This course introduces the learner to the forms used to create patient charts in the hospital. Information is given about how to create a patient admission chart, additional forms added to charts and the Nursing Unit Clerk's responsibilities for patient charts and chart forms. Actual forms are used for practice.
- Teacher: Jade Cross
- Teacher: Melissa Tredrea
This course introduces the learner to the Microbiology, Transfusion Services and Pathology subdivisions of the Laboratory (Lab) and the Nursing Unit Clerk’s role in processing orders for these subdivisions. Information is given about the use of abbreviations and acronyms, specimens obtained and requisitions used for these subdivisions, and for specimens sent out to British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) and the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) provincial Labs. Actual requisitions and physicians’ orders will be used for practice.
- Teacher: Jade Cross
- Teacher: Melissa Tredrea
This course introduces the learner to the departments within the hospital that perform diagnostic procedures. Information about the procedures performed in each department and the Unit Clerk's role in processing orders for these procedures is given.
- Teacher: Jade Cross
- Teacher: Melissa Tredrea
This course introduces the learner to hospital departments, staff and communications, with emphasis on the role of the Nursing Unit Clerk (NUC) as the communications coordinator for the nursing unit. Information is given about processing physicians’ orders for patient care, confidentiality and ethics, hospital codes, coping skills and technology in the workplace.
- Teacher: Melissa Tredrea
This course introduces the learner to the Nursing Unit Clerk’s (NUC) role in admission, discharge and transfer procedures within the hospital. Information is given about antibiotic resistant organisms and isolation procedures, the Admitting/Registration Department, their role in admitting patients, and how the NUC interacts with this department. Using case study examples and actual forms from the hospital, the learner creates a mock patient admission chart, transfer chart and discharge chart.
- Teacher: Jade Cross
This course introduces the learner to the brand names, generic names and actions of some drugs commonly used in the hospital. Six general categories of drugs are covered, including drugs that affect the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous system, gastrointestinal system, hormones and synthetic substitutes, and drugs for the treatment of infections disease. Information is also given about pharmacological preparations, terminology and abbreviations. This course provides the learner with the pharmaceutical knowledge required to process physicians' medication orders.
- Teacher: Jade Cross