Health (HLT) at Germanna Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- HLT 96 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - HLT 100 - First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - HLT 105 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Provides training in coordinated mouth-to-mouth artificial ventilation and chest compression, choking, life-threatening emergencies, and sudden illness. Equivalent to EMS 100.Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits - HLT 106 - First Aid and Safety
- Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety and first aid.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - HLT 110 - Personal and Community Health
- Introduces students to the basic concepts of health and dimensions of wellness through exploration of a variety of personal health topics. Identifies factors that affect the health status of individuals in addition to health promotion and disease prevention at the personal and community level.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 116 - Introduction to Personal Wellness Concepts
- Introduces students to the dimensions of wellness including the physical, emotional, environmental, spiritual, occupational, and social components.Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - HLT 143 - Medical Terminology
- Provides an understanding of medical abbreviations and terms. Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation and usage.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - HLT 204 - Women's Health
- Explores current issues related to women's health and wellness with an emphasis upon prevention of disease and optimum well being. Takes a multi-ethnic approach to exploring the most up-to-date findings, diagnostic tools, and treatments for breast cancer, reproductive tract illness, heart, and other common diseases faced by women from puberty through menopause.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 220 - Concepts of Disease
- Emphasizes general principles, classifications, causes, and treatments of selected disease processes. Intended primarily for students enrolled in health technology programs.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition
- Introduces students to the basic concepts of nutrition and its impact on personal wellness. Emphasizes an evidence-based approach to various topics, such as the nutrient components of food, the components of a healthy eating pattern, and the relationship between diet and health. Provides a behavioral approach to nutrient guidelines for the development and maintenance of optimum wellness. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through documented written reports.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 250 - General Pharmacology
- Emphasizes general pharmacology for the health related professions covering general principles of drug actions/reactions, major drug classes, specific agent within each class, and routine mathematical calculations needed to determine desired dosages.Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - HLT 261 - Basic Pharmacy I
- Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, pharmacy calculations. Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 262 - Basic Pharmacy II
- Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, pharmacy calculations. Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 263 - Basic Pharmacy I Lab
- Provides practical experience to supplement instruction in HLT 261-262. Should be taken concurrently with HLT 261-262, in appropriate curricula, as identified by the college. Part I of II.Laboratory 3 hours per week.
1 credits - HLT 290 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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