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Patient Care Pathway CPA
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Course Descriptions:
Foundations of Nursing 1: This course is UC “G” (college preparatory elective) approved and meets one of the following graduation requirements: vocational education or elective. Credits: 10. This course provides entry level training leading to nurse assistant and home health aide certification. Instruction covers basic nursing skills, ethics and safety, communication skills and body mechanics. Students participate in job shadowing at local nursing homes.
Foundations of Nursing 2: This course is UC “G” (college preparatory elective) approved and meets one of the following graduation requirements: vocational education or elective. Certifications offered: First Aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), iCEV: Southwest Professional Communications Certification. (Prerequisite: Foundations of Nursing 1) Credits: 10. Students continue to learn and be trained in skills like medical terminology, basic anatomy and physiology. Included are classroom, laboratory and clinical experiences. Upon successful completion of both, students are qualified to take the state written and clinical examinations. The home health aide portion of the course consists of 20 hours of theory and 20 hours of clinical work, covering the following topics: intro to aide & agency role, interpretation of medical and social needs of clients. Personal care services, nutrition, and cleaning and care tasks in the home are covered as well as changing bed linen, preparing meals, assisting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, and grooming. Students participate in job shadowing at local nursing homes.
Medical Assistant 1: This course is UC “G” (college preparatory elective) approved and meets one of the following graduation requirements: vocational education or elective. Credits: 10. Upon completion of this course, students will be prepared for successful employment as a medical assistant in a back office setting or other related position through the medical office internship that students complete. Students also continue to aim for higher education towards pre-med, physician assistant, or any other medical career interest. Students will be exposed to both employment skills and critical thinking skills to develop the ability to adapt to the rapidly changing technological and social components of the workplace. Students will learn skills related to the patient intake process through the patients' check out, especially the clinical elements that are involved. Example skills learned are therapeutic communication, ethics, administrative procedures and medical billing and coding. Students participate in job shadowing at local clinics.
Medical Assistant 2: This course is UC “G” (college preparatory elective) approved and meets one of the following graduation requirements: vocational education or elective. Certifications offered: First Aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Bloodborne Pathogens, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), NMAC through AMCA. (Prerequisite: Medical Assistant 1) Credits: 10. Students continue to learn and be trained in skills like hands-on operation of electronic health record, body systems, their structure and function, clinical procedures, medication administration, diagnostic procedures and are prepared for the National Medical Assistant Certification (NMAC) through American Medical Certification Association (AMCA). Students participate in job shadowing at local clinics.
