Foundations of Healthcare

Catalog description

An overview of the role of various health care professions, ethical and legal responsibilities, patient communication methods, cultural competence, patient assessment techniques, medical terminology, electronic health records and preventative health care. Through role playing and case studies, students learn how the various members of the health care team interact and communicate with one another in order to provide the most efficient and effective delivery of patient care. Additional technical competencies included in this course are: assessment of vital signs, safe body mechanics, patient transfers and safety, basic first aid, standard and transmission-based infection precautions.