HC 1180 Medical Terminology in Healthcare

Description

Medical Terminology in Healthcare provides students working knowledge of medical terminology and application of the terminology within the health professions.

Credits

2

Topics to be Covered

1. Medical word roots, prefixes, suffixes and word terminal.

2. Word meaning and pronunciation

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify, understand and interpret medical terminology by using word parts and elements.

2. Apply the working knowledge of the word parts into specific clinical situations.

3. Navigate the Nursing Drug Reference material to identify common pharmaceutical terms.

4. Utilize a medical dictionary to identify and spell terms correctly.

Credit Details

Lecture: 2

Lab: 0

OJT: 0