1993-1994 - Cochise College

Iychosocial and cultural needs of patientlclients, emphasizing
eneeds of the geriatric patient.
hours lecture; 6hours skill laboratory.
~T 111* Nursing Asslstant/S Units
'erequislte: HLT110 unless taken concurrently.
course designed to prepare the student to assume the role of
Irsing assistant in ahealth care institution. The student will learn
9concepts of communication, patient safety, anatomy and
Iysiology, growth and development, the nursing process, and
teeific patient care skills to prepare for tile health care provider
Ie. The student will learn to recognize and meet basic physical,
Iychosocial and cultural needs of patientlclients, emphasizing
eneeds of the geriatric patient.
hours lecture; 6hours Rkiillaboratory.
~T 114 Home Health Allistant/3 Units
'erequisite: Nursing Assistant.
course to prepare the Nursing Assistant to function in a home
Itting eijher performing specifically assigned tasks or giving
Implete care within the legal and ethical limits of the role.
laptation of existing skills and those new skills such as food
eparation, asepsis in the house and good communication skills
lCassary for giving safe care in the home are included,
hours lecture; 3hours clinical.
LT 120 Introduction to Pharmacy Technology/2 Units
rerequisite: None.
verview of the allied health professions with an emphasis on the
lie of pharmacy support personnel including pharmacy law,
edical terminology and pharmaceutical abbreviations with an
nphasis on the root, prefixes and suffixes needed to build a
edical vocabulary.
hours lecture.
:LT 130 Sterile Products/4 Units
rerequisite: Pharmaceutical Calculations; Pharmacy Operations.
ppli~ations of aseptic techniques and use of the laminar flow
000 In the preparation of sterile products.
hours lecture; 3hours laboratory.
HLT 131lnterprofes.ional Relations/2 Unite
Prerequisite: HLT 120; Pharmacy Operations.
Study. ~f the interprofe.ssional skills necessary for tho pharmacy
teChnlcl.an to communICate effectively as arepresentative of the
professl~n of pharmacy, as an intermediary between the
pharmac!st and the patient, and as an intermediary between the
pharmaCist and other health care professionals.
2hours lecture.
HLT 132 Drug Therapy 11/3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
S.tudy of the relationship oetween anatomy and physioiogy,
disease states and pharmaceutical therapy with emphasis on
origins, dosage forms, indications, actions, routes of
administration and side effects of both prescription and nonprescription
drugs.
3hours lecture.
HLT 173 Introduction to Health Care/3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
An introduction to health science fundamentals and exploration of
health care delivery concepts and applications presenting heatth
as an individual, community and world service, relating concepts
to health careers and delivery. Required by Allied Health
Programs through SARAHELP.
3hours lecture.
HLT 174 Emergency Medical Technlcian/6 Unite
Prerequisite: None.
Cochise College Basic Emergency Medical Technology course is
asix unit course that prepares the student for vocational work as
an ambulance attendantldriver. The course covers the study of
anatomy, physiology and the basics of legal liabilities. Skills are
developed in recognizing symptoms of illness and injury and
proper procedures of emergency car~. for, the sick and .injured
person. Triage assessment and stabilization of the patient for
transport to amedical facility are also covered. The course is also
arequirement for an Associate of Arts Deg,ree in Criminal Ju~tice
and Fire Science Technology. The course IS offered each spnng
and fall semester throughout Cochise County. The class meets
two nights aweek with an occasional weekend or two.
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