COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Clinical Concepts of Psychiatric Care II
PREFIX/NUMBER: PTE 171 Credit Hours: 3
2. PRE-REQUISITES: PTE 116 and PTE
170 or permission of
instructor.
COREQUISITE: PTE 117
3. REQUIRED TEXTS: Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing, Concepts
of Care,
Townsend,F.A.
Davis, Latest Edition
Psych Notes Clinical
Pocket Guide,
Pedersen, D., F.A.
Davis, 2005
Supplemental Learning
Guide: PTE 171
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Provides clinical application of theory and principles presented in PTE 117 through supervised clinical practice in a psychiatric care setting.
5. COMPETENCIES:
A. Function as a member of the interdisciplinary team in planning for and delivering care to clients.
B. Demonstrate safe practice in administering medication to clients.
C. Demonstrate proficiency in using therapeutic communication skills via the Interpersonal Process Recording.
D. Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care of clients with a variety of DSM-IV diagnoses.
E. Assume responsibility for personal and professional growth through self-assessment of emotions, attitudes, and behaviors, with emphasis on how these components influence others.
6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
The clinical component of this course must be passed with a "satisfactory" (S) rating. This includes not only clinical performance, but written assignments listed below. Students must receive a "satisfactory" grade in the course to be able to graduate from the Spring Semester. Specific guidelines for clinical performance are found in the Student Handbook.
1. One Teaching Project 40%
2. Three IPRs 20% each
Total 100%
Teaching methods may include: lecture/discussion, guest speakers, audio visual aids, demonstration/practice skill checks in lab, group presentations, case studies, and papers/bibliography cards.
Special Remarks:
It is the philosophy of the psychiatric technician faculty that students are adult learners. Conferences are available on request for enhancing theory comprehension, clinical interventions and test review.
A passing grade of 76% or above is necessary to pass the course. When a student has failed (less than 76%) or withdrawn from a course, the student is ineligible to continue in the program or until the course is repeated and a satisfactory grade is achieved.
For complete information regarding failure/continuation/readmission in the nursing program see Failure/Continuation/Readmission Policies in the Psychiatric Technician Student Handbook.
Each exam grade will be calculated as a percent and carried out to the nearest hundredth. The final course grade will be rounded off to an even number.
The tardiness policy as listed in the Psychiatric Technician Student Handbook will be followed.
Punctuality is essential. Students must report to the class/clinical site at or before the time designated for the experience. In the case of tardiness, students are required to notify the instructor prior to the time scheduled for the class/clinical experience.
Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.
7. COURSE OUTLINE:
Unit I Clinical Application of Theoretical Concepts
Unit II Synthesis of All Aspects of Clinical Assignments
8. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
9. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook and outlined in the Psychiatric Technician Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism and unauthorized collaboration, falsification, abuse of academic materials, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. If an instructor determines that an act of academic/ clinical dishonesty has taken place, the student(s) will receive a zero for the test or assignment. This grade penalty will result in a failing grade in lecture or clinical and dismissal from the program. Conditions for readmission to the program may be specified by the Department Chair/Coordinator.
10. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.