Course Textbook(s)
Basco, R. C., Gilmore, T. W., & Allan, D. M (2024). Essentials of medical language (2024 Release). McGraw Hill.
https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/978126042677
HCA 1301, Basic Medical
Terminology
HCA-BASIC MEDICAL TERMINLOGY CLASS
Unit II Discussion Board-200 WORDS
Discuss at least 10 strategies to learn/memorize medical terminology. Which do you believe would be the best, and why? Which do you believe would be the least successful, and why?
Unit III ASSIGNMENT
This assignment measures your mastery of ULOs 3.1 and 3.2.
Watch a medical show or documentary of your choosing that is at least 60 minutes long. Write down every medical term used in the viewing, and provide the definition. At least 75 words are required. Include an APA Style reference for the show or documentary you watch.
Resources
The following resource(s) may help you with this assignment.
- Submit Writing Center Request
Unit IV JOURNAL
This journal measures your mastery of ULOs 1.1 and 2.1.
Reflect on and discuss your current level of understanding of medical terminology at this point in your educational/professional journey. What is your plan to continue to learn advanced medical terminology after this course? What advice would you give to a high school student to begin to understand medical terminology, who is just starting their journey within the health care industry? Describe why it is important to understand medical terminology. Explain why prefixes and suffixes are critical to understanding medical terms.
Your response must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Unit V Discussion Board-200 WORDS
Explain the importance of communicating with patients in their native language and at the level of health literacy in terms of patient safety. Briefly discuss how communication styles should vary when communicating with the parents of a neonate versus a pediatric patient versus a geriatric patient. How can one assess a patient’s level of understanding to ensure the correct messages are received when communicating?
Course Textbook(s)
Chatfield, T. (2022). Critical thinking: Your essential guide (2nd. ed.). SAGE.
https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781529786927
PHI-1301 CRITICAL THINKING CLASS
UNIT III ASSIGNMENT
Assignment objective: Students will create a writing exercise involving the creation of a dialogue and an analysis of key components of arguments.
Length: Your submission should be at least two (2) pages in length, not including the title page and references (if used).
References: APA Style will not be required for this assignment, and no outside resources are required.
Details: Using the Unit III Assignment Template, write a dialogue (short conversation) between two people. Keys to address:
- Make sure that each person provides the other with an argument.
- Each argument must have a conclusion and at least two premises.
- Since it is a conversation, each person should also state some extraneous material.
- After you are done writing the dialogue, fill out each part of the dialogue elements.
Your final product will need a conclusion and at least two premises, two assumptions, and two pieces of extraneous material for each speaker.
View the Unit III Sample Assignment for an example of how your completed assignment should look. Your completed assignment should be at least two pages in length.
Unit IV JOURNAL
Inductive reasoning leads to the philosophical problem of induction, and conclusions you draw every day are inductive. Reflect on the possibility that these conclusions could turn out to be wrong (false). Explain the limitations of inductive reasoning and how you can improve your critical thinking by being mindful of the fact that most of the conclusions we draw each day are inductive rather than deductive. Explain the difference between strong and weak inductive reasoning. Give at least two examples to illustrate your reasoning.
Your journal entry must be at least 400 words in length. No references or citations are necessary but must be in APA Style formatting if used.
Unit V Discussion Board-200 WORDS
Consider the fallacies of relevance listed in Chapter 8 of our textbook. Think about a recent conversation or a recent news or magazine article you have read. Identify two fallacies of relevance you noticed in the conversation or article. You must list and discuss fallacies by name, as discussed in Chapter 8 of the textbook. Consider how you, personally, might avoid committing fallacies of relevance, and list two ways you can avoid them in the future. In your replies to students, note some polite ways to point out when someone commits a fallacy of relevance.