Patient Education and Side Effects
Purpose: Patient education and knowledge of expected radiation treatment sequelae and care is a major component of the radiation therapist's scope of practice. This assignment allows the student to identify a patient, assess educational needs, develop a patient-centered educational plan to be used from the start of treatment through follow-up.
Assignment:
1. Each student will pull a "patient" out of the hat. Included with the patient will be a diagnosis and sufficient information for the student to know the knowledge related to treatment and side effects. There will be a medical report of the patient so that the student can take the general information and design a patient-centered educational plan.Since this assignment is what you will be doing as a therapist - Please turn in a paper that has taken you ample time to investigate, think about prepare.
This is my Patient:
Julie Roberts is a 35-year-old female with Stage IV ovarian carcinoma. She denies alcohol or tobacco use and is in otherwise good health. She is married and has two small children ages 5 and 7. Ms. Roberts has had a laparotomy and will be given a full course of whole abdomen radiation along with chemotherapy.
2. Write a paper that includes:
a. a complete description of the patient and disease - you will need to expand on the information given and discuss treatments offered as well as possible side effects and when they might occur (discuss all possible treatment options and side effects to each).
b. methods you would use to assess educational and support needs
c. barriers to providing education (what barriers might we reach while trying to educate this patient on her cancer)
d. complete educational program content including a time frame
e. rationale for selection of educationtechniques used
f. An annotated bibliography of the written or visual pamphlets/aides used
g. your learning highlights
3. Paper format
a. Double spaced APA Format
b. 12 point font
c. 1 inch margins
d. 10Full Pages Please
e. Well edited.