Health (NC)
5 courses · Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog
HLTH 7001 Personal Care Attendant I
- Hours
- 32-36 hours
- Corequisite
- HLTH 7002
- C-ID
- N/A
The course prepares students to assist patients and families with non-medically directed personal care; assist with home management activities; care for patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease; and/or assist in the needs associated with end-of-life care.
HLTH 7002 Personal Care Attendant II
- Hours
- 16-18 hours
- Corequisite
- HLTH 7001
- C-ID
- N/A
This is the corresponding laboratory course to the Personal Care Attendant program. It prepares students to assist patients and families with non-medically directed personal care; assist with home management activities; care for patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease; and/or assist in the needs associated with end-of-life care.
HLTH 7114 Think Like a Vocational Nurse
- Hours
- 16-18 hours
- Corequisite
- Any VN nursing course
- C-ID
- NA
The course enables development of clinical thinking processes in dealing with health-related situations. It is based on National Council of State Boards of Nursing recommendations, Benner's Novice-to-Expert Model, Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment, and Caputi's Clinical Judgment Competencies.
HLTH 7200 CR Central Service Technician Concepts
- Hours
- 90-100 hours
- Corequisite
- HLTH 7201
This theory course covers the required knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors of the central service technician. It includes medical terminology, anatomy, microbiology, regulations and standards, and infection prevention as these apply to decontamination, cleaning, and disinfection of surgical instrumentation and complex surgical instruments. It emphasizes specific processes like assembly and packaging, sterilization, storage, and transport as well as monitoring and record keeping and quality assurance.
HLTH 7201 CR Central Service Technician Applications
- Hours
- 400 hours
- Corequisite
- HLTH 7200
This laboratory course reinforces all the concepts in the theory course. The student will apply these concepts, practice with equipment, and perform hands-on work experiences including decontamination, preparing and packaging instruments, sterilization and disinfection, storage and distribution, quality assurance processes, and equipment. The course meets the required hours of work experiences to be eligible for certification examination.