Introduction to Health Care

Written to accompany a variety of college-level health care courses, this text introduces students to basic information covering a range of issues. Topics covered include ethics and legal responsibilities; medical terminology and mathematics; the organization, structure, and growth of the human body; professional behaviors; communications in the health care setting; business considerations; and employment strategies.

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Joyce Mitchell, RN, MSN, MBA has a Master of Science Degree in Nursing,MSN, from the University of California, San Francisco and a Master in Business Administration Degree, MBA, from the University of Santa Clara. The combination of the two degrees provides a framework for understanding and functioning within the rapidly evolving world of health care today.
Joyce has 29 years of experience in health care, including education, management, and curriculum consultation. Besides many years in classroom and clinical teaching, she has developed and implemented unique and innovative health care programs at both the vocational and associate degree levels. Joyce has written and/or served as content expert on numerous health care instructional projects for Delmar Learning.

Lee Haroun, MA Education, MBA, Ed.D has over 35 years experience in education as a teacher, administrator, and writer. She has worked with hundreds of health care students and has a special interest in helping them succeed and become successful professionals. Her work has included coordinating the development of curriculum for a variety of programs, including occupational therapy assistant, patient care technician, health information technician, and insurance coder. Another professional interest is helping instructors succeed and her doctoral dissertation explored the transition of health care professionals from the field to the classroom.
Lee is the author of Career Development for Health Professionals (Elsevier Science); co-author of Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Survival Guide with Bonnie Napier-Tibere (F.A. Davis); co-author of Teaching Ideas and Classroom Activities for Health Care with Susan Royce (Delmar Learning); and technical writer for Essentials of Health & Wellness by James Robinson and Deborah McCormick (Delmar Learning). She also developed video content and scripts for Delmar's Career Success for Health Care Professionals DVD Series, content for health care career exploration software published by Delmar Learning, and numerous instructional materials for a variety of publishers.