Multi-Competency Health (MULT)

MULT 101 Medical Terminology (A, W, SP, SU,-DL)

2 credits
This introductory online course provides an overview of medical language. Emphasis will be placed on terms that are practical and commonly found in the day-to-day work of all allied health professions. This concise course gives basic principles for understanding the language with an overview of terms from many areas of medicine.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL 101
Lab fee: $5.00

MULT 102 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)(A, W, SP, SU)

0.5 credit
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults, children and infants including early warning signs of heart attacks, airway blockage, and stroke are taught. Students completing the course will be eligible for American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification. MULT 102 is offered as a flexibly scheduled course in one weekend. This course is available on the Main, Dublin and Westerville campuses. This course meets the required CPR Certification for health care providers and includes the new 2005 guidelines from the American Heart Association. This course is professional level CPR; only students in a prehealth or health program may take the course. Certification is good for 2 years. This may only be repeated with an instructor/coordinator signature.
Lecture: 1 hour – Lab: 0 hours
Lab fee: $5.00

MULT 103 Responding to Emergencies (A, W, SP, SU)

2 credits
Requirements for Red Cross Certification including artificial respiration, bleeding control, treatment of shock, and care of fractures are presented This course includes MULT 102, American Heart Association CPR-Basic Life Support.
Lecture: 1 hour – Lab: 2 hours
Lab fee: $23.00

MULT 104 Adult and Pediatric CPR (for Non-Health Care Providers) (A, W, SP, SU)

0.5 credit
This course is based on the combined guidelines and standards set forth by the American Heart Association (AHA) in Basic Life Support--Heartsaver and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid for Choking. 2005 Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care are presented and practiced by the student who is not a health care provider. This course does not fulfill the required CPR certification for health care providers. This is a flexibly scheduled course offered in one weekend. It is available on the Main, Dublin, and Westerville campuses. Not open to students with credit for MULT 102. This may only be repeated with an instructor/coordinator signature.
Lecture: 1 hour – Lab: 0 hours
Lab fee: $5.00

MULT 110 Basic Electrocardiography (EKG) (A, SP)

6 credits
This course is designed to provide basic entry-level skills in cardiovascular technology. The course covers an introduction to health care, anatomy and physiology of the heart, operation of the electrocardiograph and recording of EKG’s, cardiac pathology and basic cardiac rhythm recognition skills. Completion of the course qualifies the student to function as an EKG technician, a skill ordinarily utilized in an acute health care setting or physician’s office. This course includes 24 hours of clinical experience.
Lecture: 5 hours – Lab: 2 hours
Lab fee: $38.00
Prerequisites: Placement into ENGL 101 and completion of a health record.

MULT 114 Phlebotomy Practicum II (A, SP)

1.5 credits
This course is designed to be a continuation of MULT 115 by providing an additional 60 hours clinical phlebotomy experience and requiring an additional 60 successful blood collections. Phlebotomy Practicum II is designed for students who intend to be a professional phlebotomist and will be arranged individually. MULT 114 and MULT 115 completes the NAACLS approved program.
Lecture: 0 hours – Clinical: 60 hours total
Prerequisites: Completed health record and completion of MULT 115 with a “C” or better
Lab fee: $10.00

MULT 115 Phlebotomy (W, SU)

4.75 credits
In both the classroom and hospital setting, students will perform blood collection using various equipment and employing venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques. Professional ethics and liability, composition and appearance of blood, safety, anticoagulants and clinical relevance of laboratory tests are studied. Problems encountered in phlebotomy, in addition to special specimen collection for transfusion services, blood cultures, coagulation tests, timed tests and the nursery also are reviewed. This course includes a 40-hour clinical experience and at least 40 successful blood collections in a Central Ohio health care facility. Student must be available for an 8-hour daytime shift, one time per week during the last half of the quarter for the clinical experience. Fingerprinting for a background check and drug screen are requirements for the clinical experience.
Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 3 hours – Clinical: 40 hours total
Prerequisites: Completed health record, MULT 101, and placement above or credit for ENGL 100
Lab fee: $55.00

MULT 116 Venipuncture for Health Care Providers

2 credits
Basic blood collection techniques using vacuum tubes and syringes will be covered and practiced in a laboratory and clinical setting. Emphasis is on basic skills, safety and infection control. Not open to students who have credit for MULT 114 and MULT 115 This course includes a 30-hour clinical experience and at least 50 successful blood collections in a central Ohio health care facility.
Lecture: 1 hour – Lab: 4 hours
Prerequisite: Completed health record and be enrolled in Medical Laboratory Technology Program
Lab fee: $28.00

MULT 127 Patient Care Assistant for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

5 credits
This is a workforce training course for employees of health care systems which have a partnership with CSCC. Students gain knowledge and skills to function as patient care assistants.
Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 4 hours
Prerequisite: Employee of health care system having a partnership with CSCC
Lab fee: $30.00

MULT 128 Introduction to Patient Care Assistant for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

5 credits
This is a workforce training course for employees of health care systems which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. The student learns nurse aide training skills (basic patient care skills such as bathing, feeding, etc.) in order to work with patients prior to taking the Basic PCA/MSP training.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 6 hours
Prerequisite: Employee of health care system having a partnership with CSCC

MULT 135 Basic PCA/MSP Training for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

4 credits
This is a workforce training course for employees of health care facilities which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. In classroom, laboratory and clinical settings, students learn sterile techniques and patient care skills.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 4 hours
Prerequisite: NATP or MULT 128 and current employee of health care facility having a partnership with CSCC

MULT 136 Advanced Patient Care Assistant for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

2 credits
This is a workforce training program for employees of health care facilities which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. In classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings, students learn advanced patient care skills such as tracheostomy care.
Lecture: 1 hour – Lab: 2 hour
Prerequisite: MULT 135 and employee of health care facility having a partnership with CSCC

MULT 137 Phlebotomy Training for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

4 credits
This is a workforce training program for employees of health care facilities which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. In classroom, laboratory and clinical settings, students learn the skills of drawing blood.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 4 hours
Prerequisite: MULT 135 or permission of instructor and employee of health care facility having a partnership with CSCC

MULT 138 EKG Training for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

2 credits
This is a workforce training program for employees of health care facilities which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. In classroom, laboratory and clinical settings, students learn the skill of performing electrocardiograms.
Lecture: 1 hour – Lab: 2 hours
Prerequisite: MULT 135 or permission of instructor and employee of facility having a partnership with CSCC

MULT 139 Basic PCA Training for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

4 credits
This is a workforce training program for employees of health care facilities which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. In classroom and laboratory settings, students learn basic patient care skills.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 4 hours
Prerequisite: Employee of facility having a partnership with CSCC

MULT 140 Patient Care Technician Training for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

3 credits
This is a workforce training program for employees of health care facilities which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. In classroom and laboratory settings, students learn sterile technique and advanced patient care skills.
Lecture: 2 hour – Lab: 2 hours
Prerequisite: MULT 139 or permission of instructor and employee of health care facility having a partnership with CSCC

MULT 149: Tissue Identification Clinical (A)

1 credit
In this course, the student will apply the concepts of tissue identification in an authentic clinical setting, working with tissue specimens.
Practicum: 5 hours
Prerequisites: MATH 102, MULT 101, BIO 261, CHEM 113, placement into ENGL 101, and acceptance into the Histology Program.
Corequisite: MULT 150, 151, 152

MULT 150: Histologic Techniques (A)

3 credits
This course provides an examination of all of the procedures that take place at the beginning of preparing a tissue sample for examination by the pathologist. These procedures include embedding techniques, tissue fixation, principles of microtomy and tissue processing.
Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MATH 102, MULT 101, BIO 261, CHEM 113, placement into ENGL 101, and acceptance into the Histology Progam
Corequisite: MULT 149, 151, 152

MULT 151: Histologic Techniques Clinical (A)

2 credits
In this course, the student will apply the theory of the basic histologic techniques examined in MULT 150 in an authentic clinical setting.
Practicum: 15 hours
Prerequisites: MATH 102, MULT 101, BIO 261, CHEM 113, placement into ENGL 101, and acceptance into the Histology Progam
Corequisite: MULT 149, 150, 152

MULT 152 Tissue Identification (A)

2 credits
The structure and identification of tissue systems is emphasized at a cellular level. The student will develop skills that will assist them in identification of different tissue sources. Subsequently, the tissue source will be correlated with tissue function.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MATH 102, MULT 101, BIO 261, CHEM 113 and acceptance into the Histology Progam.
Corequisite: MULT 149, 150, 151

MULT 154 Chemistry of Stains I (W)

3 credits
This course addresses the fundamentals and clinical significance of routine and special histological staining.
Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MULT 149, MULT 150, MULT 151, MULT 152
Corequisite: MULT 155

MULT 155 Chemistry of Stains I Clinical (W)

2 credits
In this course, students will apply the concepts from MULT 154 in an authentic clinical setting.
Practicum: 15 hours
Prerequisites: MULT 149, MULT 150, MULT 151, MULT 152
Corequisite: MULT 154

MULT 156 Chemistry of Stains II (SP)

2 credits
This course is a continuation of MULT 154 and will include special histology staining procedures including immunohistochemistry, and basic and advanced troubleshooting techniques.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MULT 154, MULT 155
Corequisite: MULT 157

MULT 157 Chemistry of Stains II Clinical (SP)

2 credits
In this course, students will apply the concepts from MULT 156 in an authentic clinical setting.
Practicum: 15 hours
Prerequisites: MULT 154, MULT 155
Corequisite: MULT 156

MULT 171 Current Issues: HIV Infection (A, W, SP, SU,–DL)

1 credit
MULT 171 is an introductory course covering the psychological, social, legal, and epidemiologic issues surrounding HIV infection. MULT 171 is offered as a term course.
Lecture: 1 hour – Lab: 0 hours
Lab fee: $9.00

MULT 270 Human Resource Management for Health Services (W, SU,–DL)

4 credits
The focus of this course is the application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of human resource management principles and practices for health care managers. Practical application to past and current life/work experience is provided and emphasized. Case studies are used as simulations to provide future application in the real work setting.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
Lab fee: $5.00

MULT 272 Health Care Resource Management (W, S,–DL)

4 credits
This course is designed to provide management approaches to health care resources (budget, equipment, supplies, etc.). It is intended for health care managers with limited financial skills.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
Lab fee: $5.00

MULT 274 TQM/UM/Accreditation (A, SP,–DL)

4 credits
This course prepares health care professionals to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate principles and practices of Total Quality Management (TQM), Utilization Management (UM), and Accreditation. TQM focuses on methods and systems to identify and resolve problems that interfere with optimal care and explore continuous quality improvement processes. UM enlightens the health care manager to their essential involvement in the review process and examines the meaning of utilization review to institutional performance. Accreditation process is presented in a practical manner to approach a very complex concern of health care managers. Health care managers will be more knowledgeable of and compliant with external accreditation processes.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
Lab fee: $5.00

MULT 276 Legal Aspects and Risk Management (A, SP) (online)

3 credits
This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the legal aspects and risk management of the health care system. It is intended for health care practitioners preparing to enter supervisory positions.
Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
Lab fee: $5.00

MULT 290 Special Topics in Health Care (A, W, SP, SU)

1-5 credits
This is a workforce training course for employees of health care facilities which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. Various current and timely topics will be offered to give students an opportunity to expand their knowledge and/or skill level in a special area of interest.
Lecture: 1-5 hours (maximum of 10) – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and employee of facility having a partnership with CSCC

MULT 291 Special Topics in Health Care for the Workforce (A, W, SP, SU)

1-5 credits
This is a workforce training program for employees of health care facilities which have entered into a partnership with CSCC. Students will discuss various current and timely topics related to patient care.
Lecture: 1-5 hours (maximum of 10) – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and employee of facility having a partnership with CSCC