3 hours lecture, .5 credit

This course is designed to give an overview of the program and the skills needed to work in this field. Course outlines will be reviewed and there will be an observational field trip to a local hospital.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate Program

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Fall

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3 hours lecture, 2 credits

Acquire a medical terminology vocabulary related to body systems necessary to communicate information in a medical office or hospital environment. Learn and practice the principles of medical words formation, including the basic rules of building medical words, identifying suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms related to the structures and functions of the associated systems of the body. This intensive course, requires approximately 8 hours of homework per week. Text, The Language of Medicine, is required.

Prerequisite(s): HUC 100

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Fall

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3 hours lecture, 1.5 credits

This course is an introduction to basic non-clinical pharmacology. The student will be able to identify and correctly spell commonly used medications and explain their classifications, the four mechanisms of drug actions, type of drug preparations, pharmaceutical abbreviations and terminology. The structure of this course is based on a body systems approach to learning.

Prerequisite(s): HUC 101

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Fall

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3 hours lecture, .5 credit

An introduction to professional communication in a hospital unit setting. Topics include: perception of self and others, verbal and nonverbal communication, appropriate professional conversation, listening skills, self-disclosure and feedback, telephone skills, patient confidentiality. Examines communication methods and tools used by the Hospital Unit Clerk, and communication devices used in the hospital.

Prerequisite(s): HUC 103

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Fall

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3 hours lecture, practicum, 3 credits

This course is designed to introduce the student to management techniques and communication in a hospital environment. It deals with the transcription and understanding of physicians' orders - the major and most critical function of the Unit Clerk. This would include dietary, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, respiratory care, physical and occupational medicine and medications.

Prerequisite(s): HUC 104

Offered in the following terms: 2010 Fall

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Clinical Practice, 2.5 credits

The practicum provides an opportunity for the student to integrate and apply skills and knowledge obtained through coursework, and practice skills in a workplace setting. The student will be expected to work the days that the instructor assigns, which could involve day, evening, or weekend schedules.

Prerequisite(s): HUC 105

Offered in the following terms: 2011 Winter

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