North Central Kansas Technical CollegeToll-Free Main Campus (Beloit) (800) 658-4655
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Distance Education/Outreach

Distance Education Courses Offered

The following courses are available at various sites and delivery platforms.

  • CIS-100DL Computer Applications
  • BMGT-108DL Management/Entrepreneurship
  • MA-111DL College Algebra
  • COM-103DL English Comp I
  • COM-104DL English Comp II
  • COM-105DL Fundamentals of Oral Communications
  • SOC-135DL Introduction to Sociology
  • SS-100DL General Psychology
  • BIOL-121DL Human Biology
  • HE-124DL Nutrition
  • SS-105DL Human Growth & Development

 

Kansas Registered Apprenticeship Health Support Specialist
North Central Kansas Technical College

Course Code Course Title Credits
HS-101A Medical Terminology 2
  This course introduces students to the terms used in the medical field. The course includes words, anatomical terms, and body systems. It also includes conversion tables and written terminology.  
     
HS-103A Environmental Services 1
  Students will learn to maintain a clean environment by completing housekeeping, laundering, and simple maintenance tasks within the guidelines of facility policies and procedures in addition to knowledge of State and Federal regulations.  
     
HS-104A Dining Services 1
  Certification in ServSafe will be given in this course. It will include sanitation and food handling procedures that affect the quality of food service in the elder care facility.  
     
AH-012A CPR/First Aid/AED 1
  This course is designed to prepare individuals to respond to injuries and sudden illnesses that may arise in everyday life. It is designed to give individuals the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and provide basic care for injuries and sudden illness until medical personnel arrive and take over.  
     
HS-102A Culture Change 1
  This course addresses the issues that plague the elder care industry. It presents solutions and strategies for students to follow that will improve the quality of life and care in an elder care facility.  
     
HS-105A Dementia Care 1
  Upon completion of this course participants should be able to provide care for the confused resident by: recognizing characteristics of a confused resident, identifying common behavior problems, stating common interventions for positive behavioral outcomes, listing the three stages of Alzheimer’s disease, describe how to interact with a confused resident and identifying at least three ways to care for the confused resident.  
     
AH-010A Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) 4
  This course is designed to train health care assistants in basic skills necessary to assist nurses in a variety of health care settings and to be efficient health care team members.  
     
HS-100A Rehabilitative Aide 1
  The rehabilitative aide performs restorative duties under the supervision of a registered nurse. The rehabilitative aide is a critical team member due to the many hours they spend with the residents.  
     
AH-011A Certified Medication Aide (CMA) 3
  Medication Aides can provide medications in nursing homes, assisted living centers; intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, schools, childcare settings; or patient homes. A Medication Aide is trained to work under the direct supervision of a caretaker or licensed health care professional. They provide routine medication by oral, inhalation, topical and instillation routes when appropriate direction and monitoring is provided.  
     
  TOTAL 15

For more information or program questions you can contact: jmatthews@ncktc.edu