Welcome to HS200: Diseases of the Human

Body

About me…

Jennifer Obbard RN, MNPlease feel free to call me Jennifer

Contact information:Jobbard@kaplan.eduAIM: JenniferObbard

Office hours by appointment via AIM or Skype

Where are you?

Course Tidbits

If you don’t have your book yet see eTexts in DocSharing.

Webliography: Links, videos, audio presented information. Feel free to add your own. I will add some during the term.

Turning in class work: Please use Microsoft Word

Two exams: Midterm (Unit 1-4) & Final (Unit 5-9).

Discussion Board (DB)• Minimum of 3 posts each week (Initial post + 2 response posts)

• Initial posts: • 100 words in length minimum• Include a reference & quotation marks and citation where needed• By Saturday each week. • Needs to include your own thoughts and understanding about the

topic.

• Response posts:• 75 words in length minimum• Including support, critique & substance/content. • If adding new content, include your reference, etc

• See rubric in the syllabus for the grading criteria

NOTE: I will respond to some posts. The purpose of this is to clarify content, request additional information, & give general feedback. I am curious about your thinking & understanding. My goals is to keep you thinking about the content in a variety of ways.

Flex Seminar

Option 1You choose when to attend:• Wed 10pm EST• Thurs 7pm EST• Mon 5pm EST

• Graded by own course instructor.

• No need to inform your instructor if you attend a seminar other than primary course instructor.

• Please stay on topic (this isn’t the place for personal comments about your day) yet it is not meant to be impersonal.

Option 2

• Check the seminar tab in each unit for the topic and guidelines. Please be sure to specify which question you are responding to.

• Length: 200-250 words.

• Include references, at least one.

• Due by Tuesday midnight

Workbook Assignments

• See the Assignment tab in each unit for specific content and instructions.

• You will find a template in DocSharing under Course Documents.

• I added a “Patient Screening” document that you may find helpful in DocSharing.

• Short answer: generally 1-5 sentences in length per question, as a guideline. There is no minimum length requirement.

Workbook Assignments

• Tell your instructor your reason for concern and/or state possible disease or condition. Why are you concerned? How concerned are you?• NOTE: You are NOT diagnosing the patient. You are

learning to identify diseases and conditions that may be serious or life-threatening vs. those that are not.

• Give a specific recommendation to the patient• Prompt or as soon as possible are not specific

enough. Is it now, an hour, a day? Specific would be Go to the ER NOW.

Patient Screening

Phone Screening Example

A mother calls the office to report that her 2 week old son doesn’t seem to be swallowing well and his legs are difficult to separate to change diapers. What is your response regarding an appointment?

• Level of concern:

• Possible condition

• Recommendation:

Phone Screening Example

• A mother calls the office to report that her 2 week old son doesn’t seem to be swallowing well and his legs are difficult to separate to change diapers. What is your response regarding an appointment?

• Level of concern: acute to urgent (due to swallowing issue: hydration, aspiration risk & age of child)

• Possible condition: cerebral palsy

• Recommendation: Need to be seen same day by office, urgent care or ER

Unit Projects

• See the Announcement on Unit Projects & the Assignment tab in each unit for specific content and instructions.

• You will choose & use ONE case for the whole term. Unit Projects are in Units 2.4.6.8.

• 500 words (1-2 pages) plus a cover page and reference page (in APA format & at least 2 references outside of the textbook)

• Include your ideas and understanding, along with referenced content to support your work

Unit Projects

• Unit 2: Diagnosis, disease and/or condition.

• Unit 4: Pathogenesis of the disease in terms of risk factors, signs and symptoms and causes. 

• Unit 6: Diagnostic testing (this is different from tests that screen for diseases or conditions) & CAM therapies.

• Unit 8: Prognosis, treatment (other than CAM), any barriers to therapy and identify patient teaching that may be needed.

References

• Be thoughtful about the quality of information on websites you use for references

• Use your textbook AND other sources of information. This is required for some assignments.

• References may not include: Wikipedia or any other encyclopedia or dictionary (online or otherwise)

• APA format: Please use proper format on your reference page. If you do not know APA ask me or visit the Writing Center Resources. See the example reference page in DocSharing.

Policies

• No Late Work UNLESS extenuating circumstances arise.

• Plagiarism: Don’t Do It! • Copying verbatim or simply rephrasing the ideas of

another without properly acknowledging the source (quotes and/or citation), is plagiarism.

• It’s not enough to just have references at the end of your paper. You must include citation and where needed quotation.

• It doesn’t have to be intentional to be plagiarism,

Being Successful

• Read all announcements, assignment instructions, rubrics & instructor feedback

• Grades are earned, not given • Your success mostly depends

on the effort you put into the course.

• I want to see you be successful & will do everything within my role to support your success.

• If you don’t understand assignment instructions or content/concepts in the course please ask.

• If feedback isn’t clear, too much, not enough---let me know. Preferably as soon as possible.

• If you are unsure of how to cite, quote, paraphrase or document references, you have a responsibility to seek guidance.

Questions?