NWCCD Catalog 2025-2026 
  
    Jun 12, 2025  
NWCCD Catalog 2025-2026
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HLTK 1560 - Intro to Health Professions


This course introduces health profession fundamentals. United States health care systems and health profession career pathways are explored. Competencies and standards for providing client/patient-centered care include leadership, professional characteristics, roles, responsibilities and wellness; ethical and legal issues; effective communication and inter-professional collaboration; medical terminology and math; safety and quality improvement measures; health informatics, the scientific process and evidence-based practice. A health profession portfolio is developed.
Minimum Credits: 2
Grading: Letter



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