6 courses with the subject HLTK, 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.
Students study the vocabulary associated with health care professions. Students demonstrate knowledge of suffixes, prefixes, root words and their combining forms, and abbreviating through testing, pronunciation, and writing. Students use and incorporate technology in their development of medical based vocabulary.
Students identify the structure and function of the systems that make up the human body-integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. In this non-lab class, students examine body defenses, common diagnostic values, specific abnormalities in function, and how the body works to maintain homeostasis.
Students will learn the essential skills for providing basic patient care in a healthcare setting. This course focuses on practical techniques such as proper hand hygiene, isolation precautions, obtaining vital signs, assessing pain, and understanding basic body mechanics. Students will also explore safe patient transfers, wheelchair mobility, and postural alignment. Through hands-on practice, students will gain competence in providing patient education and ensuring safety during various procedures, preparing them for patient interactions and support across a range of healthcare environments. Course Fees: $40.00
Students will learn the foundational concepts of pharmacology, including how drugs interact with the body’s systems and how these systems affect drug actions. The course addresses drug classifications, mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses, and side effects. Additionally, students will explore dosage calculations, drug administration routes, and safety regulations. By the end of the course, students will understand the role of pharmacology in diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases, preparing them for practical application in healthcare settings.
Students explore the basic principles of health care ethics. By engaging in theoretical health care practice situations the students apply practical application of course material to contemporary ethical issues. Students responsibly develop awareness of issues emphasizing diversity of ethical analysis with stress placed on non-judgmental collaboration and philosophical reflection.
An introduction to the physiology of human disease processes, intended for health professions students. Students explore the nature of various diseases and conditions, methods of diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment options, and disease risk factors, classified by affected body systems.
Source: Laramie County Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
