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  • NURS 251: Leadership and Management Concepts for Nursing Practice

    4.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Enhances the professional role of the student as the focus on safe nursing care for adult patients continues. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of accountability, advocacy, caring, clinical decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, illness, leadership and management, legal issues, managing care, oxygenation, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, spirituality, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, thermoregulation, and time management/ organization. In addition, this course focuses on transitioning the student to the graduate nursing role as they further develop a Clinician's role. Professionalism and ethical decision making - within the context of socially, economically, and culturally diverse backgrounds of patients - is addressed. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 250 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisites: NURS 242, 243, and 244.
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  • NUTR 104: Nutrition

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Introduction to nutrition principles including the digestive system; the six nutrients and their roles in the body; food sources with an emphasis on the anatomy, physiology and biochemical processes. Nutrient recommendations; nutritional needs during the life cycle. Nutritional factors in food selection and preparation of foods with an emphasis on the nutritional and chemical properties of foods. Nutrition in health and disease; weight control, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dental health, cancer and nutrition. Conducting a diet history. Development of healthful recipes and menus. Evaluation of nutrition information for the public. Exercises include evaluation of the diet and recipes using computerized analysis; evaluation of body composition and sampling of foods with healthful properties such as vegetarian items, low fat, and foods with particular phytochemicals.
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  • PBTW 100: Phlebotomy Technician

    18.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Students acquire the skills necessary to properly obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing Topics include safety procedures, infection control, medical terminology, specimen collection, collection equipment, point-of-care testing, customer service, and the role of the phlebotomist in the health care system. Students are required to perform venipuncture in this class. Provides students the opportunity to apply skills taught in laboratory setting within a clinical setting. Under the direct supervision of a clinical preceptor at an affiliated clinical site, students are able to function competently as a Phlebotomist as they work a total of 80 hours in a clinical setting. A course fee is included.
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  • PE 135: Fitness and Dance Variations

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Continuous movement for cardiovascular and muscular fitness. Various forms of dance are taught, including dance aerobics, jazz, folk, and country line dances. Particular emphasis is on dance as an activity that enhances the health-related components of physical fitness. A course fee is required. (W)
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  • PE 138: Basic Fitness I

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Current information about lifestyle factors affecting the participants' health, in particular the role of physical activity, exercise, and fitness. Strategies on how to improve health-related components of physical fitness are covered. Other topics include goal setting, motivation, and stress management. This course also involves participation in a variety of activities. A course fee is required. (W)
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  • PE 139: Beginning Self-Defense

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Course includes physical conditioning and basic strategies necessary to prevent and protect one's self and others in a threatening situation. Participation in a variety of cardiovascular and muscular fitness/flexibility conditioning exercises are integrated with practice and demonstration of basic self-defense skills: strikes, block, and holds. Particular emphasis is placed upon recognizing potentially dangerous situations and preventing and de-escalating threatening situations. A course fee is required. (W)
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  • PE 141: Cardio Kickboxing and Resistance Training

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Designed to focus on the health-related benefits of moderate to vigorous exercise through the development of safe and effective kicks and punches. Flexibility, strength, and conditioning exercises for all major muscle groups are included as well as an emphasis on cardiovascular health through a kickboxing workout. An additional focus is on muscular strength and endurance exercises using free weights and other resistance training equipment. A course fee is required. (W)
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  • PE 166: Fitness Walking and Resistance Training

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Designed to focus on the health-related benefits of moderate to vigorous exercise through walking and resistance training. Flexibility, strength, and conditioning exercises for all major muscle groups are included, as well as an emphasis on cardiovascular health through a variety of walking activities. A course fee is required. (W)
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  • PE 178: Yoga I

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    The foundation of a Hatha yoga practice. The class focuses on stretching, postures and alignment, breathing exercises, body/mind awareness, relaxation, meditation techniques, health benefits of practice, and key philosophical concepts in the yoga tradition. A course fee is required. (W)
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