HEED 128 — Exploring Health Care and Health Care Professions
The role of the health care professional is explored and includes an overview of careers in the health care system. Common issues to be studied include health care systems, health care services, and legal, ethical, and financial trends in health care. A major focus will include medical terminology and application of professional responsibility in all health care environments. Professional communication skills and cultural competence in health care will be examined. Computerization and the use of technology in the health care field will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to interact with a health care professional while investigating health care careers.
Prerequisites: ENGL 121