DSP 1040 - Special Care Patients
Clock Hours: 11
Delivery Mode
on-ground
Course Description:
Acquaints students with types of residents they will see in their care. Emphasis is placed on students’ responsibilities in each area of care.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
- Rehabilitation and Restorative Care
- Discuss rehabilitation and restorative care
- Describe the importance of promoting independence
- Explain the complications of immobility and describe how exercise helps maintain health
- Describe canes, walkers, and crutches
- Discuss other assistive devices and orthotics
- Discuss range of motion exercises
- Subacute Care
- Discuss the types of residents who are in a subacute setting
- List care guidelines for pulse oximetry
- Describe telemetry and list care guidelines
- Explain artificial airways and list care guidelines
- Discuss care for a resident with a tracheostomy
- Describe mechanical ventilation and explain care guidelines
- Describe suctioning and list signs of respiratory distress
- Describe chest tubes and explain related care
- Describe alternative feeding methods and related care
- Discuss care guidelines for dialysis
- End-of-Life Care
- Describe palliative care
- Discuss hospice care
- Discuss the grief process and related terms
- Explain legal rights for a resident who is dying
- Explain how to care for a resident who is dying
- Discuss factors that influence feelings about death and list ways to meet residents’
- individual needs
- Identify common signs of approaching death
- List changes that may occur in the human body after death
- Describe ways to help family and friends deal with a resident’s death
- Describe ways to help staff members cope with a resident’s death
- Describe postmortem care
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