Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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Course Descriptions Chandler-Gilbert Community College Catalog and Student Handbook 2015-2016 For the most current information regarding course descriptions, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. 524 GPH214 / 1 CREDIT / 3 PERIODS INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY LABORATORY I Basic meteorological and climatological measurements. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: GPH212. HCC - Health Core Curriculum HCC130 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS FUNDAMENTALS IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY Overview of current health care professions including career and labor market information. Health care delivery systems, third party payers, and facility ownership. Health organization structure, patient rights and quality care. Health care and life values. Definition and importance of values, ethics, and essential behaviors in the workplace. Worker rights and responsibilities. Healthful living practices to include nutrition, stress management and exercise. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard precautions and facility safety. Use of principles of body mechanics in daily living activities. Basic communication skills which facilitate teamwork in the health care setting. Focus on development of personal communication skills and an understanding of how effective communication skills promote teamwork. Focus on intercultural communication strategies. Prerequisites: None. HCC145AA / 1 CREDIT / 1 PERIOD MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS I Introduction to medical terms used in health care. Body systems approach to selected terms related to structures, functions, diseases, procedures, and diagnostic tests. Building and analyzing terms using basic word parts. Selected medical abbreviations and symbols and term spelling. Prerequisites: None. HCC145AB / 1 CREDIT / 1 PERIOD MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS II Additional medical terms used in health care. Body systems approach to more detailed terms related to structures, functions, diseases, procedures, and diagnostic tests. Building and analyzing terms using standard word parts. Common abbreviations and symbols and term spelling. Prerequisites: HCC145AA.