Principles of Rehabilitative Care and Ma Nursing

Syllabus
Course Information
Organization
Course Number
Credits
Contact Hours
Instructor
E-mail Address
Office
Campus
Address
City/State/Zip
Office Hours

Office Phone
Office Fax
Beginning Date

Gateway Technical College

510-157
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72
Anne Wilkinson MS, RN, CNE
wilkinsona@gtc.edu
S124
Kenosha
3520 - 30th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53144
Tuesdays 8:00-9:00 a.m. on-line; 3:15-5:45p.m. on campus
If these times are not conducive to your schedule, please email me and we can
set up a time that we can meet. If you need help in this course, please be sure
to let me know.
262-564-2594
262-564-2299

Number of Weeks
15
Meeting Times/Location This is an online course.

Description
This course is designed to prepare the nurse to care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return
home. Content includes common events/illnesses that necessitate rehabilitation, orthopedic conditions,
cardiovascular conditions, neuro/trauma conditions. Theoretical concepts will be applied in the laboratory
setting with the use of case scenarios and the human patient simulator.

Prerequisites
Satisfactory completion of 510-155 Principles of Gerontological Nursing

Textbooks
Mauk, K.. Rehabilitation Nursing . Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Incorporated. 2012. ISBN:
9781449634476.

Core Abilities
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Act responsibly
Communicate clearly and effectively
Demonstrate essential computer skills
Demonstrate essential mathematical skills
Develop job-seeking skills
Respect self and others as members of a diverse society
Think critically and creatively
Work cooperatively

Competencies
1.

Analyze psychsocial needs of older adults with chronic illness

Linked Program Outcomes

Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Learning Objectives
a. Define chronic illness
b. Define disability
c. Discuss the role of Rehabilitation in the management of chronic disease
d. Discuss the illness experience and its effect on quality of life
e. Recognize psychological manifestations of chronic illness
f. Identify nursing interventions to assist with psychosocial adaptation

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Apply principles of care for the orthopedic patient

Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of common musculoskeletal conditions
b. Identify contributing risk factors for common musculoskeletal conditions
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients following
orthopedic procedures
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions
utilizing the nursing process
Apply principles of care for the patient with Traumatic Brain Injury
Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of common brain injured conditions
b. Identify contributing risk factors for traumatic brain injuries
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients following
traumatic brain injury
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury utilizing
the nursing process
Apply principles of care for the patient with Spinal Cord Injury
Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of spinal cord injuries
b. Identify contributing risk factors for spinal cord injuries
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients following
spinal cord injury
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of spinal cord injury utilizing the
nursing process
Apply principles of care for the patient undergoing Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Linked Program Outcomes

Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of common cardiac conditions
b. Identify contributing risk factors for cardiac conditions
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for the patient undergoing cardiac
rehabilitation
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of common cardiac conditions
utilizing the nursing process
Apply principles of care for the patient undergoing Pulmonary Rehabilitiation
Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of common pulmonary conditions
b. Identify contributing risk factors for pulmonary disorders
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients with
pulmonary disorders
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of pulmonary disorder utilizing
the nursing process
Apply principles of care for the patient with a Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Linked Program Outcomes
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of a CVA
b. Identify contributing risk factors for CVA
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients following
CVA
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation for CVA utilizing the nursing
process
Apply principles of care for the patient with neurological disorders
Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of common neurologic disorders
b. Identify contributing risk factors for common neurologic disorders
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients with
common neurologic disorders
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of common neurologic disorders
utilizing the nursing process
Apply principles of care for the patient with immunological disorders
Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.

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Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.

Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of common immunologic disorders
b. Identify contributing risk factors for immunologic disorders
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients with
immunologic disorders
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of immunologic disorders utilizing
the nursing process
Apply principles of care for the patient with endocrine disorders
Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of common endocrine disorders
b. Identify contributing risk factors for endocrine disorders
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients with
endocrine disorders
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of endocrine disorders utilizing
the nursing process
Apply principles of care for the patient with renal disorders
Linked Program Outcomes
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Learning Objectives
a. Explain pathophysiology of common renal disorders
b. Identify contributing risk factors renal disorders
c. Discuss current diagnostics and treatment regimen for rehabilitation of patients with renal
disorders
d. Construct a plan of care for older adults with rehabilitation of renal disorders nutilizing the
nursing process
Apply principles of care for the bariatric patient
Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Learning Objectives
a. Define barriatrics
b. Identify contributing risk factors for obesity
c. Discuss treatment regimen for rehabilitation bariatric patients
d. Discuss safety issues as they relate to the care of the bariatric patient
e. Construct a plan of care for the bariatric patient utilizing the nursing process
Apply principles of care management and care coordination for the patient with co-morbidities
Linked Program Outcomes
Support the complexity of caring for the aged client and family.
Care for the patient who needs rehabilitation to return home.
Apply gerontologic concepts in caring for the aged client.
Learning Objectives

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Define co morbidities
Identify risk factors for developing co morbidities
Discuss the relationship between co morbidities and patient outcomes
Construct a plan of care for the patient with co morbidities utilizing the nursing process

Grading Information
Grading Rationale
Course graded material:
13 Quizzes 5 points each = 65 total points
13 wikis 5 points each = 65 total points
12 discussions 20 points each = 240 total points
12 concept maps/plan of care 20 points each = 240 total points
Total possible class points = 610

Grading Scale
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F

93-100% OR 567 - 610 points

85-92% OR 518 - 566 points
77-84% OR 469 - 517 points
69-76% OR 420- 468 points
0-68 % OR < 420 points

Guidelines for Success

Academic Honesty 3
Academic honesty is a core principle of learning and scholarship. When you violate this principle, you
cheat yourself of the confidence that comes from knowing you have mastered the targeted skills and
knowledge. You also hurt all members of the learning community by falsely presenting yourself as having
command of competencies with which you are credited, thus degrading the credibility of the college, the
program, and your fellow learners who hold the same credential.
All members of the learning community share an interest in protecting the value, integrity, and credibility of
the outcomes of this learning experience. We also have the responsibility to censor behaviors that
interfere with this effort. The following behaviors will be subject to disciplinary action:
Plagiarism - presenting someone else's words, ideas, or data as your own work.
Fabrication - using invented information or the falsifying research or other findings.
Cheating - misleading others to believe you have mastered competencies or other learning outcomes that
you have not mastered. Examples include, but are not limited to:
1. Copying from another learner's work
2. Allowing another learner to copy from your work
3. Using resource materials or information to complete an assessment without permission from your
instructor
4. Collaborating on an assessment (graded assignment or test) without permission from the instructor
6. Taking a test for someone else or permitting someone else to take a test for you
Academic Misconduct - other academically dishonest acts such as tampering with grades, taking part in
obtaining or distributing any part of an assessment, or selling or buying products such as papers,
research, projects or other artifacts that document achievement of learning outcomes.

ADA Statement 1
I wish to fully include persons with disabilities in this course. Please let me know if you need any special
accommodations in the curriculum, instruction, or assessments of this course to enable you to fully
participate. I will maintain the confidentiality of the information you share with me.