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  • HCW 003: Human Illness & Disease

    4.50 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Human-based illness and disease with an emphasis on acute manifestations of chronic illness and related terminology. This is a condensed and simplified overview for the student in the healthcare field.
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  • HCW 005: Job Readiness HC Professional

    1.80 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course will provide soft skills strategies for success and give the student an advantage in the job market by guiding them through what they will need to know to master essential soft skills. Skill strategies discussed are professional habits, attitudes, personality traits. This course will help the student learn how to professionally communicate in an entry-level healthcare job.
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  • HCW 006: Healthcare Pre Course/SACA

    5.90 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides students with the basic knowledge and information to prepare for a career in a healthcare setting. This course is taken is taken entirety at Spanish American Civic Association (SACA) TecCentro
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  • HCW 007: Pharmacy Technician Program

    11.40 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    The Pharmacy Technician course provides an overview of the pharmacy technology field and provides students with the fundamental concepts and principles needed to achieve for success within the field as students are introduced to the concept of hospital pharmacy practice. The courses covered includes the Healthcare system, the profession of pharmacy, administrative aspects of pharmacy technology and the education and training of the technician. Students are provided with an introduction to basic mathematical tools used by pharmacy technicians, as well as general mathematics, basic algebra, systems of measurement and drug calculations. In addition, this course presents the sciences as they relate to pharmaceutical practice and discusses the different classifications of drugs and the impact that these different classifications have on the different body systems. Students are taught how to provide oversight and management of hospital onsite and offsite compounding facilities in order to maintain and achieve adherence to all regulatory requirements for sterile and non-sterile compounding. Lastly, the course provides an introduction to the legal system as it pertains to the Pharmaceutical field. This course prepares students to take the national certification examination administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
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  • HCW 028: Pharmacy Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Provides students with an over of the pharmacy technology field and develops the fundamental concepts and principles necessary for success within the pharmacy field. Topics include: an understanding of the system, the profession of pharmacy, administrative aspects of pharmacy technology and the education and training of the technician. Other reviewed are pharmacy technology, institutional medication distribution systems, the repackaging of pharmaceuticals and intravenous admixture programs. A brief review of local, state and federal laws that specifically affect the pharmaceutical field and an investigation of typical ethical problems encountered in the health profession is discussed. This is a cornerstone course within the Pharmacy Technician Certificate program. Prerequisite: HCW 059 ??? Pharmacy Calculations.
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  • HCW 029: Pharmacy Science

    1.80 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Presents and discusses the sciences as they relate to pharmaceutical practice. This course centers on various classifications of drugs and their impact on different body systems. Textbooks are an additional cost and mandatory for the first day of class. Prerequisites: HCW 059 ??? Pharmacy Calculations; HCW 028 ??? Pharmacy Practice. Prerequisite:    HCW 028 Corequisite:    HCW 028
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  • HCW 031: Pharm Tech Cert Prep Course

    1.20 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course is designed to prepare the individual to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) offered through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). An overview will be provided on the outline of the exam and the application process. PTCB's exam determines whether individuals have mastered the knowledge and skills necessary to practice as a pharmacy technician. Pharmacy Technicians who want to work more effectively with pharmacists to offer better patient care and service take the PTCE to become nationally certified. Benefits of PTCB certification include an increase of job promotion opportunities, recognition within the pharmacy technicians demonstrate their qualifications and the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to function as a pharmacy technician through the examinations. Individuals who meet eligibility requirements and pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) may use the designated CPhT (Certified Pharmacy Technician).
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  • HCW 033: Cardiac Illness and Disease

    1.80 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This 18-hour course goes into detailed workings of the cardiovascular system including disorders, diseases, and pharmacology. It is designed to provide the Cardiovascular Technology (CVT) student with the specified information pertaining to the cardiovascular system in order for preparation to take the EKG Theory course. Prerequisites: Medical Terminology, Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology. Prerequisite:    HCW 001 & HCW 002 Corequisite:    HCW 001, HCW 002
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  • HCW 034: EKG Theory

    4.20 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course deals with basic scientific theory underlying EKGs and cardiac rhythms. This course will provide the allied health professional with knowledge and skills necessary to recognize cardiac dysrhythmias. The course will include a review of cardiac anatomy and physiology. The relationship between myocardial infarctions and the different EKG changes will also be included. Prerequisite: Medical Terminology and Intro to Anatomy and Physiology and Cardiac Illness and Disease. This course is also available to nurses who are interested rhythm interpretation and can be taken as a standalone course. Textbooks are an additional cost and mandatory first day. Prerequisite:    HCW 001 & HCW 002 & HCW 033 Corequisite:    HCW 001, HCW 002, HCW 033
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  • HCW 035: EKG Applications

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course provides a focus on the applications of coding principles learned in EKG Theory and is designed to further prepare and educate students for certification. This course provides a hands-on introduction to the devices used in testing the cardiovascular system. This will include recording of basic vital signs, EKGs, cardiac monitoring and stress testing. The course involves the set up and adjustments of the equipment as well as the interpretation the results. Textbooks are an additional cost and mandatory first day of class. Prerequisite: Medical Terminology, Intro to A&P, Cardiac Illness and Disease and EKG Theory. Prerequisite:    HCW 001 & HCW 002 & HCW 033 & HCW 034 Corequisite:    HCW 001, HCW 002, HCW 033, HCW 034
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