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  • PHB 101: Clinical Phlebotomy

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course introduces the students to a variety of blood collections methods, proper techniques, and standard precautions. Infection prevention, patient identification, labeling of specimens, quality assurance and proper specimen handling are stressed. Professionalism, ethics, confidentiality, protected health information, and safety are stress. Course is scheduled during first 8-week of semester. Corequisite:    ALH 122, PHB 105 (if applicable)
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  • PHB 105: Specimen Processing

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course covers the principles of specimen handling and processing. National standards in clinical laboratory science are presented including quality control, laboratory math, safety, basic laboratory equipment operations, accreditation/certification requirements, professionalism and ethics. Students perform such tasks as data entry and specimen accessioning. Students centrifuge and aliquot samples as well as learn different methods of sample collections. Course is scheduled during the first 8-weeks of the semester. Corequisite:    ALH 122, PHB 101 (if applicable)
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  • PHB 110: Specimen Processing Practicum

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This practicum requires 224 hours of close and directed supervision for the phlebotomist and specimen processor to apply skills. Practicum is divided into phlebotomy and specimen processing hours. Duties include collection of blood specimens using standard precautions, receiving specimens, distributing samples to appropriate lab areas, data entry, and lab instrument operations along with other assigned duties. Infection prevention, patient identification, labeling of specimens, quality assurance, confidentiality and proper specimen handling are stressed. Practicum is scheduled during second 8-weeks of semester. Schedules are arranged by clinical site availability, usually four 8-hours days per week. Prerequisite:    PHB 101 and PHB 105 (During First Eight Weeks of Semester)
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  • PHB 111: Phlebotomy Practicum

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This practicum requires 224 hours of close and directed supervision for the phlebotomist to apply skills Duties include collection of blood specimens using standard precautions along with other assigned duties. Infection prevention, patient identification, labeling of specimens, quality assurance, confidentiality and proper specimen handling are stressed. Practicum is schedule during second 8-weeks of semester. Schedules are arranged by clinical site availability, usually four 8-hour days per week. Prerequisite:    PHB 101 (During First Eight Weeks of Semester)
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  • PHL 155: Introduction To Logic

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Principles of correct thinking, deductive and inductive inference; use and misuse of language in reasoning. It is recommended that students complete ENG 161 before enrolling in the course.
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  • PHL 160: Introduction To Philosophy

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Introduction to Philosophy examines the major philosophical problems of philosophy as discussed by ancient, medieval, and modern philosophers.
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  • PHL 161: Introduction To Ethics

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course provides an overview of the main questions in Ethics what is the good life? Does morality depend upon religion? What makes an action right or wrong? Are morals relative or absolute? Students will examine these and other questions using a variety of ethical theories. These theories will also be applied to concrete issues like animal rights and euthanasia. Satisfies the Humanities area of the general education requirement.
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  • PHY 107: Applied Physics

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    An introduction to physics emphasizing application and problem solving. Topics include data analysis, mechanics, thermodynamics, properties of matter, electricity and optics. Laboratory exercises provide reinforcement of concepts as well as experience in experimental techniques. Prerequisite:    MTH 108, MTH 100, or MTH 100A
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  • PHY 110: Fundamentals Of Physics

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course is designed to prepare students with no physics background for College Physics, Physics for Radiography or Physics for Sonography. Topics covered include concepts in algebra and trigonometry essential for physics, principles and units of measurement, graphing, and an overview of the physical quantities and concepts studied in introductory physics. Prerequisite:    MTH 052, MTH 052A, or Placement Test
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  • PHY 125: Physics For Radiology

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    A study of the fundamental physical laws of nature as they pertain to the production and diagnostic uses of X-Rays. Topics covered include energy, atomic structure, electricity and magnetism, electric generators and motors, X-Rays and radiography. Prerequisite:    PHY 107 or PHY 110 or High School Physics Corequisite:    RAD 131, RAD 141, RAD 146
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