WECM Appendix

 

CIP

Rubric

Number

Course Name

Semester
Credit Hrs

Min
Cont Hrs

Max
Cont Hrs

51.1613

VNSG

1405

Health Science

4

64

96

51.1613

VNSG

1505

Health Science

5

80

96

 

CIP Code:

51.1613  (Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)

Course Title:

Health Science

Course Level:

Introductory

 

Course Description: An introduction to the general principles of anatomy and physiology, nutrition, and microbiology necessary for understanding body processes and basic principles underlying health promotion and therapeutic interventions.

 

Learning Outcomes: Identify and describe major body structures and functions which comprise the major body systems; recognize and describe the relationship of nutrition to health and illness across the life span; identify microorganisms as causative agents in disease; and identify common causes for disease, modes of transmission, and methods of prevention and control.

 

Licensure/Certification Agency: Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (BNE)

 

Lab Recommended