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HP 480 Nursing Health Promotion II Syllabus

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COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to the online CE course; HP 480 – Nursing Health Promotion II

Upon successful completion of this course, students are awarded 25 contact hours of continuing education creditsCourse Code: HP 480.

This course continues in the content of HP 460. Students will continue in the study of development of the toddler, schoolchild, adolescent, young adult and mature adult. The course content focuses on growth and development, holistic issues related to the age groups including psychosocial issues. Health promotion and protection interventions are emphasized with the study of each age group. Specific nursing health promotion strategies are examined and prepare students to make adjustments in their practices to become more centered in health promotion and patient education. This course also presents information related to many aspects of chronic illness, as well as death and dying. Contact hours of Education: 25. Course Code: HP 480.

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This Course is Board approved. The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc. is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Florida State Board of Nursing and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. is a licensed Continuing Education Provider in the State of California, Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15595. Access Info

The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Arkansas Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Georgia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the South Carolina Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Professional Registered Nurses. CE Provider # 50-11975.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc: is a Rule Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the New Mexico Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975.

Instructor/Course Author: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, MBA,RN-BC, ANP-BC, GC-C
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Email: info@aihcp.org

This is a guided, independent study CE Course. You are to study and progress at your own rate. There are no written assignments. It is recommended that you follow this process for completion of the course :

1. Order your textbook for the course. Information and a link to order the book online are presented below.

2. Review the course objectives.

3. You are required to read/review all chapters in the assigned textbook, unless otherwise indicated by your instructor in this syllabus. As you read/review each chapter, you may want to stop and identify the corresponding questions on the exam related to the material of that chapter, and answer the questions on your printed out copy of the examination. You can obtain a printed copy of your examination simply by clicking on the link at the top of this syllabus “Printable Copy of The Exam.” This will allow you to work with your exam as you study the text book (s) and progress through your course. Then, when you have completed your examination using the printable copy, you will be ready to transfer your responses into the computer based examination program for final submission and grading. You can proceed doing this with each chapter, until you have completed your study of the textbook. Please read/review each chapter in sequence. Do not “skip” ahead, as each chapter builds upon the materials in the previous chapter.

4. Once you have completed all of the chapters in the textbook, you can proceed to your final online examination by clicking the “Access Online Exam” link below the course banner at the top of this syllabus. You can also download the exam as a PDF file by clicking on the “Printable Copy of The Exam” link next to Access Online Exam. If you wish you can print this file out as a printed off copy of your examination. Once you access the online exam you will see a screen that will ask you to input your Name, E-mail address, and your student ID/AH Number (AH####). Please fill out all of the requested information accurately. If you do not, we will not be able to identify who took the exam and your answers will be lost. The following slide will welcome you to your exam and present the introduction slide with further instructions on how to take the exam. Answer the questions to the best of your ability. There is only ONE correct response for each question.

5. When you have answered the final question, it will ask you to submit your answers. It will then show you your grade for the exam, and if you passed the exam it will allow you to review your answers. If you passed, the close button in the bottom right hand corner will take you to the course evaluation form. At which time, please fill out an evaluation so your grade can be processed. Once received, we will send you an e-mailed copy of your exam with the correct and incorrect answers.

5a. If you did not pass your examination, you will receive a notification stating failed. You will not receive any feedback on your answers. Please press the close button on the bottom right hand corner to exit your exam. At which point, contact the Assistant Executive Director @ Mark@aihcp.org,  for a chance to retake the exam. If you fail on your second attempt, you will fail the course and have to pay to retake it.

6. If you have successfully completed the examination with a passing score, we will process your CE Certificate, which will include the course title, the awarded contact hours of continuing education, and the date of completion. Your CE certificate will be e-mailed to you as a PDF file. You can expect to receive your certificate (via e-mailed PDF file) within 2-3 business days upon receipt of the completed evaluation form. No CE Course Certificate will be processed without a completed course evaluation. If you missed the course evaluation link after the exam, you can alternatively click the “Course Evaluation Form” at the top of this syllabus. Please note that the Organizations and the licensing Boards that provide our CE approvals all require that a course evaluation be completed by the course participant before a CE Course Certificate may be awarded; as such there are no exceptions. A course evaluation must be completed in order to receive your CE Course Certificate.

TIME FRAME: You are allotted two years from the date of enrollment, to complete this course. There are no set time-frames, other than the two year allotted time. If you do not complete the course within the two-year time-frame, you will be removed from the course and an “incomplete” will be recorded for you in our records. Also, if you would like to complete the course after this two-year expiration time, you would need to register and pay the course tuition fee again.

TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.

Health Promotion Strategies Through the Life Span: Eighth edition. By: Ruth Beckmann Murray, et.al. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall;2009. ISBN-10: 0135138663 ISBN-13: 978-0135138663

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Reading/Study Assignment: this course covers Chapters Nine (9) through Seventeen (17) in the required textbook.

GRADING: You must achieve a passing score of at least 70% to complete this course and receive the 25 hours of awarded continuing education credit. There are no letter grades assigned. You will receive notice of your total % score. Those who score below the minimum of 70% will be contacted by AIHCP and will be permitted one more attempt to retake the online examination.

FINAL EXAMINATION: It is recommended that you click on the “Printable Copy of Exam” near the top of the syllabus. It will download as a PDF file. Below are detailed instructions on how to take your exam.

1). When ready to start your final examination for the course, please click on the “Access Online Exam” link near the top of the syllabus.

2). You will be prompted to input your Name, E-mail Address, and Student ID # (AH####). You must fill this out, the exam will not allow you to proceed if you do not. It is very important that you use your full name, your valid e-mail address and your student ID/AH Number. If you do not input your correct information, we will have no way of identifying your exam and it will be deleted! All unidentifiable exams are deleted!

3). Next you will be taken to the introduction screen for your exam. There will be detailed instructions on how to take the online exam. Please review them and when ready click the “Continue” button on the bottom right hand side of the screen to begin your exam.

4). When you have answered all of the questions and are happy with your answers, the exam will prompt you to either “SUBMIT ALL” or “RETURN TO EXAM”. If you are ready press “SUBMIT ALL”.

5). If you received a passing score, you will receive a “Congratulations, you passed” screen with a green check mark. You will have a chance to review your questions and answers. A copy of your exam will be e-mailed to you within 1-2 business days.

5a). If you failed the exam, you will receive a “You did not pass” with a red X. You will have no chance to review your questions and answers. At this point, please contact Administration, Mark D. Moran, Assistant Executive Director for instructions on re-taking the online examination. You may retake the online examination one time. You will receive full instructions regarding the re-take of the examination.

6). After receiving a passing score, click the “CLOSE” button in the bottom right hand corner to close out of the exam and be redirected to the course evaluation form. You must fill out the course evaluation form in order for your grade to be processed and for you to receive an CE certification.

Note: all of our Examinations are Copy Written

COURSE EVALUATION: upon submitting your responses to the examination questions, you are required to complete the online Course Evaluation Form.  This will take you directly to the online evaluation form. Complete the evaluation and be sure to click the “submit” button. CE certificates will not be sent unless a course evaluation is completed.

COMMUNICATION: this is a self-directed, independent study course. However, you may certainly submit to us questions or comments regarding the course materials. We will be sure to forward any questions you may have to the author of the course. You will then receive a follow-up response from the author. All of our course authors are fully educated and credentialed in the practice of Nurse Patient Educator. You may email any questions to: info@aihcp.org. Please be sure to include the full title of the course you are in, as well as the course code (provided above). If you have any questions at all or need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER: Our Technical Support Center is open Monday-Friday; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST).  You may e-mail technical support at: admn@aihcp.org   You may also phone us at: 330-652-7776. If you leave an e-mail after normal business hours, the Support Center will respond to you as soon as they open up the next business day.

INTERACTIVE STUDENT FACEBOOK GROUP
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We host a private (students only) Facebook page for Nurse Patient Educator. This page is dedicated for private use by all students in our Nurse Patient Educator courses. We highly encourage all of our students to “join” this private group. The group is used for:

  • Providing interactions between all students in the Nurse Patient Educator education program.
  • All members may post on the page as well as download documents and photos.
  • Interactions between students and faculty.
  • Meeting new colleagues/friends who have the same interests in Nurse Patient Educator.
  • Providing a medium for Chat sessions among members of the group.
  • Providing new information to all student on an ongoing basis via posts in the room.
  • Stimulating discussions related to Nurse Patient Educator and other professional issues/topics.
  • Sharing articles, links to recommended websites, links to videos as well as links to events and other education resources.
  • Our staff provides up to date articles for your review. Articles are added almost on a daily basis. Reviewing the information is voluntary but highly recommended.

Joining the private Facebook group is voluntary. We do highly encourage you to join and participate. Your participation will enhance your learning and provide a platform for networking with your colleagues. Join the group today! You must ask for permission to join this group. Our staff will receive your permission notice and will verify your student status and then authorize your membership to the group page.

Important Information: You must have a Facebook account to join this group. If you have a Facebook account, just click on the link below and you will be taken to the Facebook sign in page. You would then log into your account. You will be on the Nurse Patient Educator private group page. Once you have clicked on the link, a notice will be sent to our administrative office and you will be authorized to the page. On your Facebook page, the group page will be listed on the left hand side of your page. You can click it at any time and enter the private page. If you do not have a Facebook account, it is easy to open one. The link below will take you to the sign in page and you can click on the link to open an account. Facebook accounts are free.

Click here to access the Nurse Patient Educator Private Facebook page

Click here to access Patient Teaching and Health Education Public Facebook Page

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STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER: Please access our student resource center. The Resource Center contains all of our current policies, as well as important information regarding classroom and examination accesses. Also included are trouble-shooting tips when a student has any difficulties with classroom or examination accesses. The Resource Center also provides other information regarding our continuing education and certification programs. Access to online libraries is also provided. To Access the Student Resource Center: click here.

Discussion Boards:  Please access the Discussion Boards by clicking on the Tab on the left side of your computer screen. The Discussion Boards are provided for our students as means to communicate with others taking courses in our Nurse Patient Educator Courses and Programs.  You have full access to the Discussion Boards throughout the time you are enrolled in a course. They are a great means to meet others who are studying Nurse Patient Educator, exchange ideas, post questions and ideas, provide responses to other’s questions, provide links to outside resources and more.  Once you access the Discussion Boards, simply follow the instructions to create your own account and start reading and posting.

E-Learning Library: Please access our E-Learning Library by clicking on the Tab on the left side of your computer screen. The E-Learning Library is a free service for all of our students. It is an ever-growing library of FREE E-Books that you may access at any time. The books are produced by us professionally on a wide array of health care related topics. You may read and or download them for later references. We frequently add new E-Books to the library on an on-going basis. The E-Books are not related to this course and so are not required readings for this course.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Discuss the crisis of birth for the family, factors that influence parental bonding and attachment, and your role in assisting the family to adapt and meet their developmental tasks
2. Contrast and assess the physiologic, motor, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, and social characteristics and adaptive mechanisms of the infant
3. Discuss the immunization schedule and other safety and health promotion measures for a parent
4. Compare parental behavior toward the infant who thrives with parental behavior toward the infant who is maltreated
5. Plan intervention measures with parents and baby after delivery and during the first year of life
6. Examine the effects of the family and the toddler on each other, the significance of attachment behavior and separation anxiety, and the family developmental tasks to be achieved
7. Assess a toddler’s physical and motor characteristics, general cognitive language, emotional, and self-concept development; and related needs
8. Describe the specific guidance and discipline for the toddler and the significance of the family’s philosophy about guidance and discipline
9. Discuss the toddler’s developmental tasks and ways to help him or her achieve them
10. Compare and contrast the family relationships between the preschool era and previous developmental eras and the influence of parents, siblings, and non family members on the preschooler
11. Explore with the family the expected developmental tasks of the toddler and how to meet them
12. Assess and contrast physical, motor, mental, language, play and emotional characteristics of toddlers of varying ages
13. Describe the health needs of the preschooler, including nutrition, exercise, rest, safety, and immunization, and measures to meet these needs
14. Educate parents about their role in contributing to the preschooler’s cognitive, language, self-concept, sexuality, emotional, and moral spiritual development, and physical health
15. Explore with parents effective ways for communication with and guidance and discipline of the preschooler to enhance the child’s development
16. Examine the effects of the types of child maltreatment on the school-age child, and effects upon the health and development of the child
17. Compare and assess physical changes and needs of the school-age child, including nutrition, rest, exercise, safety and health promotion
18. Describe the crisis of school entry and ways to help the child adapt to the experience of formal education
19. Evaluate the significance of peers and the friend relationship to the psychosocial development and health of the child
20. Discuss the influence of media on health, development, and behavior of the child
21. Examine the impact on the crisis of adolescence on family life and the influence of the family on the adolescent
22. Contrast the physiologic changes and needs of early, middle, and last adolescence and compare to changes in preadolescence
23. Discuss with parents the cognitive, self-concept, sexual, emotional, and moral-spiritual aspects of development of the adolescent and ways in which the family can foster their healthy progress
24. Evaluate the developmental tasks of adolescence and how the adaptive mechanisms commonly used assist the adolescent in achieving them
25. Assess the physical characteristics of the young adult
26. Understand nutritional requirements for young adults
27. Describe factors and health promotion measures that influence biological rhythms and illness
28. Analyze the developmental crisis, emotional characteristics, self-concept, body image development, and adaptive mechanisms of a young adult, and determine health promotion implications
29. Contrast lifestyle options, and describe their influence on the health status of the young adult and health promotion measures
30. Analyze how cognitive characteristics,social concerns, and moral, spiritual, and philosophic development influence the total behavior and well-being of the young adult
31. Examine the developmental tasks for the middle-aged family, and give examples of how these can be accomplished to promote healthy relationships
32. Examine the emotional, social, economic,and lifestyle changes usually encountered by the widow or widower
33. Describe the hormonal changes of middle age and the resultant changes in appearance and body image, physiologically and emotionally
34. Analyze the nutritional, rest, leisure, work and exercise needs of the middle-aged adult, factors that interface with meeting those needs, and your role in helping the person meet those needs
35. Analyze the developmental crisis of middle-age, related adaptive mechanisms, and significance to social welfare and health
36. Explore with middle-age adults ways to avoid injury and health problems and promote health
37. Explore your role in promoting positive attitudes about growing old
38. Describe and discuss the indicators of elder abuse
39. Analyze the cognitive, emotional, body-image, and spiritual development and characteristics of the aged person, their interrelationship, and the nurse educator role in promoting health and a positive self-concept
40. Relate the development crisis of ego integrity versus self-despair to previous life eras, and the nurse’s role in helping the person meet this crisis
41. Describe major community programs to assist the elderly financially, socially, and in health care, and describe the nurse’s professional and personal responsibilities
42. Summarize the needs of the elderly, standards of therapeutic approach and health care to meet those needs, and trends in care of the person in later life
43. Contrast the child’s, adolescent’s, and adult’s concept of death
44. Discuss the sequence of reactions when the person and family are aware of terminal illness
45. Assess reactions and needs of a dying client and family members

COURSE CONTENT:

1. The infant: assessment and health promotion
2. Family development and relationships
3. Physical characteristics of the neonate
4. Physical characteristics of the infant
5. Nutritional needs
6. Breast feeding
7. Health promotion and protection of the infant
8. Assessment and health promotion of the toddler
9. Physiologic concepts and physical characteristics of the toddler
10. Nutritional needs and health promotion
11. Psychosocial concepts of toddler development
12. Assessment and health promotion of the preschooler
13. Family relationships with the preschooler
14. Health needs of the preschooler
15. Psychosocial concepts related to the preschooler
16. Assessment and health promotion of the schoolchild
17. Family development/relationships of the schoolchild
18. Physical and psychosocial needs of the schoolchild
19. Health promotion and protection for the schoolchild
20. Psychosocial development of the schoolchild
21. Assessment and health promotion of the adolescent
22. Family development with the adolescent
23. Physical needs and growth/development of the adolescent
24. Psychosocial development of the adolescent
25. Health promotion and protection for the adolescent
26. Risk taking behaviors of adolescents and health promotion
27. Assessment and health promotion of the young adult
28. Physiologic concepts and physical characteristics of the young adult
29. Physical fitness and exercise for young adults
30. Life style options for young adults
31. Health promotion and protection for young adults
32. Assessment and health promotion of the middle-aged person
33. Historical changes related to mid-life
34. Health promotion and protection for mid-life
35. Psychosocial concepts for mid-life
36. Assessment and health promotion for later maturity
37. Societal perspectives on aging
38. Theories of aging
39. Health promotion and protection for later maturity
40. Concepts of living in community
41. Issues related to death and dying