HLTH 1010

HLTH 1010 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY AND CHARTING - 3 cr

DESCRIPTION:

This course will instruct the learner in commonly used word roots, prefixes, and suffixes relevant to health-care professions, as well as

commonly used abbreviations and acronyms. The learner will build a substantial working vocabulary of medical terms in the areas of

prenatal, labor and birth, postpartum, and newborn care. The learner will understand theory of legal standards of charting, and apply

these principles when charting in medical documents.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Common health-related word roots, prefixes and suffixes

2. Rules for Medical terminology combining word segments (parts to whole) and decoding complete terms (whole to parts)

according to modern conventions

3. Specific medical terminology relevant to midwifery care

4. Common abbreviations and acronyms used in medical records, charts, and other related documents associated with

reproductive and general health care

5. Guidelines for medical documentation/charting

6. Legal standards of medical charting

7. Obtaining/documenting medical history, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn care

ASSIGNMENTS:

Slideshow:

• Midwifery Charting Reference Guide

Definitions:

• Word Bank