Course Name

Description

This 144 hour state licensed program consists of 100 hours of classroom instruction, 20 hours of return skills demonstration laboratory, 10 hours of clinical experience including clinical observation and skills demonstration under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse in a facility, and 10 additional hours in return skills demonstration laboratory in the preceding order.   There are eligibility course requirements.  Please contact our office for further information. (CEU: 14.0)

Payment plan available.
         

Instructor: Dalia Harrelson, R. N.

Oct 3, 2007- April 14, 2008

Monday and Wednesday

4:30 - 7:30 P.M.

Phlebotomy

Jan 7 – Apr 9, 2008

$599.00
(plus $15.00 application fee)

Nurse  Aide

This 75 hour basic education program consists of education and clinical experience.  Students will learn ways to meet the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of patients.  Classroom instruction includes education and skills development in communication and interpersonal skills, infection control, safety-emergency procedures, resident's rights, personal care skills, basic nursing skills, mental health and social needs, care of cognitively impaired residents and basic restorative services. (CEU: 7.5)

Several Saturday classes will be required.

Payment plan available.

                 Instructor: Inez Chapa, L.V.N.

Jan 29 – Apr 22, 2008

Tuesday & Thursday 

 4:30-7:30 P.M.

Esta clase de 75 horas en el programa de educacion basica consiste de educacion y experiencia clinica.   Los estudiantes aprenderan maneras en como asistar pacientes con sus necesidades fisicas y psicologicas.  La instruccion de dala incluye la educacion y desarrollo apto e las habilidades interpersonales y communicativos, el control de la infeccion, los procedimientos de emergencia y seguridad, los derechos del residente, las habilidades del cuido personal, las habilidades basicas de la enfermera, la salud mental y necesidades sociales, el cuido de residentes mentalmente deteriorados y servicios restaurativos basicos.  La clase requiere tres Sabados.(CEU: 7.5)

Instructor: Virginia Gonzales, L.V.N.

Apr 21– Jul 16, 2008

Monday & Wednesday

 6-9 P.M.

$420

Tuition   Includes Textbook

(plus $15.00 application fee)

Pharmacy Technician
Prepare to be certified

This comprehensive 50-hour didactic course will prepare the student to enter the pharmacy field in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies and community pharmacies as an ancillary and work under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Course content will include medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Students will also learn dosage conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control, billing and reimbursement. (CEU: 5.0)
                            Instructor: Joe Sapp  

Mar 3 – May 7, 2008

Mondays and Wednesdays

6:30-9 P.M.

EKG/Cardiovascular Technician
Prepare to be certified

Mar 3 – May 7, 2008

Mondays and Wednesdays

6:30-9 P.M.

Administrative Medical Assistant

This course prepares students to function effectively in any of the administrative and clerical positions in health care:
*Administrative Medical Assistant
*Medical Secretary
*Medical Records Clerk
*Health unit Coordinator
Coverage includes important background information on anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical ethics, and legal aspects.  This course's "Multi-occupational" approach will boost student's employability, since hospitals and health care facilities are employing multi-skilled personnel.  (CEU: 5.0)

Mar 4– May 8, 2008

Tuesday & Thursday

6:30-9 P.M.

Legal Nurse Consultant Certification

For: Registered Nurses and Physician's Assistants

Building on the medical education and clinical experience of RNs and PAs, this course provides the RN and PA with fundamental skills necessary to advise law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, and governmental agencies regarding medically related issues and to appear in court as expert witnesses. The course teaches legal concepts related to the health care industry, as well as the role a legal nurse consultant might play in such litigation areas as the following: medical malpractice, toxic torts, products liability, personal injury, emotional distress, wrongful death, mental capacity, criminal law, and workers' compensation. Any RN or PA interested in entering the legal field can benefit from the education provided by this course. The course is also open to anyone interested in the field of forensic testimony and medical-legal issues, but participants without an RN or PA background might not be able to take the LNCC exam after graduation. Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) is a discretionary test separate from this training course that experienced registered nurses graduating from this course may decide to sit for. LNCC test eligibility requirements are discussed during this training course; however, RNs graduating from this course need not take the LNCC in order to practice as legal nurse consultants.

Course Agenda:

  *Legal Theory and Terminology, and Legal Nurse Consultant Practice

    in Torts, Crimes, and Contract Breaches

  *Legal Ethics, Litigation Process, and Preparing to be an Expert

    Witness

  *Employment Areas, Trial Preparation, and Fundamentals of Legal

    Writing

Live Lecture Schedule

Feb 2-24

Saturday & Sunday
 9 A.M. - 5 P.M.

No classes will be held Feb 16 & 17 for President's Day

Online Sessions

Spring  I

Jan 7-Feb 22

Spring II

Mar 3-Apr 18

$789

Dental Assisting Program

The Dental Assisting Program prepares students for entry level positions in one of the fastest growing health care positions - Dental Assisting. The Dental Assisting Program will cover key areas and topics exposing the student to both classroom and laboratory hands-on instruction. The classroom instruction reviews the necessary anatomy, terminology, legal and ethical issues as well as the policy and guidelines necessary to understanding the scope of practice and the practical aspects of dental assisting. Topics include instrument identification, equipment maintenance, tooth structure and oral cavity anatomy, dental anesthesia, sterilization, and charting. The laboratory instruction allows the student to experience the "feel" of working in a dental suite. The student will learn the steps necessary to assisting the dentist while providing quality dental care within the community. Practical experience includes tooth charting, restorations, bridge implants, bite wing, panograph, and periapical x-ray and the mixing of dental cements. Additionally, this 100 contact hour course includes an 8 hour Health Care Provider CPR certification course and covers the relevant material necessary to prepare students to take the 3 State of Texas "Registered Dental Assistant" (RDT) Exams I, II and III.

Mar 4 – May 22, 2008
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
(Saturday Dates: Mar 15, 29; Apr 5, 26; May 3
CPR 8 hours – Saturday, May 10, 2008

Weekday hours

6-9:30 p.m.

Saturday hours

9 a.m.-5 p.m.

$1799.00