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DSP 1000 - Intro to Health Care


Clock Hours: 10

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
An introduction to the health care environment, this course focuses on the health care team and delivery systems. Students will learn about legal responsibilities, ethical issues, safety, infection control, communication, interpersonal behaviors, wellness, and disease.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

  1. Discuss the Healthcare Environment
    1. Describe types of healthcare facilities 
    2. Describe client levels of care 
    3. List reasons for changes in healthcare delivery
    4. Discuss the multi-skilled worker 
  2. Identify the roles of the health team and the nursing team 
    1. Discuss licensure and certificate levels 
    2. Discuss the role of the multi-skilled worker
    3. Discuss the role of the PCA/assistive personnel 
    4. Discuss the nursing proce Recognizing abnormal changes in body function
      1. Recognizing the importance of reporting such changes to a superviso
      2. Discuss practices for para professional healthcare employment 
  3. Discuss agencies that employ multi-skilled workers 
    1. List marketing strategies 
    2. List ways to look for a job
    3. Prepare a resume and cover letter 
    4. Discuss the interview process 
    5. Discuss personal hygiene 
    6. Discuss professional conduct 
    7. Discuss work ethic 
  4. Discuss Client Rights and Legal Issues 
    1. List ways to provide privacy and maintain confidentiality 
    2. Discuss promoting client right to make personal choices to accommodate their needs.
    3. Discuss resolving grievances and disputes 
    4. Discuss providing assistance in getting to and participating in client/family groups and other activities.
    5. List ways to maintain care and security of client’s personal possessions.
    6. Discuss promotion of the client’s right to be free from abuse mistreatment, neglect, and the need to report instances to appropriate staff
    7. Identify professional standards regarding restraint usage
    8. Define abuse, neglect, and malpractice 
    9. Define assault and battery
    10. Recognize, understand, be able to prevent and report pt./ resident abuse.
    11. Discuss communication and interpersonal skills 
  5. Describe rules for effective communication with the healthcare team and client
    1. Discuss communication with sensory impaired clients 
    2. Discuss ways to communicate with cognitively impaired resident