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Course Listings 2019-2020 347 NCE221 Lec 3 Credits Lec 2.5 Periods / Lab 0 Credits Lab 24 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 2.5 Credits Lec 2.0 Periods / Lab 0 Credits Lab 1.5 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. NCE249 Lecture 4 Credits 4 Periods Basic Critical Care Nursing Foundation in basic critical care for nurses who are new or interested in entering the critical care environment. Including anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. Disease management for the following systems: cardiac, respiratory, neuro- science, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine and hematology, hemodynamics and ventilator management. Requisites: Current license as Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse or recent graduate of an accredited nursing program or permis- sion of Instructor. NCE251 Lecture 3 Credits 3 Periods Telemetry Nursing Cardiac anatomy and physiology and the conduction system. Elements of a cardiac assessment. Recognition of arrhythmia and cardiac abnormalities seen on electrocardiogram (EKG). Indications for temporary and permanent pacing. Drug groups and their interactions specific to the cardiac patient. Normal and abnormal lab values for the cardiac patient. Pre and post-procedure care for cardiac procedures. Nursing interventions and emergency treatment. Prerequisites: Registered Nurse (RN) and a grade of C or better in NCE214CA or equivalent. NCE259 Lecture 4 Credits 4 Periods Advanced Critical Care Nursing Provides the experienced critical care nurse with an opportunity to build on basic critical care knowledge. Advanced concepts in assessment, hemodynamic monitoring, pathophysiology of disease processes, and use of the nursing process for critically ill patients with complex, multisystem disorders. Designed to help prepare experienced critical care nurses for the certification examination for critical care nursing offered by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in NCE249, or Registered Nurse working in critical care, or permission of Instructor. NCE265 Lecture 0.5 Credits 0.5 Periods Triage Skills for Urgent Care Staff Identification of high-risk aspects of frequent medical complaints. Instruction in avoiding errors when triaging patients in the urgent care setting. Prerequisites: Current Arizona Registered Nurse (RN) license or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or permission of Instructor. NCE266 Lecture 0.5 Credits 0.5 Periods Recognition and Management of the Patient with Allergies Allergy process, types of allergies and their presentations, levels and types of reactions, as well as treatment, diagnostic testing and prevention strategies. Prerequisites: Health care professional, or permission of Department or Division.