Health Science

This course is designed to assist the student in developing the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to be successful in health-related disciplines. Content focuses on development and use of effective study and test taking-skills, assertiveness training, stress management, values clarification, diversity, ethical-legal concept, problem-solving and communication skills. Upon completion of this course the student will demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to be successful in the student role.

This course is an application for the language of medicine. Emphasis is placed on terminology associated with health care, spelling, pronunciation, and meaning associated with prefixes, suffixes, and roots as they relate to anatomical body systems. Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to correctly abbreviate medical terms and appropriately use medical terminology in verbal and written communication.

This course is designed to train individuals to collect and process blood and other clinical specimens for laboratory testing and to interact with health care personnel, clients, and the general public. Presentation includes equipment and additives, basic anatomy, and techniques for safe and effective venipuncture. The phlebotomy clinical will be a supervised practicum within the clinical setting that provides laboratory practice in phlebotomy. Emphasis will be placed on collection techniques, specimen processing, work flow practices, referrals, and utilizing laboratory information systems. This course will prepare individuals to write the Phlebotomist Certification Examination.

The Phlebotomy course is designed to train individuals to properly collect and process blood and other clinical specimens for laboratory testing and to interact with health care personnel, clients, and the general public. Presentation includes equipment and additives, basic anatomy, and techniques for safe and effective venipuncture. The phlebotomy clinical will be a supervised practicum within the clinical setting that provides laboratory practice in phlebotomy. Emphasis will be placed on collection techniques, specimen processing, work flow practices, referrals, and utilizing laboratory information systems. This course will prepare individuals to write the Phlebotomist Certification Examination.

12 Contact Hours