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3.00 Credits
3 credits Offered upon request Prerequisite: HCE 186 with a grade of "C" or higher, or concurrentenrollment in HCE 186 Designed to prepare individuals to enter the health profession as a laboratory assistant. Emphasis is on the role of a laboratory assistant, certification and regulatory agencies, process improvement, laboratory mathematics, documentation, legal implications, specimen integrity, principles and procedures for pre-analytical processing of laboratory specimens. Application of quality assurance, infection control, and laboratory safety. Performing specimen processing, pre-analytical processes, and point of care testing. Performing clerical and computer functions based on medico-legal guidelines for documentation.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits Offered every spring semester Introduction to biology for the health professions. Includes principles of science, the chemistry of life, cell anatomy and physiology, cellular respiration, cellular reproduction, patterns of inheritance, embryonic development, and human tissues.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Offered upon request Prerequisite: HCE 152 with a grade of "C" or higher, or concurrentenrollment in HCE 152 Practicum in laboratory assisting based in healthcare facilities. Adhering to quality assurance, quality control, infection control, and laboratory safety, students will perform clinical skills for pre-analytical processing of laboratory specimens, initial testing phases, and point-of-care testing using laboratory instrumentation, information systems, and supplies. Performing clerical and computer functions based on medicolegal guidelines for documentation.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Offered upon request Overview of laboratory services, laboratory professionals, and the role of a clinical laboratory technician Understanding of health care reform, reimbursement, cost analysis, coding, credentialing, accreditation, and regulatory agencies. Emphasis on process improvement, laboratory mathematics, statistics, documentation, medico-legal implications, education, management and personnel, and specimen integrity. Application of pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical principles, infection control, and laboratory safety. Recognition of acceptable quality control and quality management principles, phlebotomy principles, and lab equipment, and water purification. Includes information systems and information management in laboratories. Importance of professional growth, ethical conduct, communicating with the patient and public.
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6.00 Credits
6 credits Offered upon request Prerequisite: HCE 100 or NUR 100 or concurrent enrollment in HCE 100 or NUR 100 This course is focused on knowledge necessary to perform clinical competencies as a medical assistant. The content includes emergency procedures and first aid, therapeutic approach, integrated clinical procedures, diagnostic procedures, and laboratory procedures.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits Offered upon request Prerequisite: HCE 130 or HCE 160 or concurrent enrollment in HCE 130 or HCE 160 Designed to provide for student attainment of the Entry-Level Competencies for Medical Assistant. Placement in an ambulatory care setting is required. In an actual work situation, students will perform both administrative and clinical competencies. Administrative competencies include perform clerical functions, perform bookkeeping procedures, and prepare special accounting entries. Clinical competencies include fundamental principles, specimen collection, diagnostic testing, and patient care. Transdisciplinary competencies will be integrated in both clinical and administrative areas. These include communication, legal concepts, patient instruction, and operational functions.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Offered upon request This course assists the pharmacy technician student in acquiring the drug knowledge and dispensing skills necessary to satisfy certification requirements and to secure employment as a pharmacy technician. Emphasis is placed on drug classes and the mechanisms of action so that students will understand why certain drugs are prescribed for particular disease states.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits Offered every spring semester and upon request This course introduces the basic concepts essential for pharmacy technicians. The concepts include: history of pharmacy practice; pharmacy laws and ethics; terminology and abbreviations; routes and dosage formulations; anatomy and physiology; top 20 drugs; community pharmacy operations; community pharmacy calculations; introduction to compounding; institutional pharmacy operations; institutional pharmacy calculations; and introduction to sterile products.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Offered upon request This course introduces the concepts of sterile products and pharmaceutical compounding. It is designed for pharmacy technician students. The content includes introduction to sterile products and compounding; compounding practices and considerations; facilities, garb and equipment; aseptic calculations; properties of sterile products; aseptic technique; sterile product preparations such as total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and chemotherapy; compounding such as capsules, tablets, lozenges, troches, sticks, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, ointments, creams, pastes, and gels; ophthalmic, otic, and nasal preparations; and quality control and assurance.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits Offered upon request Prerequisite: HCE 174 or concurrent enrollment in HCE 174 Designed to provide for student attainment of the Entry-Level Competencies for Pharmacy Technician. Placement in various pharmacy settings is required. In an actual work situation, students will perform pharmacy technician competencies. Professional competencies may include selecting, counting, and pouring prescription medications; updating patient profiles and preparing prescription labels; assisting with drug purchasing and inventory control; packaging medications in unit-dose or medcard form; mixing intravenous solutions and other specialized medications; and gathering data for pharmacists to use in monitoring drug therapy.
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