TECH PREP ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATE

This Enhanced Skills Certificate is attached to the Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Nursing and provides the student advanced skills required by the industry to specialize in Perioperative Nursing.

PERIOPERATIVE NURSING

El Centro only

(Students pursuing this certificate program are required to meet all TASP requirements.)

Degree Plan Code: ES.NURS.PERIOP.INTERN

This two-semester program offers registered and graduate nurses the opportunity to acquire additional theory and skills required for patient care in the surgical setting. The perioperative approach to patient care is employed. Principles of surgical asepsis, patient care, use of surgical supplies and equipment, and ethical/legal aspects are presented. The emphasis of the program is on the scrub and circulating roles in perioperative nursing. Nurses enrolled in this program must hold a current license from the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, or be a graduate of a nursing program eligible for the next NCLEX-RN examination.

Visit the web site www.ecc.dcccd.edu/Health-Ls/hls.htm

PREREQUISITES

Nurses enrolled in this program must hold a current license from the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, or be a graduate of a nursing program eligible for the next NCLEX-RN examination. Current CPR certification.

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

A "C" grade or better is required in all courses.

This is a Tech Prep program. Students interested in pursuing the Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate need to consult with their advisor.