Maricopa Community Colleges  HCC200   19992-19995 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  01/26/99  
HCC200      19992-19995 LAB 1 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Basic Client Care for Allied Health
Safety procedures for the hospitalized client. Moving and positioning techniques. Client assessment methods and procedures. Client hygiene, skin, and oral care. Maintenance of airways, drains and tubes. Modes of transmission of infection. Sterilization and disinfection of equipment. Correct disposal of contaminated supplies and materials. Emergency procedures. Prerequisites: HCC100AA, HCC100AB, HCC100AC, HCC100AD, HCC100AE, HCC100AF, HCC100AG, HCC150, and HCC152.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCC200   19992-19995 Basic Client Care for Allied Health
1. Explain safety procedures for the hospitalized client. (I)
2. Use restraints to ensure client safety. (I)
3. Demonstrate patient transfer and assistance. (I)
4. Demonstrate moving and positioning of clients using specific mobility devices. (I)
5. Demonstrate proper technique for taking client's blood pressure, temperature, pulse, rate of respiration, weight, and height. (II)
6. Document client's blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, and height. (II)
7. Assist the client with their personal hygiene. (III)
8. Describe principles of skin care for the client. (III)
9. Explain principles of oral care for the client. (III)
10. Maintain client's airway by positioning and oral suctioning. (III)
11. Demonstrate the use of the oxygen mask and nasal cannula. (IV)
12. Explain procedures for maintaining specific tubes and drains. (IV)
13. Perform the procedure for maintaining intravenous lines and infusion pumps. (IV)
14. Connect the client to oximeter and EKG monitors. (IV)
15. Describe the care of the client while in traction. (IV)
16. Explain the chain of infection. (V)
17. Explain the modes for transmission of infection. (V)
18. Describe methods for the prevention of infection to the health worker and client. (V)
19. Describe methods for the sterilization and disinfection of medical equipment . (V)
20. Demonstrate the correct procedure when opening sterile packs and equipment. (V)
21. Demonstrate the correct procedure for gowning and gloving. (V)
22. Demonstrate the correct procedure for placing items on a sterile field. (V)
23. Demonstrate proper disposal of contaminated supplies. (V)
24. Describe the signs and symptoms for hypoxia, seizure, syncope, hemorrhage, cardiac and respiratory arrest and neurologic changes. (VI)
25. Demonstrate the care of the client with a seizure, cardiac, or respiratory arrest. (VI)
26. Demonstrate selected first aid procedures for the client. (VI)
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HCC200   19992-19995 Basic Client Care for Allied Health
    I. Safety
        A. Proper client identification
        B. Importance of side rails
        C. Call button access
        D. Patient transfer and assistance
          1. bed
          2. stretcher
          3. wheelchair
          4. walker
          5. cane
          6. crutches
          7. gait belt
        E. Client assistance
        F. Appropriate use of restraints
          1. jacket/vest, soft, locked and leather
          2. gerichair
          3. safety belt
        G. Client positioning
          1. supine
          2. prone
          3. sims
          4. trendelenberg
          5. lithotomy
      II. Client Assessment
          A. Vital signs
            1. temperature -oral, tympanic
            2. pulse-radial, apical, carotid, femoral, brachial
            3. respiration
            4. BP-manual & automatic
          B. Measure height and weight
          C. Documentation
        III. Client Care
            A. Basic physiologic needs (bedpan, urinal, emesis basin)
            B. Principles of skin care
              1. signs and symptoms of skin problems
              2. skin inspection
              3. positioning and transfer skills for prevention of skin problems
            C. Principles of oral care
            D. Oral suctioning
            E. Client hygiene
          IV. Support Equipment
              A. Oxygen devices
                1. nasal cannula
                2. mask
              B. Switch client from wall oxygen to portable
              C. Drains and tubes
                1. nasogastric (NG) tube
                2. feeding tube
                3. jackson pratt
                4. hemovac
                5. penrose
                6. t-tube
                7. catheters
                8. chest tubes
                9. foley
              D. Intravenous (IV) lines and infusion pumps
              E. Oximeter and EKG monitors
              F. Traction
            V. Asepsis
                A. Chain of infection
                  1. reservoir
                  2. host
                  3. infectious microorganisms
                  4. cycle of infection
                B. Mode of transmission and prevention
                  1. direct
                  2. indirect
                  3. isolation techniques (tuberculosis, RSV, hepatitis, HIV, other)
                C. Sterilization (steam, gas, chemical, ionizing) of equipment
                D. Disinfection ( germicidal solution, alcohol, betadine, etc.) of equipment
                E. Process of identifying sterile items
                  1. date
                  2. visual inspection
                  3. monitoring controls
                F. Demonstration of aseptic technique
                  1. sterile gowning and gloving
                  2. opening of sterile packs
                  3. placing items including fluids on sterile field
                  4. disposal of contaminated supplies (fluids, sharps, linen, instruments)
              VI. Abnormal Signs and Symptoms
                  A. Signs and symptoms of client distress
                    1. hypoxia
                    2. seizure
                    3. syncope
                    4. hemorrhage
                    5. cardiac or respiratory arrest
                    6. neurologic change
                  B. Essential care until assistance arrives
                  C. Demonstration
                    1. seizure
                    2. codes
                  D. First aid
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