Allied Health

Certificate of Completion
Allied Health

Colby Community College offers a number of general courses in Allied Health for developing job entry skills or updating professional training. Participants may earn certificates, college credit or continuing education units. Many of the General Allied Health courses are offered in outreach centers and as seminars or workshops. More information is available by emailing healthassistant@colbycc.edu.

HOME HEALTH AIDE

AL117 Home Health Aide (1 credit hour)
Must have Nurse Aide Licensure approval and also take the State Licensing Exam to qualify.


NURSE AIDE

AL104 Nurse Aide (5 credit hours)
Students must also take the State Licensing Exam to qualify.

Successful completion of this course enables the student to perform basic nursing skills in a supervised setting. The student applies the fundamental concepts of nursing care in a lab and clinical setting. The student prepares to meet basic physiological and phychological needs of individuals in a health care setting. The student explores the regulations and requirements for providing care in a nursing facility. The students successful complete of this 90-hour course enables them to take the Kansas Certified Nurse Aide exam for licensure.


MEDICATION AIDE

AL110 Medication Aide (4 credit hours)
Students must also take the State Licensing Exam to qualify.

For subsequent required updates the following is offered:
AL123 Medication Aide Update I (1 credit hour)

RESTORATIVE AIDE

AL116    Restorative Aide (2 credit hours)
Must have Nurse Aide Licensure Approval 

 

NURSING HOME PERSONNEL

SO132   Cert Training - Social Services Designee  (2 credit hours)
SO133 Cert Training - Activities Director (2 credit hours)

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING

AL125 Emergency Medical Training (12 credit hours)

Students must also take the State Licensing Exam to qualify.

  

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