HLTH 1201 - Healing 1: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Common Health Challenges

Course Description

Students focus on the normal structure and function of the human body and normal bodily changes associated with aging. Students are introducted to common challenges to health and healing in relation to each body system. Students are encouraged to explore person-centered practice as it relates to the common challenges to health and, in particular, to end-of-life care.

Learning outcomes

• Display an understanding of the structure and function of the human body and normal changes associated with aging.*
• Display a sound understanding of common challenges to health and healing.*
• Discuss nutrition as it relates to healing.*
• Describe ways to organize, administer and evaluate person-centered care and service for clients/residents experiencing common health challenges.*
• Demonstrate an understanding of the components of person-centered, end-of-life care for clients and families.*

*From: BC Ministry of Advanced Education. (2015). Health Care Assistant Program: Provincial Curriculum Guide 2015, 43-44. Province of British Columbia. https://opentextbc.ca/hcasupplement/. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 unported license. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

Course topics

• Medical Terminology
• Structure and Function of the Human Body
• Challenges to Health and Healing
• Nutrition and Healing
• End-of-Life Care

Required text and materials

Students will need to source the following on their own:

1. Sorrentino S. A., Remmert, L., Wilk M. J., (2018) Mosby's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker. (4th edition) Elsevier/Mosby Inc.
   Type: Textbook. ISBN: 9781771720434

2. Sorrentino S. A., Remmert, L., Wilk M. J., (2018) Workbook to Accompany Mosby's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker. (4th edition) Elsevier/Mosby Inc.
   Type: Workbook. ISBN: 9781771721271

3. Mosby Inc. Clinical Skills: Skills for Nurse Assisting. (1st edition). Elsevier/Mosby Inc., 2018.
   Type: Online Access Code. ISBN: 9780323581899

Note: The above resource can be purchased directly from the publisher.

Assessments

Students in the Health Care Assistant Program must achieve a minimum grade of 70% in this course overall. Students must achieve a minimum of 70% in each required theory course and a COM (complete) for the competency based portions of laboratory and practicum courses to pass the program. Students must pass each course to continue in the program.

Students cannot re-write failed assessments and, if unsuccessful on a second attempt at any course, will be asked to withdraw from the program.

All Program courses must be completed within 3 years of initial course enrolment.

Prerequisites

Admission to the Health Care Assistant program

Exclusions

HEAL 1200: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Common Health Challenges