IMMUNIZATIONS

Health authorities require students working on
patient care units to have the immunizations for
health care workers. Selkirk College’s Immunization
Record (contained in the application package) lists
all these immunizations and must be completed
according to the instructions that come with it in
order for an applicant to be accepted into the NUC
program. You can find more information about
immunizations for health care workers at the
HealthLinkBC website: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/
healthlinkbc-files/immunization-health-care-workers

PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT

Applicants who are currently working or who have
worked in the last two years in a NUC/NUA/HUC
position are eligible to apply for prior learning
assessment (PLA) for the NUC program to obtain
their certification. Selkirk College’s PLA policy is
that a student can apply for PLA for up to 75% of a
program. Full tuition fees apply for courses obtained
through PLA. For more information about PLA please
contact the NUC Program Instructor, Erna McCall.

Admission Requirements

Fully qualified applicants are accepted in the order in
which their applications are received and completed,
therefore, it is important that the application form
and supporting documentation are submitted as early
as possible.

For an Application to be considered complete,
Admissions must be provided with a completed
application form and documentation of the following:

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

— High school graduation transcript — acceptable
equivalent or mature student status is also
accepted.

— Medical Terminology levels I & I[— MTAT 140
& MTAT 141 or equivalent. These courses are
available through Selkirk by distance education.
If you have completed other medical terminology
courses previously, send a course outline in with
your application. Contact the school where you
completed the courses to request a detailed
course outline for course comparison in another
program. For any other questions about the
medical terminology admission requirements,
contact Instructor, Erna McCall via email.

— MTAT 140: Medical Terminology I: 30 hours
(information on start dates and costs)

— MTAT 141: Medical Terminology IT: 90 hours
(information on start dates and costs

— Criminal Record Check with BC Ministry of Justice

— Completed Selkirk College Immunization Forms
(within application package)

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KEYBOARDING SPEED OF 50 NWPM

— Evidence of keyboarding speed of 50 nwpm on
a five (5) minute typing test. Learn more about
arranging to take a typing test via distance with
Selkirk College

COMPUTER SKILLS

Applied Business Technology Word Processing
Courses or resume showing equivalent work
experience demonstrating proficiency in the use

of Microsoft Word. Provide course transcripts/
certificates, or a letter from an employer outlining
compute skills, and resume. Necessary skills include
knowledge of internet, email, word processing and
file management. You are encouraged to complete
the Computer Skills Self Assessment.

COLLEGE READINESS TOOL (CRT)

The College Readiness Tool (CRT) must be completed
prior to starting the program. If you have completed
this assessment previously at Selkirk, it's not
necessary to do it again. For more information
regarding the CRT, please see selkirk.ca/services/crt

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.

Application Information

Applications can be submitted, via online or mail,
to Distance Admissions at the Castlegar campus.
You will receive a letter advising receipt of your
application. This letter will contain your student
number and instructions on how to complete your
application file for acceptance into the program.

Please ensure you have submitted your criminal
record check and filled out the immunization record
found in the Application Package.

PRE-REQUISITE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
COURSES

If you have completed medical terminology courses,
send your transcripts and a course outline to
Admissions with your application. The college must
have those to determine course comparability.

If you need to complete the pre-requisite medical
terminology courses, please email Distance
Admissions to register for these courses. Admissions
must have a completed application and payment of

NURSING UNIT CLERK
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application fee before they can register you for any
courses. Admissions can provide you with information
about the medical terminology courses such as the
next available start dates, fees, course time frames,
etc. We recommend you register for these courses as
soon as possible after submission of your application,
as they are popular and there is limited enrollment.

COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION FILE

Once Distance Admissions has received proof of
completion of the medical terminology courses

and all other supporting documentation for the
program pre-requisites, your file will be considered
complete. Admissions will send you an acceptance
letter one your application file is complete. This letter
will contain the next available NUC program start
date and instructions on how to get started in the
program.

Program Courses

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.

Pre-requisites: Acceptance to the NUC Certificate
Program

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.

Pre-requisites: NUCL 146 - Hospital Orientation

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.

Pre-requisites: NUCL 152 - Patient Chart Records

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