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Eligibility Criteria

High school diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

18 Hours

Course Duration

2 Months (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

3

Courses Offered In UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

  • This course focuses on the advanced concepts in Nursing. The topics of this course include Acute Pain in the High Acuity Patient, Alterations in Pulmonary Gas Exchange, Mechanical Ventilation, Alterations In Cardiac Output, Oxygenation and Shock States.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals of Drug Dosage Calculations

  • This course gives you a clearer picture of the importance of pharmacology to disease and ultimately to patient care. This holistic perspective to patient care is organized according to body systems and diseases on drug classifications used to treat diseases.

  • 6 Credits

  • Nursing and Electronic Records

  • This is a foundation course, helping you to understand and use electronic records in a medical practice. It thoroughly explains both EHR tasks and functional benefits, integrating EHR history, theory, as well as benefits with hands-on opportunities to experience actual EHR environments.

  • 6 Credits
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Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Nurse's role in care of the child: hospital, community, and home
    Family-centered care: theory and applications
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Growth and development
    Infant, child, and adolescent nutrition
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Pediatric assessment
    Societal and environmental influences on children
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to health promotion and health maintenance
    Health promotion and health maintenance for the newborn and infant
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Health promotion and health maintenance for the young and school-age child

Fundamentals of Drug Dosage Calculations

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to pharmacology: drug regulation and approval
    Drug classes and schedules
    Pharmacokinetics
    Pharmacodynamics
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Psychosocial, gender, and cultural influences on pharmacotherapy
    Herbal and alternative therapies
    Substance abuse
    Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Drugs for degenerative diseases of the nervous system
    Drugs for lipid disorders
    Drugs for heart failure
    Drugs for angina pectoris and myocardial infarction
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Diuretic therapy and drugs for renal failure
    Drugs for fungal, protozoan, and helminth infections
    Drugs for peptic ulcer disease
    Drugs for disorders and conditions of the female reproductive system
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drugs for disorders and conditions of the male reproductive system
    Drugs for bone and joint disorders
    Drugs for skin disorders
    Drugs for eye and ear disorders

Nursing and Electronic Records

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Electronic health records - an overview
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Coding standards
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning medical record software
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Data entry at the point of care
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Electronic coding from medical records
    Advanced techniques speed data entry
    Using the ehr to improve patient care
    Privacy and security of health records
    Ehr and technology