Health (HLTH Courses)
HLTH 7001 Personal Care Attendant I
32.0 - 36.0 hours.
Corequisite: HLTH 7002 - Personal Care Attendant II
Acceptable for credit: N - Noncredit
C-ID Course Number: N/A
Course Offered:
Spring
Grading Method: Noncredit
The course prepares students to assist patients and families with non-medically directed
personal care; assist with home management activities; care for patients with dementia
and Alzheimer’s disease; and/or assist in the needs associated with end-of-life care.
HLTH 7002 Personal Care Attendant II
16.0 - 18.0 hours.
Corequisite: HLTH 7001 - Personal Care Attendant I
Acceptable for credit: N - Noncredit
C-ID Course Number: N/A
Course Offered:
Spring
Grading Method: Noncredit
This is the corresponding laboratory course to the Personal Care Attendant program.
It prepares students to assist patients and families with non-medically directed personal
care; assist with home management activities; care for patients with dementia and
Alzheimer’s disease; and/or assist in the needs associated with end-of-life care.
HLTH 7113 Think Like a Registered Nurse
16.0 - 36.0 hours.
Corequisite: Any RN courses
Acceptable for credit: N - Noncredit
Repeatable: 5.00
C-ID Course Number: NA
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Noncredit
The course enables development of clinical thinking processes in dealing with health-related
situations. It is based on National Council of State Boards of Nursing recommendations,
Benner's Novice-to-Expert Model, Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment, and clinical
judgment competencies.
HLTH 7114 Think Like a Vocational Nurse
16.0 - 18.0 hours.
Corequisite: Any VN nursing course
Acceptable for credit: N - Noncredit
Repeatable: 8.00
C-ID Course Number: NA
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Noncredit
The course enables development of clinical thinking processes in dealing with health-related
situations. It is based on National Council of State Boards of Nursing recommendations,
Benner's Novice-to-Expert Model, Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment, and Caputi's
Clinical Judgment Competencies.
HLTH 7200 CR Central Service Technician Concepts
90.0 - 100.0 hours.
Corequisite: HLTH 7201 - CR Central Service Technician Applications
Acceptable for credit: N - Noncredit
Repeatable: 99.00
Course Offered:
Fall
Grading Method: Noncredit
This theory course covers the required knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors
of the central service technician. It includes medical terminology, anatomy, microbiology,
regulations and standards, and infection prevention as these apply to decontamination,
cleaning, and disinfection of surgical instrumentation and complex surgical instruments.
It emphasizes specific processes like assembly and packaging, sterilization, storage,
and transport as well as monitoring and record keeping and quality assurance.
HLTH 7201 CR Central Service Technician Applications
400.0 hours.
Corequisite: HLTH 7200 - CR Central Service Technician Concepts
Acceptable for credit: N - Noncredit
Repeatable: 99.00
Course Offered:
Fall
This laboratory course reinforces all the concepts in the theory course. The student
will apply these concepts, practice with equipment, and perform hands-on work experiences
including decontamination, preparing and packaging instruments, sterilization and
disinfection, storage and distribution, quality assurance processes, and equipment.
The course meets the required hours of work experiences to be eligible for certification
examination.