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Major: 5307
Effective Term: 2015 Spring   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 16-17
CIP Code: 51.0703
Instructional Council: Allied Health (51)
GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 43-6013


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate program offers a two track option which focuses on the work involved in the nursing unit in health care facilities.

The Health Unit Coordinating track focuses on the coordination of non-clinical activities related to patient care. Professional duties include processing doctors` orders, scheduling diagnostic tests and treatments for patients, managing the patients` paper and electronic charts, managing unit supplies and equipment, and facilitation of workflow in the health care setting. Communication duties include managing telephone and patient intercom calls.

The Patient Care Associate track adds the role of the nursing assistant for clients across the wellness/illness continuum within the nurse assisting scope of practice. Includes basic problem solving processes specific to meeting the basic and holistic needs of clients, therapeutic communication skills essential for the nursing assistant, interventions to ensure the needs and safety of the client, specific types of diseases, conditions and alterations in behavior of the client, and principles of nutrition and fluid balance. Focus is on special needs of the elder client in the acute and long-term care settings, and basic emergency care skills and procedures. Nurse Assisting course provides opportunity for the development of clinical competency in the performance of selected nurse assisting skills and procedures through participation in the care of clients.

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Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester




Required Courses
Student must select one (1) of the following two (2) tracks:
Track I: Health Unit Coordinating Emphasis: Credits: 5-6
HCC courses below may be taken concurrently with HUC required courses or as pre-requisites.
HCC130 Fundamentals in Health Care Delivery (3) OR
HCC130AA Health Care Today (0.5) AND
HCC130AB Workplace Behaviors in Health Care (0.5) AND
HCC130AC Personal Wellness and Safety (0.5) AND
HCC130AD Communication and Teamwork in Health Care Organizations (0.5) AND
HCC130AE Legal Issues in Health Care (0.5) AND
HCC130AF Decision Making in the Health Care Setting (0.5) 3

HCC145 or HCC146 must be taken within the last 5 academic years.
HCC145 Medical Terminology for Health Care Workers (3) OR
HCC146 Common Medical Terminology for Health Care Workers (2) 2-3

Track II: Patient Care Associate Emphasis: Credits: 6
To enroll in NUR158, must meet all requirements and be accepted into the Certificate of Completion (CCL) Nurse Assisting (5963).
It is recommended students complete NUR158 prior to enrolling in the HUC courses.
If HUC115 is taken concurrently with NUR158, the end dates for NUR158 must be prior to the start date of the HUC clinical class (HUC115).

+ NUR158 Nurse Assisting or equivalent with credit by evaluation. 6
Must be a certified nurse assistant in the state of Arizona to apply for departmental credit by evaluation.

Track I and Track II must complete the following required HUC courses:
+ HUC111 Communication and Hospital Unit Management in Health Unit Coordinating 2
+ HUC113 Diagnostic Tests and Treatments 4
+ HUC114 Health Unit Coordinator Procedures 2
+ HUC115 Health Unit Coordinator Clinical 2
+ HUC116 Health Unit Coordinating Clinical Seminar 1
HUC113 may be taken one semester prior to HUC111, HUC114, HUC115 and HUC116 which must be taken concurrently if a student is seeking a certificate of completion in Health Unit Coordination/Patient Care Associate.
Credits: 16-17

Program Competencies
1. Describe the characteristics of a variety of health care delivery systems and segmented populations served. (HCC130, HCC130AA, NUR158)
2. Explain simple health care economic concepts and policy issues. (HCC130, HCC130AA, NUR158)
3. Describe workplace level values related to the role of the health care provider. (HCC130, HCC130AB, NUR158)
4. Describe health care ethical guidelines. (HCC130, HCC130AB, NUR158)
5. Describe workplace ethics. (HCC130, HCC130AB, NUR158)
6. Display professional workplace demeanor, conduct, and appearance. (HCC130, HCC130AB, NUR158)
7. Describe personal health skills and healthy living practices. (HCC130, HCC130AC, NUR158)
8. Perform simple body mechanics. (HCC130, HCC130AE, NUR158)
9. Demonstrate a minimum of two, occupational stress management techniques. (HCC130, HCC130AD, NUR158)
10. Utilize a minimum of two conflict management techniques. (HCC130, HCC130AD, NUR158)
11. Identify a minimum of two alternative solutions for simple problems posed. (HCC130, HCC130AD, NUR158)
12. Identify relevant laws and regulations that govern health care. (HCC130, HCC130AE, NUR158)
13. Explain institutional governance including accreditation, licensure, and certification. (HCC130, HCC130AE, NUR158)
14. Apply ethical guidelines and legal concepts to workplace situations. (HCC130, HCC130AE, HCC130AF, NUR158)
15. Apply critical reasoning skills to common workplace situations. (HCC130, HCC130AF, NUR158)
16. Apply personal management skills which support effective workplace behavior. (HCC130, HCC130AF, NUR158)
17. Use medical terminology. (HCC145, HCC146, NUR158)
18. Explain the purpose, history, standards, and code of ethics of the National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC). (HUC111)
19. Plan and execute general daily routines and tasks for the performance of nonclinical responsibilities of the nursing unit. (HUC111, HUC113, HUC114, HUC115)
20. Describe guidelines to ensure data control, security, privacy, and confidentiality of health information maintained in electronic medical and health records (electronic patient charts) and paper-based patient charts. (HUC111, HUC113, HUC115)
21. Create, modify, document, locate, print and manage communications and data on a computer. (HUC111, HUC114)
22. Order daily diets and daily laboratory tests. (HUC113, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
23. Perform the nonclinical tasks for patient admission, transfer, discharge, preoperative and postoperative procedures. (HUC113, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
24. Prepare patient consent forms. (HUC113, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
25. Maintain patients` charts. (HUC113, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
26. Coordinate scheduling of patients` tests and diagnostic procedures. (HUC113, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
27. Process doctors` orders utilizing correct medical terminology, abbreviations, drug categories, automatic stop dates and cancellations and routes of administration in the clinical setting. (HUC113, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
28. Demonstrate the Health Unit Coordinator responsibilities and accountability nursing personnel, medical staff, other hospital departments and patients and visitors in the clinical setting. (HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
29. Operate the nursing unit communication systems including the computer terminal, fax, telephone, intercom, pager, imprinter device and conveyor system. (HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
30. Record diagnostic test values, vital signs, and census data. (HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
31. File reports on patients` charts. (HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
32. Maintain the nursing unit supplies. (HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
33. Describe the role of the nurse assistant and demonstrate communication and simple problem solving skills in caring for elder clients and those with alterations in health. (NUR158)
34. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the nurse assistant and demonstrate behaviors that are in accord with ethical and legal standards and standards of practice within the role of the nurse assistant. (NUR158)
35. Describe professional communication skills specific to the nurse assistant as a member of the health care team and communicate client response to appropriate nursing personnel through recording and reporting. (NUR158)
36. Describe and implement basic and select nurse assisting interventions designed to meet the personal safety and holistic needs of clients, including emergency situations and demonstrate skills necessary to ensure a safe environment and protection of the client. (NUR158)
37. Describe the signs and symptoms of specific diseases, conditions and alterations in client behavior. (NUR158)
38. Perform basic therapeutic, maintenance, and preventative interventions identified in the client`s plan of care appropriate to the nurse assistant role, including principles of nutrition and fluid balance. (NUR158)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: October 28, 2014

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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