HUC 110 - Health Unit Procedures I

Class: 3 Lab: 12 Credits: 7
This course is a study of non-nursing hospital procedures and practical applications in clinical settings as they relate to the coordination of a nursing unit.

Corequisite(s): Take AHS 170

Course Topics:

Hospital departments, personnel, and physicians according to their specialty
Interdepartmental activities on the nursing unit
Communication and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities concerning the patient’s chart
Classifications and categories of physician’s orders, transcription procedure for each type
Physicians’ orders relating to activity, positioning, and observation
Physicians’ orders relating to nursing treatment and dietary needs
Physicians’ orders relating to medications
Physicians’ orders relating to laboratory studies
Physicians’ orders relating to diagnostic imaging
Physicians’ order relating to various diagnostic studies
Activities on the simulated nursing unit between nursing staff, physicians, and other personnel
Transcribing physicians’ orders

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site

Required Materials:

Notebooks
Paper
Pencils
Fine point red and black pen for graphing
Lab coat with Health Unit Coordinating patch

Grading System:
In order to pass this class a grade of B (80) must be achieved.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Identify hospital departments, personnel, and physicians according to their specialty and their duties on the nursing unit.
Coordinate department and interdepartmental activities to include communication and interpersonal skills on the simulated nursing unit.
Identify and coordinate the Health Unit Coordinator’s responsibilities concerning the patient’s chart to include all physician’s orders.
Describe the transcription procedure for each classificiation and category of physician’s orders.

For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:

Required materials for all online courses
Mandatory Attendance Requirement
Proctored Exams

Face Covering Requirements:
All faculty, staff and students must wear a face mask/covering at all times (absent a medical condition) on all SCC campuses when safe social distancing measures are not possible or difficult to follow. For further details, refer to the Student Guidelines for Face Coverings and Social Distancing on the SCC Coronavirus COVID-19 Information page.

Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:

Academic Integrity
Academic Misconduct
Add/Drop period
Appeals Process
Class Attendance
Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
Classroom Conduct/Expectations
Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
Online Confidentiality
Services For Students with Disabilities
Withdrawal Policy

Official Course Syllabus
2020-2021

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