AHEA 112 - Health Unit Coordinator II

5 CR

Previously HPRO 175.
The second in a series of courses focusing on skills needed to become a Health Unit Coordinator. Students learn the procedures and skills required for this position in a simulated healthcare environment. Either HPRO 175 or AHEA 112 may be taken for credit, but not both.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of AHEA 110 with a C or better or permission of the instructor.

Course Outcomes
Prepare and maintain patients’ charts Analyze and use the steps for the transcription of doctors’ orders Distinguish between doctors’ orders for tests, therapies/services, medication, and nursing orders Admit, discharge, and transfer a patients Demonstrate the health unit coordinator’s patient-centered activities, including the steps for completing admission, discharge, transfer, and surgical-related forms Use practice software to retrieve diagnostic test results

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