Suggested Course Schedule

Course Number:

Course Name:

Hours:

HCT 101/102

Health Care Tech I & II

6

Total

6

Total Hours Required For Career Studies Certificate: 6

Textbook:

The Nursing Assistant's Handbook, 2nd Edition (2007), Albuquerque, NM: Hartman Publishing

Clinical Performance will be graded as "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory"

 

Teaching Methods: (includes, but not limited to)

Group Work

Lecture

Discussion

Role Play

Audiovisuals

Clinical Laboratory Experience

 

Course Content:

 

Chapter 1

Long Term Care and the Nursing Assistant's Role

Chapter 2

Foundations of Resident Care

Chapter 3

College Composition II

Chapter 4

Body Systems

Chapter 5

Personal Care Skills

Chapter 6

Basic Nursing Skills

Chapter 7

Nutrition and Hydration

Chapter 8

Common, Chronic and Acute Conditions

Chapter 9

Rehabilitation and Restorative Services

Chapter 10

Caring for Yourself

 

Evaluation

Four unit tests

80% of final grade

Final exam

20% of final exam

 

 

Letter grades are based on the following:

Letter A

93 - 100

Letter B

84 - 92

Letter C

78 - 84 (You must get at least a "C" to pass lecture)

Letter D

70 - 77

Letter F

Below 70

Upon successful completion of the course, a certificate will be awarded by the Nursing Department.