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Aug 31, 2024
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2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog
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AHS 100 - Fundamentals of Health Care Description: Overview of current U.S. health care delivery systems and professions including behaviors for success, customer service, and quality improvement.
Prerequisites: Reading Proficiency
Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Health care careers
- Health care organizations and payment sources
- Ethical and legal issues in health care
- Introduction to medical terminology
- Environmental safety and infection control
- Professional behaviors and responsibilities
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Diversity and culture in health care
- Computers and technology in health care
- Emergency health care procedures
- Health care employment preparedness
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the different roles of the health care worker within the medical system, including the education, certification and/or licensure requirements for each role. (1,6)
- Describe the different types of health care delivery systems and services. (2)
- Describe major US health care payment sources. (2)
- Identify ethical and legal issues in the health care setting. (3)
- Identify and define the component parts of medical terms. (4)
- Describe environmental safety and infection control procedures in the health care setting. (5,6)
- Utilize communication skills with patients and other health care team members. (4, 6-8)
- Describe how computers and technology are used in various areas of health care. (9)
- Identify illnesses and injuries that may require first aid. (10)
- Prepare a resume and employment application. (1,6,7,11)
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