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Aging and Health Suite
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Gain the knowledge and skills from the latest research and emerging trends in healthy aging, brain health, and gerontology to help you effectively care for and work with aging population. These courses do not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Become an Optical Assistant
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Learn what it takes to become an optical assistant and discover why it's one of today's most popular and fascinating career opportunities. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR
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The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.
This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.
A BLS for Healthcare Providers course certification card will be issued upon successful completion. Book is available at the bookstore, 402-844-7140. The ISBN is 9781616694074. You MUST pre-register.
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BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR Renewal
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BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR Renewal is a course that is specifically designed to provide in-depth training including 2-man and use of the AED. This program is for those of you who hold a professional license, work in a healthcare facility, or volunteer with a fire department or EMS Service and have a current card that needs renewing. Book is available at the Norfolk bookstore, 402-844-7140. The ISBN is 9781616694074. PLEASE BRING CURRENT CERTIFICATION CARD THE NIGHT OF CLASS.
You MUST pre-register.
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Estate Planning
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Death is a hard reality to confront but planning for the future can be very beneficial for those loved ones left behind. Preparing documents like wills, trusts and power of attorneys in advance, may alleviate stress and bring comfort and clarity during the grieving process. These classes will teach you: what to consider before having these documents prepared, how to protect your assets, minimize tax consequences, how to designate someone else to make important decisions for you and how to ensure those wishes are carried out.
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Explore a Career as a Pharmacy Technician
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Master the skills that will prepare you for an entry-level position as a pharmacy tech or clerk, and discover the steps you can take to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Explore a Career as an Administrative Medical Assistant
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Learn all about the in-demand career of medical information management as you explore the job of an administrative medical assistant (AMA) in a doctors officefrom appointment scheduling and chart creation to medical billing and coding. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Explore a Career in Healthcare Suite
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If you're considering a career in healthcare, this group of online courses will introduce you to three different opportunities within the industry. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Explore a Career in Medical Transcription
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Learn how to transcribe the medical reports most often used in healthcare today, and discover how to get started and advance as a medical transcriptionist. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Explore a Career in Medical Writing
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Take your first step toward a lucrative and rewarding career as a medical writer. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Explore a Career in Nursing
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Learn what it takes to become an LPN or RN, and discover all of the exciting and rewarding opportunities awaiting you in the field of nursing. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Happy and Healthy Pregnancy
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In this course, you'll learn how the stages of pregnancy affect your body, emotions, and budget, and how to prepare yourself and your family to welcome your new baby. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Healthy Living Suite
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This suite of courses includes Lose Weight and Keep it Off; Luscious, Low-Fat, Lightning-Quick Meals, and Start Your Own Edible Garden. These courses do not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Healthy Relationships Suite
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This suite of courses includes Marriage and Relationships: Keys to Success, Interpersonal Communication, and Individual Excellence. These courses do not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Helping Elderly Parents
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Be prepared to handle the challenges you and your parents will face in the coming years, while learning to cherish the transition. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Herbal Home Spa
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Soothe and comfort your mind, body and soul with an herbal home spa by learning to make herbal beauty treatments used for relaxing baths, facials, hair conditioners, skin softening and aroma therapy. You'll also learn about herbs and essential oils used to relax and reduce stress. Recipes are included for sugar scrub, mineral salts and lavender/oatmeal/almond scrub.
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HIPAA Compliance
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Learn how to comply with the duties, rights, and responsibilities of HIPAA, ARRA and HITECH. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Introduction to Natural Health and Healing
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Learn how to promote wellness, balance, and health in all aspects of your daily life. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Legal Nurse Consulting
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Begin a new career by helping attorneys understand and resolve medical cases and claims. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Lose Weight and Keep It Off
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Discover how to establish a healthy approach to successful weight loss and weight maintenance for a lifetime. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Luscious, Low-Fat, Lightning-Quick Meals
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Join a registered dietitian and discover how easy it can be to prepare meals that are both delicious and nutritious! This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Medical Math
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Master the math skills you need to succeed in the medical field. This course does not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Medical Office Basics Suite
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This suite of courses includes Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach, Spanish for Medical Professionals, HIPAA Compliance, and Medical Math. These courses do not apply to a credit degree or program.
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Medication Aide
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This course is designed to prepare the student to meet the requirements of the Medication Aide Act and the responsibilities of the medication aide in an assisted living facility and/or nursing facility. This course includes information regarding medication administration, pharmacology, rules and regulations, classification of drugs, orders, storage, abbreviations and an overview of commonly used drugs and documentation. Upon completion of this course, the student is eligible to take the state administered written exam. After successfully passing this examination and completing the application procedure, the student's name will be placed on the medication aide registry at the Nebraska Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure, Credentialing Division. The book is located in the Norfolk campus bookstore, 402-844-7140. CLASS CANNOT BE REGISTERED ONLINE. **More specific class information may be listed in "Take This Class".** Financial assistance is available through the Community College GAP Assistance Program for students meeting income guidelines. For more information, call 402-844-7245.
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Natural Remedies for Cold & Flu Season
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Learn simple methods of strengthening your immune system and remedies for common winter ailments using homemade herbal elixirs, infusions, decoctions, poultices, compresses, steams, honeys, tinctures and salves. Lots of recipes and samples provided.
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Nurse Aide
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This course is designed to meet the Nebraska Health & Human Services System training requirements for nurse aide certification and employment in long-term care facilities. This course combines classroom lecture and laboratory application for the development of basic skills needed to provide safe, effective, and caring services to the elderly or chronically ill patient of any age, in a long-term care facility. Upon completion of this course, the student is eligible to take the state written and practical skills exam. After successfully passing this examination and completing the application procedure, the students name will be placed on the basic nurse aide registry at the Nebraska Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure, Credentialing Division. The book is located in the campus bookstore, 402-844-7140. CLASS CANNOT BE REGISTERED ONLINE. An additional $45 fee will be required if student choose to register to take the Certified Nursing Assistant exam at the end of the course. This $45 fee will be required at the time of the non-credit exam registration. **More specific class information may be listed in "Take This Class".** Financial assistance is available through the Community College GAP Assistance Program for students meeting income guidelines. For more information, call 402-844-7245.
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OSHA 10 Hour for General Industry
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The OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Standards training course will introduce you to the OSHA standards that govern general industry, explain how to read and use the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), and provide an overview of compliance programs and procedures that are required for the workplace. Topics covered are intended for all private sector personnel, and those public sector employers who utilize Federal OSHA standards as directed by state requirements. Topics to be discussed: Introduction to OSH Act/OSHA Standards; walking/working surfaces; machine guarding; means of egress/fire protection; material handling and storage; introduction to industrial hygiene; hazard communication standard; hazardous materials; PPE; and electrical. Workbook and OSHA-10 Hour Certification Card is included in the course cost. This course will meet 8:00-4:30 on day 1 and 8:00-12:00 on day 2. Registration deadline is one week before the class.
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OSHA 30 Hour for General Industry
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The OSHA 30-Hour General Industry course is a comprehensive four-day course designed to give a thorough understanding of the most important occupational safety & health compliance issues. It provides an increased knowledge of the standards & regulations and offers insight into the more complicated, and often confusing, elements of the OSH Act (CFR1910). The course provides compliance safety training to prepare all employees for the hazards found in manufacturing, service, and distribution companies.You will gain in-depth knowledge of the following course topics: Introduction to OSHA, OSH Act & General Duty Clause, Walking and Working Surfaces, Means of Egress & Fire Protection, Flammable & Combustible Liquids, Personal Protective Equipment, Permit-Required Confined Spaces, Machine Guarding, Hazard Communication, Safety & Health Programs, Hearing Conservation, Industrial Hygiene, Hand & Portable Power Tools, Toxic & Hazardous Substances, and more. Course cost includes OSHA 30-Hour Certification Card and book. Financial assistance is available through the Community College Gap Assistance Program for students meeting income guidelines. For more information about financial assistance, please call (402)844-7245.
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