Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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NURS 2003 - Medical Terminology
This course is one of a series of elective short courses for nursing students and pre-nursing students. RNs and allied health professionals may enroll. Covers medical terminology for health majors or anyone interested in learning medical terminology. Learn word roots, combining forms used to describe organs and structures, and suffixes and prefixes in medical words. Also learn to analyze medical words in the context of medical reports and apply what is learned.
Credit Hours: 2
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze medical words by identifying the elements present.
- Examine the four elements used to form a medical word.
- Identify and apply medical terminology according to the proper body system.
- Pronounce medical terms properly and explain their meaning.
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