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Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the general admission
requirements to Selkirk College, the applicant must
meet the following Nursing Unit Clerk Program
requirements to be considered fully-qualified:

ACADEMIC

— English Studies 12 with a grade ‘C’ or higher, or
equivalent

GENERAL
— Keyboarding speed of 50 words per minute

— Computer skills including knowledge of internet,
email, word processing, and file management

— Applicants must complete a Criminal Record Check
(CRC) from the Ministry of Justice as part of the
application process. The CRC will be available, on
request, to any hospital, or health facility receiving
students for the practicum

— Current Immunization Record as per provincial
guidelines

Application Process

Before an application file is considered complete,
a Selkirk College Application form along with proof
of the above requirements must be received by the
Admissions Office.

Program seats will be offered on a first qualified,
first served basis. Partially qualified applicants may
be offered a conditional acceptance; an interim
statement of grades will be used for the purposes
of conditional acceptance. All program admission
requirements must be met prior to starting program
courses. Once the seats have been filled, a waitlist
will be created and maintained for 12 months

after which applicants who are not admitted or
have deferred a seat must reapply to affirm their
continued interest in the program.

Career Opportunities

Our Nursing Unit Clerk certificate is recognized by
all health authorities in British Columbia and has
also been recognized in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
After graduation students are able to apply for
Nursing Unit Clerk, Nursing Unit Assistant, Health
Unit Coordinator and Hospital Unit Clerk positions in
hospitals and other health care facilities.

160 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2019-20

Program Courses

MTED 100 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY |

Learners complete an introductory study of the
construction of medical terms including root words,
suffixes and prefixes relating to the various body
systems.

MTED 101 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II

Learners study anatomy and physiology of the main
body systems. Learners will learn the word parts,
abbreviations, prefixes, suffixes, disease process
and treatments relating to terminology specific to
each body system, including disease processes

and treatments. Learners will correctly pronounce
medical terms relating to terminology specific to each
body system.

NUCL 146 - HOSPITAL ORIENTATION

This course introduces the learner to hospital
departments, staff and communications, with
emphasis on the role of the Nursing Unit Clerk

(NUC) as the communications coordinator for the
nursing unit. Information is given about processing
physicians’ orders for patient care, confidentiality and
ethics, hospital codes, coping skills and technology in
the workplace.

NUCL 152 - PATIENT CHART RECORDS

This course introduces the learner to the forms used
to create patient charts in the hospital. Information is
given about how to create a patient admission chart,
additional forms added to charts and the Nursing Unit
Clerk’s responsibilities for patient charts and chart
forms. Actual forms are used for practice.

Prerequisites: NUCL 146.

NUCL 154 - ADMISSIONS,
DISCHARGES AND TRANSFERS

This course introduces the learner to the Nursing
Unit Clerk’s (NUC) role in admission, discharge and
transfer procedures within the hospital. Information
is given about antibiotic resistant organisms and
isolation procedures, the Admitting/Registration
Department, their role in admitting patients, and how
the NUC interacts with this department. Using case
study examples and actual forms from the hospital,
the learner creates a mock patient admission chart,
transfer chart and discharge chart.

Prerequisites: NUCL 152.

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NUCL 156 - DRUG NOMENCLATURE

This course introduces the learner to the brand
names, generic names and actions of some drugs
commonly used in the hospital. Six general categories
of drugs are covered, including drugs that affect the
cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous
system, gastrointestinal system, hormones and
synthetic substitutes, and drugs for the treatment of
infectious disease. Information is also given about
pharmacological preparations, terminology and
abbreviations. This course provides the learner with
the pharmaceutical knowledge required to process
physicians’ medication orders.

Prerequisites: NUCL 146.

NUCL 162 - MEDICATION ORDERS

This course introduces the learner to physicians’
medication orders and the Nursing Unit Clerk’s role
in processing medication orders. Information is
given about the use of abbreviations and acronyms,
the components of a medication order, routes of
administration and administration times. The course
also introduces the learner to intravenous (IV)
therapy, the components of an IV infusion order
and the NUC’s role in processing IV infusion orders.
Actual forms with physician orders are included.

Prerequisites: NUCL 156.

NUCL 164 - LABORATORY ORDERS |

This course introduces the learner to five
subdivisions within the Laboratory (Lab), the role of
the Nursing Unit Clerk (NUC) in processing Lab test
orders, and how the NUC interacts with the Lab.
Information is given about the various specimens
obtained for testing, abbreviations and acronyms
used in Lab test orders, and requisitions used for
Hematology and Chemistry subdivisions.

Prerequisites: NUCL 146.

NUCL 166 - LABORATORY ORDERS II

This course introduces the learner to the
Microbiology, Transfusion Services and Pathology
subdivisions of the Laboratory (Lab) and the Nursing
Unit Clerk’s role in processing orders for these
subdivisions. Information is given about the use of
abbreviations and acronyms, specimens obtained
and requisitions used for these subdivisions, and
for specimens sent out to British Columbia Cancer
Agency (BCCA) and the British Columbia Centre for
Disease Control (BCCDC) provincial Labs. Actual
requisitions and physicians’ orders will be used for
practice.

Prerequisites: NUCL 164.

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