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Medication Aide $385
This 50-hour course is for Certified Nurse Aides or Residential Attendants. Prepares students to administer oral medication in long term care facilities as outlined by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Potential students must meet prerequisite eligibility requirements. (40 hours + 10 clinical) Instructor: Dawn Kollasch, RN
Course #: 45883
Date(s): 1/14/13-1/30/13
Site: Emmetsburg
Time: 4pm-9:45pm (Mon. & Wed.)
The Hand is a Living Poem $45
Back by popular demand…. PAT MCGILL! Pat will teach, touch and inspire you with her heartland humor, honesty and down to earth advice. Come to learn the 5 kinds of smart – Five on the hand, and five on the palm, to THRIVE in the use of 5ives!. “Keep it real. Keep it rural. Be Ready, Reachable & Remarkable”. Join us for an evening of fun, learning and food! Your fee will include the evening meal, handouts and certificate of completion. .3 CEU’s / 3 CEH’s
Course #: 48072
Date(s): 3/14/2013
Site: Spirit Lake (129)
Date(s): 3/14/2013
Site: Spirit Lake (129)
Time: 5:30pm-9pm (Thurs.)
75-Hour Activity Coordinator Training $385
This 75 hour class is state approved and upon completion the student will be able to function as an entry-level Activity Coordinator. Avis Davis will once again instruct and encourage students in an atmosphere of fun and high-energy learning!
Course #: 48059
Date(s): 4/1/13-5/13/13
Site: Spirit Lake (120)
Site: Spirit Lake (120)
Time: 9am-4pm (Mon. & Thurs.)
Designer Drugs/Household Highs $45
Jeff Messerole, Paramedic, Clinical Instructor, will educate and share up-to-date information on designer drugs and common household products used to get “high” that are rapidly replacing underage drinking. Excellent class for Nurses and Social Workers. Fee includes tuition, evening meal, handouts and certificate of completion. .3 CEU’s /3 CEH’s
Course #: 48093
Date(s): 4/16/2013
Site: Spencer
Date(s): 4/16/2013
Site: Spencer
Time: 5:30pm-9pm (Tues.)
Social Work Ethics $45
Join Dr. Glenn Rogers, Professor, Philosophy & Social Sciences, for an evening of review and exploration of basic ethical traditions, principles and applications as they relate to social work situations. Fee includes tuition, evening meal, handouts and certificate of completion. 3 CEH’s
Course #: 48051
Date(s): 4/18/2013
Site: Estherville (74)
Date(s): 4/18/2013
Site: Estherville (74)
Time: 5:30pm-9pm (Thurs.)
Practical Applications of Quality Imaging Part 1 $75
Doreen Towsley-Cook will provide instruction on increasing the imaging professional’s ability to cope with the demands of imaging involving radiation protection, quality control and risk management. Fee includes refreshments, evening meal, handouts and certificate of completion. .5CEU’s 5 Continuing Education Hours. Instructor: Doreen Towsley-Cook M.A.E.T\R.T.(R.)F.A.E.R.S.
Course #: 48062
Date(s): 5/3/2013
Site: Emmetsburg (560)
Date(s): 5/3/2013
Site: Emmetsburg (560)
Time: 12pm-5:30pm (Fri.)
Complainers, Clams, Balloons..”OH MY” ! $75
You can’t change them, but you can DEAL with them. Join John Mulvaney as he explores, defines and provides insight on how to deal with difficult people and personalities. Learn the 7 different personality types and coping strategies that will allow for better and more productive communication in the workplace. .6 CEU’s / 6 CEH’s Nursing, Social Workers, Nursing Home Administrators. Nurses register for class #48165 for 20% Nurses Week Discount.
Course #: 48060
Date(s): 5/6/2013
Site: Spencer
Date(s): 5/6/2013
Site: Spencer
Time: 9am-3:30pm (Mon.)
Pot Scrubbers vs. Pot Strirrers $75
Are you, or someone you work with, an individual that makes things happen positively and contributes on a regular basis, or one that challenges the system with no intended goal? Some individuals like to stir the pot rather than scrub it. How do you deal with the pot stirrers? Can they have a positive impact on team success or do they just like to create more problems within the team and then walk away? Are pot scrubbers just complacent and structured, or do they really contribute? Join John Mulvaney as he explores these principles and how to deal with them. .6 CEU’s / 6 CEH’s Nursing, Social Workers, Nursing Home Admisistrators. Nurses register for class #48166 for 20% Nurses Week Discount!
Course #: 48061
Date(s): 5/7/2013
Site: Algona
Date(s): 5/7/2013
Site: Algona
Time: 9am-3:30pm (Tues.)
