Course Outline of Record

Item	Value
Curriculum Committee Approval Date	04/16/2024
Top Code	123000 - Nursing
Units	3 Total Units
Hours	54 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 54)
Total Outside of Class Hours	0
Course Credit Status	Credit: Degree Applicable (D)
Material Fee	No
Basic Skills	Not Basic Skills (N)
Repeatable	No
Open Entry/Open Exit	No
Grading Policy	Standard Letter (S),  Pass/No Pass (B)

Course Description

Formerly: HIT G103. This course teaches principles of word building to develop the extensive medical vocabulary used in the healthcare environment. It includes the origin, root forms, suffixes, prefixes of medical terms, and an example of non-medical/layperson's usage for each term. It provides instruction in basic medical terminology from an anatomical approach and by each body system. Transfer Credit: CSU. C-ID: HIT 103X.C-ID: HIT 103X.

Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)

1. Course Outcomes
2. Identify medical terms while combining roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
3. Use common acronyms and abbreviations in documenting medical records related to the major systems of the body.
4. Apply guidelines when analyzing and building medical diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical terms using word components, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.

Course Objectives

• 1. Use word components to enunciate, spell, define, and utilize medical terms used for symptoms, therapeutic, operative, and diagnostic testing in the medical field.
• 2. State the etymology of medical terms.
• 3. Recall introductory word banks of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and their respective meanings.

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Lecture Content

Basic Word Structure Basic word Origin of word component parts (Greek, Latin) Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole Structural organization of the body Building blocks of the body: cells, tissue, organs, systems Direction, planes, and cavities of the body Suffixes and Prefixes Common suffixes Singular and plural Use of a combining form and word root when linking to a prefix or suffix Digestive System and Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology Terms related to function and organs of digestive system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the digestive system Common abbreviations related to the digestive system Urinary System Terms related to function and organs of urinary system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the urinary system Common abbreviations related to the urinary system Female and Male Reproductive System Terms related to function and organs of reproductive systems Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the reproductive systems Common abbreviations related to the reproductive systems Nervous System Terms related to function and organs of nervous system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the nervous system Common abbreviations related to the nervous system Cardiovascular System Terms related to function and organs of cardiovascular system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the cardiovascular system Common abbreviations related to the cardiovascular system Respiratory System Terms related to function and organs of respiratory system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the respiratory system Common abbreviations related to the respiratory system Blood System and Lymphatic and Immune Systems Terms related to function and organs of lymphatic and immune system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the lymphatic and immune system Common abbreviations related to the lymphatic and immune system Musculoskeletal System Terms related to function and organs of musculoskeletal system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the musculoskeletal system Common abbreviations related to the musculoskeletal system Integumentary (Skin) Terms related to function and organs of integumentary system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the integumentary system Common abbreviations related to the integumentary system Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear Terms related to function and organs of sensory system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the sensory system Common abbreviations related to the sensory system Endocrine System Terms related to function and organs of endocrine system Medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices for the endocrine system Common abbreviations related to the endocrine system Cancer Medicine (Oncology) Classifications of tumors; staging and grading Causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer Treatment modalities for cancer: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and biological therapy Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Medical terms for common tests used in radiology and nuclear medicine Medical abbreviations used for radiological and nuclear tests Pharmacology Drugs have various names (chemical, generic, and brands) Routes for the administration and major classification of drugs Psychiatry Common terms and abbreviations used in psychiatric diseases and disorders Description of medical personnel in mental health such as psychiatrist, psychologist, and other mental health specialists.

Method(s) of Instruction

• Lecture (02)
• DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
• DE Online Lecture (02X)

Reading Assignments

Instructor created handouts and medical case studies.

Writing Assignments

Written analysis of case studies.

Out-of-class Assignments

1. Written assignments to analyze medical terms. 2. Construct medical terms by assembling word parts. 3. Define medical terms by breaking them down into word parts.

Demonstration of Critical Thinking

Critical thinking will be accomplished using interactive practice assignments of anatomical visuals, body system list, and case scenarios with laymen terms that will be replaced by medical terms.

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration

Skills demonstration is supported by online learning resources such as body spectrum electronic anatomy, medical animation labeling, terminology triage game, word search term building, and Hear-it/Say-it/Spell it exercises.

Eligible Disciplines

Nursing science/clinical practice: Any bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience.

Textbooks Resources

1. Required Jones, S.L. & Cavanagh, A. Acquiring Medical Language, 3 ed. New York City: McGraw-Hill, 2022