Course Descriptions 2009-2010 Catalog

Health Professions

HPR 106 Law And Ethics For Health Professions
2 Credits
Introduces student to the study and application medico- legal concepts in medical careers. This course seeks to establish a foundation for ethical behavior and decision making in health professions.
PREREQUISITES: Determined by individual program guides.
COREQUISITES: Determined by individual program guides.

HPR 108 Dietary Nutrition
1 Credit
Studies the basic principles in clinical practice involved in the assistance of health care. The course will cover factors which influence the nutritional status of individuals, methods of nutritional assessment and support, and diet modification for specific disease states.

HPR 112 Phlebotomy
4 Credits
Teaches the duties associated with the practice of venipuncture, capillary puncture, and special collection procedures. Students will have experience with quality control, infection control and safety procedures as well as laboratory computer systems. Students successfully completing this course may apply for a National Phlebotomy Registry Examination.
COREQUISITE: HPR 113.

HPR 113 Advanced Phlebotomy
4 Credits
Instructs students in advanced phlebotomy techniques to include patients in trauma, neonatal, geriatric, and long term acute care areas. In addition, laboratory procedures taught include specimen processing and advanced point of care instrumentation. This course includes a lecture/lab combination that teaches theory and direct application of theoretic content and clinical opportunities for student to master learned skills.
COREQUISITE: HPR 112.

HPR 117 Anatomical Kinesiology
3 Credits
Studies the anatomical bases of human movement.

HPR 178 Medical Terminology
3 Credits
Introduces the student to the structure of medical terms with emphasis on using and combining the most common prefixes, roots and suffixes. Includes terms related to major body systems, oncology, psychiatry, as well as clinical laboratory and diagnostic procedures and imaging. Class structure provides accepted pronunciation of terms and relative use in the healthcare setting.

HPR 205 Microbiology Of Infectious Diseases
3 Credits
Acquaints the student with microbes and their roles in infectious disease. It includes descriptions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, as well as techniques for growing, controlling and treating diseases caused by these organisms. Within the scope of this course are units which discuss how the diseases are diagnosed, and finally, epidemiology and communicability of individual diseases grouped by portals of entry. Prevention and infection control issues as well as current issues surrounding infectious disease may also be discussed.

HPR 206 Microbiology Of Infectious Diseases-Lab
1 Credit
Provides a laboratory experience to acquaint the pre-nursing students with culture technique, staining methods, identification systems and methods on control of infectious disease microorganisms. It will include specimens, use of the light microscope, the technique of isolation streaking, antimicrobial sensitivity testing. This laboratory should be taken concurrently with HPR 205 lecture but HPR 205 lecture may be taken without this lab.

HPR 240 Role Of Death And Bereavement In Society
3 Credits
Examines death from the perspectives of the dying individual, the bereaved and the caregivers. The course will focus on sociological, cultural, spiritual, development and psychological aspects of dying and bereavement. It will also include study of various groups and their relationships to death and disposition, funerals and other rites.
PREREQUISITE: PSY 101.

HPR 275 Special Topics
1–6 Variable Credits
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.

HPR 285 Independent Study
1–6 Variable Credits
Meets the individual needs of students. Students engage in intensive study or research under the direction of a qualified Instructor.
PREREQUISITE: Instructor’s permission.