Healthcare (HC)

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IO = Infrequently Offered Course

 

HC      1365

Basic Nutrition

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

Principles of normal nutrition.  Food values and adequate nutrient allowances for growth and maintenance will be discussed.

 

HC     1366

Paid Nutrition Assistant

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

8th grade level reading test according to Standford  or

 Basic Reading I

State approved course which prepares the student to assist residents with eating in an adult care home. The student must successfully pass the state competency test in order to pass the course. A certificate of completion of training will be awarded to the successful student.

 

HC      1853

Home Health Aide

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Must be Certified Nurses Aide (CNA)

Prepares student to take the state examination for Home Health Aide.  Familiarizes the student with the functions and purposes of home health agencies and prepares the student to work as a home health aide.  Task performed by the home health aide may include but are not limited to: assisting the client to bathe, dress and groom; safely assisting clients in ambulation; maintaining a record of services provided as well as observations of the apparent status of client’s condition; preparing and serving foods following specialized diets; cleaning the client’s environment including changing of bed linens and laundry tasks; and performing a variety of miscellaneous duties as prescribed in a written plan of care.

 

HC      2278

Activity Director Certification

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

Concurrent enrollment in HC  5197 Policy and Performance Skills and HC  5198  Psychology of the Aging Process

Provides activity directors with an overview of the specialized service involved in the programming of activities for the aged.  The aging process and its effects on activities, treatment, and management of the elderly will be presented.

 

HC      2279

Social Service Designee Certification

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

Concurrent enrollment in HC  5197 Policy and Performance Skills and HC  5198  Psychology of the Aging Process

This course is designed to provide social service designees with an overview of the specialized services involved in the programming of activities, treatment, and management of the elderly will be presented.

 

HC      5099

First Responder to EMT - Basic Bridge

6 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Must be Kansas Certified First Responder

This course identifies objectives fully covered, partially covered, or not covered in the First Responder curriculum, as modified by the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services, necessary for an EMT-B initial course of instruction.

 

Students must meet the requirements outlined in K.A.R. 109-11-13 and 109-11-8.  Participants successfully completing this training are eligible to take the National Registry EMT-B written examination and the state practical examination.

 

HC      5100

Certified Nurse Aide Bridge Course

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Must be Certified Physical Therapist Assistant or Registered Occupational Therapist Assistant

Prepares individuals who are certified physical therapy assistants (CPTAs) or registered occupational therapy assistants (ROTAs) to meet the nurse aid requirements in the state of Kansas.  To be certified as a nurse aide, the CPTA/ROTA must successfully complete the course, the skills check list, and the state of Kansas certified nurse aide examination.

 

HC      5190

Preparation for Pharmacy Technician Certification

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Working experience or consent of instructor.

This course is designed to train the student to work in a pharmacy under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and is organized around three major areas: assisting the pharmacist in serving patients, medication distribution and inventory, and operations. This course prepares the student to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination.

 

HC      5197

Policy and Performance Skills

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to familiarize participants with nursing home procedures and policies and their differences.  The three types of communications are explained along with the techniques that might aide or hinder them.  Resident’s rights are also discussed.

 

HC      5198

Psychology of the Aging Process

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to examine the psychological and physical changes incurred during the aging process.  In addition, the traumas of death and dying are discussed.

 

HC      5200

First Responder

6 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Stanford Reading Test

This course is designed for individuals that are interested in providing basic life support medical care to patients in the pre-hospital setting.  It will provide the student with the opportunity to gain information, skills, and attitudes necessary to gain certification as a First Responder in the State of Kansas.  This course provides training in basic pre-hospital medical care for those who are pat to be on the scene of an emergency prior to an advance life support ambulance and/or a paramedic or EMT.  The First Repsonder course is meant to make the student proficient in the delivery of basic emergency medical care at a level deemed appropriate by the Department of Transportation and the Kansas Board of EMS.  Completion of this course ends with the final practical and written test.  The state examination and certification are done on the students’ own and are not part of the course.  Passing the course does not guarantee state certification.

 

HC      5211

Nurse Aide:  Geriatric

6 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Two-Step TB Skin Test and Stanford Reading Test

This course prepares the student to take the state examination for nurse aide certification.  Identify and apply in the clinical setting the basic concepts and principles of resident welfare, safety, psychosocial needs of residents, resident rights, rehabilitation, and legal and ethical responsibilities.  Apply the knowledge of basic disease process, aging process, and nursing procedures to the care of residents encountered in a long-term care facility.

 

HC      5212

Medication Aide

4 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Two-Step TB Skin Test and Must be Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

Prepares student to take the state examination for medication aide certification.  Designed to provide skills essential for the administration, care, and handling of medications that are for oral ingestion and external application.  Emphasis will be placed on current medications and their effects on the elderly.  In addition, this course includes overmedication and drug abuse, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, Drug Classification Update, regulations, and legal considerations of administering drugs.

 

HC      5213

Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B)

10 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Stanford Reading Test

Develops student skills in recognizing symptoms of illness and injuries and proper procedures of emergency care.  Prepares the student to take the state examination for Emergency Medical Technician certification.  Students should be able to life 100-150 pounds.

 

HC      5214

Emergency Medical Technician Refresher Seminar I

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

Must be Kansas Certified First Responder or Higher

Designed to maintain certification of the Emergency Medical Technician.

 

HC      5221

Medication Aide Recertification

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

Must be Medication Aide

A review of skills essential for the administration, care, and handling of medications.  Required every two years by state regulations.

 

HC      5223

Emergency Medical Training - Intermediate (EMT-I)

5 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

HC  5213  Emergency Medical Technician - Basic

Designed to maintain certification of the Emergency Medical Technician.  This course ill advance the skills of EMTs in the assessment of critically ill and injured patients.  The course will instruct EMTs in proper protocol in initiating and maintaining intravenous fluid therapy.

 

OE       5231

Medical Terminology

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course will introduce the basic elements of medical terminology such as prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combing forms.  It will also survey terms pertaining to the study of radiology and the ability to understand the language of medicine.

 

HC      5277

Restorative Aide

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to train certified nurses’ aides (CNAs) in the efficient restorative care of residents in nursing homes. This course is presented with the goal of improving the quality of resident care by providing information, hands-on activities, and training. It is not intended to replace a registered or licensed professional who has additional training beyond the outcomes identified for this course.

 

HC      5280

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

0.5 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

A complete course of Basic Life Support (BLS), which includes facts about heart attack, prevention, signs, symptoms, management, learning and performing CPR techniques, chest compression, mouth to mouth, and the Heimlich Maneuver techniques.

 

HC      5377

Topics in Long Term Care

0.5 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to facilitate continuing education hours for employees of licensed long term care facilities.  The topics of each inservice will change to meet the continuing education requirements of the State of Kansas.

 

HC      5465

Adult Care Home Operator

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to provide operators of assisted living facilities, residential health care facilities, home plus, and adult day care facilities with information on the principles of assisted living.  The aging process and its effect on activities, treatment, and management of the elderly will be presented.  Participants who attend all sessions and successfully complete a comprehensive examination will meet the requirements to be an operator as established by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

 

HC 5475

Therapeutic Nutrition

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed as an introductory class to the science of nutrition for healthcare providers. Therapeutic nutrition in this course will include a study of the digestive system, and an in-depth study of the nutrient groups: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. By using therapeutic nutrition students will develop a perceptive of nutrients needed for normal growth and maintenance.

 

HC      5488

CPR/First Aid

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to teach the basic levels of the first aid and CPR for the layperson until medical help arrives.  This course will help individuals recognize emergencies and make appropriate decisions regarding care.

 

HC      5819

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to provide the participant with the skills to respond to acute cardiovascular situations in and out of the hospital setting.

 

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