NURSING UNIT CLERK selkirk.ca/nucl — Criminal Record Check with BC Ministry of Justice. — Completed Immunization Record — 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 computer skills, and resume. Necessary skills include knowledge of internet, email, word processing and file management. — All applicants must complete assessments in reading, writing and math. If you have completed the College Readiness Tool previously at Selkirk, i's not necessary to do it again. Important Dates WINTER 2016 — January 4 - Winter semester instruction begins — May 27 - Winter/Spring semester instruction ends FALL 2016 — September 6 - Fall semester instruction begins — December 16 - Fall semester instruction ends Careers Graduates of this program obtain employment in hospitals. This program is designed to provide off-campus training with instructional support for students seeking future employment as a Nursing Unit Clerk within a hospital setting, and to provide certification opportunities for students currently working as unit clerks. Application Information Download the Nursing Unit Clerk Application Package at http://selkirk.ca/program/ nucl/application-information STEPS TO APPLY 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. Students are encouraged to submit applications early because general admission is required for registration in prerequisite courses. 168 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2016-17 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 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 enrolment. 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 as listed below, 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 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. Pre-requisites: NUCL 146 - Hospital Orientation 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. Pre-requisites: NUCL 156 - Drug Nomenclature 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. Pre-requisites: NUCL 146 - Hospital Orientation selkirk.ca/programs