NURS 341: Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals
Prerequisites: BIOL 310
Credit Hours: (2)
This online course is designed to help develop comprehensive, integrative skills in using and understanding medical terminology utilized in healthcare settings, medical literature, and in healthcare data analysis.
Detailed Description of Course
Unit 1: Concepts, Suffixes & prefixes
Unit 2: Body Structures; Cells, Tissues, and Organs; Diagnosis and Treatment
Unit 3: Respiratory, Cardiac, Lymphatic
Unit 4: Endocrine, Neuro, & Sensory
Unit 5: Digsetive, Urinary, & Reproductive
Unit 6: Skeletal, Muscular, & Integumentary
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
This course is designed to be self-paced using programmed learning exercises, computer assisted instruction and audio pronunciation. Reading assignments, online discussion, PrepU student resources, and case studies will be utilized. The progression through each unit of the course is self-paced, however each graded quiz has a final due date to ensure students stay on track to meet all of the learning outcomes of the course.
Student Goals and Objectives of the Course
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to recognize, pronounce and interpret medical terminology pertaining to the body's systems and pathophysiology. Included are diseases, diagnosis and treatment, and terminology related to medical personnel, medical specialties, and healthcare acronyms. Specific learning goals and outcomes have been determined for each lesson.
Assessment Measures
Successful achievement of the course learning outcomes will be evaluated through the administration of six Unit quizzes:
Weighted Course Grading for Quizzes:
Unit 1: Concepts, Suffixes & prefixes 5%
Unit 2: Body Basics, Disease & Treatment 15%
Unit 3: Respiratory, Cardiac, Lymphatic 20%
Unit 4: Endocrine, Neuro, & Sensory 20%
Unit 5: Digsetive, Urinary, & Reproductive 20%
Unit 6: Skeletal, Muscular, & Integumentary 20%
Grading Scale:
A = 93 - 100
B = 85 - 92.99
C = 80 - 84.99
D = 73 - 79.99
F = < 72.99
Other Course Information
Required Texts:
1) Cohen, B.J., & Depetris, A. (2017). Medical terminology: An Illustrated Guide (8th
ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 978-1-4963-1888-6 [Online version]
2) PrepU for this Cohen text (purchase online material in bundle with text)
Review and Approval
April 13, 2017