Class Syllabus
Porterville College: Vocational Nursing Program – 2nd semester
Endocrine System Module: 25A
Units: 2
Instructor: Elizabeth Keele, R.N., B.S.N.
Spring 2012
Hours/Days:
Monday
8:30 AM
2:20 PM
One 20 min break in the AM
1 hour for lunch break
Tuesday
8:30 AM
2:20 PM
One 20 min break in the AM
1 hour for lunch break
Grading:
75% –83% = C
84% – 92% = B
93% – 100% = A
Criteria:
Quizzes//homework: 200*pts.
Participation:
32 pts. (4 points per/day for iClicker use)
Midterm Exam:
100 pts.
Final Exam:
100 pts.
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Total
432* pts.
(*These are approximate numbers subject to change)
Office hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
I am also available by phone at 559-793-1664
Please do not call after 10:00 p.m. or on Sundays
Text:
 Medical-Surgical Nursing Care: 3rd edition, Burke, Mohn-Brown, Eby.
o All assigned reading is required and you are responsible for the material contained
in it.
 iClicker.
o This is a standard iClicker, which is absolutely required for this class. It is an
electronic device used for in-class polling, quizzes, etc. One iClicker can be used
by a single student for any number of classes at the same time and can be used
again in future semesters. Each student MUST have his/her own iClicker and will
need to bring it to class daily.
 ATI: PN Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Unit
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Web Site:
http://www.portervillecollege.edu/eKeele/ or go to go to www.portervillecollege.edu and go to
the instructors web sites and click on Elizabeth Keele. You may obtain power point presentation,
handouts and class syllabus on-line.
Quizzes:
A quiz, test or work-sheet will be given on a daily bases. Please bring a scan-tron form #882-ES
to all quizzes and tests. Tests and quizzes are timed – 1 minute for each question. Quizzes and
tests are based on reading and lecture notes. The opportunity to make up one missed exam will
only be allowed if the student informs the instructor prior to the scheduled exam. Pop quizzes &
iClicker participation points may not be made up. Some quizzes will be administered using the
iClicker, you must bring it to class daily.
Quizzes are based predominantly on the subject matter that was taught in the most resent
previous lecture, however they may include information from earlier lectures.
The Mid-term Exam is cumulative from Day One.
The Final Exam is cumulative from Day One.
Students will not be allowed to retake any exam or quiz on which an unsatisfactory grade was
earned.
Students may make arrangement with the instructor to review an individual exam up to two (2)
weeks after the exam is returned. The final exam will not be reviewed.
All cell phones, pagers, and/or electronic device must be turned OFF during exams/quizzes
unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor. Electronic devices other than a
calculator may not be used for in-class calculations work (ie. Cell phones, PDA’s, etc).
Participation:
Participation points will be given in this class based on your use of the iClicker during class
discussions. Participation points are awarded as an “all or nothing”; four points per class
session. You may miss 10% iClicker participation session (during one day) and still get full
credit for the day, but if you miss more than10%, you will receive no participation points for the
day (if there are less than 10 participation questions, you must participate in at least all but one).
General:
Students are expected to be on time and attend each scheduled class and assume responsibility
for assigned activities, be active in the learning process and meet all established level objectives.
Students are expected to call the instructor is they are unable to attend. If you are unable to
attend class, you must notify the instructor prior to class. Only excused absences will be given
an opportunity to make up quizzes/tests. Homework will not be accepted late unless excused by
the instructor. Cell phones and pagers must be turned off or placed in silent mode. Children are
not allowed in classroom.
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Reasonable Accommodation:
If you have a disability that may require assistance or accommodation, or you have questions
related to any accommodation for testing, note takers, readings, etc., please speak with the
instructor as soon as possible. Students may also contact the Disability Resource Center
(559) 791-2215 with questions about such services.
Instructor’s Intellectual Rights:
Individual instructors retain intellectual property rights to lectures and class presentations and
related material; notes or other class materials may not be exchanged or distributed for
commercial purposes, for compensation or for any other purpose other than study by the
individual student enrolled in the class. Unauthorized use of class notes or recordings is subject
to the federal Copyright Act, California Civil Code, and Program policy and may subject an
individual to failure of the course and/or legal proceedings brought by the instructor, as well as
the Nursing Department. Examples of violation of this policy include, but not limited to, audio
recording, and any electronic posting such as YouTube, blogging, podcasting, etc. Students may
not tape record during any test preview or review.
Attendance:
This class is a positive attendance class and roll will be taken daily. If you miss any class time,
you will be required to make that time up. Arrangements are to be made with the instructor.
Students are responsible for material presented during their absence.
Honesty:
I require honesty on tests and assignments. Following Porterville College policy, if a student
cheats on a test or assignment, or plagiarizes, I will give an “F” grade on that assignment and I
will report the incident to the Dean. The student will have to meet with the Dean of Students to
determine whether further disciplinary action is necessary. Students “caught” using a cell phone
during an exam is considered a form of cheating.
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Student Objectives:
1. The student will be able to discuss medical terms commonly used in the endocrine system
2. The student will be able to review and identify anatomy and physiology of the endocrine
system
3. The student will be able to identify components of a complete endocrine physical
assessment
4. The student will be able to identify the clinical significance and related nursing
responsibilities of the following test and procedures used for diagnostic assessment of the
patient with an endocrine disorder: Thyroid scan, Thyroid Ultrasonography, Thyroid
biopsy, Computed tomography, Hydroxycorticosteroid urinary assay, Fasting blood
glucose, Glucose tolerance test, 2 hour postprandial, Thyroxine serum (T4),
Triodothyronine serum (T3), Thyroid – stimulating hormone assay (TSH), Radioactive
iodine uptake, Parathyroid function test, Adrenal arterography, Pituitary function test
5. The student will be able to describe etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations,
nursing management and patient education for the following: Hypopituitarism, Diabetes
Insipidus, Cushing’s syndrome, Hyperaldosteronism, Pheochromcytoma, Acromegaly,
Addison’s disease, Grave’s disease, Throiditis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Hypothyroidism,
Thyroid neoplasm, Hyperparathyroidism, Hypoparathyroidism, Diabetes mellitus,
Diabetes ketoacidosis, Hyperosmolar nonketonic syndrome, Hypoglycemia, Diabetic
neuropathy, Thyrotoxic crises, Myxedema
6. The student will be able to discuss nursing management and patient education in the pre
and post operative care of patients undergoing the following surgeries: Thyroidectomy,
Adrenalectomy, Pancrectomy, Transphenoidal microsurgery
7. The student will be able to discuss pharmacological interventions in the treatment of a
patient with an endocrine disorder
8. The student will be able to describe the bio-psycho-social implications in the
convalescing and the rehabilitating endocrine patient
9. The student will be able to explain the importance of awareness of cultural diversity with
the endocrine patient.
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Student Learning Outcomes
VN II – VN PO25A: Endocrine System
Course Objective
The student will be
able to dissect and
define medical terms
commonly used in the
endocrine system.
Performance context:
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
The student will be
able to review and
identify anatomy and
physiology of the
endocrine system.
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
The student will be
able to identify
components of a
complete endocrine
physical assessment
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
The student will be
able to identify the
clinical significance
and related nursing
responsibilities of the
following test and
procedures used for
diagnostic assessment
of the patient with an
endocrine disorder.
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
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Measurable objective:
Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questions including medical terms
commonly used in the
endocrine system
Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questions –
covering anatomy and
physiology of the endocrine
system.
Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questions –
covering components of a
complete endocrine physical
assessment.
Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questions –
covering clinical
significance and related
nursing responsibilities of
the following test and
procedures used for
diagnostic assessment of the
patient with an endocrine
disorder
Grading criteria
The student will be able to
dissect and define medical
terms commonly used in the
endocrine system with 75%
accuracy or better.
The student will be able to
dissect and define medical
terms commonly used in the
endocrine system with 75%
accuracy or better.
The student will be able to
dissect and define medical
terms commonly used in the
endocrine system with 75%
accuracy or better.
The student will be able to
identify the clinical
significance and related
nursing responsibilities of the
following test and procedures
used for diagnostic assessment
of the patient with an
endocrine disorder with 75%
accuracy or better to include:
 Thyroid scan
 Thyroid
ultrasonography
 Thyroid biopsy
 Computed
tomography
 Hydroxycorticosteroi
d urinary assay
 Fasting blood glucose
 Glucose tolerance
test
 2 hour postprandial
 Thyroxine serum
(T4)
 Triodothyronine
serum (T3)
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The student will be
able to describe
etiology,
pathophysiology,
clinical
manifestations,
nursing management
and patient education
for the patient with an
endocrine disorder.
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questions –
covering etiology,
pathophysiology, clinical
manifestations, nursing
management and patient
education endocrine
disorders
The student will be
able to discuss
nursing management
and patient education
in the pre and post
operative care of
patients undergoing
endocrine surgeries.
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questions covering nursing
management and patient
education in the pre and
post operative care of
patients undergoing
endocrine surgeries.
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Thyroid – stimulating
hormone assay (TSH)
 Radioactive iodine
uptake
 Parathyroid function
test
 Adrenal arterography
 Pituitary function test
The student will be able to
describe etiology,
pathophysiology, clinical
manifestations, nursing
management and patient
education for common
endocrine disorders with 75%
accuracy or better to include:
 Hypopituitarism
 Diabetes insipidus
 Cushing’s syndrome
 Hyperaldosteronism
 Pheochromcytoma
 Acromegaly
 Addison’s disease
 Graves’s disease
 Throiditis
 Hashimoto’s
thyroiditis
 Hypothyroidism
 Thyroid neoplasm
 Hyperparathyroidis
m
 Phyoparathyroidism
 Diabetes mellitus
 Diabetis
ketoacidosis
 Hyperosmolar
nonketonic
syndrome
 Hypoglycemia
 Diabetic neuropathy
 Thyrotoxic crises
 Myxedema
The student will be able to
discuss the nursing
management and patient
education in the pre and post
operative care of patients
undergoing endocrine
surgeries with 75% accuracy
or better to include:
 Thyroidectomy
 Adrenalectomy
 Pancrectomy
 Transphenoidal
microsurgery
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The student will be
able to describe
pharmacological
interventions in the
treatment of a patient
with an endocrine
disorder.
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
The student will be
able to describe the
bio-phycho-social
implications in the
convalescing and the
rehabilitating
endocrine patient.
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
The student will be
able to explain the
importance of
awareness of cultural
diversity with the
endocrine patient.
The student will listen to
lecture, view and read
Power Point presentations,
take notes, participate in
class discussions and
participate in small group
learning activities.
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Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questions covering pharmacological
interventions in the
treatment of a patient with
an endocrine disorder.
Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questions covering the bio-psychosocial implications in the
convalescing and the
rehabilitating endocrine
patient.
Student success will be
assessed via a
comprehensive, in class,
closed note, individual test –
that may include diagrams,
scenarios, case studies and
objective test questionscovering the importance of
awareness of cultural
diversity with the endocrine
patient.
The student will be able to
describe pharmacological
interventions in the treatment
of a patient with an endocrine
disorder with 75% accuracy
or better.
The student will be able to
describe the bio-psychosocial implications in the
convalescing and the
rehabilitating endocrine
patient with 75% accuracy or
better.
The student will be able to
explain the importance of
awareness of cultural
diversity with the endocrine
patient with 75% accuracy or
better.
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Class Schedule: Spring 2012
Date
Text
Topic
Exams
Score
To be read prior to this date
Day 1
1/31/12
Tuesday
Day 2
2/6/12
Monday
Day 3
2/7/12
Tuesday
Day 4
2/13/12
Monday
Day 5
2/14/12
Tuesday
2/20/12
Day 6
2/21/12
Tuesday
Day 7
2/27/12
Monday
Day 8
2/28/12
Tuesday

Chapter 34
Chapter 36 (pg 912-922)
ATIL Unit 12: 74
Chapter 36 (pg 922-938)
ATI unit 12:78
ATI Unit 12:75


Endocrine
overview
Pancreas
Diabetes mellitus
 Diabetes
continued
Quiz #1
Quiz #2
Quiz #3
 Diabetes
continued
 Pituitary Disorders
 Pituitary Disorders Midterm Exam
cont.
NO CLASS
Chapter 35 (pg 889-900)
ATI Unit 12:76
PRESIDENTS DAY
 Thyroid disorders
Quiz #4
Chapter 35 (pg 901-902)

Parathyroid
disorders
Quiz #5
Chapter 35 (pg 902-912)
ATI Unit 12:77


Adrenal Disorders
Review for final
Quiz #6
9/7/10
Tuesday
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