Basic Care Skills

Catalog description

The student will be introduced to and utilize basic care skills in a laboratory setting. The student will learn the rationale for and practice of skills necessary to provide patient care in a healthcare setting. This course is a combination of lecture, laboratory skills, demonstration and practice. The student will incorporate concepts and skills related to perfusion, protection, and elimination in a lab setting. Basic care skills taught in this course are cardiac monitoring, sterile technique, wound care, specimen collection, urinary elimination and ostomy care. Because this is a skills-based course, classroom and laboratory attendance is mandatory. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in this course.