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  • AHM 242: Virtual Profes. Prac. Exper.

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is designed to have students apply knowledge and skills from their Medical Coding and Billing classes in a comprehensive hands-on experiential learning setting. Through this AHIMA Virtual Practicum, students will have the opportunity to use various software application programs including ATHENS Electronic Health Records software, Quadra Med Encoder Software, McKesson Horizon Master Patient Index Software and 3M Coding and Reimbursement Software. Various experts in the field will lecture on their specific subject areas. This course will also provide students with an opportunity to create a portfolio which will demonstrate employment skills to future employers. Prerequisite:    AHM 232, AHM 240, and AHM 241
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  • AHN 106: Patient Care Assist

    4.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is designed to teach the student the skills necessary to function as a patient care assistant in hospitals and ambulatory care facilities. The role of the patient care assistant has evolved and expanded to include diagnostic testing skills that are performed under the supervision of the professional nurse or other licensed health professional. These skills include phlebotomy, recording electrocardiography, applying basic oxygen therapy, pulse oximetry, measuring blood glucose levels, and collection and processing various body fluids for testing. Prerequisite:    AHN 100
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  • AHN 200: Excellence in Care

    6.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    Delaware County Community College's "Excellence in Care" Nursing Assistant Program is a 133-hour intensive course in accordance with the regulatory guidelines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It includes, 48 hours of didactic, 25 hours of simulation laboratory activities, and 60 hours of clinical experience at an approved long term care facility. This course prepares students for employment in acute care, acute rehab, hospice, home health care and long-term care facilities. In addition to preparing students clinically, this course emphasizes leadership skills, service excellence values, problem solving/decision making, cultural sensitivity, interpersonal and civility skills in the workplace, professionalism/employability skills, conflict resolution, and time and stress management. Students completing this course are qualified to test with the American Red Cross and placed on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry. Departmental approval is required to enroll in the course to comply with federal and state legislative requirements- OBRA and Act 14, respectively. NOTE Prerequisites: High School diploma or GED. Students must meet DCCC's clinical and physical program requirements and therefore departmental approval is required. INT 100 is strongly encouraged. Prerequisite:    High School Diploma or GED, Department Approval, and Meet DCCC Clinical and Pysical Program Requirements; Completion of INT 100 is Strongly Encouraged but Not Required
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  • AHS 100: Surgical Technology I

    5.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    The basic knowledge and fundamental techniques necessary for assuming the responsibilities of a surgical technologist are highlighted. Preoperative and intraoperative patient care concepts, with both nonsterile and sterile responsibilities, are emphasized. Workplace management concepts, such as medical-legal aspects, ethics, cultural sensitivity, the hospital and operating room environment, and scope of practice are introduced. This course also includes study and skill development relating to surgical instrumentation, devices and equipment; modes of patient transport and safety precautions; variations and precautions in surgical positioning and care of surgical patients; preoperative patient preparation including surgical site antisepsis; consent for surgery; use of the Universal Protocol for surgical procedure, patient and site verification; and other important intraoperative risk management processes and procedures. Related patient care procedures such as taking vital signs, laboratory study review, wound healing, specimen management, intraoperative medication management; anesthesia, sterilization and disinfection are included. Prerequisite:    AHM 220, AHS 101* and (AHM 104 or BIO 150)* (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • AHS 101: Surgical Technology Practicum I

    5.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course includes clinical assignment in operating room of affiliating health agencies. Selected learning experience in the application of preoperative and intraoperative patient care concepts, with both nonsterile and sterile responsibilities, are emphasized as the student integrates theory with practice during assignment to surgical patients undergoing basic surgical interventions. NOTE Prerequisite: Clearance card from College Health Office Prerequisite:    AHM 220, AHS 100*, (AHM 104 or BIO 150)*, and Clearance Card from College Health Office (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • AHS 102: Surgical Technology II

    4.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is a continuation of Surgical Technology I. Knowledge and techniques basic to effective performance as a scrubbed team member in the operating room will be stressed. An intense review of the surgical specialties focuses on pathophysiology, diagnostic interventions, the surgical intervention (special considerations, position/positioning aids, incisions, supplies, equipment, instrumentation, procedural steps, counts and specimen care) and complications. The responsibilities of the surgical technologist in intraoperative case management during intermediate surgical interventions are emphasized. The role of the unsterile circulating team member is reviewed as the concepts of teamwork, consideration and cooperation of the surgical team are explored. Prerequisite:    AHS 100, AHS 101, AHS 103*, (AHM 104 or BIO 150), and (AHM 105 or BIO 151) (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • AHS 103: Surgical Technology Practicum II

    6.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    Clinical assignment in operating room of affiliating agency. Knowledge and techniques basic to effective performance as a scrubbed member of general surgery and specialty surgery will be stressed. Developing and improving skills as the scrub person and in the organization of work is emphasized. Progression to solo scrub experiences is expected, enabling the student to focus on anticipating the needs of the surgical team. Students will be expected to display manual and mental dexterity in the use of surgical instruments in a step-by-step fashion for specific surgical interventions. Assignments will also be made with the anesthesia department and in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU), during which the student will correlate the actions and uses of anesthetic agents and recovery from them and as a second assistant to the registered nurse circulator, during which the student will focus on providing a safe, efficient environment for the surgical patient and respecting the patient's inherent right to privacy, dignity, and culturally competent care. Prerequisite:    AHS 100, AHS 101, AHS 102*, (AHM 104 or BIO 150), and (AHM 105 or BIO 151) (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • AHS 200: Surgical Technology III

    1.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is a continuation of Surgical Technology II. Knowledge and techniques basic to effective performance as a scrubbed member in the operating room are stressed. The responsibilities of the surgical technologist in the care and safety of the patient during and after the surgical intervention, in the general and specialty fields of surgery, are reviewed. Prerequisite:    AHS 102, AHS 103, and AHS 201* (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • AHS 201: Surgical Technology Practicum III

    6.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    Clinical assignment in the operating room of an affiliating agency. Selected learning experiences in advanced surgical interventions in general and specialty surgery are included. Focus is directed on independent role assumption as a surgical technologist to facilitate transition from student to graduate. Prerequisite:    AHS 102, AHS 103, and AHS 200* (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • ARC 121: Architectural Graphics I

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    An introduction to the fundamentals of drafting for architectural construction, the course is primarily directed at developing construction documentation skills with a review of light frame construction materials and methods. The course begins with instruction in the application of basic hand sketching and computer-aided drafting skills and the fundamental principles of graphic delineation. It leads students through the development of a set of residential construction documents. Included is an overview of reprographic techniques for the use of related office equipment such as the Diazo whiteprinter and electrostatic copier. Prerequisite:    TCS 100 and TCC 121* (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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