bones, and a
computed tomography scan of the head. Taking into consideration that she is a
Roman Catholic nun, what would be the ideal course of patient education as this
woman progresses from department to department?
DQ2 What
possible reservations could a health care professional have in working with
Sister Mary? (Discuss the psychosocial responses the professional might have.)
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 3 Discussion
DQ1 Discuss
a patient of another culture. How can the health care professional communicate
in presenting patient education? Consider language, family, cultural
differences, and method of communication.
DQ2 Compare
and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 4 Discussion
DQ1 How has
the patient’s control over his own health care changed?
DQ2 What
part does negotiation play in patient education?
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 5 Discussion
DQ1 Using
the NIH website, how would you describe CAM and the typical person who uses
CAM?
DQ2 What
are the percentages of people using CAM with prayer and those who do not?
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 1 Assignment
Homework
Topic One
Write a
short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to
be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
Define
patient compliance and explain its importance in your field.
Identify
the health care professionals’ role in compliance and give examples of ways in
which the health care professional may actually contribute to noncompliance.
Compare
compliance and collaboration.
Compare and
contrast patient education in the past with that practiced today.
Explain the
importance of professional commitment in developing patient education as a
clinical skill.
Explain the
three categories of learning and how they can be used in patient education.
List three
problems that may arise in patient education and how they would be solved?
List some
methods of documentation of patient education.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 2 Assignment
Homework
Topic 2
Write a
short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to
be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
Give
examples of psychosocial factors that affect the health care professional and
the effect those factors could have on patient education.
Give
examples of psychosocial factors that affect the patient and the effect those
factors could have on patient education.
Explain
what is meant by personality styles and give examples of approaches that could
be used to help the patient. Include self-perception as a factor.
List the
steps in adjustment to illness and how the patient copes with each step.
Explain the
health professional’s role in teaching the patient at different life stages.
Define the
role of the family in patient education.
How might
the family influence the compliance of the patient and what measures can the
health care professional use in communication with the family?
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 3 Assignment
Homework
Topic 3
Write a
650-1300 word response to the following questions:
Explain
multicultural communication and its origins.
Compare and
contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.
Explain how
cultural and religious differences affect the health care professional and the
issues that can arise in cross-cultural communications.
Discuss
family culture and its effect on patient education.
List some
approaches the health care professional can use to address religious and
cultural diversity.
List the
types of illiteracy.
Discuss
illiteracy as a disability.
Give
examples of some myths about illiteracy.
Explain how
to assess literacy skills and evaluate written material for readability.
Identify
ways a health care professional may establish effective communication.
Suggest
ways the health care professional can help a patient remember instructions.
This
assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 4 Assignment
Homework
Topic 4
Write a short
(50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to be
submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
Define
negotiation as it applies to patient education.
Explain how
the change in the patient’s status through the years has affected patient
education.
List the
pros and cons of negotiation.
Describe
the general conditions that would be included in a patient contract.
Discuss old
age and the baby boomer.
List
several generational, religious, and cultural differences between the 30-year-old
health care professional and the elderly patient.
Explain
some of the barriers to patient education of the elderly and discuss their
special needs.
List ways
to best approach patient education of the elderly.
Discuss
some cultural and religious beliefs about death that you have encountered.
Explain why
it is important to discuss death and dying with the elderly patient and what
the impact is on all involved.
Explain how
to teach a patient with a life-threatening illness.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 5 Assignment
Homework
Topic 5
Write a
short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question posed below. Submit
this assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
Define CAM.
Describe
the patient who uses CAM the most.
List some
common misconceptions about CAM.
Identify
methods of including the use of CAM in patient education.
Discuss the
safe use of CAM.
List ways
in which conventional medicine and CAM can be integrated.
Define
ethical theories, ethical principles, and values.
Provide
examples of ethical issues in patient education and compliance, and describe
ways in which an effective professional/patient relationship and a poor health
professional/patient relationship can impact these issues.
Explain
what is meant by “ethical patient education practices”.
Explain the
purpose of informed consent.
Discuss
what factors determine the patient’s ability to give informed consent.
Compose a
sample informed consent form. .
Discuss the
process of communication to use with the patient and the family when obtaining
informed consent.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 2 Assignment
Stages of
Life Essay and Interview
Write a
500?750?word essay on the Stages?of?Life and the influence of age in health
care from a patient’s perspective. Interview a friend or family member about
that person’s experiences with the health care system. You may develop your own
list of questions.
Suggested
questions:
Do you feel
that your stage?of?life had any effect on your interaction with health care
professionals?
Which areas
of the hospital or clinic were most concerned with your well?being and
feelings?
Was your
family with you during this hospital stay or outpatient visit?
Was your
family included in your treatment, such as post?procedure instructions?
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in
the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to LopesWrite.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 4 Assignment
Older
Adults Patient Education Issues Essay and Interview
Write a
500?750?word essay on the influence patient education has in health care using
the experiences of a patient. Interview a friend or family member about that
person’s experiences with the health care system. You may develop your own list
of questions.
Suggested
interview questions:
Did a
patient education representative give you instructions on how to care for
yourself after your illness or operation?
Did a
health care professional, pharmacist, nurse, doctor, or elder counselor advise
you on your medication, diet, or exercise?
Who
assisted you at home after your illness or operation?
Do you know
of any assistance services, i.e., food, transportation, medication, that would
help you stay in your home as you get older?
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in
the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to LopesWrite.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 4 Quiz
What is the
healthcare professional legally responsible to do in patient education?
Inform the patient about their care
Explain any procedures they will undergo
Check for patient understanding
All of the above
2 Examples
of patient noncompliance include:
Missing Appointments
Not taking prescribed medication
Dietary or lifestyle changes
All of the Above
3 Why was
there more concern with preventative health care starting in the fifties?
Prosperity of the average household
Polio and other diseases could be prevented
with immunization
Close family ties
All of the above
4 What is multicultural
patient education?
Using an interpreter to do the patient
education
Adapting patient education to the cultural needs
of the patient and family
Expecting the patient to understand English
Avoiding a patient who is not of the
healthcare professional’s ethnicity
5 Which of
the following has been found to be one of the most important factors in patient
compliance?
Communication
Written material
Family input
Pre-appointment reminders
6 Which of
the following are considered relationship skills?
Empathy
Acceptance
Trust
All of the Above
7 What are the
goals of patient education?
To help the patient understand
To explain concepts to the patient
To help the patient incorporate healthcare
into his life
All of the above
8 Which of
the following is an example of patient compliance?
A patient forgetting to pick up a
prescription.
A patient sharing medication with a family
member.
A patient arriving to appointments on the
correct day and time.
A patient underutilizing prescribed
medication.
9 What
percentage of patients has been found to be noncompliant with health
recommendations?
10%
20%
50%
90%
10 What is
the healthcare professional’s role in teaching the patient at different life stages?
To follow procedures and protocols
To adapt patient education to the life stage
of the patient
To delegate responsibility to another
healthcare professional
To skip patient education if the patient is
young, deaf, blind or old
11 Which of
the following would be considered life-stages?
Menopause
Teenage
Senior Citizen
All of the above
12 Which of
the following are the three categories of learning?
Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
Affective, psychosocial, cognitive
Psychosocial, behavioral, affective
Psychomotor, cognitive, psychosocial
13 Why is
the need for patient education expanding?
Aging population is growing rapidly
Growth of new technologies
Earlier discharge from hospital
All of the above
14 What is
acculturation?
The patient is strongly attached to the
culture he came from
The patient lives on the reservation
The patient refuses to speak the language of
the new environment
The patient intermingles willingly in the new
culture and adopts its culture
15 Which of
the following is one form of nonverbal behavior?
Explaining a procedure to a patient
Kneeling down to the patients level before
speaking
Checking for understanding
Giving the patient material to read
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 5 Quiz
1 CAM is:
• Complementary
and alternative medicine
•Complete
and advised medicine
•Complex
and addictive medicine
•All of the
above
2What is
the goal of patient education of the elderly?
•To coerce
the patient into compliance
•To
maximize both the quantity and quality of life of the patient
•To overly
simplify information for the patient
•To teach
the patient to understand directions
3The
definition of negotiation as it applies to patient education is:
•Telling
the patient to ask the doctor what they should do
•Insisting
the patient follow the treatment as prescribed
•Letting the
patient direct his treatment
•Conferring,
discussing and bargaining with the patient to conform treatment to his needs
4What
should the patient’s condition be to give informed consent?
•Awake and
aware
•Under the
influence of drugs or alcohol
•Of legal
age of consent
•Awake and
aware and of legal age of consent
5Teaching
aids should be used
•To enhance
oral communication
•Giving the
patient something to do while waiting
•To
substitute for one-on-one patient education
•None of
the above
6What is
the purpose of informed consent?
•To meet
the legal obligation of informing the patient about his care
•Kneeling
down to the patients level before speaking
•Both A and
B
•To keep
the patient from refusing the exam after signing consent
7What is
the one thing terminal patients find most difficult?
•Poor
hospital food
•Lack of
visitors or too many visitors
•Others
acting as if the patient is already deceased
•Too many
painful treatments
8Which of
the following ethical theories means “do no harm”?
•Justice
•Beneficence
•Nonautonomy
•Nonmaleficence
9Illiteracy
is:
•Rare in
the United States
•Only
occurs in low income, unemployed, uneducated people
•Connected
to intelligence
•Inability
to read and understand written material
10What is
“ageism” in healthcare?
•Recording
the patient’s correct age
•The same
as geriatrics
•Discrimination
based on age
•The same
as pediatrics
11Activity/passivity
is usually used in patient education under such circumstances as
•Emergency
room treatment
•Semi-conscious
patient
•Elderly patient
who does not understand
•All of the
above
12What are
values?
•Personal
ethics
•Personal
theories
•Duties
•Responsibilities
13How is it
possible to integrate CAM and conventional medicine?
• Under
medical professional guidance
•Considering
CAM as a type of treatment also
•Avoidance
of negative interactions about CAM
•All of the
above
14Which of
the following is a barrier to education of the elderly?
•Lack of
tolerance and respect for the patient
•Patient
reminisces too much
•Must
repeat directions to patient several times
•Patient is
overly demanding
15When a
patient receives a terminal diagnosis what are some of the stages he will
experience?
•Fear
•Denial
•Anger
•All of the
Above
Week 1 Discussion
DQ1 Alma
Faulkenberger is an 85-year-old female outpatient sitting in the waiting room
awaiting an invasive pelvic procedure. The health care professional who will
assist in her procedure enters the room and calls “Alma.” There is no
reply so the professional retreats to the work area. Fifteen minutes later the
professional returns and calls “Alma Frankenberg.” Still no reply, so
he leaves again. Another 15 minutes pass and the professional approaches Alma
and shouts in her ear, “Are you Alma Frankenberg?” She replies,
“No I am not, and I am not deaf either, and when you get my name correct I
will answer you.“
Using the
topic 1 materials, develop a plan to help Alma be compliant with the procedure
and post-treatment medication. Also, describe the approach you would take to
patient education in this case.
DQ2 How
would you use collaboration to assist in compliance with a patient as difficult
as Alma?
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 2 Discussion
DQ1 Sister
Mary is a patient in Level 2 Emergency Department. She must have a neural
examination, physical assessment, radiographs of her facial bones, and a
computed tomography scan of the head. Taking into consideration that she is a
Roman Catholic nun, what would be the ideal course of patient education as this
woman progresses from department to department?
DQ2 What
possible reservations could a health care professional have in working with
Sister Mary? (Discuss the psychosocial responses the professional might have.)
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 3 Discussion
DQ1 Discuss
a patient of another culture. How can the health care professional communicate
in presenting patient education? Consider language, family, cultural
differences, and method of communication.
DQ2 Compare
and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 4 Discussion
DQ1 How has
the patient’s control over his own health care changed?
DQ2 What
part does negotiation play in patient education?
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 5 Discussion
DQ1 Using
the NIH website, how would you describe CAM and the typical person who uses
CAM?
DQ2 What
are the percentages of people using CAM with prayer and those who do not?
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 1 Assignment
Homework
Topic One
Write a
short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to
be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
Define
patient compliance and explain its importance in your field.
Identify
the health care professionals’ role in compliance and give examples of ways in
which the health care professional may actually contribute to noncompliance.
Compare
compliance and collaboration.
Compare and
contrast patient education in the past with that practiced today.
Explain the
importance of professional commitment in developing patient education as a
clinical skill.
Explain the
three categories of learning and how they can be used in patient education.
List three
problems that may arise in patient education and how they would be solved?
List some
methods of documentation of patient education.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 2 Assignment
Homework
Topic 2
Write a
short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to
be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
Give
examples of psychosocial factors that affect the health care professional and
the effect those factors could have on patient education.
Give
examples of psychosocial factors that affect the patient and the effect those
factors could have on patient education.
Explain
what is meant by personality styles and give examples of approaches that could
be used to help the patient. Include self-perception as a factor.
List the
steps in adjustment to illness and how the patient copes with each step.
Explain the
health professional’s role in teaching the patient at different life stages.
Define the
role of the family in patient education.
How might
the family influence the compliance of the patient and what measures can the
health care professional use in communication with the family?
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 3 Assignment
Homework
Topic 3
Write a
650-1300 word response to the following questions:
Explain
multicultural communication and its origins.
Compare and
contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.
Explain how
cultural and religious differences affect the health care professional and the
issues that can arise in cross-cultural communications.
Discuss
family culture and its effect on patient education.
List some
approaches the health care professional can use to address religious and
cultural diversity.
List the
types of illiteracy.
Discuss
illiteracy as a disability.
Give
examples of some myths about illiteracy.
Explain how
to assess literacy skills and evaluate written material for readability.
Identify
ways a health care professional may establish effective communication.
Suggest
ways the health care professional can help a patient remember instructions.
This
assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 4 Assignment
Homework
Topic 4
Write a short
(50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to be
submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
Define
negotiation as it applies to patient education.
Explain how
the change in the patient’s status through the years has affected patient
education.
List the
pros and cons of negotiation.
Describe
the general conditions that would be included in a patient contract.
Discuss old
age and the baby boomer.
List
several generational, religious, and cultural differences between the 30-year-old
health care professional and the elderly patient.
Explain
some of the barriers to patient education of the elderly and discuss their
special needs.
List ways
to best approach patient education of the elderly.
Discuss
some cultural and religious beliefs about death that you have encountered.
Explain why
it is important to discuss death and dying with the elderly patient and what
the impact is on all involved.
Explain how
to teach a patient with a life-threatening illness.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 5 Assignment
Homework
Topic 5
Write a
short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question posed below. Submit
this assignment as a Microsoft Word document.
Define CAM.
Describe
the patient who uses CAM the most.
List some
common misconceptions about CAM.
Identify
methods of including the use of CAM in patient education.
Discuss the
safe use of CAM.
List ways
in which conventional medicine and CAM can be integrated.
Define
ethical theories, ethical principles, and values.
Provide
examples of ethical issues in patient education and compliance, and describe
ways in which an effective professional/patient relationship and a poor health
professional/patient relationship can impact these issues.
Explain
what is meant by “ethical patient education practices”.
Explain the
purpose of informed consent.
Discuss
what factors determine the patient’s ability to give informed consent.
Compose a
sample informed consent form. .
Discuss the
process of communication to use with the patient and the family when obtaining
informed consent.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 2 Assignment
Stages of
Life Essay and Interview
Write a
500?750?word essay on the Stages?of?Life and the influence of age in health
care from a patient’s perspective. Interview a friend or family member about
that person’s experiences with the health care system. You may develop your own
list of questions.
Suggested
questions:
Do you feel
that your stage?of?life had any effect on your interaction with health care
professionals?
Which areas
of the hospital or clinic were most concerned with your well?being and
feelings?
Was your
family with you during this hospital stay or outpatient visit?
Was your
family included in your treatment, such as post?procedure instructions?
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in
the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to LopesWrite.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 4 Assignment
Older
Adults Patient Education Issues Essay and Interview
Write a
500?750?word essay on the influence patient education has in health care using
the experiences of a patient. Interview a friend or family member about that
person’s experiences with the health care system. You may develop your own list
of questions.
Suggested
interview questions:
Did a
patient education representative give you instructions on how to care for
yourself after your illness or operation?
Did a
health care professional, pharmacist, nurse, doctor, or elder counselor advise
you on your medication, diet, or exercise?
Who
assisted you at home after your illness or operation?
Do you know
of any assistance services, i.e., food, transportation, medication, that would
help you stay in your home as you get older?
You are
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the directions in
the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to LopesWrite.
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 4 Quiz
What is the
healthcare professional legally responsible to do in patient education?
Inform the patient about their care
Explain any procedures they will undergo
Check for patient understanding
All of the above
2 Examples
of patient noncompliance include:
Missing Appointments
Not taking prescribed medication
Dietary or lifestyle changes
All of the Above
3 Why was
there more concern with preventative health care starting in the fifties?
Prosperity of the average household
Polio and other diseases could be prevented
with immunization
Close family ties
All of the above
4 What is multicultural
patient education?
Using an interpreter to do the patient
education
Adapting patient education to the cultural needs
of the patient and family
Expecting the patient to understand English
Avoiding a patient who is not of the
healthcare professional’s ethnicity
5 Which of
the following has been found to be one of the most important factors in patient
compliance?
Communication
Written material
Family input
Pre-appointment reminders
6 Which of
the following are considered relationship skills?
Empathy
Acceptance
Trust
All of the Above
7 What are the
goals of patient education?
To help the patient understand
To explain concepts to the patient
To help the patient incorporate healthcare
into his life
All of the above
8 Which of
the following is an example of patient compliance?
A patient forgetting to pick up a
prescription.
A patient sharing medication with a family
member.
A patient arriving to appointments on the
correct day and time.
A patient underutilizing prescribed
medication.
9 What
percentage of patients has been found to be noncompliant with health
recommendations?
10%
20%
50%
90%
10 What is
the healthcare professional’s role in teaching the patient at different life stages?
To follow procedures and protocols
To adapt patient education to the life stage
of the patient
To delegate responsibility to another
healthcare professional
To skip patient education if the patient is
young, deaf, blind or old
11 Which of
the following would be considered life-stages?
Menopause
Teenage
Senior Citizen
All of the above
12 Which of
the following are the three categories of learning?
Cognitive, affective, psychomotor
Affective, psychosocial, cognitive
Psychosocial, behavioral, affective
Psychomotor, cognitive, psychosocial
13 Why is
the need for patient education expanding?
Aging population is growing rapidly
Growth of new technologies
Earlier discharge from hospital
All of the above
14 What is
acculturation?
The patient is strongly attached to the
culture he came from
The patient lives on the reservation
The patient refuses to speak the language of
the new environment
The patient intermingles willingly in the new
culture and adopts its culture
15 Which of
the following is one form of nonverbal behavior?
Explaining a procedure to a patient
Kneeling down to the patients level before
speaking
Checking for understanding
Giving the patient material to read
HLT306 Advanced Patient Care
Week 5 Quiz
1 CAM is:
• Complementary
and alternative medicine
•Complete
and advised medicine
•Complex
and addictive medicine
•All of the
above
2What is
the goal of patient education of the elderly?
•To coerce
the patient into compliance
•To
maximize both the quantity and quality of life of the patient
•To overly
simplify information for the patient
•To teach
the patient to understand directions
3The
definition of negotiation as it applies to patient education is:
•Telling
the patient to ask the doctor what they should do
•Insisting
the patient follow the treatment as prescribed
•Letting the
patient direct his treatment
•Conferring,
discussing and bargaining with the patient to conform treatment to his needs
4What
should the patient’s condition be to give informed consent?
•Awake and
aware
•Under the
influence of drugs or alcohol
•Of legal
age of consent
•Awake and
aware and of legal age of consent
5Teaching
aids should be used
•To enhance
oral communication
•Giving the
patient something to do while waiting
•To
substitute for one-on-one patient education
•None of
the above
6What is
the purpose of informed consent?
•To meet
the legal obligation of informing the patient about his care
•Kneeling
down to the patients level before speaking
•Both A and
B
•To keep
the patient from refusing the exam after signing consent
7What is
the one thing terminal patients find most difficult?
•Poor
hospital food
•Lack of
visitors or too many visitors
•Others
acting as if the patient is already deceased
•Too many
painful treatments
8Which of
the following ethical theories means “do no harm”?
•Justice
•Beneficence
•Nonautonomy
•Nonmaleficence
9Illiteracy
is:
•Rare in
the United States
•Only
occurs in low income, unemployed, uneducated people
•Connected
to intelligence
•Inability
to read and understand written material
10What is
“ageism” in healthcare?
•Recording
the patient’s correct age
•The same
as geriatrics
•Discrimination
based on age
•The same
as pediatrics
11Activity/passivity
is usually used in patient education under such circumstances as
•Emergency
room treatment
•Semi-conscious
patient
•Elderly patient
who does not understand
•All of the
above
12What are
values?
•Personal
ethics
•Personal
theories
•Duties
•Responsibilities
13How is it
possible to integrate CAM and conventional medicine?
• Under
medical professional guidance
•Considering
CAM as a type of treatment also
•Avoidance
of negative interactions about CAM
•All of the
above
14Which of
the following is a barrier to education of the elderly?
•Lack of
tolerance and respect for the patient
•Patient
reminisces too much
•Must
repeat directions to patient several times
•Patient is
overly demanding
15When a
patient receives a terminal diagnosis what are some of the stages he will
experience?
•Fear
•Denial
•Anger
•All of the
Above
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