Maricopa Community Colleges  NAV119   20076-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/12/06
NAV119 20076-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Navajo in a Medical Setting
Basic conversational Navajo and medical terminology for students and health care personnel in health care settings. Emphasis on pronunciation, sentence structure, and vocabulary used in health care settings.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NAV119   20076-99999 Navajo in a Medical Setting
1. Recite Navajo words, using standard stress patterns and intonations. (I)
2. Use Navajo greetings, introductions, and farewells to patients. (II)
3. Use Navajo vocabulary to describe specific anatomy of the body. (III)
4. Describe in Navajo specific medical symptoms and history. (III-X)
5. Describe dates, times, and appointments in Navajo. (IV)
6. State in Navajo numbers between one to two thousand. (IV)
7. State simple commands in Navajo, relating to patient and procedures. (IV-XI)
8. Use Navajo vocabulary to converse with or about family members. (VI)
9. Describe in Navajo symptoms for common diseases and medical conditions. (VII-X)
10. Ask basic Navajo questions in medical settings and situations. (VIII-X)
11. Describe in Navajo medical specialists and specific branches of medicine. (IX-XI)
12. Describe similarities and differences between Navajo and Anglo health care cultures. (XI)
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NAV119   20076-99999 Navajo in a Medical Setting
    I. Navajo pronunciation
        A. Pronunciation of Navajo sounds
        B. Stress patterns
        C. Intonation
      II. Greetings, introductions, farewells
          A. Greetings and farewells
          B. Names and titles
          C. Courtesies and etiquette
        III. Parts of the body
            A. External
            B. Internal
          IV. Dates and appointments
              A. Numbers
              B. Days of the week
              C. Months of the year and dates
              D. Telling time
              E. Phone numbers
            V. Commands and directions
                A. Command forms
                B. Directions for routine procedures
              VI. Family members
                  A. Immediate family
                  B. Extended family
                VII. Common medical questions
                    A. Personal information
                    B. Medical history
                    C. Diagnostic questions
                  VIII. Patient feeding and comfort
                      A. Names of foods
                      B. Special dietary instructions
                      C. Patient needs and comforts
                    IX. Medications
                        A. Common medications
                        B. Instructions
                      X. Medical conditions
                          A. Common illnesses and diseases
                          B. Symptoms
                          C. Injuries and accidents
                        XI. Cultures
                            A. Medical systems and care
                            B. Alternative health care systems
                            C. Importance of the family and its role in health care
                            D. Beliefs about foods
                            E. Other differences and similarities
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