Overview

Allied Health and Nursing program areas will prepare students with the mathematics, science and technical skills to provide clinical assistance inpatient care, emergency interventions (CPR, first‐aid, AED), nutrition, dentistry and surgery.

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Courses

Health Science and Technology

Human Anatomy and Physiology

Patient Centered Care and Diagnostics

Principles and Practices of Biomedical Technologies

Medical Terminology

Possible Careers Include

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Medical Assistant
Nurse Aide (including STNA)
Patient Care Assistant
Pharmacy Aide/Technician
Medical Lab Technician
Phlebotomist Lab Technician

College Credits

Medical Terminology (Shared OAN Course: OHL020) - 3 Credits

Safety(OAN ORE004) - 1 Credit

Postsecondary Majors Include

Licensed Practical NurseTraining
Register Nursing
Health Care Administration
Community Health and Preventative Medicine
Biomedical Technology
Microbiology

Skills Gained

Define medical prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, word roots, and compound words.
Describe how medical terms are constructed using word elements
Interpret various medical reports that use common diagnostic
Identify the body systems in terms of their major structures, functions, and related work parts
Perform and interpret clinical laboratory techniques and procedures
Use basic principles of infection control to prevent the growth and spread of pathogenic microorganisms and infection