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Meeting Date:
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4/21/2021 - 3:30 PM
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Category:
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Information Items
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Info
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Subject:
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15.3 CURRICULUM: New Career Technical Education Courses: Medical Ethics; and Pharmacology and Dosage Calculations (does not meet A-G requirements)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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The District's Educational Services Department has made recommendations for updates in our district-wide course catalog. At this time we are submitting two new Career Technical Education(CTE) courses in the Medical field titled Medical Ethics and Pharmacology & Dosage Calculations. These two courses do not meet the UC/CSU A-G Requirement.
Medical Ethics examines how laws affect medical professionals, medical offices, patients and the medical assistants who provide care in various industry settings. Students will examine, evaluate, and analyze laws related to patient rights, intentional torts, negligence, and malpractice litigation. The course will alert the students of their rights, duties and legal responsibilities within the context of their function as a member of the allied health care team.
Pharmacology & Dosage Calculations provide nursing students with a methodical approach for calculating medication dosages, selecting and administering drugs, and monitoring the patient’s responses to drug therapy. Content includes general principles of pharmacology, legal, ethical, and safety aspects of medication administration and drug calculations. Drug information includes pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, contraindications, and precautions, adverse side effects and drug interactions. Also, includes patient variables (health status, life span/gender, diet, lifestyle/habits, environment, and culture in relationship to drug therapy.)
The above courses have been approved by the Director of Curriculum and Instruction and the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services.
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Funding:
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees receive for its review and consideration, as part of the first reading the new Career Technical Education courses: Medical Ethics; and Pharmacology and Dosage Calculations.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Julie Zierold - Director - Curriculum and Instruction
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Signed By:
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Robert Brough - Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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