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Course Listings 2018-2019 279 NCE216ND 0.5 Credits 0.5 Periods School Nurse Skills Update Enhancement and reinforcement of specific skills encountered in the school health setting. Special needs of physically and emotional disabled children. Review of special procedures and medications used with special children populations. NCE216ND may be repeated for a total of ten (10) credits. Prerequisites: Current school nurse or school health aide. NCE218 0.5 Credits 0.5 Periods Ventilator Management for Critical Care and Emergency Room Nurses Patient care including indications, management and complications in mechanically ventilated patients. Types of mechanical ventilation, pharmacological management, care of the mechanically ventilated patient, intubation and extubation, and tracheostomy management. Prerequisites: Health care professional or permission of Department or Division. NCE221 LEC 3 Credits LEC 2.5 Periods / LAB 0 Credits LAB 1.5 Periods Patient Care Technician Skills Patient care technician skills and techniques which include: drawing blood, performing a variety of specimen collections, observing and reporting patient status, assisting in patient preparation and electrode placement for electrocardiograms, suctioning patients, performing urinary catheterizations, documentation and reporting of skill completion, maintaining patient confidentiality, and recognizing legal and ethical commitments related to patient care technician skills. Prerequisites: Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), Nurse Assistant course or equivalent within the past year, and permission of Continuing Education Program Director and/or Instructor. NCE223 Lec + Lab 2.5 Credits 2.5 Periods LPN-IV Therapy and Medication Skills Terminology and anatomy related to intravenous therapy. Drug response factors, dosage, calculations, intravenous site dressing change, intravenous administration equipment, and initiating intravenous therapy. Documentation and procedures for laboratory check lists. Meets state nursing board requirements for initiating intravenous therapy and administrating intravenous medications. Prerequisites: Current license as Practical Nurse or permission of Instructor. NCE231 1 Credit 1 Period Pharmacology for Critical Care and Emergency Room Nurses Pharmacology update for emergency department and critical care personnel on new drug therapies and related patient care protocols. Pharmacological management of cardiac and respiratory system disorders, complications and emergency interventions. Patient management protocols for conscious sedation. New pharmacological agents for the treatment and management of diabetes and other endocrine disorders. Prerequisites: Registered Nurse or permission of Instructor. NCE235 0.5 Credits 0.5 Periods Conscious Sedation Conscious sedation criteria and protocols. Nursing responsibilities and interventions pre-, intra- and post-procedure. Medications commonly used for conscious sedation, monitoring equipment, potential complications and required documentation. Prerequisites: Registered Nurse (RN) or permission of Instructor. NCE237 0.5 Credits 0.5 Periods Care and Management of Vascular Access Devices Types of vascular catheters, types of clients who use them and clinical indications for each. Care for the different devices, differences in tip locations and the types of infusion therapies infused through each device. Prerequisites: Current Arizona Registered Nurse (RN) license or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or registered as student nurse or permission of Instructor.