Year 1
This is a 8-Month Online Certificate Program.
Year 1
Course of Studies
| Course | Name | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTED 100 | Medical Terminology I | 1 | |
| MTED 101 | Medical Terminology II | 3 | |
| NUCL 146 | Hospital Orientation | 2 | |
| NUCL 152 | Patient Chart Records | 2.5 | |
| NUCL 154 | Admissions, Discharges and Transfers | 2.5 | |
| NUCL 156 | Drug Nomenclature | 3 | |
| NUCL 162 | Medication Orders | 2 | |
| NUCL 164 | Laboratory Orders I | 2 | |
| NUCL 166 | Laboratory Orders II | 2 | |
| NUCL 168 | Diagnostic Orders | 2 | |
| NUCL 170 | Medical / Surgical Orders | 2 | |
| NUCL 180 | practicum | 4 | |
| Total | 28 | ||
Course Descriptions
Learners complete an introductory study of the construction of medical terms including root words, suffixes and prefixes relating to the various body systems.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Unit Clerk programLearners study anatomy and physiology of the main body systems. Learners will learn the word parts, abbreviations, prefixes, suffixes, disease process and treatments relating to terminology specific to each body system, including disease processes and treatments. Learners will correctly pronounce medical terms relating to terminology specific to each body system.
Prerequisites: MTED 100 - Medical Terminology IThis 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.
Prerequisites: Acceptance to the NUC Certificate Program
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.
Prerequisites: NUCL 146 - Hospital Orientation
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.
Prerequisites: NUCL 152 - Patient Chart Records
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.
Prerequisites: NUCL 146 - Hospital Orientation
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.
Prerequisites: NUCL 156 - Drug Nomenclature
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.
Prerequisites: NUCL 146 - Hospital Orientation
This course introduces the learner to the Microbiology, Transfusion Services and Pathology subdivisions of the Laboratory (Lab) and the Nursing Unit Clerk’s role in processing orders for these subdivisions. Information is given about the use of abbreviations and acronyms, specimens obtained and requisitions used for these subdivisions, and for specimens sent out to British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) and the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) provincial Labs. Actual requisitions and physicians’ orders will be used for practice.
Prerequisites: NUCL 164 - Laboratory Orders I
This course introduces the learner to the diagnostic departments of Diagnostic Imaging, Electrodiagnostics and Pulmonary Laboratory within the hospital and the Nursing Unit Clerk’s role in processing diagnostic orders. Information is given about abbreviations and acronyms, requisitions and preparations for diagnostic procedures. Actual requisitions and physicians’ orders from the hospital will be used for practice.
Prerequisites: NUCL 146 - Hospital Orientation
This course introduces the learner to admitting, pre-operative (pre-op), discharge and post-operative (post-op) orders and is an accumulation of information learned in previous courses. Information is included about abbreviations and acronyms used for surgical procedures and the Nursing Unit Clerk’s role in processing these types of orders. A sampling of actual, typical orders from medical and surgical units is included. The course will assist the learner in reviewing all program information.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of all previous theory courses in the Nuring Unit Clerk Program: NUCL 146, NUCL 152, NUCL 154, NUCL 156, NUCL 162, NUCL 164, NUCL 166 and NUCL 168.The Practicum course provides the learner with a consolidated clinical experience where they can apply theory from the Nursing Unit Clerk Program. Students work full shifts with an experienced Nursing Unit.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of all theory courses in the Nursing Unit Clerk Certificate Program: NUCL 146, NUCL 152, NUCL 154, NUCL 156, NUCL 162, NUCL 164, NUCL 166, NUCL 168 and NUCL 170.