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Online Course meets the specification of the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) for Didactic Content of a nurse refresher course. Designed for (1) the vocational nurse who is applying to the BON for reinstatement of licensure or (2) the currently licensed vocational nurse who has been away from the clinical setting for a period of time, or (3) the vocational/practical nurse who is licensed in another state and applying for Texas licensure. Vocational Nurses are referred to the BON for complete information concerning licensure. Content of the online course covers review of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, BON rules and position statements, scope of practice, patient safety, problem solving in healthcare, pharmacology review, medication administration, documentation, quality assurance and legal implications for vocational nursing practice. The course is scheduled over the semester time frame with weekly assignments. There are no prerequisites for the online course. Vocational Nurses seeking to reinstate their license are required by the BON to complete 80 hours of Clinical Practice under the supervision of a Qualified Nurse.
An online course offering complete understanding of using two different measuring systems in medical practice to determine converting one system to the other, dosages in multiple dosage forms, dosages based on weight and routes of administration. The course will include workforce applicable calculations of flow rates for intravenous administration. This course will allow practicing health care professionals a review and also an avenue of students to receive credit for dosage calculations when taking a 3 credit hour pharmacology course at another institution. NOTE: Mandatory final exam schedule last day in testing center.
An exploration and identification of maladaptive behavior including characteristics, classification, diagnosis, and treatment modalities. Topics include factors associated with defining and identifying abnormal behavior. Integrated with college credit SCWK 2331.
Practicum in dance related topics with emphasis on practical skills necessary for the field. May be repeated for credit once. Combined with credit DANC-1112. For questions regarding dance classes, please contact Catherine Solaas csolaas@austincc.edu.
An introduction to computer-aided drafting. Emphasis is placed on setup; creating and modifying geometry; storing and retrieving predefined shapes; placing, rotating, and scaling objects, adding text and dimensions, using layers, coordinate systems, and plot/print to scale.
This class consists of 40 hours of clinical skills practice in a facility and 8hrs of prep time for the State Examination. The prep time will be done in the Skills Lab. The times/days of clinical hours will be discussed at the beginning of the class. The clinical times will be planned according to the availability of the facility and the clinical instructors schedule. This skills training provides the opportunity to practice skills learned in the classroom and skills lab, on the residents of an approved facility, and also provides an opportunity to meet with the Human Resources Department at the facility, to discuss job placement when State Certified.
After successful completion of NURA 1001 and NURA 1060 the student will be eligible to apply for the State Examination. On passing the exam the student will receive Certification as a Nurse Aide in the State of Texas.
Information will be given in class on how to facilitate the process of applying to test.
The State test is given in 2 parts, Written and Skills. Combined the cost is $104.50. If a student requires special accommodation to test, this information must be discussed with the class Instructor at the beginning of the first class.
An original Social Security Card or ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) and a Picture ID must be shown to the Examiner on test day prior to approval to test.
IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE YOUR NAME SPELLED EXACTLY THE SAME ON THESE 2 DOCUMENTS.
Survey feeding, common management practices, and care of canines and felines in a clinical setting. Review of common diseases of canines and felines encountered in the practice of veterinary medicine. Prerequisites: VTHT 1001-Introduction to Veterinary Technology, VTHT 1013-Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, VTHT 1009-Veterinary Nutrition, VTHT 1049-Veterinary Pharmacology, or instructor approval.
