AHL 101 - Sleep Patient Intake Skills

2 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to learn about proper documentation and patient interaction. Topics to be covered include law and ethics, communication skills, history, documentation and medical records, electronic health records, safety and emergency preparedness, and vital signs and infection control.

Course Objectives:

1. identify different types of communications;

2. discuss the importance of patient education;

3. discuss verbal and nonverbal communication;

4. define vital signs and their importance in monitoring one’s health;

5. identify terms and instruments associated with measurements, and vital signs;

6. describe the use of pulse oximetry;

7. practice hand washing procedure;

8. discuss infection control procedures;

9. describe standard precautions for protection from infectious diseases;

10. explain how ethics and bioethics affects the healthcare practice;

11. demonstrate how to take accurate vital signs;

12. recognize safety issues, medical emergencies and environmental emergencies and respond accordingly;

13. differentiate between legal, ethical, and moral issues affecting healthcare;

14. explain how the following impact health care: negligence, malpractice, statue of limitations, medical power of attorney, living will/advance directives, good samaritan act; and

15. explain how cultural differences and personal values may affect ethical issues.