Health & Public Safety

This course familiarizes students with the handling, care, and use of firearms. Emphasis is placed on the moral and legal aspects and outcomes of using a firearm. Attention is given to target analysis, range drill procedures, and firearm selection. Actual shooting of firearms is involved.

The student will classify dental caries, discuss early childhood caries, and explain the importance of saliva related to tooth decay, explain the goal of CAMBRA, describe the prevalence of periodontal disease, identify the two basic types of periodontal disease and list and describe the seven basic care types.

Introductory course focusing on skills to recognize and properly treat illness and injury in the prehospital setting. Successful completion of the course allows students the opportunity to test for certification by the National Registry of EMTs and the Arizona Department of Health Services. A total of 24 hours of clinical and/or vehicular experience will be scheduled to provide direct, hands-on experience with a variety of patients. An additional fee is required.

Concurrent enrollment in EMT 103L is required.

This course provides information relating to the features, design, and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguishers.

The Certified Caregiver’s role will focus on the geriatric population in assisted living facilities. Topics to be taught include overview of the assisted living facility; legal and ethical issues; communication; infection control; nutrition; safety and emergency procedures; health and social service needs; caring for cognitively impaired residents, medication management; and basic caregiver skills. Basic caregiving skills based upon the concepts above will be reinforced through online work and skills lab. Students completing this course will be prepared to take the knowledge examination for certification by the Arizona Board of Nursing’s Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers (NCIA/ALFM). 

This course is designed to provide the essential knowledge needed to perform the administrative duties of a medical assistant. The curriculum includes an introduction to common equipment used for filing and maintaining medical records, as well as defining and outlining the security and safety measures necessary for handling these records. It also identifies and distinguishes between active, inactive, and closed medical records while explaining how to establish a medical record retention system for a healthcare office. 
 

Additionally, this course encompasses an overview of medical assisting within the healthcare profession, addressing ethics, safety, and security in a medical setting. It covers cultural diversity, integrated administrative procedures, health insurance, medical coding, and billing practices. Furthermore, it emphasizes the significance of the FDA and DEA in administrative procedures and summarizes key federal healthcare regulations, including HCQIA, the False Claims Act, OSHA, and HIPAA.
 

This is an introductory course in pharmacology beginning with the history of the evolution of the science of pharmacology. The course branches into two major components: the principles and general aspects of pharmacology and discussion of the pharmacology of some specific organ systems and infections. This course will provide a good foundation of knowledge for those students who want to become a healthcare deliverer.

The study of accurate, up-to-date, practical information and instruction in phlebotomy procedures and techniques, along with a comprehensive background in phlebotomy theory and principles. Skill includes drawing blood using an evacuated tube system or butterfly needles. This course requires successful invasive intravenous draws including fifty (50) draws using the vacutainer system. This course focuses on safety, infection control, and law enforcement specific considerations.

This course includes review and instruction in phlebotomy procedures and techniques along with review of phlebotomy theory and principles. Skills include drawing blood from the inner elbow and top of the hand, using the evacuated tube system with straight or butterfly needles and using a syringe with butterfly needle. This course requires successful invasive intravenous draws including three (3) draws showing competency using a straight needle with the vacutainer system, a butterfly needle with the vacutainer system and a syringe. This course focuses on venipuncture, complications that can occur, reasons for blood rejection, how to properly identify, prepare, package, and transport blood as well as law enforcement specific considerations.

This course offers a thorough study of current, practical information and instruction in phlebotomy procedures and techniques, complemented by a solid foundation in phlebotomy theory and principles. Skills developed include drawing blood, obtaining blood cultures, utilizing a lancet or Microlance for micro-draws or infant heel sticks, and measuring bleeding time. Successful completion of the course requires performing thirty-five (35) invasive intravenous draws, using a vacutainer system, along with five (5) capillary sticks. For those wishing to meet the requirements set by the American Medical Technologists, additional invasive draws can be completed in HCE 189.

This course provides a comprehensive review of current phlebotomy theory and study plan for phlebotomy certification through American Medical Technologist (AMT). Students are provided an opportunity to test their knowledge and application of current phlebotomy theory in the classroom and online to prepare them for certification and advancement in phlebotomy licensure. Completion of the course requires a minimum of 50 successful venipunctures and 10 capillary punctures from a human source.

This course is an introduction to the movement of ancient Chinese Qigong and its philosophy and meditation in movement and preventive medicine.

Designed to assist the student in learning basic skills and stability on an exercise physioball.

Designed to assist the student in developing the basic skills and knowledge in body conditioning.

Designed to assist the student in learning basic skills and stability on an exercise physioball.

Designed to give students the opportunity to learn warm-up, walk, and cool down using the proper stretching and power walking techniques.

This program offers a complete workout targeting improved cardiovascular health, increased joint flexibility, and enhanced muscular strength. It's designed to lower your resting heart rate, reduce body fat, and help manage stress and blood pressure.

This program offers a complete workout targeting improved cardiovascular health, increased joint flexibility, and enhanced muscular strength. It's designed to lower your resting heart rate, reduce body fat, and help manage stress and blood pressure.

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of yoga basics for proper breathing and spinal health. The student will learn advanced steps toward meditation to relax and calm the mind using 20 to 30 basic poses and variations thereof.

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of yoga basics for proper breathing and spinal health. The student will learn advanced steps toward meditation to relax and calm the mind using 20 to 30 basic poses and variations thereof.

This program offers a complete workout targeting improved cardiovascular health, increased joint flexibility, and enhanced muscular strength. It's designed to lower your resting heart rate, reduce body fat, and help manage stress and blood pressure.

This program offers a complete workout targeting improved cardiovascular health, increased joint flexibility, and enhanced muscular strength. It's designed to lower your resting heart rate, reduce body fat, and help manage stress and blood pressure.

This course presents the foundation of pharmacological concepts and principles. It offers drug information in the group classification format and includes drug indications, actions, contraindications, side effects, implications for administration, and related patient/family teaching. It integrates anatomy and physiology, basic pathophysiology, microbiology, and drug administration concepts.

Course Description

This course introduces Nurse of the Future competencies as a foundational framework for developing professional nurses. It covers basic care concepts, the nursing process, clinical reasoning to address the needs of adult and older adult patients, and the fundamentals of mental health nursing care. Additionally, the course addresses the fundamentals of nursing care, including patient assessment, hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and medication administration. Emphasis is placed on patient-centered care, safety, and effective communication as well as collaboration skills essential for quality nursing practice.

Course Requirements:

1.    Clinical hours are mandatory.
2.    Students must keep clinical requirements such as background checks, certifications, immunizations/exemptions, current throughout the program. A list of requirements can be found in the Nursing Student Handbook.
3.    Students enrolled in the course must also register for the associated NUR 110L course.

Course Fees: Nonrefundable fees are required for each Nursing course. See the fee schedule in the catalog and Nursing handbook for details.
 

Course Description
This course builds on the Nurse of the Future competencies and clinical judgment skills necessary for students to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for providing safe, quality, patient-centered care. The course addresses care for patients in both medical-surgical and mental health settings across the wellness-illness continuum. This course covers mental health disorders, psychiatric medications, and therapeutic communication, assessment, and nursing interventions for mental health conditions. 
Course Requirements:

1.    Clinical hours are mandatory.
2.    Students must keep clinical requirements such as background checks, certifications, immunizations/exemptions, current throughout the program. A list of requirements can be found in the Nursing Student Handbook.
3.    Students enrolled in the course must also register for the associated NUR 120L course.

Course Fees: Nonrefundable fees are required for each Nursing course. See the fee schedule in the catalog and Nursing handbook for details.
 

Course Description 
This course applies the Nurse of the Future competencies and emphasizes the development of clinical judgment to the practice and management of nursing care for child and family units, newborns, and childbearing patients requiring care throughout the wellness-illness continuum. Emphasis is placed on delivering comprehensive, holistic nursing care that addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of these patient populations. 

Course Requirements:

1.    Clinical hours are mandatory.
2.    Students must keep clinical requirements such as background checks, certifications, immunizations/exemptions, current throughout the program. A list of requirements can be found in the Nursing Student Handbook.
3.    Students enrolled in the course must also register for the associated NUR 230L course.

Course Fees: Nonrefundable fees are required for each Nursing course. See the fee schedule in the catalog and Nursing handbook for details.
 

This course, based on the Nurse of the Future competencies, focuses on critical care and advanced medical-surgical nursing. Students will utilize the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients with complex and acute health conditions. The course emphasizes advanced clinical judgment, critical thinking, and the integration of holistic care principles, including physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects, to meet the diverse needs of critically ill patients. This course provides students with preparation to transition into the nursing profession.

Course Requirements:

1.    Clinical hours are mandatory.
2.    Students must keep clinical requirements such as background checks, certifications, immunizations/exemptions, current throughout the program. A list of requirements can be found in the Nursing Student Handbook.
3.    Students enrolled in the course must also register for the associated NUR 240L course.

Course Fees: Nonrefundable fees are required for each Nursing course. See the fee schedule in the catalog and Nursing handbook for details.