HSCS 1110 Introduction to Health Sciences

This course introduces the basic components of health science professions, including the roles, responsibilities, employment options, and skills used by athletic trainers and other allied healthcare professionals. Evidence-based practice principles, ethical decision making, basic medical terminology, and use of medical records are also included. A minimum of 25 hours of clinical observations are required for students applying to the Athletic Training Program.

Registration Name

Introduction to Health Sciences

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Demorest: Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Students will define the legal, moral, and ethical parameters that define various healthcare professions.
2. Students will identify and explain the statutes that regulate the privacy and security of medical records.
3. Students will describe federal and state infection control regulations and guidelines, including universal precautions, for the prevention, exposure, and control of infectious diseases.
4. Students will identify key regulatory agencies that impact healthcare facilities and describe their function in the regulation and overall delivery of healthcare.
5. Students will identify and explain the components of a pre-participation examination to identify conditions that might predispose patients to injury or illness.
6. Students will describe common health insurance models, insurance contract negotiation, and the common benefits and exclusions identified within these models.
7. Students will describe the role of strategic planning to assess and promote organizational improvement and use its concepts as part of facility design.
8. Students will identify components of the budgeting process including purchasing, requisition, bidding, request for proposal, and inventory.
9. Students will describe the role of exercise and nutrition in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and preventing injury/illness.
10. Students will identify injury/illness risk factors associated with participation in physical activity and related components of an injury and illness prevention program.
11. Students will describe signs and symptoms of injuries and illnesses commonly sustained by patients and the steps taken to administer proper initial care.
12. Students will describe injury evaluation and rehabilitation program components including therapeutic modalities for injuries/illnesses sustained by patients.
13. Students will identify protective equipment used by various athletes, including the committees who regulate that equipment.
14. Students will describe characteristics of common musculoskeletal and nerve injuries.
15. Students will describe emergency procedures and steps, including evaluation of cardiac and respiratory emergencies.
16. Students will describe medication administration routes and identify various drug categories used to combat common medical conditions.
17. Students will identify recreational drugs and their effects on the human body.
18. Students will identify basic medical terminology components.
19. Students will describe techniques for improving cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, and flexibility.
20. Students will identify macronutrients and micronutrients and describe their role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.