Apr 19, 2024  
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Course/Program Inventory

NRSG 1150 - Medical Terminology



Credit hours: 1 (lecture)

Course Description:
This course is a basic study of the development and usage of medical terminology.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will:

  1. Identify the role and recognize examples of word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms in developing medical terms.
  2. Demonstrate correct usage of the combining vowel by correctly joining word parts to write and analyze medical terms.
  3. Demonstrate the correct spelling of medical terms.
  4. Pronounce medical terms correctly.
  5. Recognize and define terms pertaining to sciences of the human body and field of medicine.
  6. Write the meaning of medical abbreviations and use the abbreviations appropriately.
  7. Differentiate terms as being related to diagnosis, anatomy, surgery, therapy, or radiology.