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1.00 Credits
This course will discuss adult physical examination used for patient care planning in an acute care, emergency, or long-term care setting. Topics to be discussed are: data collection; techniques of examinations and assessment; instruments used; and assessment of the skin, head, eyes, ears, nose, neck, thorax and lungs, heart, peripheral circulation, abdominal and neurological system, and extremities. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college. This course is for first or second year clinical allied health students.
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1.00 Credits
This course will provide students with leadership and conflict management skills. Topics include concepts on leadership styles, listening skills, and conflict resolution techniques. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide information on updated infection control methods and blood borne pathogens. Topics include standard precautions, and an overview of blood borne pathogenic diseases. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college. This course is for first or second year clinical allied health students.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to enable the student to run an EKG, and to interpret EKG rhythm strips. Topics to be discussed include an introduction to electrocardiography, EKG terminology, anatomy and physiology of the heart and cardiovascular system, basic cardiovascular electrophysiology, basic EKG interpretation, and basic concepts of cardiac diagnostics. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college. This course is for first or second year clinical allied health students.
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1.00 Credits
This course will provide an overview of individuals with developmental, emotional, and physical disabilities. Topics to be discussed include: behavioral components, mobility issues with hearing and sight impaired individuals, interdisciplinary teamwork, and approaches to adaptive equipment. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to train allied health professionals in the skills necessary to ensure proper blood specimen collection. Participants will learn the techniques necessary to obtain a quality specimen for use in a laboratory setting or point of care testing environment. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college. This course is for first or second year clinical allied health students.
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2.00 Credits
Students will identify safety factors with food storage along with assisting patients to make wise decisions in menu selection. Cultural dietary preferences will also be discussed that relate to food and preparation. The role of therapeutic diets will be discussed, along with dietary requirements and limitations for a variety of diagnostic tests. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college.
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3.00 Credits
Students will become familiar with a variety of customs they may encounter when providing healthcare support to patients and their family members. Students will explore their own attitudes toward a variety of cultures and their customs, and learn strategies to overcome stereotypical ideas. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college.
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2.00 Credits
Students will identify what constitutes a disaster and what community resources are available. FEMA and the American Red Cross will be topics of discussion, along with their role in emergencies. Students will discuss the importance of sheltering-in-place versus evacuation. Various methods of preparing for a disaster, both at work and home, will be presented and students will learn how to prepare a basic disaster kit. Students will also compare a variety of disaster plans for patient care during an emergency. In order to successfully pass this course, student must achieve a grade of "C" or better, along with meeting the academic standards of the college.
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3.00 Credits
Students will be introduced to the workplace concepts of cultural competence and current demographics of the Latino population in an effort to understand the complexity of their life and their beliefs, and how this affects the way conversation should be approached with the patient/client. Students will learn to facilitate communication with Latino patients/clients and their families. Students will practice phrases for a variety of situations that could occur in the clinical setting. Students will be presented with the tools needed to develop a good command for speaking and understanding Spanish phrases at the end of the course. No previous Spanish is required.
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