Weekly outline
Acceptable Use Policy and Academic Integrity
- Opened: Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:00 AMView Receive a grade
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Course Orientation and Overview
- Course Guide (as of Jan 20, 2025) URL
CLINICAL ROTATIONS
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Kindly upload your updated medical/health clearance here from the UPHS, as well as that from HICU (at least within the past year).
- Due: Monday, 3 March 2025, 5:00 PM
This folder contains the following evaluation forms:
1. Clinical Performance Evaluation
2. Family Health Nursing Performance Evaluation
3. Care of Population Groups (Performance Evaluation)
4. Peer Evaluation
This folder contains the submission links for the following:
1. Group Attendance
2. Clinical papers (individual)
The folder will be updated every week.
This contains copies of NANDA 2021-23 and 2024-26 that could help you in the updated list of diagnoses, NOCs, and NICs.
- Opened: Monday, 27 January 2025, 12:00 AMDue: Monday, 3 February 2025, 12:00 AM
WARD 3
WARD 11
Introduction and Review of Concepts
- [Slide Deck] Introduction and Review of Concepts URL
Module 2: Nursing Care of Clients with Infection, Problems in Immunity, & Cancer
Nursing Care of Clients with Cancer
Cancer Treatment Modalities
SURGERY
Nursing Care of Breast Cancer Patients undergoing Mastectomy
- Review the pathophysiology of breast cancer by watching this video:
- Osmosis. (2020). Breast Cancer – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, pathology. (11 minutes, 3 seconds)
- Additional learning resources on nursing interventions and patient education activities that you can use during the clinicals:
- MyHealth.Alberta.ca (2018). Breast Surgery – Drain Care (7 minutes, 37 seconds)
- MyHealth.Alberta.ca. (2018). Breast Cancer Surgery – Arm and Shoulder Exercises – Week 1 (7 minutes, 37 seconds)
- MyHealth.Alberta.ca. (2018). Breast Cancer Surgery – Arm and Shoulder Exercises – Week 2 (7 minutes, 9 seconds)
- MyHealth.Alberta.ca (2018). Breast Cancer Surgery – Arm and Shoulder Exercises – Strengthening Exercises (9 minutes, 7 seconds)
- Review the pathophysiology of breast cancer by watching this video:
RADIATION
Nursing Care of Cervical Cancer Patients undergoing Radiation Therapy
- Review the pathophysiology of cervical cancer by watching this video: Osmosis. (2019). Cervical Cancer & Intraepithelial neoplasia – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, pathology (8 minutes, 47 seconds)
- View the lecture slides.
- You can watch the following videos for additional information on the procedure and patient education activities:
- Covenant Health. (2015) Brachytherapy. (4 minutes, 3 seconds)
- UPMC. (2015). What to expect from brachytherapy (3 minutes, 7 seconds)
CHEMOTHERAPY
Nursing Care of Patients undergoing Chemotherapy
- View the lecture slides for Goals of Chemotherapy and Classification of Chemotherapy.
- View the lecture/slides for safe handling, preparation, and administration of Chemotherapy.
- Watch the following videos:
- PBS Newshour. (2010). Examining Chemo Drugs’ Potential Threats to Health Care Workers (4 minutes, 51 seconds)
- HDSpillTrainingVideo (2018). Hazardous Drug Spill Training Video (10 minutes, 42 seconds)
- View the lecture slides on management of infusion reactions.
LABORATORY GUIDE/ PERFORMANCE CHECKLISTS
Nursing Care of Clients with Problems in Immunity
Module 3: Nursing Care of Clients with Metabolic, Hormonal & Gastrointestinal Problems
Nursing Care of Pediatric Clients with Metabolic, Hormonal & Gastrointestinal Problems
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- Closed: Friday, 14 February 2025, 10:15 AMView Make attempts: 1
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LABORATORY ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY GUIDES
VIDEOS