2002-2004 Catalog - St. Charles Community College

NUR 273 Nursing Adults andChildren III Clinical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0Students plan and administer care forpatients in labor and delivery,postpartum and nursery units as well asin medical and surgical units in areahospital/health care centers. Twelveclinical laboratory hours per week.Corequisites: NUR 253, NUR 263. Fall.NUR 274 Nursing Adults andChildren IV Clinical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0Gaining independence, students plan,administer and evaluate total nursingcare to patients and begin supervisingothers giving care. Emphasis upon nurseand patient functioning in homeostaticmilieu, with consideration of physical,psychosocial, ethnocultural and spiritualaspects of development. Use of medicalsurgicalunits for these experiences.Four-week preceptorship at the end ofsemester available for students who meetcriteria. Fifteen clinical laboratory hoursper week. Corequisites: NUR 254, NUR264. Spring.OCCUPATIONALTHERAPYOTA 100 Fundamentals of OccupationalTherapy Assistant I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Prerequisites: BIO 240/243, ENG 101.Acceptance in the OTA Program.Introduction to occupational therapy,including history, philosophy, andpractice base in relation to treatment inpsychosocial dysfunction, physicaldisabilities, and developmental pediatrics.Theories guiding occupational therapypractice, values, and ethics of profession.Exploration of oral and writtencommunication skills. Overview ofoccupational therapy process and OTArole in screening, assessment, treatmentplanning, treatment implementation, anddischarge. Examination of role ofoccupational therapy personnel in varietyof treatment settings, including conceptsrelated to client- practitioner interactionand communication and importance ofcollaboration with clients, caregivers, andother health care professionals. Level IFieldwork opportunities to apply basicoccupational therapy principles andtechniques and observe roles of OTs andother allied health professionals. Fourlecture hours and three hours per weekLevel I fieldwork beginning week six forsix weeks. Suggested Corequisites: BIO270/271, CPT 103, ENG 115 or ENG 125,OTA 103. Fall.Course DescriptionsOTA 102 Fundamentals of OccupationalTherapy Assistant II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Prerequisites: BIO 270/271, CPT 103,ENG 115 or ENG 125, OTA 100, OTA 103.Introduction of beginning skills inoccupational therapy treatment inpsychosocial dysfunction. Major theoriesguiding occupational therapy practice inpsychosocial treatment and theirapplication to sensory motor,psychosocial, and cognitive developmentthrough life span. Emphasis on groupleadership and facilitation, developmentof communication and observation skills,and use of self as therapeutic modality.Examination of issues related to deathand dying. Exploration of occupationaltherapy process of assessment, treatmentplanning, and treatment implementationand discontinuation of intervention inrelation to psychosocial practice issuesand concerns. Discussion of concepts ofpsychosocial intervention with otherareas of practice. Role of OTA inprevention, health maintenance, andquality of life of individual withpsychosocial dysfunction. Three lecturehours. Suggested Corequisites: BIO241/244, PSY 101, OTA 104/114, OTA112, OTA 207. SpringOTA 103 Adaptive Activities I . . . . . . . .2Prerequisites: BIO 240/243, ENG 101.Acceptance into the OTA program. Use ofactivities in occupational therapy withprimary emphasis on performance areaof play/leisure including: those thataddress sensory motor, cognitive, andpsychosocial performance components.Introduction to common therapeuticmedia used in OT practice. Introductionto acquisition of basic skills, concepts ofactivity analysis, instruction of individualsand groups, problem-solving, equipmentmaintenance, and cost and supply factors.Four lab hours per week. SuggestedCorequisites : BIO 270/271, CPT 103,ENG 115 or ENG 125, OTA 100. Fall.139