NRSG 1370 - Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals

Credit hours: 3 (lecture)

Course Description:
This course is a study of the language of the allied health sciences, nursing, and radiology. The meaning and usage of medical terminology within all body systems is presented.

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

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