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
 

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Nursing
Practical Nursing

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 3 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.