HC 1525 Health Care Core Foundations
Course Information
| Course Number | HC 1525 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Health Care Core Foundations |
| Description | This variable credit course will focus on the requirements needed by healthcare professionals to effectively work in a variety of healthcare settings and explore workplace skills such as accountability and responsibility, workplace behavior, approaches to assist clients, and expectations of teams and team members. This course provides a framework for healthcare workers to interact with diverse clients and staff, including belief systems, cultural practices, and respect and sensitivity to cultural, gender, and age issues. Identifying elements of communication and how those elements can develop into effective communication within the healthcare setting is a key focus, as well as learning when and how to utilize those skills in challenging situations. Health care ethics will be addressed and target ethical decision-making and personal and professional values. Legal issues in healthcare will round out the course, concentrating on healthcare laws and social media in healthcare. Healthcare safety and standards precautions will be incorporated, as well as personal wellness for the healthcare professional. This variable credit course was designed as a part of the Minnesota Health Care Core Curriculum. (Prerequisites: None) |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 64 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1-4 Credits, 16-64 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
None
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility - Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage in the social responsibilities expected of a community member.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Identify resources to help enhance connections and support educational success in healthcare fields. (Module I)
- Describe workplace behaviors needed to effectively work in a variety of healthcare settings. (Module I)
- Explain process of preparing application materials and engaging in the job search process. (Module I)
- Evaluate and understand how healthcare workers affect the quality of health care. (Module I)
- Discuss common healthcare risks. (Module I)
- Identify how basic health needs and challenges influence the relationship between healthcare workers and clients. (Module II)
- Describe how various personal factors of clients and their families impact healthcare. (Module II)
- Explain ways to enhance sensitivity in healthcare that affect quality of care. (Module II)
- Describe strategies for effectively working with diverse clients and staff in healthcare settings. (Module II)
- Explain healthcare workplace expectations in terms of respecting client and staff diversity. (Module II)
- Identify the elements of effective communication between and among healthcare workers and their clients. (Module III)
- Develop effective communication skills to support quality client care in healthcare facilities. (Module III)
- Explain how to use effective communication during challenging situations. (Module III)
- Describe the dimensions of values as they impact healthcare. (Module IV)
- Describe basic principles of professional relationships. (Module IV)
- Describe aspects of ethical decision-making in healthcare. (Module IV)
- Explain the laws related to healthcare and their influence on the delivery system. (Module IV)
- Describe one's legal responsibility related to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and the Vulnerable Adults Act. (Module IV)
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
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