Translates the American Philosophical Association's profile of a critical thinker into teaching and assessment strategies that can be used in nursing education to develop competent clinical judgment. (SK)

A group of medical students at Wright State University School of Medicine developed and participated in a one-month elective on selecting and interpreting diagnostic tests. Tests and diseases were reviewed, recorded and published by the students as a reference manual for their later use during clinical rotations. (MLW)

This document contains a task analysis for health occupations (dental assistant) in the dental assisting cluster. For each task listed, occupation, duty area, performance standard, steps, knowledge, attitudes, safety, equipment/supplies, source of analysis, and Illinois state goals for learning are listed. For the duty area of "providing…

This document contains a task analysis for health occupations (professional nurse) in the nursing cluster. For each task listed, occupation, duty area, performance standard, steps, knowledge, attitudes, safety, equipment/supplies, source of analysis, and Illinois state goals for learning are listed. For the duty area of "providing therapeutic…

Oral diagnosis is the area of dental practice that deals with gathering, recording, and evaluating information contributing to the identification of abnormalities of the head and neck region. A statement of general curricular goals in oral diagnosis/oral medicine is presented. (MLW)

Task analyses are provided for two duty areas for the occupation of medical assistant in the medical assisting cluster. Five tasks for the duty area "providing therapeutic measures" are as follows: assist with dressing change, apply clean dressing, apply elastic bandage, assist physician in therapeutic procedure, and apply topical…

This document contains a task analysis for health occupations (home health aid) in the nursing cluster. For each task listed, occupation, duty area, performance standard, steps, knowledge, attitudes, safety, equipment/supplies, source of analysis, and Illinois state goals for learning are listed. For the duty area of "providing therapeutic…

Task analyses are provided for two duty areas for the occupation of practical nurse (licensed practical nurse) in the nursing cluster. The two duty areas are: (1) providing therapeutic measures (30 tasks); and (2) performing diagnostic measures (14 tasks). Each task analysis consists of these components: occupation; duty area; tasks; performance…

Task analyses are provided for two duty areas for the occupation of physical therapist assistant in the rehabilitation services cluster. Ten tasks are listed for the duty area "providing therapeutic measures": apply cold compress, administer hot soak, apply heat lamp, apply warm compress, apply ice bag, assist with dressing change, apply…

This course guide is intended to assist course coordinators in planning and managing a course to train emergency medical technicians to work with ambulance or other specialized rescue services. Materials are presented to enable students to perform the following functions: recognize the nature and seriousness of the patient's condition or extent of…

For purposes of allied health education applicability, the perceptual domain was examined in terms of (1) its own taxonomy and (2) its relationship to taxonomies in the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. All these taxonomies are hierarchical in style; perception involves extraction of information from presenting stimuli and there is…

A course to introduce medical students to formal models of medical diagnostic reasoning at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is described. The students are encouraged to integrate facts and concepts from the basic sciences into strategies of diagnostic reasoning. (MLW)

This instructor's guide provides a description of the Johns Hopkins Substance Abuse Curriculum, detailed educational models and other aids for conducting substance abuse teaching activities. The guide is in six sections with Section 1 as a brief introduction and list of 20 references. Section 2 sketches the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Substance Abuse…

This guide is the introductory volume for the second in a series of instructor-assisted training modules for rehabilitation counselors, supervisors, and graduate students. This trainer's guide for the second module focuses on the counseling skills needed for rehabilitation of the severely disabled and provides the trainer with the information and…

This booklet, intended primarily for the trainers of middle-level community health workers in underdeveloped countries, is designed to help such workers present the topic of diarrhea treatment and prevention in training courses. Divided into five sections, the booklet gives guidelines on treatment and prevention, with particular emphasis on the…