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Continuing Education - Allied Health

The following courses and programs award continuing education units (CEUs) in lieu of semester credit hours (SCH). In selected courses students may choose to receive continuting education units (CEUs) or semester credit hours (SCH).

Contact the Coordinator of Allied Health Continuing Education for additional information regarding these Allied Health Continuing Education Programs.

Beginning in the Fall of 2005, all Allied Health students must have completed the entire 6 month Hepatitis B vaccination series prior to clinical experiences. Please contact the Program Coordinator for any questions about this requirement.

Nursing Assistant (Aide) Program

The Victoria College offers a 176-hour Texas Department of Health-approved Nursing Assistant (Aide) course designed to prepare the learner to function safely and effectively as a care provider in Long Term Care facilities, the home, and other care settings. The classroom and nursing skills laboratory portion of the course are conducted on the Victoria College campus. The clinical portion of the course is conducted in area health care agencies. Both day and evening classes are available. The program is offered in several off-campus sites as well. Successful completion entitles the learner to a certificate of completion and the opportunity to take the Texas Nurse Aide Skills and Written Exams for placement on the Texas Nurse Aide Registry.

Admissions Requirements

1. Course Application
2. Meets Federal Employability Status
3. 2 Step TB Skin Test
4. Required Immunizations (must be completed prior to enrollment):
   a) Tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (Td) within last 10 years
   b) Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccination/s
   c) Varicella vaccination/s or proof of disease
   d) Three-injection hepatitis B vaccination series or serologic confirmation of immunity to hepatitis B virus
5. Tuition
6. Textbook

Program Curriculum Topics

Introduction to health care systems
Skills related to preparing for direct consumer care
Skills related to activity and movement
Skills related to hygiene
Basic anatomy & physiology
Measuring vital signs
Skills related to body systems
Care of the client in the home
Care of clients with special needs

Curriculum

1. NURA 1001, NURA 1060 Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Program
   | Spring 2007
   | Summer 2007
2. NURA 1013 Medication Aide for Nursing Assistants
   (Medication Administration for Nursing Assistants)
   | Spring 2007
   | Fall 2007
3. NURA 1041 Medication Aide Update
   | 2007

NOTE: An average of 70% or better for course work and a pass on clinical performance is required.

Medication Aide Program

The Victoria College offers a 150-hour Texas Department of Health-approved Medication Aide course designed to prepare Nurse Aides to take the Texas Medication Aide Permit Examination. Nurse Aides on State Registry employed in long term care and non-licensed direct care staff persons who have been employed 90 days in an approved facility are eligible to take the course. Course work includes classroom, classroom laboratory, and clinical practice activity. Clinical practice is conducted in area long term care agencies. Both day and evening classes are available. Classes are taught on main campus as well as at off-campus sites.

Admissions Requirements

1. Course Application Form
2. Tuition
3. Official copy of high school transcript or certified diploma or GED
4. 2 Step TB Skin Test
5. Required Immunizations (must be completed prior to enrollment):
   a) Tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (Td) within last 10 years
   b) Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccination/s
   c) Varicella vaccination/s or proof of disease
   d) Three-injection hepatitis B vaccination series or serologic confirmation of immunity to hepatitis B virus
6. General Statement Enrollment form
7. Experience Documentation Report form
8. State required fee for permit - $25.00 Textbook

Program Curriculum Topics

Concepts of medication administration
Basic pharmacology
Effects of chemotherapeutic agents on the body systems
Drug therapy for common disease processes
Age related variations to medication administration
Role of the Medication Aide

Curriculum

1. NURA 1001, NURA 1060 Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Program
   | Spring 2007
   | Summer 2007
2. NURA 1013 Medication Aide for Nursing Assistants
   (Medication Administration for Nursing Assistants)
   | Spring 2007
   | Fall 2007
3. NURA 1041 Medication Aide Update
   | 2007

NOTE: An average of 70% or better for course work and a pass on clinical performance is required.

Medication Administration Update for the Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Program

The Victoria College offers the 7-hour Medication Administration Update for the Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide for fulfillment of the annual education renewal requirements for the Certified Medication Aide.

Admission Requirements

Application Tuition Certified Nurse Aide on State Registry.

Courses

NURA 1041 Medication Aide Update
| 2007

Medical Assisting Program

The Victoria College offers an introductory Medical Assisting Program designed to develop basic knowledge and skills necessary to function safely and effectively in a medical office/clinic environment where certification is not required. The 144-hour program consists of classroom work, class lab activities, and clinical practice in a medical office/clinic setting. Completion of the program entitles the learner to a certificate of completion.

Admission Requirements

1. Application to program
2. Tuition and textbook
3. 2 Step TB Skin Test
4. Required Immunizations(must be completed prior to enrollment):
   a) Tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (Td) within last 10 years
   b) Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccination/s
   c) Varicella vaccination/s or proof of disease
   d) Threee-injection hepatitis B vaccination series or serologic confirmation of immunity to hepatitis B virus

Program Curriculum Topics

Introduction to health care system
Professional growth
Communication
Ethical/legal issues
Clerical office skills
General office management
Personnel management
Patient records management
Insurance processing
Basic anatomy and physiology
Assisting with physical exam
Performing minor laboratory procedures
Handling medical office emergencies
Define terms related to ICD-9 and CPT coding
Utilize guidelines to apply codes to selected insurance forms
Describe process for coding as it relates to reimbursement of medical services

Medical Assisting Program Curriculum

Non-Credit Courses	or Credit Courses
MDCA 1000 Basic Medical Assistant Technology	MDCA 1161 Clinical - Medical Assistant
MDCA 2031 Advanced Medical Assistant Technology
HITT 1013 Insurance Coding	MDCA 1242 Medical Insurance
MRMT 1007 Medical Transcription Fundamentals	MRMT 1307 Medical Transcription Fundamentals
POFM 1053 Medical Coding	POFM 1353 Medical Coding

Curriculum

1. MDCA 1000, MDCA 2031 Medical Assisting *
   | Spring 2007
   | Summer 2007 - Gonzales
   | Fall 2007
2. HITT 1013 Insurance Coding *
   | Spring 2007
   | April - May 2007
3. POFM 1053 Advanced Medical Records Coding *
   | Spring 2006
4. MRMT 1007 Medical Transcription *
   | March - May 2007

* Credit course available. See current College Catalog, under Course Descriptions - Allied Health.

To register for the credit hour courses contact Victoria College Admissions and Records Office.

NOTE: An average of 70% or better for course work and completion of clinical assignment is required to pass.

Phlebotomy

The Victoria College offers a 48 hour Phlebotomy course designed to develop skill in the performance of a variety of blood collection methods using proper techniques and universal precautions. The classroom and laboratory portions of the course are conducted on the Victoria College campus. The clinical portion of the course is conducted in area health care agencies, clinics, private physician offices, and medical laboratory facilities.

Admission Requirements

1. Course Application
2. Tuition
3. Evidence of health care work experience or course work
4. Textbook
5. 2 Step TB Skin Test
6. Required Immunizations (must be completed prior to enrollment):
   a) Tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (Td) within last 10 years
   b) Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccination/s
   c) Varicella vaccination/s or proof of disease
   d) Threee-injection hepatitis B vaccination series or serologic confirmation of immunity to hepatitis B virus

Program Curriculum Topics

Proper Patient Identification Techniques
Specimen Collection Techniques - Venipuncture
Specimen Collection Techniques - Capillary Puncture

Curriculum

PLAB 1023 Phlebotomy (Victoria) *
| Spring 2007
| Summer 2007

PLAB 1023 Phlebotomy (Gonzales)
| Summer 2007

* Credit course available. See current College Catalog, under Course Descriptions - Medical Laboratory Technology.

Successful completion of the course entitles the learner to a Certificate of Completion

First Aid / CPR

Instruction in first aid for injured and ill persons and instruction in lifesaving skills of respiratory and cardiac emergencies involving adults, children and infants.

Curriculum

EMSP 1026, EMSP 1019 First Aid/CPR *
| Spring 2006

* Credit course available. See current College Catalog, under Course Descriptions - Allied Health.

Health Unit Coordinating

Instruction in medical terminology, terminology used in the field, communication skills, and department procedures and functions. Topics include instruction in medical charts, forms, and requisitions, medical law and ethics, safety/risk management, physician order transcription for unit clerks in health care facilities, and admission/discharge of patients, and preoperative and postoperative procedures.

Curriculum

HUWC 1003, HUWC 1060 Health Unit Coordinating
| Fall 2006

Medical Terminology

Study of word origin and structure through the introduction of prefixes, suffixes, root words, plurals, abbreviation and symbols, surgical procedures, medical specialties, and diagnostic procedures.

Curriculum

HITT 1005 Medical Terminology *
| Spring 2007

* Credit course available. See current College Catalog, under Course Descriptions - Allied Health.

Basic Long Term Care Activity Directing

Basic Long Term Care Activity Directing I

GERS 1004 Long Term Care Activity Directing I - 90 hours
GERS 1066 Field Experience (in Long Term Care Agency) - 112 hours

Course Description: Role of the activity Director in long term health care facilities. Includes study of history, regulations, communications, advocacy, ethics, service delivery, and volunteer management. This course, when combined with “Long Term Care Activity Directing II” and “Practicum-Gerontology” meets the State requirements to be qualified as an activity director in Texas.

Learning Outcomes: Discuss the history and regulatory requirements for recreation activity services in long term care settings; apply principles of communication, advocacy, and ethics to recreation activity service delivery and volunteer management; demonstrate knowledge of life span development and demonstrate proper assessment of client needs.

Curriculum

| Spring 2007
| April - June 2007

Basic Long Term Care Activity Directing II

GERS 1007 Long Term Care Activity Directing II - 90 hours
GERS 2066 Field Experience (in Long Term Care Agency) - 112 hours

Course Description: Activity directing in long term health care facilities. Includes assessment, care planning, documentation process, and evaluation of client needs. Also addresses program design and resources/funding. This course, when combined with “Long Term Care Activity Directing I” and “Practicum-Gerontology” meets the State requirements to be qualified as an activity director in Texas.

Learning Outcomes: Create care plans based on assessment of client needs; design and document leisure and/or therapeutic activities based on client assessment and resources/funding; and evaluate the effectiveness of the entire activity service delivery.

Curriculum

| Fall 2006

Faculty and Staff

Name/Email	Title	Location	Phone Number
Marilyn J. Powell RN, MSN	Coordinator, Allied Health Continuing Education	JH 100L	361-572-6446
Sherri Pall	Administrative Assistant, Workforce and Economic Development	CEC 207A	361-582-2590 361-582-2528

Continuing Education

2200 East Red River
Victoria, Texas 77901
361.572.6446
FAX 361.582.2574