Recent SemestersFall 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2024Class Size25–550 studentsCredits2.5PrerequisiteALH A010 or A012 ; ALH A111 or concurrent enrollment. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course must be taken within six months prior to first clinical entry. Content orients students to the fundamentals of patient care and presents foundational elements essential to healthcare professionals practicing in a clinical setting including communication, assessment of vital signs, medical asepsis, body mechanics for lifting and moving patients, legal & ethical issues, finance, review of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, presentation of common medical emergencies and basic interventions, introduction to oxygen cylinders and devices, airway suctioning, aspects of death and dying, and the future of healthcare. Mandatory pre-clinical HIPAA, blood-borne pathogen, and hazardous materials training and documentation completed.Usually HeldMon Wed 11:10am–12:40pm, Mon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Tue Thu 9:30am–11:00am, Wed 9:00am–12:10pm 