NUR190 Medical Surgical Nursing I
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course allows students to apply foundational concepts and skills in caring for clients with mental health alterations in care settings across the lifespan. Students are introduced to the quality improvement process. Students will identify the functions of the interdisciplinary team and communicate and document healthcare information. Students will assist with the planning, provision and evaluation of care.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR169
Corequisites: None
MED254 Medical Office Procedures II
College of Health Science Medical Assisting Department
Course Description: This course is designed to develop an awareness of the responsibilities of the office professional. Emphasis is on current operating functions, ethics and professional liability, basic bookkeeping and accounting aspects of a medical practice management, supervisory duties, and professionalism. Other topics include but not limited to: process payments and collect overdue payments, process payroll, develop and control revenues and expenses, conflict resolution, leadership and legal concepts and ethical responsibilities. “Hands-on” simulations and role-playing to promote development of competencies required in a medical setting are emphasized with the use of virtual medical office software.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
MED160 Medical Office Procedures I
College of Health Science Medical Assisting Department
Course Description: This course focuses on the administrative duties in a medical office. Fundamental office procedures are reviewed. "Hands-on " simulations and role-playing promote development of competencies required in a medical setting using virtual medical office software such as scheduling, monitoring and coordinating appointments, telephone techniques and office procedures. Students will learn office procedures including: safety in the medical office, records management, mail processing, ergonomics in the office, maintenance of office equipment and policies and procedures of the medical office.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
MED149 Medical Ethics
College of Health Science Medical Assisting Department
Course Description: This course is designed to provide an overview of the laws and ethics relevant to medical careers, and can help guide you through the legal and ethical questions you may reasonably expect to face as allied health professionals. An introduction to medical ethics which examines several approaches to ethics within the interrelated contexts of medicine, healthcare and law. Topics investigated may include but are not limited to: malpractice suits and how to avoid them, legal system, confidentiality and truth telling, abortion, critically ill neonates, death and dying, mental illness, human experimentation, justice, surrogate motherhood, stem cells and human cloning.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
MED112 Medical Coding and Billing I
College of Health Science Medical Assisting Department
Course Description: This course introduces students to the major nationwide medical insurance programs and provides a basic knowledge and understanding of the national diagnostic and procedural coding systems. Students receive extensive practice in processing claims forms and insurance coding and apply their knowledge through several program databases utilized in medical office settings. Students will show how to maintain patient confidentiality and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of managed care, Blue Cross Blue Shield, CHAMPVA, Medicare, Medicaid and worker's compensation.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: MED104
Corequisites: None
MED295 Medical Assisting Externship
College of Health Science Medical Assisting Department
Course Description: This externship is a culmination of all the learning and practice acquired with in-house courses. The student goes into a “real-life" medical environment and applies their skills and knowledge while interacting with patients and co-workers. The extern performs clinical and administrative duties required of an entry level Medical Assistant during the supervised, graded, MA practice. Employer agreements, detailed job descriptions, employer evaluations and duties directly related to the student’s program of study are required. This course is approved, coordinated and graded by faculty. This course is taken after all other courses have been completed.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: All other coursework except COR090/COR191, MED286
Corequisites: None
PTA146 Medical and Surgical Conditions II
College of Health Science Physical Therapist Assistant Department
Course Description: This course addresses the common medical and surgical conditions encountered in physical therapy practice. It explores the basic concepts of diseases processes including pathophysiology, inflammation, healing and infection. This course focuses on the physical therapy intervention and specifically the role of a PTA in the rehabilitation process of cardiopulmonary conditions. This course also includes the classic or common physical therapy plan of care/protocols and establishes the justification for progression, modification or discontinuation of physical therapy intervention.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: BIO116, BIO116L
Corequisites: None
PTA145 Medical and Surgical Conditions I
College of Health Science Physical Therapist Assistant Department
Course Description: This course addresses the common medical and surgical conditions encountered in physical therapy practice. It explores the basic concepts of disease processes including pathophysiology, inflammation, healing and infection. This course focuses on the physical therapy intervention and specifically the role of a PTA in the rehabilitation process of musculoskeletal conditions. It explores the basic concepts of pharmacology and effects of immobility, stress and pain. This course also includes the classic or common physical therapy plan of care/protocols and establishes the justification for progression, modification or discontinuation of physical therapy intervention.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: PTA120
Corequisites: None
CJ461 Media Relations for Law Enforcement
College of Business and Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Department
Course Description: This course provides an overview of departmental protocols for release of information to media outlets, the public, and other government agencies. The course also outlines issues involving dissemination of information and addresses state and federal freedom of information and privacy protection laws. The course will also explore how media influence, including social media, the internet, and “fake news,” shapes how the public perceives the criminal justice system.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: CJ110
Corequisites: None
MET311 Mechanisms
College of Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Department
Course Description: This course covers plane motion and devices used to generate plane motion. Students will learn how to compute and analyze displacement, velocity, and acceleration in mechanical systems.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: EET192L, MTH200, PHY120
Corequisites: None