10 courses with the subject HCCC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HCCC 1000Health Career Exploration
This module provides information about the different types of healthcare workers in various healthcare settings. Included are education and licensure/certification requirements, scope of work, types of interaction with clients, peer groups and team members, and the impact healthcare workers have meeting the healthcare needs of clients. Also included is information about selecting, entering, and advancing in a healthcare career.
Settings (.5 cr) This module focuses on the requirements needed by healthcare workers to effectively work in a variety of healthcare settings. This includes: types of healthcare facilities and systems, applying for employment, accountability and responsibility, standards of dress, workplace behavior, approaches needed to assist clients, expectations of teams and team members, common healthcare facility policies and requirements, and selected medical and departmental abbreviations. Also included is discussion about how healthcare workers can impact the quality of healthcare and balance their work and personal life to maintain personal wellness.
This module emphasizes the importance of effective communication between and among healthcare workers and their clients. Included are verbal and non-verbal communication, listening skills, interpersonal communication, team communication, documentation and reporting, and the use of electronic communication devices in healthcare facilities. Focus is on the development of effective communication skills to support quality client care.
Needs (.5 cr) This module presents challenges and issues related to the awareness and sensitivity needed to understand the healthcare needs of clients. Included is the impact disease has on individuals; the emotional, spiritual, and social needs of clients; as well as the type of care needed by different age groups. Also included is the process of death and dying and how that affects clients and their families.
HCCC 1040Respecting Client and Staff Diversity (.5
cr) This module provides a framework for dealing with diverse clients and staff. Included are belief systems, cultural practices and respect, and sensitivity to cultural and gender issues. Awareness and use of effective strategies to appropriately deal with client and staff diversity are emphasized.
Precautions (.5 cr) This module focuses on the rules and standards related to regulatory policies required of healthcare facilities, as well as personal safety standards and requirements to work in healthcare settings. Included are the principles and standards of infection control, standard precautions, healthcare facility safety policies, strategies to ensure personal and client safety, and procedures to respond to emergencies.
This module focuses on the legal issues related to clients and healthcare workers. Areas such as healthcare laws, client rights and responsibilities, confidentiality, liability, documentation, and regulation are explored. The relationship between ethics and legal issues is discussed as well as the impact law and regulation have on healthcare systems.
This module emphasizes the use of sound ethical practices in healthcare. Included are ethical practices and standards as they relate to the care of clients, and interactions with peers, colleagues, and team members. Ethical frameworks are provided for discussion on understanding the types of ethical challenges in healthcare and the difficult decisions that need to be made.
The Healthcare Core Curriculum was originally designed as a flexible, modular based curriculum that could be adapted to a variety of applications in work force development centers, high schools, colleges, and to meet specific workplace training needs. This course combines all of the modules of the Healthcare Core Curriculum theory content under one unified course identification to be used when all modules will be taught.
This course is an introduction to basic nursing care skills and concepts necessary to prepare the student to be employed in a healthcare facility under direct supervision of a licensed nurse. Completion of this course will prepare the student to certify as a nursing assistant with the State of Minnesota. HCCC 1030, HCCC 1040, HCCC 1050, HCCC 1060 and HCCC 1070.
