Nursing Certificate (NURC) See also Nursing (NURS) and Practical Nursing (PNUR)

NURC 101 Nurse Aide Training Program (A, W, SP, SU)

5 credits
The Nurse Aide Training Program is designed to instruct students in the knowledge and skills needed to provide basic care for clients in long-term care settings. The 76-hour course includes 60 hours of classroom/lab instruction and 16 hours of clinical preparation, which meet the requirements for nurse aide training in Ohio. Students who complete this course are eligible to state test.   

HOWEVER, the online hybrid NURC 101 does NOT meet the requirements for the state approved nurse aide class in Ohio.  Students who complete the hybrid version of this class will NOT receive a “certificate of class completion” and will NOT be eligible to take the state test for nurse aides.  Both the traditional and hybrid versions of this course satisfy the NURC 101 prerequisite for specific health technologies at Columbus State Community College.
Lecture:  3 hours – Lab: 6 hours
Prerequisites: Completed health record, placement into ENGL 101, and placement into DEV 031, or permission of instructor.   Lab fee:  $38.00

NURC 102 Patient Care Skills (A, W, SP, SU)

4 credits
This course presents the rationale for and practice of skills commonly used by patient care technicians in an acute care setting. It is a combination of lecture and laboratory skills demonstration and practice. Major topics include wound care, specimen collection, airway care, oxygen administration, enteral nutrition, and elimination assistance. Because this is a skills-based course, classroom and laboratory attendance is mandatory.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 6 hours
Prerequisites: NURC 101 with a grade of “C” or better, placement into ENGL 101, and placement into DEV 031.
Lab fee: $35.00

NURC 150 Special Topics in Health Care (On Demand)
1–5 credits                                                                                                 
This course offers students the opportunity to explore current issues and topics in health care.

NURC 175 Principles of Homeopathy (A, W, SP, SU)

4 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and theories behind the use of homeopathic preparations to treat most disease and disorders.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Lab fee: $5.00

NURC 176 Fundamentals of Herbology (A, W, SP, SU)

4 credits
This course outlines the uses of herbs in the healing process from ancient history to the present day. Herbs will be discussed in relation to both flowers and in cooking. Emphasis will be on therapeutic self-care first aid.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Lab fee: $5.00

NURC 177 Holistic Healing Methods (A, W, SP, SU, DL)

4 credits
This course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of holistic healing, which includes philosophical and theoretical foundations, alternative methods and their uses for health maintenance and development of personal healing capacities.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Lab fee: $5.00

NURC 179 Pranic Healing Level I (A. W)

2 credits
This course provides the foundation of theory and skills of the MCKS Pranic Healing System. Course topics include principles of self-recovery and life force, energetic anatomy, the relationship of energy centers to body systems, energy field scanning techniques, procedures for correcting energy imbalances associated with pain, stress and common ailments, breathing/physical exercises to restore well-being, energetic hygiene for practitioners, stress reduction through meditation, as well as self-healing, environmental healing and long-distance healing.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Lab fee: $75.00

NURC 245 RN First Assistant Program (A, SP)

5 credits
This is an intensive training program which is designed to provide the experienced perioperative nurse with the advanced preparation and study necessary to assume the role of first assistant. The course is based on AORN’s official statement of the RNFA role.
Lecture: 5 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: Current RN licensure; two years current perioperative experience; CNOR certified or eligible; current ACLS or CPR; liability insurance; two letters of recommendation
Lab fee: $8.00

NURC 246 RNFA Experiences in the Operating Room (W, SU)

5 credits
This course provides the student with continued practicum for completion of the RN First Assistant Program.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 14 hours
Prerequisite: NURC 245
Lab fee: $8.00

NURC 250 NATP Train the Trainer (A, W, SP, SU)

3 credits
This course prepares qualified nurses to teach, coordinate, and supervise a Nurse Aid Training Program, meeting federal and state of Ohio requirements.
Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: Current RN/LPN licensed in Ohio; minimum of two years experience in caring for elderly or chronically ill.
Lab fee: $39.00