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2015-2016 Catalog

Nursing Assistant Training - Office Technology

NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING (NAT)

101

NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING

6 units, 4.67 lecture hours, 6 lab hours

ADV ISOR IES : Mat hematic s 250, Of f ice

Technology 10, and eligibility for English 125 and 126.

The content of the Nursing Assistant Training

course includes personal care skills and communication skills

with emphasis on caring for the geriatric and rehabilitative

resident, for entry level positions. This competency-based

course prepares students in core skills needed for more

advanced courses in the health care careers and is held both in

the classroom and in a community training site. This course

prepares the student to be employed in a licensed extended

care facility, an intermediate care facility, an acute hospital, a

doctor’s office, or clinic. Upon successful completion of this

course students are able to take a state mandated test and be

approved as a Certified Nursing Assistant by the Department

of Health Services. (A)

OFFICE TECHNOLOGY (OT)

1

COMPUTER BASICS

1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hours, (Pass/

No Pass)

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course provides students with an introduction

to basic computer skills for the office worker. It introduces

computer hardware and software, including the use of a mouse

and a keyboard, as well as an introduction to the windows

operating system. Word processing and spreadsheet software

will be introduced. Students will access the Internet and

perform basic searches. (A, CSU)

Note: This course fulfills the Reedley College

computer familiarity graduation requirement. Students who

have completed Information Systems 11 or 15 with a “C” or

better are not eligible for this class.

5

DOCUMENT FORMATTING

1.5 units, 1 lecture hour, 1 lab hour, (Pass/No

Pass)

PREREQUISITES: Office Technology 11A.

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

Using current word processing software, students

enrolled in this course will learn how to correctly format

business documents. Areas of emphasis are letters, memos,

reports, column layout, medical reports, and other frequently

used business documents. (A, CSU)

6

DATA ENTRY ESSENTIALS

1.5 units, 1 lecture hour, 1.5 lab hours

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 126 and

Mathematics 201.

This course will introduce the principles and

procedures of data entry for business, industry, and government

offices. Students will prepare source documents, transcribe

information, enter and process data on computers. This course

is intended to prepare students for non-management, entry

level jobs. (A, CSU)

10

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course provides students an opportunity to

learn medical vocabulary with concentration on prefixes,

suffixes, and root words. Emphasis is given to word dissection

and definitions as applied to the body systems including the

terminology used in examinations, diagnoses, procedures,

laboratory investigations, and medical reports. Students must

pass a final 160-word definition exam with 95% accuracy in

order to pass the course. (A, CSU)

11A

MICROSOFT WORD ESSENTIALS

1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hours, (Pass/

No Pass)

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.

This course is designed for the student who wishes

to enter the work force with an understanding of the basic

operations of word processing using Microsoft Word. Topics

will include creating, editing, formatting, saving, and printing

documents. The student is expected to complete assignments

in the computer laboratory outside of class. (A, CSU)

11C

WORD PROCESSING PROJECTS

1.5 units, 1.5 lecture hours, .5 lab hours, (Pass/

No Pass)

PREREQUISITES: Office Technology 11A or

equivalent. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125, 126,

and Mathematics 201. Keyboard 40 wpm.

This course uses a mastery approach to completing

word processing projects. The course teaches advanced word

processing skills, using current word processing software,

emphasizing text editing, document formatting and

processing, forms and tables, as well as the customization

of the word processor. Office Technology 11C includes an

introduction to desktop publishing. (A, CSU)