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Course Listings as of July 06, 2008 at 01:30am

Clinical Acute Care Skills

The following courses are offered in a modular format providing acute care skills training to entry level (CNA, PCT, CA) and other health care providers (RN, LVN, EMT). Individuals may take individual courses or all courses as needed to enhance skills in the acute care or other health care setting. For further information call the coordinator at 512.223.7090. ECRD 1011 Electrocardiography: Introduction (16.0 hours/$61.00)
Fundamentals of the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, dynamics of cardiac function as it relates to mechanics and electrical elements of the heartbeat rate and rhythm. 12-lead EKG is used to identify lethal and dangerous life threatening dysrhythmias. Includes role of caregiver in reporting and participating in "code" situations. Designed for the unlicensed employee in a clinic or general nursing unit. Prerequisites: If the student has no previous EKG reading experience, it is strongly recommended that this course be taken before the Telemetry and Monitoring course (NUPC 1077).

 16 91429 Jul 21 - Jul 23    8:00am - 4:30p MW       HBC 411.0   OH Bayles, Pamela K
 18 91427 Aug 19 - Aug 21    8:00am - 4:30p TTh      HBC 411.0   OH Pickard, Wendy
 20 92621 Sep 24 - Sep 26    8:00am - 4:30p WF       HBC 411.0   OH Bayles, Pamela K
 20 92622 Oct 13 - Oct 15    8:00am - 4:30p MW       HBC 411.0   OH Bayles, Pamela K
 20 92623 Dec  1 - Dec  3    8:00am - 4:30p MW       HBC 411.0   OH Pickard, Wendy

NUPC 1070 Aseptic Techniques and Skills (8.0 hours/$44.00/$3.00 Lab/$3.50 Insurance)
Skills applying sterile and medical asepsis to the acute care setting.

c   91431 Jul  9             8:00am - 4:30p W        HBC 406.0   OH Stafford, Gloria J
c   93330 Jul 30             8:00am - 4:30p W        HBC 406.0   OH Stafford, Gloria J
c   91430 Aug  6             8:00am - 4:30p W        HBC 406.0   OH Stafford, Gloria J
 10 92629 Sep  3             8:00am - 4:30p W        HBC 406.0   OH Stafford, Gloria J
 10 92628 Oct  1             8:00am - 4:30p W        HBC 407.0   OH Stafford, Gloria J
 10 92626 Oct 29             8:00am - 4:30p W        HBC 407.0   OH Stafford, Gloria J
 10 92625 Nov 19             8:00am - 4:30p W        HBC 406.0   OH Stafford, Gloria J
 10 92627 Dec 17             8:00am - 4:30p W        HBC 406.0   OH Stafford, Gloria J

NUPC 1071 Acute Care Skills (8.0 hours/$44.00/$3.00 Lab/$3.50 Insurance)
Foundational skills dealing with the caring for the more acutely and medically ill.

 17 91307 Jul 11             8:00am - 4:30p F        EVC 8101    OH Stafford, Gloria J
 20 91306 Aug  8             8:00am - 4:30p F        EVC 8125    OH Stafford, Gloria J
  8 92513 Sep  5             8:00am - 4:30p F        EVC 8127    OH Stafford, Gloria J
  8 92514 Oct 24             8:00am - 4:30p F        EVC 8127    OH Stafford, Gloria J
  8 92515 Nov 21             8:00am - 4:30p F        EVC 8127    OH Stafford, Gloria J

NUPC 1077 Telemetry and Monitoring (16.0 hours/$61.00)
Designed specifically for the patient care technician or nurse assigned to monitor the telemetry unit. Includes a foundational understanding of the heart, the implications of decreased cardiac output, interpretation of electrical activity with an emphasis on recognition of common and potentially "lethal" dysrhythmias. (16 hours CNE/TDH). For students with no previous EKG reading experience, it is strongly recommended that they take Electrocardiography-Introduction (ECRD 1011) prior to taking Telemetry and Monitoring.

c   91435 Jul  8 - Jul 10    8:00am - 4:30p TTh      HBC 411.0   OH Pickard, Wendy
  1 91434 Aug  6 - Aug  8    8:00am - 4:30p WF       HBC 411.0   OH Bayles, Pamela K
 20 92631 Sep 10 - Sep 12    8:00am - 4:30p WF       HBC 411.0   OH Bayles, Pamela K
 20 92630 Oct  6 - Oct  8    8:00am - 4:30p MW       HBC 411.0   OH Pickard, Wendy
 20 92633 Nov  4 - Nov  6    8:00am - 4:30p TTh      HBC 411.0   OH Pickard, Wendy
 20 92632 Dec 10 - Dec 12    8:00am - 4:30p WF       HBC 411.0   OH Bayles, Pamela K

NUPC 1078 Basic Phlebotomy Skills (16.0 hours/$59.00/$5.00 Lab/$13.50 Insurance)
Skills in the safe collection, labeling and handling of blood specimens obtained from the adult, adolescent and infant by the Patient Care Technician for the purpose of clinical laboratory analysis. Includes aseptic collection methods for skin puncture, vacutainer and butterfly. CNE-meets requirements for 16 contact hours for nurses who have received no prior training in phlebotomy.

  4 91438 Jun 27 - Jun 28    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 407.0   OH Terasas, Tracey L
  2 91439 Jul 11 - Jul 12    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 407.0   OH Terasas, Tracey L
  9 91441 Jul 25 - Jul 26    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 407.0   OH Martinez, Maria D
 12 91437 Aug  8 - Aug  9    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 407.0   OH Terasas, Tracey L
 15 91442 Aug 22 - Aug 23    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 407.0   OH Martinez, Maria D
 15 92636 Sep 12 - Sep 13    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 406.0   OH Martinez, Maria D
 15 92637 Sep 26 - Sep 27    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 406.0   OH Terasas, Tracey L
 15 92638 Oct 10 - Oct 11    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 406.0   OH Martinez, Maria D
 15 92639 Oct 17 - Oct 18    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 406.0   OH Terasas, Tracey L
 15 92640 Nov  7 - Nov  8    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 406.0   OH Martinez, Maria D
 15 92641 Nov 14 - Nov 15    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 406.0   OH Terasas, Tracey L
 15 92634 Dec  5 - Dec  6    8:00am - 4:30p FS       HBC 406.0   OH Mitchell, Douglas E

Last Updated: July 06, 2008 at 01:30am
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NOTE: The first column indicates the current status of the course. If the section is open, then the number indicates the remaining SEATS AVAILABLE. A small "c" in the first column indicates a CLOSED section which is currently filled and a small "x" indicates a CANCELLED class which is no longer offered.


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