Technical Education Center
High school students will acquire beginning knowledge and skill in Health Unit Coordination and Nurses Aide job duties and responsibilities. The first semester HLTH 010 will present the theory necessary for the student to comprehend and perform health unit coordination skills/procedures and the practice of those skills on a nursing unit in a health care facility. The second semester, HLTH 011, prepares the student with the theory and skills practice required in the care of the sick and infirm under the supervision of an RN, LPN, or other health care professional in long term care facilities, home care agencies, or hospitals.
HLTH 010
Health Occupations I: Health Unit Coordinator
Health Occupations I will prepare the student for the national certification exam. The student will learn to transcribe physicians’ written orders, requisition supplies, communicate with patients and staff, and use computer software programs. The information acquired in the course will help prepare the student for Health Occupations II. This course does not articulate for San Juan College credit.
HLTH 011
Health Occupation II: Certified Nursing Assistant
Health Occupations II will prepare the student for the national certification exam. The student will learn to communicate with patients and staff, to assist patients in maintaining independence, to observe and document care needs, to competently perform basic nursing skills, and to provide a safe and protective patient environment. This course does not articulate for San Juan College credit.
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