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Course Description
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Sports Medicine 2
Students enrolled in Sports Medicine 1-2 will concentrate on prevention and care of athletic related injuries. Students will take what they learned in Sports Medicine 1-1 and delve into a more in depth look into the body and the injuries and illnesses that occur due to athletic activity. Students will have the opportunity to intern in various sports on the NU campus in a shadowing capacity with the possibility of actual hands on experiences.
Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs):
- Conduct basic interviews to acquire new knowledge (e.g., medical and family histories).
- Collect and synthesize information or data about the patient’s symptoms and vital signs.
- Evaluate information gathered and connect patient data to appropriate system of care.
- Use medical terminology in patient care appropriate to communicate information and observations.
- Use active listening skills (e.g., reflection, restatement, and clarification) and communication techniques to gather information from the patient
- Maintain written guidelines of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in all communications.
- Demonstrate the principles of body mechanics as they apply to the positioning, transferring, and transporting of patients
- Explain the principles of body mechanics.
- Use various manual and mechanical decontamination and sterilization techniques and procedures.Apply protective practices and procedure for airborne and blood-borne pathogens for equipment and facilities and identify unsafe conditions for corrective action
- Illustrate the value of preventive and early intervention in relationship to health care practices.
- Understand the basic structure and function of the human body and relate normal function to common disorders
Course Syllabus Jamie Wise jwise@njuhsd.com 530.273.4431