WPCC Offers Allied Health Classes this Spring
Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) will offer several allied health classes beginning spring, 2016. All classes will be offered at the Foothills Higher Education Center, 2128 S Sterling Street in Morganton, NC. Please contact Dian Ramsey, director of Allied Health and Emergency Management programs for more information at (828) 448-3532. If completing the TABE test is required to register for your course, please contact (828) 448-6140 to schedule a TABE test. Upcoming allied health classes are as follows:
Nurse Aide Level I Class
This course is designed to prepare graduates to provide personal care and perform basic nursing skills for the elderly and other adults. Emphasis on aging process including mental, social and physical needs of the elderly, patient’s rights, nutrition management, elimination procedures, safe environment, restorative services, personal and special care procedures and activities, human body structure and function and related common disease/disorders, communication and documentation, death and dying, and roles of the nursing assistant and health team members. A skill/competency evaluation is required. The course includes class, laboratory and clinical learning experiences. Upon satisfactory completion of the course and skill/competency evaluation, the graduate is eligible to apply for listing as a Nurse Aide I by the N.C. Division of Facility Services.
Section: 45581
Monday, January 11 to Tuesday, April 19
Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays, 8:00 PM-12:30 PM
Cost: $230 plus textbook, exam fees and uniforms
Registration Deadline: 1/6/2016 by 5 PM, TABE test required prior to registration
Section: 45585
Tuesday, January 12 to Thursday, April 14
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Cost: $230 plus textbook, exam fees and uniforms
Registration Deadline: 1/7/2016 by 5 PM, TABE test required prior to registration
Section: 45586
Monday, January 11 to Tuesday, April 19
Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays, 5:00 PM-9:30 PM
Cost: $230 plus textbook, exam fees and uniforms
Registration Deadline: 1/6/2016 by 5 PM, TABE test required prior to registration
Nurse Aide II Class
This course is designed to prepare graduates to perform more complex skills for patients or residents regardless of the setting. A skill/competency evaluation is required for documenting student competency. The course includes class, laboratory and clinical learning experiences. Upon satisfactory completion of the course and skill/competency evaluation, the graduate is eligible to apply for listing as a Nurse Aide II by the North Carolina Board of Nursing Nurse Aide Registry. In all employment settings, the listed Nursing Assistant II will work under the direction and supervision of licensed personnel.
Section: 45628
Monday, January 11 to Monday, May 23
Mondays & Thursdays, 5:30 PM-9:30 PM
Cost: $230 plus uniforms
Registration Deadline: 1/6/2016 by 5 PM, TABE test required prior to registration
Phlebotomy Class
This course provides theory and clinical experiences needed for the proper collection of blood and other specimens used for diagnostic testing. Emphasis is placed on ethics, legalities, medical terminology, safety and universal precautions, health care delivery systems, patient relations, anatomy and physiology, and specimen collection. Upon completion, students should be able to safely perform procedures necessary for specimen collections on patients in various health care settings and may be eligible for national certification as phlebotomy technicians.
Section: 46355
Monday, January 11 to Wednesday, April 13
Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30-9:30 PM
Cost: $300 plus uniforms and exam fees
Registration Deadline: 1/6/2016 by 5 PM
Emergency Medical Technician Class
Tuesday, January 12 to Thursday, February 25
Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6:00 PM-10:00 PM; Two Saturdays per month, 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Cost: $204.25 plus textbook
Registration Deadline: 1/7/2016 by 5 PM, TABE test required prior to registration
Register: Contact Dian Ramsey at (828) 448-3532
Medication Aide Class
This course is designed to meet the training requirements for becoming qualified as a Medication Aide. The course will cover the six rights of medication administration for non-licensed personnel. Topics will include medication administration via the oral, topical and instillation routes, medical asepsis, hand hygiene, terminology, and legal implications. Upon completion, students should be able to take the competency exam and demonstrate skills necessary to qualify for listing on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry.
Section: 46354
Tuesday, February 9 to Thursday, February 25
Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5:30 PM-9:30 PM
Cost: $70 plus exam fee
Registration Deadline: 2/4/2016 by 5 PM
If you have any questions, please contact Dian Ramsey at dramsey@wpcc.edu or (828) 448-3532 or visit the Allied Health web page.