REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Identify personal traits and attitudes desirable in a member of the career ready health care team.

 2.  Research levels of education required for health science careers.

 3.  Research credentialing requirements.

 4.  Research employment trends in health professions within health science pathways.

 5.  Summarize professional standards.

 6.  Identify strategies for pursing employment.

 7.  Compare and contrast health care delivery systems.

 8.  Compare and contrast health care economics.

 9.  List responsibilities of consumers within the health care system.

 10. Compare and contrast the impact of emerging issues on health care delivery.

 11. Analyze legal responsibilities and implications of criminal and civil law.

 12. Discuss religious and cultural values as they impact health care.

 13. Compare and contrast Erickson’s 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

 14. Discuss Health care teams and members.

 15. Utilize proper elements of written and electronic communication.

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.     Health care team

         A.  Personal traits

         B.  Attitudes

 II. Education levels

 III. Credentialing requirements

 IV. Employment trends

         A.  Diagnostic services

         B.  Therapeutic services

         C.  Health informatics

         D.  Support services

         E.  Biotechnology research & development

 V. Professional standards

         A.  Hygiene

         B.  Dress

         C.  Language

         D.  Confidentiality

         E.  Behavior

 VI. Law

        A.  Criminal

             1.  Safety

             2.  Privacy

             3.  Confidentiality of health information

             4.  Advance directives

             5.  Patient’s basic rights within a health care setting

             6.  Informed consent

             7.  Harassment

             8.  Scope of practice.

        B.  Civil

             1.  Safety

             2.  Privacy

             3.  Confidentiality of health information

             4.  Advance directives

             5.  Patient’s basic rights within a health care setting

             6.  Informed consent

             7.  Harassment

             8.  Scope of practice

 VII. Religion values

 VIII. Cultural values

 IX. Health care team

        A.  Member roles and responsibilities

        B.  Characteristics of effective teams

        C.  Methods for building positive team relationships

        D.  Attributes and attitudes of effective leaders

        E.  Techniques for managing team conflicts

 X. Communications

        A.  Barriers

        B.  Communication elements

        C.  Subjective information

        D.  Objective information

        E.  Written communication

        F.  Electronic communication