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Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 
    
Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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WHES 2026 - Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Future Health Care Providers

Credit Hours: 3.00


Prerequisites: None

(formerly PHED 2026)

This course introduces future health care providers to current health practices and theory. Using dimensions of wellness and the perspective of a health care practitioner as a framework, students assess their own lifestyle choices and assess how those choices may influence work situations including interactions with patients. Using knowledge gained from self-assessments and lecture, students evaluate their physical and emotional capabilities as they relate to skill sets needed for a respiratory therapist, medical assistant, surgical technologist, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapy assistant, registered nurse, nuclear medical tech, and clinical lab assistant. Health and assessment topics include body composition, cardiovascular, back injury and pain, infectious disease, chronic stress, cancer, weight management and nutrition, physical activity, and the dimensions of wellness.

Contact Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to define the characteristics of healthy lifestyle choices conducive to the demands of a position as a health care provider.

Objectives:

  1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
  2. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to discriminate between skill sets needed to be a: Respiratory Therapist, Medical Assistant, Surgical Technologist, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy Assistant, Registered Nurse, Nuclear Medical Technician and Clinical Lab Assistant.

Objectives:

  1. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
  2. Explain various health assessments, measurement techniques and statistical analysis using the concepts of norms, averages, variables, probability and population.
  3. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.
  4. Discuss Patient Advocacy, the patient as a consumer and how to encourage good health practices for patients.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to define health risks in the work environments encountered by health care providers.

Objectives:

  1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
  2. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
  3. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.
  4. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe their own strengths and weaknesses as they pertain to the skills and demands of various health care professions.

Objectives:

  1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
  2. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain a variety of health care practices based on patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Objectives:

  1. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
  2. Explain various health assessments, measurement techniques and statistical analysis using the concepts of norms, averages, variables, probability and population.
  3. Describe competent and safe patient care practice s.
  4. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.
  5. Discuss Patient Advocacy, the patient as a consumer, and how to encourage good health practices for patients.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

  • 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
  • 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
  1. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
  • 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
  • 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
  1. Lecture: Introduction- First Day Handout, and Schedule
    Discussion of Wellness, Health Occupation Skill Sets
    And Health Self-Assessment
  2. Lecture: Review Session 1, and discuss Health Self-Assessment
    Topic: Stress Factors and the Work Environment
  3. Lecture: Science and Statistics- discuss Medical Journal Articles
    Critique of Medical Journal Article
  4. Lecture: Review Science and Statistics lecture
    Topic: Fitness and Rehab Process/Stress Factors
  5. Lecture: Nutrition and Weight Control for personal health and patient care
  6. Lecture: Body Composition and Nutritional Goals
  7. Mid-term Exam
  8. Lecture: Ethics and Nutrition
  9. Lecture: Back Injury prevention
    Team Presentation topics given to students
  10. Lecture: Why do people come and stay in hospitals, and
    Risk in Personal Health Care Service
  11. Student Presentations on Cancer, Diabetes, CVD and Infectious Diseases
  12. Lecture: Encouraging Good Health Practices in Patients and Self Honoring Diversity and different health care needs
  13. Lecture: Encouraging Good Health Practices in Patients and Self (continued)
  14. Lecture: Organ Donation
  15. Lecture: Discussion of course topics and student learning
  16. Final Exam

Primary Faculty
Brennan, Thomas
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Primeau, Paula
Dean
Mirijanian, Narine



Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088



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