Home Health & Medical Programs Student Learning Outcomes

HE1000 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - 6 HOURS
8/15/2006
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Build many medical words from Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and root words
2. Define medical words by analyzing Greek and Latin parts
3. Spell medical words correctly
4. Recall acceptable medical abbreviations that represent phrases and terms

HE1100 ADVANCED MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - 42 HOURS
8/15/2006
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Translate medical terms into standard English
2. Interpret common medical symbols and abbreviations
3. Build medical terms from word roots, prefixes and suffixes
4. Classify medical terms into proper body systems
5. Identify a specific type of medical document and its purposes
6. Read and summarize a case study report

HE2100 NURSING AIDE - 150 HOURS
8/15/2006
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the skills and behaviors that assist the client in attaining and maintaining independence through care
2. Demonstrate safe and effective personal care and hygiene
3. Define client rights and the role of the state and federal agencies regarding abuse, neglect and misappropriation
4. Demonstrate acceptance of and concern for clients and their families who are experiencing long-term disabling conditions, including dementia
5. Perform passive range of motion exercises for upper and lower body

HE2101 NURSE AIDE RECERTIFICATION - 24 HOURS
7/15/2008
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HE2212 ADULT RESIDENTAL CARE HOME MODULE 12 - 15 HOURS
7/15/2008
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HE2213 ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME MODULE 13 - 15 HOURS
7/15/2008
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HE2214 ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME MODULE 14 - 15 HOURS
7/15/2008
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H2000 FAMILY CAREGIVE MODULES - 16 HOURS
7/15/2008
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HE20001 JOURNEY TO CHANGES - DEALING WITH LOSS & GRIEF - 6 HOURS
7/15/2008
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AH2300 MEDICAL ASSISTANT - 720 HOURS
7/15/2008
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate procedures for preparing a patient for examination or treatment
2. Demonstrate procedures for taking vital signs, sterilizing instruments, performing simple lab tests
3. Prepare resident charts, assemble patient records for physician
4. Demonstrate application of diagnostic tests
5. Perform mathematic equations associated with medication dosages as well as basic mathematics to process medical insurance claims
6. Identify the business/administrative and clinical duties of the medical assistant
7. Describe the ethical and legal responsibilities of the medical assistant in the health-care delivery system
8. Demonstrate knowledge of medical terminology and basic anatomy and physiology.

AH2401 MEDICAL OFFICE & OUT-PATIENT FACILITY BILL CODING - 90 HOURS
7/15/2008
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Recognize basic medical terminology and terminology pertaining to medical coding and compliance
2. Demonstrate competence with ICD-(-CM coding, volume 1 & 2 for physicians
3. Demonstrate proficiency in using CPT and HCPCS Level II codes, including surgical package, modifiers, various procedures and techniques, and coding guidelines
4. Interpret operative reports and clinical narratives and assign appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes for third party billing
5. Explain Evaluation and Management codes and AMA/CPT conventions and documentation guidelines for physicians
6. Describe and assign codes for ancillary services such as radiology and laboratory