This text is composed of eight separate health case studies. Each case study includes the patient narrative or story that models the best practice (at the time of publishing) in healthcare settings. Associated with each case is a set of specific learning objectives to support learning and facilitate educational strategies and evaluation.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
This text can be used to supplement the course text, for individual learning, and self-paced learning.
Homework
Class discussion
Team practice
Technical Requirements:
Internet Access
Web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Demonstrate an understanding of the Canadian healthcare delivery system
Define/describe the roles of healthcare professionals and the contributions they make to the healthcare team
Develop, promote, and exercise non-judgemental and inclusive practice respecting other cultures, values, and belief systems
Demonstrate skill in team development and interprofessional practice in healthcare
Appreciate the significance of standardized data and language to advance knowledge and articulate care provided
Demonstrate skills in effective communication, professionalism, critical thinking, and ethical decision-making
Communicate with other healthcare team members in a collaborative, responsive, and responsible manner
Actively engage self and others, including the client/patient/family, by positively and constructively addressing disagreements as they arise
Seek out, integrate, and value, as a partner, the input and engagement of the patient/client/family/community in designing and implementing care and services
Share power and responsibility with patients and caregivers
Communicate with patients in a shared and fully open manner
Take into account a patient’s individuality, emotional needs, values, and life issues
Implement strategies for reaching those who do not present for care on their own, including care strategies that support the broader community
Enhance prevention and health promotion
Identify where and how to find the best possible sources of evidence
Formulate clear clinical questions
Search for the relevant answers to clinical questions from the best possible sources of evidence, including those that evaluate or appraise the evidence for its validity and usefulness with respect to a particular patient or population
Determine when and how to integrate these new findings into practice.
Measure quality of care in terms of
structure, or the inputs into the system, such as patients, staff, and environments;
process, or the interactions between clinicians and patients;
and outcomes, or evidence about changes in patient’s health status in relation to patient and community needs
Assess current practices and compare them to relevant better practices elsewhere as a means of identifying opportunities for improvement
Design and test interventions to change the process of care with the objective of improving quality
Identify errors and hazards in care, and implement basic safety design principles, such as standardization and simplification, and human factors training
Act as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team, and improve the quality of one’s own performance through self-assessment and personal change
Identify appropriate patient data to support decision making
Use standardized data and language (taxonomies) to articulate care provided
Gather, record, and retrieve relevant data
Evaluate data from multiple sources to inform practice
Search, retrieve, manage, and make decisions using electronic data from internal information databases and external online databases and the Internet
Identify and appropriately use various Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Use decision support tools to assist judgement and deliver safe quality care
Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration as part of the provision of patient care
Enhance education and access to reliable health information for patients
Target Student Population:
College Lower Division
College Upper Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Any health professional can use this book.
General knowledge of basic nursing is a plus.
Most terms are defined or linked to information about the meaning of the term or phrase in another source.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The content is accurate, valid, and reliable.
The material presents eight case studies of health conditions, which depict reality.
The book teaches important concepts for nursing students.
The book teaches difficult diagnostic concepts with case studies.
The format encourages throught, application, and discernment.
Concerns:
This book is not complete for many diagnoses. There are only eight case studies.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
This book uses learning objectives, an introduction, and a case study in the acute care setting.
The material facilitates learning by applying concepts to the case studies.
This material is concise and not overwhelming for students.
The case studies provide examples.
Concerns:
Learning is not assessed.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The book is in Pressbooks.
The OER book has a CC BY SA Creative Commons license.
Learners can easily access the book, comprehend the learning, and apply the material within their work.
The information is presented in a textbook, which is familiar to students.
The material is easy to navigate.
The presentation of each concept is clear without distractions.
Most terms are defined or linked to information about the meaning of the term or phrase in another source.
Images include text captions that are selectable.
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