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Enable students to demonstrate appropriate processing skills for the completion of physicians' orders.

This course will focus on personal and organizational skills required by persons employed in health care in an office/clerical assistant role. This will assist them to effectively carry out their role in assisting with the administration of a nursing unit/health care facility office.

In this course, students will be introduced to those illnesses referred to as, 'Mental Illness, Mental Health Disorders, Emotional Illness and Psychiatric Disorders,' with a special emphasis on Cognitive Disorders. Mental health disorders can affect all aspects of a person's life: the physical, emotional, spiritual, social and intellectual.This course will examine mental illness and cognitive...

This course examines the normal physiological, social and spiritual changes affecting adults using the Holistic approach to wellness. Normal physiological and anatomical changes, as well as the dysfunctional effects of common health problems will be examined. The process of normal psychological and social aging will be addressed as well as abnormal factors such as cognitive decline. Additional...

This course is designed to enable students to develop the basic knowledge and skills required to understand psychological and social implications in oncology and palliative care patients and their families throughout the trajectory of the cancer experience. Topics to be explored include historical views on cancer, coping, factors affecting coping and helping relationship, sexuality and oncology...

This course will give you the knowledge and skills required to prepare a client for examination, including measuring vital signs, measuring height and weight, positioning and draping, use of proper body mechanics, tray preparation and specimen collection. You will learn how to complete a proper health assessment using a review of body systems. Knowledge will be gained in the ares of infection and...

Students will acquire an understanding of adult learning and therapeutic relationships in order to develop, implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs and strategies in the workplace. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to promote employee wellness through identification, management and prevention of work-related stress and burnout, acquire skills...

It is recommended that training be done every two years. Emphasis will be placed on practising skills not reteaching; therefore, students should review the course content prior to taking this course. The current book is 'The Vital Link, 2nd edition' and if you do not have the text one may be purchased at the college for $10.00 + GST. The Canadian Red Cross program is able to retrain other first...

Comprehensive First Aid and Level C CPR techniques for those who require the skills and knowledge to respond to emergencies in the workplace and/or home. The course covers a variety of topics such as cardiovascular and breathing emergencies; CPR; use of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillator); prevention of disease transmission; sudden medical conditions; and injuries to the head and spine...

Help the frail, elderly, the chronically ill and people with physical disabilities by providing personal care for foot-related problems. You will cover basic footcare, skincare, filing, foot massage and nail care. Upon completion, you will be able to identity, collect data, and explain common feet conditions.