Nursing Certificate Programs (NURC) (see also Nursing (NURS) and Practical Nursing Certificate (PNUR))
Train the Trainer Certificate
Registered Nurse First Assistant Certificate
Complementary Care Certificate
Pranic Healing Certificate
Patient Care Skills Certificate
Nurse Aide Training Program
Certificate Practical Nursing Certificate

Several certificate programs are offered through the Nursing Department. These are focused programs that result in a certificate of completion. The programs range from those designed for anyone interested in patient care to those for the licensed nurse interested in a specific area of training. Many area health care employers are interested in students who have successfully completed these programs.

Nurse Aide Training Program Certificate

A student completing the Nurse Aide Certificate will be able to:
• Effectively communicate in the health care setting.
• State and demonstrate principles of medical asepsis and standard precautions.
• Identify and demonstrate the principles of safe resident care.
• Discuss and demonstrate correct basic nursing skills.
• Meet the requirements set forth in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987.
• Meet the eligibility requirements needed to apply to take the state test for nurse aides.

Patient Care Skills Certificate

A student completing the Patient Care Skills Certificate will be able to:
• Effectively communicate in the health care setting.
• State and demonstrate principles of medical asepsis and standard precautions.
• State and demonstrate the principles of surgical asepsis.
• Identify and demonstrate the principles of safe resident care in an acute care setting.
• Discuss and demonstrate correct basic nursing skills commonly performed in the acute care setting.

Pranic Healing Certificate

A student completing the Pranic Healing Level I Certificate will be able to:
• Identify basic concepts and principles of Pranic Healing.
• Demonstrate basic Pranic Healing techniques on three or more ailments.
• Identify the 11 major energy centers and their corresponding internal organs.
• Describe important things to avoid when healing.
• Demonstrate self-decontamination techniques and self-recharging techniques.
• Practice self-healing and distant healing.

Complementary Care Certificate

A student completing the Complementary Care Certificate will be able to:
• Define terms associated with complementary care practices.
• Identify the different types of complementary care practices.
• Discuss the use of complementary care methods for health maintenance.
• Discuss the role of research in the evaluation of complementary care.

Registered Nurse First Assistant Certificate

A student completing the Registered Nurse First Assistant Certificate will be able to:
• Act effectively and safely as a first assistant in surgery.
• Meet eligibility requirements to take the RNFA certificate examination.

Train the Trainer Certificate

A student completing the Train the Trainer Certificate will be able to:
• Teach, coordinate, and supervise a Nurse Aide Training Program.
• Meet the requirements established by the Ohio Department of Health.