General Information

• Name: Health Care Dynamics
• Discipline: Health Information Technology (HIT)
• Units (Credits): 2
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Nursing and Allied Health

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: permission of the Nursing and Allied Health division.

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Introduces student to the organization and functioning of the healthcare delivery system. Professional, legal, and ethical aspects of the health occupations. Prevention, community health needs, psychosocial factors in health care, and community agencies are considered.

Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

II: Course Objectives

Upon completion of course, students are expected to know the following:

• Develope a working knowledge of the "core concepts" that are common to all health care occupations
• • Practice "thinking like a health care worker." This includes assessing a situation, considering alternatives, choosing an appropriate alternative, evaluating the results, and revising as needed. In our rapidly changing health care environment, the health care worker must be able to apply theory rather than simply memorize facts.
• • Learn to base care on the needs of the individual patient by focusing on the many factors and life experiences that may influence the patient's perceptions and needs.
• • Apply the concepts of healthful living to one's own life by taking responsibility for actions and behaviors and understanding the consequences.
• • Become a valued employee by maintaining a level of professionalism, seeking lifelong learning activities, controlling costs in the health care environment, working on performance improvement, and focusing on customer satisfaction.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Linkage of Course to Educational Program Mission Outcomes.

MISSION - This course is to provide employment-related knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a chosen field of study.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES - Students who complete programs in occupational areas are expected to demonstrate that they:

Know
• The subject matter appropriate to the emphasis of the degree.

Are Able To
• Acquire skills and perform tasks necessary for employment or career enhancement.
• Present themselves effectively to a potential employer.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills appropriate resources to remain current in the chosen occupational field.

Have Developed
• An appreciation of the importance of social, ethical, legal and diversity issues.