#12 06 Courses #1 - Multiple Choices
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Phoenix College 2005-20<strong>06</strong> Catalog • 283<br />
HCE178<br />
Histology Techniques Level 4 Practicum<br />
3 credits 6 periods lab<br />
Practicum in histology techniques<br />
performed in an anatomic laboratory.<br />
Identification of pathologic organisms<br />
and neurological structures. Use of<br />
stains for microorganisms and<br />
neurological structures. Application of<br />
histochemical and immunohistochemical<br />
stains. Observation of electron<br />
microscopy and autopsy procedures.<br />
Emphasis on histology workflow<br />
processes, laboratory procedure<br />
manuals, and workload and productivity<br />
recording and monitors. Prerequisites:<br />
HCE175 and HCE176. Corequisites:<br />
HCE177.<br />
HCE221<br />
Administration of Medication<br />
3 credits 4 periods lecture + lab<br />
Principles and procedures for<br />
administering medications. Includes<br />
classifications, uses, effects, legal<br />
regulations, calculating dosages, and<br />
correct terminology. Emphasis on oral<br />
and parenteral of drug administration.<br />
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites:<br />
HCC130, HCC145, or permission of<br />
program director.<br />
HCE222<br />
Clinical Procedures<br />
3 credits 4 periods lecture + lab<br />
Principles and procedures for the<br />
medical assistant. Methods of assisting<br />
clinicians with physical examinations,<br />
procedures, treatments, and minor<br />
surgical procedures in the medical office.<br />
Includes vital signs, height, and weight,<br />
collection of patient data and<br />
documentation. Prerequisites: None.<br />
Corequisites: HCC130, HCC145 or<br />
permission of program director.<br />
HCE226<br />
Administrative Procedures<br />
3 credits 3 periods lecture<br />
Principles and procedures for front office<br />
administrative skills. Methods of<br />
telephone management, correspondence<br />
and mail processing, appointment<br />
scheduling, medical records<br />
management and data collection.<br />
Includes medical assistant as office<br />
manager. Prerequisites: None.<br />
Corequisites: HCC130, HCC145 or<br />
permission of program director.<br />
HCE227<br />
Insurance, Billing and Coding<br />
3 credits 3 periods lecture + lab<br />
Application of insurance, coding and<br />
billing. Includes legal and ethical issues,<br />
federal, state and private insurance<br />
claims, procedural and diagnostic<br />
coding, and banking and accounting<br />
principles. Prerequisites: None.<br />
Corequisites: HCC130, HCC145 or<br />
permission of program director.<br />
HCE/BPC229<br />
Automated Computer System for<br />
Medical Office Management<br />
1 credit 3 periods lecture + lab<br />
Principles and procedures in using an<br />
office automated computerized system<br />
for entering patient information and<br />
tracking patient billing. Includes use of<br />
accounting cycle from originating data to<br />
closing ledger entries. Prerequisites:<br />
None. Corequisite: HCC130, HCC145,<br />
or equivalent, or permission of program<br />
director.<br />
HCE251<br />
Emergencies in the Medical Office<br />
1.5 credits 1.5 periods lecture + lab<br />
Emphasis on methods of identification<br />
and response to emergencies in a medical<br />
office. Prerequisites: None.<br />
Corequisites: HCC130, HCC145 or<br />
permission of program director.<br />
HCE261<br />
Applied EKG<br />
1 credit 1.5 period lecture + lab<br />
Entry-level training to professionally<br />
perform, process, and explain the<br />
electrocardiogram. Overview of cardiac<br />
anatomy, physiology, and conduction<br />
systems. Overview of commonly<br />
encountered drugs in cardiac medicine.<br />
Data collection, selection, processing,<br />
and presentation for the appropriate<br />
medical/clinical professional to review.<br />
Selected specific non-invasive cardiac<br />
testing procedures. Prerequisites: None.<br />
Corequisites: HCC130, HCC140 or<br />
HCC145AA, or permission of program<br />
director.<br />
HCE271<br />
Patient Care Technician Skills<br />
1 credit 1.5 periods lecture + lab<br />
Designed to prepare students for<br />
advanced patient care skills.<br />
Fundamentals in microorganisms and<br />
microbial control. Specimen collection,<br />
handling and testing, wound care and<br />
catheterization. Prerequisites:<br />
Permission of Program Director.<br />
HCE272<br />
Practicum: Patient Care Technician<br />
1 credit 4.75 periods lab<br />
Designed to provide clinical experience<br />
in the medical facility. Emphasis on<br />
application of advanced patient-care<br />
skills. Includes incorporation of new<br />
skills into a work assignment and<br />
development of working relationships in<br />
an expanded role. Prerequisites:<br />
Permission of program director.<br />
HCE274<br />
Administrative Medical Assisting<br />
Externship<br />
1 credit 6 periods lab<br />
Practicum in administrative medical<br />
assisting. Application of administrative<br />
duties, procedures, and knowledge<br />
derived from medical assisting courses.<br />
Prerequisites: HCC130, HCC145,<br />
HCE226, HCE227, HCE/BPC229, and<br />
permission of program director.<br />
HCE275<br />
Clinical Medical Assisting Externship<br />
2 credits 9.6 periods lab<br />
Practicum in clinical medical assisting.<br />
Application of clinical skills, procedures,<br />
and knowledge derived from medical<br />
assisting courses. Prerequisites:<br />
HCC130, HCC145, or (HCC145AA,<br />
HCC145AB, and HCC145AC), HCE102,<br />
HCE109, HCE110, HCE162, HCE167,<br />
HCE221, HCE222, HCE226, HCE227,<br />
HCE229, HCE251, HCE261, and<br />
permission of program director.<br />
HCE281<br />
Specialty Office Practices<br />
1.5 credits 1.5 periods lecture + lab<br />
Designed to meet the needs of medical<br />
assistants working in the offices of<br />
licensed Arizona osteopathic physicians<br />
and who perform basic therapeutic<br />
treatments and procedures on clients.<br />
Prerequisites: None.<br />
HCE283<br />
Advanced Concepts for Specialty Office<br />
Practice<br />
4 credits 4 periods lecture + lab<br />
Designed to meet the needs of medical<br />
assistants who work in the offices of<br />
licensed Arizona osteopathic physicians<br />
and who perform basic therapeutic<br />
treatments and procedures on clients. A<br />
critical overview of techniques,<br />
procedures, and policies affecting<br />
medical assistants in practice. Update on<br />
current methods, validation of<br />
knowledge and experience, and<br />
introduction to new procedures in a<br />
clinical setting. Prerequisites: HCE281<br />
or permission of instructor.<br />
Course Descriptions