Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
Course Descriptions COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS (F = Classes offered in the Fall, S = Classes offered in the Spring, SU = Classes offered in the Summer, D = Classes offered upon Demand, O = Odd years, E = Even years)
ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES The Allied Health curricula are structured to provide competence in certain allied health sciences with majors in Health Information Management, Health Care Administration, and Health Science. Bachelor of Science degrees may be obtained in each of the majors listed above. Allied Health ALHLT 1021 RADIATION SAFETY AND PROTECTION A comprehensive course designed to provide the student with principles of radiation protection. Radiation-protection responsibility by the radiographer to patients, personnel, and the public is presented, as well as self-protection methods for personnel working around ionizing radiation. Dose limit and regulatory involvement are discussed, as well as radiation monitoring and measurement. F ALHLT 1034 HEMATOLOGY/HEMOSTASIS The study of blood cells, disease, theory of coagulation, and diagnostic procedures relating to whole blood are considered. Instruction in blood collecting techniques, handling of clinical specimens, and basic patient care will be included. Corequisite: ALHLT-1034L. ALHLT 1053 RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING I A comprehensive course which provides the student with the knowledge to perform radiographic procedures of a routine nature. Provides a correlated introduction to skeletal anatomy as well as the digestive and urinary systems. Considerations related to the production of quality radiographics will be incorporated. F ALHLT 1062 INTRODUCTION TO RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY An introductory course designed to acquaint the student with the field of medical radiography and its associated modalities. Student responsibilities will be outlined. Students will be oriented to academic and administrative structure, key departments and personnel, and to the profession as a whole. Medical application of ethics and confidentiality are examined. F ALHLT 1071 PATIENT CARE A study of the physical and psychological aspects of dealing with sick and/or dying patients, family, physicians, and other health-care professionals. This includes proper body mechanics, transport/transfer techniques, asepsis and infection control, precautions, proper communication skills, basic terminology, and application of all the aforementioned. F ALHLT 1082 RADIOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE I An introductory course designed to provide the student with the knowledge of factors that govern and influence the production of the radiographic image on radiographic film. F ALHLT 1103 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LABORATORY Orientation to the duties of the Medical Laboratory Technician; medical terminology; ethics; use of the microscope; laboratory safety and universal precautions; laboratory glassware; quality control; basic laboratory math; preparation of chemical solutions; specimen collection by phlebotomy and capillary puncture. ALHLT 1116 CLINICAL PRACTICE I A clinical education sequence which provides the student with practical application of previously mastered theory within a radiology department and the hospital environment. The student will actively perform specific radiographic studies under the supervision of a registered technologist. Clinical Practice I and II are performed successively in the spring semester,
first year. In addition, students are responsible for attaining certification in C.P.R. before enrolling in Clinical Practice I. S ALHLT 1126 CLINICAL PRACTICE II A clinical education sequence which provides the student with practical application of previously mastered theory within a radiology department and the hospital environment. The student will actively perform specific radiographic studies under the supervision of a registered technologist. Clinical Practice I and II are performed successively in the spring semester, first year. S ALHLT 1142 IMAGING AND PROCESSING An investigative study into the aspects of radiographic image formation, including film type and construction, screen type and construction, processing procedures and chemicals and their effects, and imaging equipment. Also examined are some various imaging modalities. SU ALHLT 1163 RADIOLOGIC PATHOLOGY An introduction to the concepts of disease and their resulting effects on human physiology, with specific emphasis on pathology and disease as it relates to various radiographic procedures. ALHLT 1172 RADIOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE II A continued development of the study of the formation of exposure techniques and their resulting effects. Includes application of exposure variables utilized in examinations not considered routine and the control of variable radiation types caused by the interaction of radiation with matter. Prerequisite: ALHLT 1082 Radiographic Exposure I. SU ALHLT 1183 RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING II A comprehensive study which provides the student with the knowledge and experience to perform radiographic procedures not previously addressed, to include skull radiography and examinations not considered routine. Prerequisite: ALHLT 1053 Radiographic Positioning I. SU ALHLT 1202 URINALYSIS AND BODY FLUIDS This course is designed for the study of body fluids other than blood. Studies will focus on the analysis of cerebrospinal fluid; seminal fluid; amniotic, synovial, serous fluid, and urine. ALHLT 1323 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH This course provides an overview of the history and philosophy of public health. Students will be introduced to concepts of population health as well as an overview of methods and tools of data collection, use, and analysis. The overview will include factors that impact health outcomes as well as the processes, approaches and interventions that address them. F, S, SU ALHLT 1401 ALLIED HEALTH CAREERS An investigative review of career opportunities in the allied health sciences. The role of allied health professionals with present and projected needs is discussed and evaluated. Includes two hours of lecture per week for the first eight weeks. F, S ALHLT 1424 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL CHEMISTRY This course offers an introduction to the study of clinical chemistry, emphasizing the basic procedures performed in most clinical laboratories and the use of these procedures in the diagnosis and follow-up of chemical disorders. This course is specifically designed for Medical Laboratory students, Allied Health Sciences students, and other clinical majors. This course includes normal physiology, laboratory principles, analysis techniques, quality control, quality assurance, and interpretation of test results. Topics include inorganic, organic, and biochemistry with an emphasis on health sciences. Corequisite: ALHLT-1424L.
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