Community and Economic Development
MEDICAL TRAINING
023380 IV THERAPY FOR LVNs & RNs Location: AT 126
8:00am-6:30pm 8/17, 8/18, 8/20, 2009 MTTH
Instructors: K. Harvey,
RN and A. Horn-Nitsche, RN
Fee: $250 Class Limit: 15
This class is designed to prepare the student to start and
superimpose intravenous
fluids. The content will include
types of fluids and devices rationales for therapies,
safety factors, complications, monitoring and preparation of site, patient and
equipment.
It will also include supervised practice of the technique of venipuncture
on
mannequins and fellow classmates. Students will successfully
start 3 IVs on
fellow classmates. The course fulfills the requirements of (and is approved by)
the California State Board of Nursing for IV Certification for LVNs.
025203
INJECTIONS Location: AT
126
8:00am-6:00pm 10/24 Sat
Instructors: K. Harvey, RN and A. Horn-Nitsche,RN
Fee:
$100 Class Limit: 20
This
class is for medical assistants giving injections under the supervision of a
physician. Bring a calculator.
025204 VENIPUNCTURE Location: AT
126
8:00am-6:00pm 10/25 Sun
Instructors:
K. Harvey, RN and A. Horn-Nitsche, RN
Fee: $100 Class Limit: 20
This
class is for medical assistants to draw blood under the supervision. This
class is only for physician
office employment.
025006
EMT-I REFRESHER Location: AT
104/126
5:30pm-9:30pm
11/03 T
8:30am-5:00pm
11/07 Sat
8:30am-5:00pm
11/08 Sun
5:30pm-9:30pm
11/10 T
Course participants must attend
ALL class sessions
Instructor: V. Plambeck Fee:
$130 Class Limit:
30
This North Coast EMS-approved
course meets state requirements for
EMT-I
refresher training, including Skills competency Verification. It also meets
National
Registry of EMTs (NREMT) requirements for EMT-Basic Refresher
training.
Course
includes didactic instruction and skills laboratory in basic
life
support knowledge
and skills. Topics include personal safety,
mediocolegal issues,
patient assessment, airway management, use
of
the AED (automated
external defibrillator), and management of medical
and traumatic
emergencies. Participants who successfully complete this
course will be
eligible to apply for re-certification as n California EMT-I.
(Note: This
course does NOT include CPR re-certification. Additional
requirements are needed for NREMT re-registration.)
Prerequisite: Current EMT-I certification, or previous EMT-I certification
expired for no more
than six months.
Continued state EMT certification may still be possible if EMT-I certification
is expired for more than six months; please contact
instructor
(476-4100 ext 4838).
025007 AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR
FOR PROFESSIONAL RESCUERS
Location: AT 126
5:30pm-9:30pm
11/05 TH
Instructor: V. Plambeck Fee: $35
Class Limit: 20
This course meets American Red Cross (ARC) requirements
for CPR
for the Professional Rescuer recertification training. Course includes
hands-on manikin practice of adult, infant,
and child CPR and foreign body
airway obstruction skills, as well as use
of an AED (automated external
defibrillator) and bag-mask device. Participants who successfully complete
the written and skills examinations will be issued an ARC CPR for
the
Professional Rescuer certification card,
valid for two years. This course is
the equivalent of American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare
Professionals CPR. Registration priority will be given to those also enrolled in the
EMT-I Refresher class.
Prerequisite: Current professional rescuer/healthcare provider level CPR
certification, or such CPR certification expired for no more than three months.
Contact
Community & Economic Development
Mail: Community & Economic Development
College of the Redwoods
605 K Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: 707.269.4000
Fax: 707.269.4020
Website: www.redwoods.edu |
