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 Department:    APPRC

 Course #:    23

 Credits:    1

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    1

 CIP:    460201

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2019

 Course Description  

Construction Trades Best Practices Awareness stresses the importance of communication, awareness and protocols for working in the environment of the health-care facility with patient safety as the primary goal. Awareness in the course title describes the most important concept that will be addressed in the workshop.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 11

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Supplementary Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe in what ways health-care facilities are unique work environments and why extra precautions must be taken while working in them.
2. List the agencies and organizations that oversee health-care facilities.
3. Identify the hazards that may be present when working in a health-care facility.
4. Describe the importance of good communication between all personnel involved in the health-care facility construction project.
5. Describe the chain of infection.
6. Explain the functions and responsibility of the ICRA team and how the ICRA form is used to determine a work area classification.
7. Describe the work practice procedure used in a health-care facility.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Unique work environments and why extra precautions must be taken while working in them.
2. Agencies and organizations that oversee health-care facilities.
3. Hazards that may be present when working in a health-care facility.
4. Communication between all personnel involved in the health-care facility construction project.
5. Chain of infection.
6. ICRA team and how the ICRA form is used to determine a work area classification.
7. Work practice procedure used in a health-care facility.