— 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)

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.

Important Dates

THIS PROGRAM HAS INTAKES IN SEPTEMBER AND JANUARY OF EACH YEAR.

WINTER 2017 — May 26 - Winter/Spring semester instruction ends

No courses offered during summer months - June, July and August

FALL 2017 — September 5 - Fall semester instruction begins

— December 15 - Fall semester instruction ends WINTER 2018

— January 2 - Winter semester instruction begins

— May 25 - Winter/Spring semester instruction ends

No courses offered during summer months - June, July and August

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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

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.

Please ensure you have submitted your criminal record check and filled out the immunization record found in the Application Package at selkirk.ca/nucl.

PREREQUISITES 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.

Tf you need to complete the Prerequisites 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 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 Prerequisites, 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.

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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

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