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OTA-245 Professional Skills III
This course provides preparation for Fieldwork II experiences using skills/knowledge gained in OTA 140 and OTA 240 to promote integration into the professional community. Topics include interview skills, resume production, conflict resolution, professional presentations, participation in research activities, and completion of all forms required for Fieldwork II. Upon completion, students should be able to independently complete employment-seeking activities and provide in-service training.
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OTA-250 Adult Concepts and Interventions
This course provides knowledge and skills needed for working with adults through the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on identification and discussion of common changes associated with aging, disabilities and chronic diseases affecting this population, assessments and intervention, including developing healthy habits and routines, and the impact on participation in occupation in various settings. Upon completion, students should be able to plan, implement, and modify appropriate interventions with adults in their context and environment to promote engagement in occupations.
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OTA-260 Level II Fieldwork Placement 1
This course provides clinical experience under the direct supervision of experienced occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistant practitioners working in various practice settings. Emphasis is placed on final clinical preparation for entry-level practice in the profession. Upon completion, students should be able to meet all critical competencies for entry-level practice established by the curriculum, AOTA guidelines, and regulatory bodies. This course must be completed within 18 months of the completion of all other OTA course work.
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OTA-261 Level II Fieldwork Placement 2
This course provides the final clinical experience under the direct supervision of experienced occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistant practitioners working in various practice settings. Emphasis is placed on final clinical preparation for entry-level practice in the profession. Upon completion, students should be able to meet all critical competencies for entry-level practice established by the curriculum, AOTA guidelines, and regulatory bodies. This course must be completed within 18 months of the completion of all other OTA course work.
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OTA-280 Professional Transitions
This course provides closure to the educational program in conjunction with clinical experience. Emphasis is placed on portfolio development and presentation, program evaluation, analysis and synthesis of clinical experiences, and final preparation for the certification examination. Upon completion, students should be able to enter the occupational therapy (OT) workforce with an understanding of themselves as OT professionals, and with supportive documentation demonstrating progress toward meeting competencies set forth by the profession and regulatory bodies.
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OTC-110 Introduction to Orthopaedic Technology
This course will introduce the different roles in the Orthopaedic Care Team, specifically the scope of practice and specific duties of the Orthopaedic Technologist. This includes the basic and advanced principles for the Orthopaedic Technologist. Topics include role of the Orthopaedic Technologist, scope of practice, standards of patient care, introduction to basic equipment and monitors, and types of splinting and casting. Upon completion, the student should be able to describe the roles and functions of the members of the orthopaedic care team, and have a basic knowledge of orthopaedics and its associated equipment.
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OTC-112 General Patient Care
This course is an introduction to patient care in an orthopaedic environment. Students will be introduced to the basic elements of professional interaction with patients, their families, and the orthopaedic surgeon. Topics include communication skills, orthopaedic terminology and abbreviations, medication fundamentals critical to orthopaedics, OSHA standards, patient safety, patient transfers, and patient education. Students will learn to take blood pressure, pulse, BMI measurements, wound care, and routine and emergency procedures. Upon completion, students should be able to describe the fundamentals of orthopedic patient care, as well as perform basic procedures such as obtaining vital signs and wound care.
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OTC-115 Orthopaedic Anatomy and Physiology
This course is an introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system and related structures. Topics include structural make-up, group composition, relationships, and location of each bone. Common fractures and treatments, normal and abnormal growth and development, and response to injury and disease will also be covered. Upon completion, students should be able to describe musculoskeletal anatomy and the basic physiology and pathology of injury and disease.
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OTC-120 Basic Radiologic Concepts
This course provides students an introduction to viewing and interpreting radiographic images, including viewing images, terminology, and discussing fractures with colleagues. Topics include viewing and interpretation of plain orthopaedic radiographs, MRI's, and other types of permanent imaging relating to orthopaedics, terminology relating directly to the skeletal system and fracture healing, and describing a fracture as it relates to the radiographic image. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to interpret orthopaedic radiographic images.
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OTC-150 Clinical Practice I
This course provides students with an opportunity for concentrated clinical experience in an orthopaedic office or hospital setting. Students will use learned skills on patients under the direct supervision of an orthopaedic clinical supervisor and orthopaedic provider. Emphasis is placed on the graduated responsibility of the trainee, with progression towards independent performance of tasks Upon completion, students should be able to incorporate their new orthopaedic technologist skills into a clinical practice scenario.
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OTC-210 Orthopaedic Equipment
This lecture and lab course provide students the basic principles of orthopedic equipment, including complications and contraindications. Topics include halo for skull fixation, external fixator devices, specialty surgical implants, different types of traction, traction set-up and application, operating room equipment, wound VAC devices, bone stimulators, fluoroscopy machines, and ultrasound imaging. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize and demonstrate basic principles of use for orthopedic equipment.
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OTC-212 Ortho Tech Physical Assessment
This course introduces students to a comprehensive overview of knowledge, terminology, and application used for orthopaedic patient physical assessment. Topics include life span differences, assessment of acute and chronic patient orthopaedic problems, the application and use of various orthopaedic devices, and how to do custom measurements. Upon completion, students should be able to assess a patient's orthopaedic condition and identify the best orthopaedic device, considering the potential complications and contraindications.
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OTC-215 Casting and Splinting I
This course introduces students to the basics of cast material selection, casting techniques, cast removal, and properly fitting patients for external aid devices.Emphasis is placed on anatomy specific to orthopaedic issues, types and functions of different types of casts, proper material selection, basic casting application skills, safe cast removal, use of external aide devices, and providing patient instructions for at-home care. Upon completion, students should be able to identify the best type of cast for different orthopedic issues, describe the anatomy specifically related to casting and splinting, apply a basic cast, provide patients with proper at-home care instructions, and be able to safely remove a cast.
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OTC-220 Custom Bracing
This course provides learners with the ability to properly apply a customized brace to a patient based on a specific medical diagnosis. The learner will be able to identify potential complications, and contraindications for bracing. Emphasis is placed on custom brace fitting techniques and measurements, matching the correct brace to the medical diagnosis, how to avoid brace complications, identification of contraindications, and medical coding and reimbursement related to bracing. Upon completion, students should be able to apply a customized brace to a patient based on the medical diagnosis, and instruct patient on at-home brace care.
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OTC-225 Casting and Splinting II
This course is designed to build upon basic casting techniques and knowledge; advanced casting techniques will be learned in this course. Topics include advanced casting techniques such as windowing of a cast, protecting pins and external hardware, pin care, and wound care. Upon completion, students should be able to independently window a cast, apply a cast while protecting pins and external hardware, instruct patient on proper pin care, and provide wound care to a casted area.
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OTC-250 Clinical Practice II
This course is designed to provide students with a continued, concentrated clinical experience in an orthopaedic healthcare setting where they will, under supervision, apply advanced-level orthopaedic technologist knowledge and skills on real-world patients. Emphasis is placed on transferring the skills from the classroom and laboratory settings and applying them to real orthopaedic patients while gaining autonomy in knowledge and skills and under the direct supervision of an orthopaedic clinical supervisor and orthopaedic provider. Upon completion, students should be able to perform intermediate-level orthopaedic technologist duties while under the supervision on the orthopaedic clinical supervisor.
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OTC-280 Professional Practice
This course covers practical considerations to entering the workforce as an orthopedic technologist, including job search skills, and review and preparation to sit for the national licensure exam in orthopaedic technology. Emphasis will be placed on resume building, interview skills, as well as locating suitable practice locations for a student's interests and career. Review of concepts as they relate to the licensure exam will also be a major focus of this course. Upon completion, students will be able to pass their licensure exam and obtain employment as an orthopaedic technologist.
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PAD-151 Introduction to Public Administration
This course includes an overview of the role of the public administrator in government and an examination of the development and implementation of public policy. Topics include public personnel administration and management, decision making, public affairs, ethics, organizational theories, budgetary functions within governmental agencies, and other governmental issues. Upon completion, students should be able to explain the functions of government in society and in the lives of people composing that society.
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PAD-152 Ethics in Government
This course introduces the ethical issues and problems within the public administration field. Emphasis is placed on building analytical skills, stimulating moral imagination, and recognizing the discretionary power of the administrator's role. Upon completion, students should be able to understand the moral dimensions of public administrative decision making.
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PAD-251 Public Finance & Budgeting
This course provides an overview of the public finance and budgeting processes used in the allocation of public resources to meet differing public interests. Topics include the political environment, government expenditures, revenues, taxation, budgetary process theories and techniques, and the relation of government finance to the economy. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize impacts of government revenue and expenditure policies and understand the role of budgeting in executing governmental policy.
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PAD-252 Public Policy Analysis
This course is a study of methods and techniques used to determine the effectiveness of public programs. Emphasis is placed on the concept of ecology and environmental impact, informal groups and information networks, and the relationship between public and private sectors. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze case studies with the use of political analysis techniques.
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PAD-254 Grant Writing
This course covers the basic techniques of successful grant writing. Topics include concept development, funding sources research, and writing skills relevant to the grants process. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the grants process.
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PBT-3022A Phlebotomy Experience
This course prepares students to become a phlebotomist. Students who successfully complete classroom requirements will receive (daytime only) clinical. Through coursework and clinical experiences, students learn how to collect blood and other specimens used for diagnostic testing. Emphasis is on ethics, legalities, medical terminology, safety and universal precautions, health care delivery systems, patient relations, anatomy and physiology, and specimen collection. Upon completion, students should be able to safely perform procedures necessary for venipuncture and specimen collections and are eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association certification exam for phlebotomy, at their own expense. Prerequisites: 1) High School Diploma or Equivalent, AND 2) Proof of the following immunizations are due at the time of registration: two doses or positive titer MMR, Varicella, T/dap, Hep B series, Influenza/Flu (exempt for summer only), and TB (annual TB test). Students must submit proof of prerequisites prior to registration. Please email cealliedhealth@durhamtech.edu for questions regarding the program or registration process.
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PBT-3022B Phlebotomy Tech (spanish)
This course prepares students to become a phlebotomist. It will be taught in both English and Spanish. Students who successfully complete classroom requirements will receive (daytime only) clinical. Through coursework and clinical experiences, students learn how to collect blood and other specimens used for diagnostic testing. Emphasis is on ethics, legalities, medical terminology, safety and universal precautions, health care delivery systems, patient relations, anatomy and physiology, and specimen collection. Upon completion, students should be able to safely perform procedures necessary for venipuncture and specimen collections and are eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association certification exam for phlebotomy (English only), at their own expense. Prerequisites: 1) High School Diploma or Equivalent, AND 2) Proof of the following immunizations are due at the time of registration: two doses or positive titer MMR, Varicella, T/dap, Hep B series, Influenza/Flu (exempt for summer only), and TB (annual TB test). Students must submit proof of prerequisites prior to registration. Please email cealliedhealth@durhamtech.edu for questions regarding the program or registration process.
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PED-110 Fit and Well for Life
This course is designed to investigate and apply the basic concepts and principles of lifetime physical fitness and other health-related factors. Emphasis is placed on wellness through the study of nutrition, weight control, stress management, and consumer facts on exercise and fitness. Upon completion, students should be able to plan a personal, lifelong fitness program based on individual needs, abilities, and interests.
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PHI-215 Philosophical Issues
This course introduces fundamental issues in philosophy considering the views of classical and contemporary philosophers. Emphasis is placed on knowledge and belief, appearance and reality, determinism and free will, faith and reason, and justice and inequality. Upon completion, students should be able to identify, analyze, and critically evaluate the philosophical components of an issue. Select sections of this course are approved for the Global Distinction Program (See list on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ website).
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PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
This course introduces theories about the nature and foundations of moral judgments and applications to contemporary moral issues. Emphasis is placed on moral theories such as consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply various ethical theories to moral issues such as abortion, capital punishment, poverty, war, terrorism, the treatment of animals, and issues arising from new technologies.
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PHM-110 Introduction to Pharmacy
This course introduces pharmacy practice and the technician's role in a variety of pharmacy settings. Topics include medical terminology and abbreviations, drug delivery systems, law and ethics, prescription and medication orders, and the health care system. Upon completion, students should be able to explain the role of pharmacy technicians, read and interpret drug orders, describe quality assurance, and utilize pharmacy references.
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PHM-111 Pharmacy Practice I
This course provides instruction in the technical procedures for preparing and dispensing drugs in the hospital and retail settings under supervision of a registered pharmacist. Topics include drug packaging and labeling, out-patient dispensing, hospital dispensing procedures, controlled substance procedures, inventory control, and non-sterile compounding. Upon completion, students should be able to perform basic supervised dispensing techniques in a variety of pharmacy settings.
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PHM-115 Pharmacy Calculations
This course provides an introduction to the metric, avoirdupois, and apothecary systems of measurement and the calculations used in pharmacy practice. Topics include ratio and proportion, dosage determinations, percentage preparations, reducing and enlarging formulas, dilution and concentration, aliquots, specific gravity and density, and flow rates. Upon completion, students should be able to correctly perform calculations required to properly prepare a medication order.