WNC Catalog 2008-2009: Nursing 140
Course Description and Outline |
NURS 140: Medical Terminology
| Credits |
2 |
| Schedule of Classes |
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| Academic Discipline |
Nursing
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| Academic Division |
Nursing and Allied Health |
| Prerequisites |
none |
| 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. |
2008-2009 | I : Catalog Course Description |
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| Provides a basic foundation for students interested in the nursing and allied health field. Emphasis is on analyzing word parts and learning basic prefixes, suffixes and word roots. The course also highlights the body systems: basic anatomy and physiology, including basic terms used in disease and surgical procedures. Appropriate for medical secretaries, medical transcriptionists and for beginning nursing students. (Not equivalent to COT 124) |
| II : Course Objectives |
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Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to demonstrate:
- A basic understanding of medical terminology pertaining to anatomy and physiology;
- Basic knowledge regarding terminology associated with common disease states (pathology), diagnosis, and therapy (treatment);
- List the major body systems;
- Knowledge regarding basic terminology pertinent to major body systems.
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| III : Course Linkage |
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| Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome. |
Educational Program Mission Linkage
Offer an array of affordable and convenient learning opportunities, ranging from short courses to degrees, to the greatest number of people within our service area. |
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