Catalog - Health Science

Department Information

James A. Lamph, Department Chair
Lyle Andersen, Kelly Evans, G. Gary Griffeth, Janice J. Harrop, Roy Paynter, Fred R. Pearson, Larry Stocking, Nathan L. Yearsley
Departmental Office (208) 356-1333

During the last decade there has been a strong shift in emphasis toward well trained technical support for professionals at the Baccalaureate and Doctorate level in the Health Care Sciences. To address this need, in addition to providing undergraduate courses designed for those desiring to transfer to a four-year school, Ricks College has developed a variety of courses designed to focus on the preparation of specialists and pre-specialists in a variety of Health Care Services.

Those students interested in four year transfer programs in 1) Radiology, 2) Respiratory Therapy, 3) Occupational Health and Safety and 4) Environmental Health, contact your assigned adviser.

Associate in Arts and Sciences with a major in Health Science (071)

This program is designed for those interested in teaching Health Science or in careers in community health, health agencies and hospital and/or clinic careers, etc. Upon the completion of the degree, the student is prepared to transfer to a four year institution.

Recommended sequence of courses:

First Semester
Religion 2
General Education 3
CIS 140 Micro Appl 3
HS 100 Intro Allied 2
HS 122 Adv First Aid 3
HS 131 Per Health Wellness 2
Total Credits 15

Second Semester
Religion 2
HS 280 Med Termin 3
Chem 101 Intro Gen Chem 3
Psych 111 Gen Psychology 3
Electives 6
Total Credits 17

Third Semester
Religion 2
General Education 6
BS 264 Anat & Phys I 4
HS 260 Use/and Abuse 2
Electives 3
Total Credits 17

Fourth Semester
Religion 2
General Education 9
BS 265 Anat & Phys 4
Electives 2
Total Credits 17

General Education

Note: Several required courses also fill GE requirements (HS 131, Chem 101, Psych 111, BS 264/265). We recommend Soc 111 Intro to Soc or Soc 112 Social Problems, as the second Social Science GE course. Include BS 221 General Micro as a Natural Science group fillers.

Eng 111 Composition and one of the following: Eng 211, 215, 216, or 252. (If going to BYU, take 215, 216, or 252.)

Courses for Majors

Electives: We recommend the following courses as electives:
FN 100 Ess Hum Nutr I 3
HS 249 Intro Spts Med 3

All other electives are the students choice.

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Associate in Arts and Sciences with a major in Pre-Occupational Therapy (130)

This Major is designed for students planning to enter one of the Occupa-tional Therapy schools located in the United States. The first two years of course work may be completed at Ricks. Check with the Department Chair for information about transfer institutions and majors in related areas of Pre-Occupational Therapy.

Recommended sequence of courses:

First Semester
Religion 2
General Education 10
Psych 111 Gen Psychology 3
Elective 2
Total Credits 17

Second Semester
Religion 2
Chem 101 Intro Gen Chem 3
Chem 103 Intro Chem Lab 1
Psych 201 Dev Psychology 3
HS 280 Med Term 3
General Education 3
Total Credits 15

Third Semester
Religion 2
BS 264 Anat & Phys I 4
Math 221 Intro to Stat 3
Psy 242 Abnormal Psych 3
English 215 or 216 3
Soc 111 Intro to Soc 3
Total Credits 15

Fourth Semester
Religion 2
BS 265 Anat & Phys II 4
Ph 101 3Ph 112 1
HS 203 3
General Education 2
Total Credits 15

General Education

As required courses are completed: (Psych 111, 201, Soc 111, Chem 101/103, BS 264/265, and PH 101/112) Social Sciences and Natural Sciences requirements will be met.

Courses for Majors

Chemistry: Substitute Chem 105 and 106 General Chem for Chem 101 and 103 if desired.

Math: Math 101 Intermediate College Algebra, may be taken in place of Math 110, College Algebra, and Math 111, Trigonometry, if desired.

Physics: Ph 105 and 106 Appl Physics, may be taken in place of Ph 101, if desired.

Note: To be admitted into a professional occupational therapy program, you must have successfully completed 60+ semester hours of credit and graduated from a two-year degree program. Many of the professional schools have different prerequisites. Please consult your advisor about the requirements for your professional program.

Associate in Arts and Sciences with a major in Pre-Physical Therapy (072)

A Health Science Major with emphasis in Pre-physical Therapy is offered to students planning to enter one of the Physical Therapy schools located in the United States.

Entrance Requirements
Students interested in Pre-physical Therapy should declare General Studies advised in Pre-physical Therapy (major code 320) as their initial major . The curriculum for this major option is the same as that of a General Studies degree. Pre-physical Therapy students should follow the instructions included in the program description when selecting appropriate General Education courses. Students may officially declare a Pre-physical Therapy Major when they have: 1) completed Math 110/111 with a "B" grade or better (a "B-" will not meet the requirement); 2) achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (Minimum of 12 credits). Matriculation into the Pre-physical Therapy major may begin as early as the second semester of the Freshman year. Contact the Health Science Department to do this.

Pre-Physical Therapy Majors
Students are encouraged to keep their options open as Pre-Physical Therapy Major. The major they graduate from Ricks College with should be one they would like if they don’t get accepted to physical therapy school.

Recommended sequence of courses:

First Semester
Religion 2
General Education 3
Chem 105 & 107 Chem 4
Eng 111 College Comp 3
*Math 110 Coll Algebra 3
Total Credits 15

Second Semester
Religion 2
General Education 8
Chem 106 & 108 Chem 4
*Math 111 Trig 2
Total Credits 16

*Not needed if Calculus is already taken, can also be taken with Math 110

Third Semester
Religion 2
BS 264 Anat & Phys I 4
Math 162 Plane & Anal Geo Cal 4
PH 105/107 Int Applied Physics OR PH 201 Gen Physics 4-5
Soc 111 Sociology 3
Total Credits 17-18

Fourth Semester
Religion 2
BS 265 Anat & Phys II 4
BS 266 Gross Anat 1
Math 221 Statistics 3
PH 106/108 Int Applied Physics OR PH 202 Gen Physics 4-5
Psych 111 Gen Psych 3
Total Credits 17-18

*Math 110 & 111 may be taken together.

General Education

Courses for Majors

These courses would be an ideal schedule for most physical therapy schools. However, a student could do very well by taking less aggressive science and math courses to first get started.

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Associate in Arts and Sciences with a major in Sports Medicine (241)

Health Science Major with emphasis in Sports Medicine is offered to students planning on becoming a National Certified Athletic Trainer within the United States or Canada. It is important to check with the advisor concerning certification requirements and major universities offering Athletic Training - Sports Medicine Curriculum Programs.

Recommended sequence of courses:

First Semester
Religion 2
HS 122 Adv First Aid 3
HS 131 Pers Health & Wellness 2
HS 249 Intro Spts Med 4
HS 260 Use and Abuse 2
HS 248 Ath Train Pract 2
Total Credits 15

Second Semester
Religion 2
General Education 4
BS 264 Anat & Phys I 4
HS 280 Medic Termin 2
HS 248 Ath Train Pract 2
Math 110 Coll Algebra 3
Total Credits 17

Third Semester
Religion 2
General Education 3
BS 265 Anat & Phys II 4
Chem 105 Gen Coll Chem 4
Psych 111 Gen Psychology 3
Total Credits 16

Fourth Semester
Religion 2
General Education 6
HS 248 Ath Train Pract 2
Math 111 Trigonometry 2
Electives 4
Total Credits 16

General Education Requirements

Eng 111 Composition and one of the following: 211, 215, 216 or 252. If transferring to BYU, take 215, 216 or 252

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Specialized Associate Degree in Paramedicine (225)

ATTENTION:
PARAMEDIC APPLICANTS

Paramedic Program, Effective Fall 1998

The Paramedic Program (225) has not been discontinued. Rather, it has been modified as follows:

The Paramedic Program will be changed from a three year program to a two year program. Students desiring information concerning the new Paramedic Program should request an application packet:

Paramedic Program
Ricks College
Rexburg, ID 83460-0610
(208) 356-1385

This is a vocational program designed for entry into employment at the completion of National Certification as a Paramedic with specialization in Search & Rescue operations. This program is also excellent preparation for graduates who will continue in other Allied Health areas requiring a Bachelor of Science Degree.

Acceptance to a Paramedic Major is by application only.

Students accepted into paramedicine prior to Fall 1998 may complete the program as outlined.

Prerequisite classes and certification to be completed before entering the Paramedic Program include:
BS 264 Anat & Phys I 4
BS 265 Anat & Phys II 4
Eng 111 Composition 3

Basic EMT certification:
PARA 181 EMT - Amb 6
PARA 182 EMT - Lab 1
PARA 200 0

Recommended sequence of courses:

First Semester
Religion 2
PARA 200 0
PARA 201 SAR 3
PARA 220 Fund of Para 4
PARA 230 Trauma 4
PARA 290 Hosp Clin 1
Chem 101 3
Total Credits 17

Second Semester
Religion 2
PARA 200 0
PARA 204 HAZMAT 1
PARA 240 ALS Skills 4
PARA 241 ACLS 4
PARA 250 Amb App I 1
PARA 262 Pharmacology 3
PARA 290 Hosp Clin 1
BS 266 Gross Anatomy 1
Total Credits 17

First and Second Summer Terms OR Second and Third Summer Terms
PARA 244 Para Internship 6

Third Semester
Religion 2
PARA 200 0
PARA 250 Amb App I 1
PARA 261 ALS Lab I 2
PARA 280 Card/Resp 3
PARA 281 Endoc/Neuro 2
PARA 282 Anaph/Environ 1
PARA 286 Street Sense 2
PARA 290 Hosp Clin 1
PARA 299 Prof Sem 1
Psych 111 Gen Psych 3
Total Credits 18

Fourth Semester
Religion 2
PARA 200 0
PARA 251 Amb App II 1
PARA 270 Pediatrics 2
PARA 271 Obstetrics 1
PARA 272 Gerontology 2
PARA 283 Toxic/Drug Ab 1
PARA 286 Street Sense 1
PARA 288 ALS Lab II 2
PARA 296 Pathophysio 2
PARA 299 Prof Sem 1
Total Credits 15

First, Second & Third Summer Terms
Para 292 Para Intern II 12

Course Descriptions

HS 100 Introduction Allied Health Careers: Hospital Orientation 2
Two hours lecture per week, some lab -- T.B.A.
An introduction to several occupations in health careers including education, personal, financial requirements and career opportunities. A relationship will be established between the health careers and the world of hospital work.

HS 122 Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care 3
Three class hours per week
Qualifies student for National Safety Council certification. Covers first aid and medical emergencies.

HS 131 * Personal Health and Wellness 2
Two class hours per week This Personal Health and Wellness course is designed to provide scientific health information which promotes desirable attitudes and behavior toward health and wellness. This course includes lecture and outside of class activities. The fitness portion of this class involves strenuous activity, and it is recommended that the student have a medical exam within the past year. This class satisfies the Basic Skills requirement.

*Gives General Education in the Basic Skills Area

HS 203 Introduction to Occupational Therapy 3
Requires instructor’s signature
Two hours classroom lecture
One hour clinical lecture per week
This course explores the roles, activities, and expectations of occupational therapists.

HS 204 Introduction to Physical Therapy 3
Two hours lecture per week
One hour clinical lecture per week
This course explores the roles, activities and expectations of physical therapists.

HS 248 Athletic Training Practicum 1-3
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits
Hours per week to be arranged with instructor
Practical application of athletic training skill, and use of modalities in the training room.There is no text but need to register with Idaho Athletic Trainers Assn. as a student member.

HS 249 Introduction to Sports Medicine 4
Three class hours per week plus one hour of lab application (HS 248)
Lab Fee: $35
Designed for athletic trainers, coaches, health and physical educators, physical therapists, EMT’s and premedical students for recognition, evaluation, and care of athletic injuries. Techniques in taping, prevention, and rehabilitation of injuries will be presented.

HS 260 The Use & Abuse of Drugs 2
Two class hours per week
The nature and effects of alcohol and other drugs on human beings, considered from physiological, psychological, and sociological viewpoints as well as the educational and legal aspects.

HS 280 Medical Terminology 2
This class is an introductive course into the language of medicine. The student will learn the meaning of over 20,000 medical terms.

HS 299 Professional Experience Seminar 1-3
Prerequisite: Consent of supervising faculty members
May be repeated for credit
Hours per week to be arranged
Designed to offer credit in a specialty area where teaching, administrative or organizational experiences are providing for individual students in the area of Health Science.

HS 361* School Health for Elementary Teachers 2
Two class hours per week
This course emphasizes the role of the teacher as a health educator, and an appraiser of health problems of the elementary students. This class, in addition to PE 177, Fitness for Life, fulfills the GE requirement for Basic Skills.

*Gives General Education in the Basic Skills Area

PARA 181 Emergency Medical Technicians - Level I 6
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Concurrent enrollment in PARA 182 and PARA 200
Six class hours per week
Emergency Medical Technician training designed to qualify students to become ambulance attendants at the Basic Level upon passing the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians’ written and practical exams. Reciprocal certification available with many states upon taking their state exams.

PARA 182 Emergency Medical Technician Lab-Level I (required) 1
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PARA 181
Four class hours per week -- plus some Saturday lab’s
Successful completion of this lab along with PARA 181 will certify participants at the National Level as Emergency Medical Technicians - Ambulance.

PARA 184 EMT Review 2
Exam Fee: $50 for National Registry Written and Practical exam
National refresher and review of basic skills and didactic work. National EMT-Ambulance exams given upon completion.

PARA 200 Paramedicine Orientation 0
Fee: $275 for National Exams, disposable and special individual equipment
Required of all students every semester while enrolled in the Paramedic Program. There are also additional costs for uniforms and transportation.

PARA 201 Search and Rescue 3
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PARA 220
Permission only
Four lecture hours per week
Eight lab hours per week
Search and Rescue experience in SAR organization & management, self rescue whitewater, whitewater rescue, river searches, use of search dogs, high angle rescue, ascending & descending, raising & lowering systems, anchors, mechanical advantage, tyrolean systems, slope & scree evacuation, stokes litter rigging, vertical rescue techniques, cave rescue, orienteering, packaging & transportation of sick & injured patients.

PARA 204 Hazardous Materials, Vehicle Extrication 1
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PARA 261
Permission only
Four lecture/lab hours per week
Introduction to hazardous material response methods for team members, initial handling of hazardous material incidents by paramedics. Vehicle extrication in various scenarios.

PARA 220 Fundamentals of Paramedicine 4
Prerequisites: PARA 181, 182, BS 264, BS 265
Permission only
Six lecture hours per week
Eight lab hours per week
Introduction to Paramedic training - professionalism and ethics, emergency medical systems, medicolegal aspects, radio communications, records and run reports, stress management, medical terminology, human systems, public relations, ambulance operations, ambulance experience and maintenance, infectious disease, universal precautions, kinematics of trauma, patient assessment, fluid and IV therapy.

PARA 230 Pre-Hospital Basic Trauma Life Support 4
Prerequisite: PARA 220
Permission only
Six lecture hours per week
Eight lab hours per week
Basic trauma life support, advanced certification preparation, single patient multiple injury and multiple patient management, obstetric and pediatric trauma. BTLS certification preparation.

PARA 240 Paramedic Pre-HospitalAdvanced Life Support Skills 4
Prerequisite: PARA 230
Permission only
Six lecture hours per week
Eight lab hours per week
Asepsis procedures, IV and fluid therapy, central lines, medications, endotracheal and nasal intubation, injection techniques, cardiac monitoring, defibrillation, circothyroidotomy, chest decompression.

PARA 241 Advanced Cardiac Life Support 4
Prerequisite: PARA 220, 230, 240
Permission only
Six lecture hours per week
Eight lab hours per week
Cardiac and respiratory pathology, dysrhythmia recognition, life support and defibrillation, drug dosage and calculations. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider certification preparation.

PARA 244 Paramedic Internship 6
Prerequisite: PARA 220, 230, 240, 241, 290
Permission only
40 Ambulance hours per week
Fee: $21 liability insurance plus $275 Internship Fee
Ambulance internship at Grandy Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia or at a service accepted by the paramedic committee.

PARA 250 Urban Ambulance Application I 1
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PARA 261
Permission only
Four lab hours per weekAmbulance scenarios with trauma and medical patients. Situations move from field to ambulance to emergency department.

PARA 251 Urban Ambulance Application II 1
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PARA 270
Permission only
Four lab hours per week
Ambulance scenarios with trauma and medical patients. Situations move from field to ambulance to emergency department.

PARA 252 Advanced EMT &Paramedic Review 2
Prerequisite: Current certification as a Basic EMT and course completion for EMT-I or EMT-P
Permission only
48 hours - time arranged
Fee: $85 for National Registry Written and Practical Exam.
Refresher and preparation for National Registry Paramedic or Intermediate Exam.

PARA 261 Paramedic Advanced Life Support Lab I 2
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PARA 280
Permission only
Eight lab hours per week
Practice in megacodes, defibrillation, pre-hospital trauma, cardiac and medical emergency patient care.

PARA 262 Pharmacology, Medical Calculations and Medication Administration 3
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PARA 240, 241
Permission only
Three lecture hours per week
Administration of drugs using various techniques of administration, proper measurement, drug dosage, calculations, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, mechanisms of drug action and the clinical application of drugs. Special emphasis is placed on cardiac and emergency field drugs.

PARA 270 Pediatrics 2
Prerequisite: PARA 261
Permission only
Four lecture hours per week
Assessment and management of problems specific to the pediatric and newborn patient. Pediatric Advanced Life Support provider certification preparation.

PARA 271 Obstetrics 1
Prerequisite: PARA 261
Permission only
Four lecture hours per week
Assessment and management of the gynecologic and obstetric patient.

PARA 272 Gerontology Special Patients & Critical Care 2
Prerequisite: PARA 261
Permission only
Two lecture and two lab hours per week
Assessment and management of geriatric & special patients, critical care & acute interventions in the Home Care Patient to include

PARA 280 Cardiovascular/ Respiratory 3
Prerequisite: PARA 241
Permission only
Six lecture hours per week
Pathophysiology, assessment and management of cardiac and respiratory related problems. Introduction to 12-lead ECG evaluation.

PARA 281 Endocrine/Neurological Gastrointestinal/Urinary 2
Prerequisite: PARA 241
Permission only
Six lecture hours per week
Assessment and management of nervous system and endocrine emergencies, acute abdomen, urinary, and reproductive system disorders.

PARA 282 Anaphylaxis, Environmental 1
Prerequisite: PARA 241
Permission only
Six lecture hours per week
Assessment and management of allergic, anaphylactic and environmental emergencies.

PARA 283 Toxicology/Drug Abuse 1
Prerequisite: PARA 241
Permission only
Six lecture hours per week
Techniques of assessing and managing poisoning, overdose, drug abuse, alcoholism and communicable disease patients.

PARA 286 Behavioral/Psychiatric Emergencies and Street Sense 2
Prerequisites: PARA 261
Permission only
Two lecture hours per week
Four lab hours per week
Techniques of patient management, common sense practices, street sense and self defense techniques used in managing patients who are violent, psychotic, mentally ill, involved in domestic quarrels or other areas of potentially escalating situations. Includes practical scenario street experiences.

PARA 286L Behavioral/Psychiatric Emergencies and Street Sense Lab 1

PARA 288 Paramedic Advanced Life Support Lab II 2
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PARA 270 & 286
Permission only
Eight lab hours per week
Practice in megacodes, trauma, cardiac patient care, medical emergency patient care and street sense.

PARA 290 Paramedic Hospital Clinical 1-3
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in either PARA 220, 240, 261 or 288
Permission only
Eight clinical hours per week
Hospital experience: Emergency Department operating room intubations, IV therapy, obstetrics, labor and delivery, pediatrics, ICU/CCU, cardiac catheterization lab, ECG, post anesthesia recovery, respiratory therapy, medical floor, geriatrics, central supply/pharmacy, rehabilitation and behavioral health.

Must be taken for a minimum of 420 hospital hours (one credit hour per semester, minimum of three supervised semesters).

PARA 292 Paramedic Ambulance Practicum 1-12
Prerequisites: PARA 244, 250, 251, 261, 262, 270, 271, 272, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286, 290, 296
Permission only
40 ambulance hours per week
Fee: $21 liability insurance and fees as charged by ambulance services
Preceptor internship with 911 ambulance services. Must be approved by the Paramedic Program Committee (480 hrs).

PARA 296 Medical Pathophysiology & Critical Evaluation 1
Prerequisites: Consent of supervising faculty members
Medical Pathophysiology, Critical Thinking and Diagnosis.

PARA 299 Professional ExperienceSeminar 1-3
Prerequisite: Consent of supervising faculty members
May be repeated for credit
Hours per week to be arranged
Designed to offer credit in a specialty area where teaching, administrative or organizational experiences are provided for individual students in the area of Paramedicine. Includes local ambulance experience scheduling and doctors’ seminars.

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