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Health and Human Services (H HSC)


H HSC 110  Fundamentals of Caregiving: Introduction to Health Occupation  (12)

Teaches the essential skills to become an entry level health care and human services provider including basic workplace skills and ethics, responsibilities of a care provider, communication skills, patient rights and confidentiality. Covers general patient and work place safety rules, documentation using correct terminology, nutritional concerns, an understanding of select diagnoses, patient/client safety, infection control and measuring vital signs. Also teaches the basics of body mechanics, transfers, ambulation, the use of assistive devices, ADL care and the supervision of routine exercise programs. Provides mock hands-on, supervised experience in patient/client related tasks. Seminar portion teaches students the essentials of resume writing and job interviewing. At the successful completion of this course, students earn CPR and Basic First Aid, HIV/Aids and Fundamentals of Caregiving certificates, and are eligible to register with the state of Washington for the (NAR) Nursing Assistant Registered status. This is a pass/no credit course.

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