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NAS-3240A Nurse Aide I
This course is designed to prepare individuals to provide personal care and perform basic nursing skills for the elderly and other adults. Emphasis is on the aging process including mental, social, and physical needs of the elderly, patients' rights, nutrition management, elimination procedures, safe environment, restorative services, personal and special care procedures activities, human body structure and function, related common disease/disorders, communication and documentation, death and dying, and roles of nurse aides and/or health team members. The course includes class, skills lab, and clinical learning experiences. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to take the NC Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation for listing on the NA I Registry. Clinicals will be held at healthcare facilities in Durham or Orange counties. The prerequisites for this course are ONE of the following: HS diploma/Equivalency, OR successful completion of ENG002 or EFL073, OR unofficial college transcript showing successful completion of college level English (ENG 111 or higher). Contact nurseaide@durhamtech.edu to learn how to submit prereq information and complete your registration.
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NAS-3240B Nurse Aide I Hospital-Based
This version of the non-credit, state-approved Nurse Aide I course is targeted toward students who want to work in a hospital setting. The course is designed to prepare graduates to work under the supervision of licensed health care professionals and perform nursing care and services for persons of all ages. This course includes basic nursing skills required to provide safe, competent personal care for individuals. Emphasis is on person-centered care, the aging process, communication, safety/emergencies, infection prevention, legal and ethical issues, measurements, elimination, nutrition, basic restorative care/rehabilitation, dementia, mental health, and end-of-life care. Coursework consists of lecture, skills lab, and clinical experience at an area hospital. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to take the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) Examination for listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry (CNAI). Prerequisites: One of the following: High School diploma/Equivalent, ENG002, EFL074, unofficial college transcript. Additional requirements: Students in this course must be at least 18 years old, will need to complete a criminal background check and a drug screen, provide proof of immunization for COVID-19, MMR, Varicella, Tetanus, Influenza and TB, be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and have health insurance PRIOR to the first day of class. Enrollment is limited. Contact nurseaide@durhamtech.edu for questions regarding the program or registration process.
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NAS-3241A Nurse Aide II
Take your Nurse Aide care to the next level. The Nurse Aide II course prepares graduates to perform more complex and invasive patient care skills. Through lecture, laboratory work, and clinical rotations this class will lead to listing on the NC Board of Nursing NA II Registry. Students should be task-oriented, self-motivated, and organized with excellent reading skills. Textbook, evidence of negative TB, AHA health care provider BLS, proof of specific immunizations, personal health insurance, and supplies are required. Students are required to undergo an official criminal background check and drug screening prior to beginning the clinical portion of the training. Certain findings may prevent the student from progressing to the clinical portion of the course. Prerequisites for this course include ALL of the following: HS diploma/equivalency, current NC NA I Registry listing with no substantiated negative findings, current BLS certification or planned course within 2 weeks of class start date. Contact nurseaide@durhamtech.edu to learn how to submit prereq information and complete your registration.
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NAS-3242A Nurse Aide I Refresher
This review course is for individuals familiar with Nurse Aide I skills and concepts. It is designed to prepare students for the NC Nurse Aide I Competency Evaluation, a requirement for being listed on the NC Nurse Aide Registry. Nurse Aide I content is reviewed through classroom instruction and laboratory work. Textbook OPTIONAL. No criminal background check required. Prerequisites: ONE of the following: Current or previous listing on the NC or another state's NA I Registry within the past five years OR completion of a state-approved NA I training program within the past two years for students who failed or did not attempt the NC NA I exam. (Military personnel who have medical/corpsman training or enrollees who have completed course(s) equivalent to the NA I content may enroll with permission of the program director.) Contact nurseaide@durhamtech.edu to learn how to submit prereq information and complete your registration.
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NAS-3253A Nurse Aide II Refresher
The Nurse Aide II Refresher is designed to assess and validate NA II skills competencies for individuals whose NA II certification expired within the past 24 months. All of the Nurse Aide II skills identified on the Nurse Aide II task list will be reviewed and assessed. The student's return demonstration of the skills must meet NC BON guidelines for proficient performance without prompting or assistance from the instructor. There is no clinical. After successful completion of the course students will be eligible for reinstatement on the NA II registry. 100% attendance is required. Prerequisites for this course include ALL of the following: Current NA I Registry listing with no substantial findings, NA II Registry listing showing expiration date within the past 2 years, and letter on employer letterhead stating student is eligible to take NA II Refresher class. Contact nurseaide@durhamtech.edu to submit requirements and complete registration.
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NET-115 Telecommunication for Information Technology Professionals
This course introduces telecommunications technologies and topics for Information Technology students. Topics include introduction to telecommunications, wide area networking technologies, voice telephony, wireless telephony and telecommunications network management. Upon completion, students should be able to design, implement and test key telecommunications technologies.
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NET-125 Introduction to Networks
This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and computer networks. Topics include introduction to the principles of IP addressing and fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations. Upon completion, students should be able to build simple LANs, perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement IP addressing schemes.
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NET-126 Switching and Routing
This course covers the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in small networks and introduces wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. Emphasis is placed on configuring and troubleshooting routers and switches for advanced functionality using security best practices and resolving common network issues utilizing both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. Upon completion, students should be able to configure VLANs and Inter-VLAN routing applying security best practices, troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing on Layer 3 devices, configure redundancy on a switched network using STP and EtherChannel, configure WLANs using a WLC and L2 security best practices and configure IPv4 and IPv6 static routing on routers.
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NET-175 Wireless Technology
This course introduces the student to wireless technology and interoperability with different communication protocols. Topics include Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), Wireless Mark-up language (WML), link manager, service discovery protocol, transport layer and frequency band. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss in written and oral form protocols and procedures required for different wireless applications.
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NET-225 Enterprise Networking
This course is designed to cover the architecture, components, operations, and security to scale for large, complex networks, including wide area network (WAN) technologies. Emphasis is placed on configuring, troubleshooting, and securing enterprise network devices and understanding how application programming interfaces (API) and configuration management tools enable network automation. Upon completion, students should be able to configure link state routing protocols, implement ACLs to filter traffic and secure administrative access, configure NAT services on the router to provide address scalability, explain techniques to provide address scalability and secure remote access for WAN, and explain how automation affects evolving networks.
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NET-226 Network Programmability
This course covers the methodologies and tools of modern software development, applied to IT and Network operations. Emphasis is placed on network programming in current network scripting languages, using GIT and common data formats, deploying applications as containers, using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and automating infrastructure using code. Upon completion, students should be able to use basic Python programming and Linux skills, implement a development environment, use software development and design best practices, create a secure API, use current technologies to deploy and secure applications and compare software testing and deployment methods in automation and simulation environments.
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NET-260 Internet Development & Support
This course covers issues relating to the development and implementation of Internet related tools and services. Topics include Internet organization, site registration, e-mail servers, Web servers, Web page development, legal issues, firewalls, multimedia, TCP/IP, service providers, FTP, list servers, and gateways. Upon completion, students should be able to develop and support the Internet services needed within an organization.
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NOS-120 Linux/UNIX Single User
This course develops the necessary skills for students to develop both GUI and command line skills for using and customizing a Linux workstation. Topics include Linux file system and access permissions, GNOME Interface, VI editor, X Window System expression pattern matching, I/O redirection, network and printing utilities. Upon completion, students should be able to customize and use Linux systems for command line requirements and desktop productivity roles.
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NOS-125 Linux and Unix Scripting
This course covers the concepts and features of shell scripting. Topics include process control, shell scripting, advanced search techniques and power user utilities. Upon completion, students should be able to successfully perform various shell scripting tasks.
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NOS-130 Windows Single User
This course introduces operating system concepts for single-user systems. Topics include hardware management, file and memory management, system configuration/optimization, and utilities. Upon completion, students should be able to perform operating systems functions at the support level in a single-user environment.
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NOS-220 Linux/Unix Administration I
This course introduces the Linux file system, group administration, and system hardware controls. Topics include installation, creation and maintaining file systems, NIS client and DHCP client configuration, NFS, SMB/Samba, Configure X, Gnome, KDE, basic memory, processes, and security. Upon completion, students should be able to perform system administration tasks including installation, configuring and attaching a new Linux workstation to an existing network.
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NOS-230 Windows Administration I
This course covers the installation and configuration of a Windows Server operating system. Emphasis is placed on the basic configuration of core network services, Active Directory and group policies. Upon completion, students should be able to install and configure a Windows Server operating system.
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NOS-231 Windows Administration II
This course covers the management of a Windows Server operating system. Emphasis is placed on the deployment of print services, network services, Active Directory, group policies and access controls. Upon completion, students should be able to deploy and manage services on a Windows Server operating system.
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NOS-232 Windows Administration III
This course covers management and configuration of a highly available Windows Server operating system. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures for network services and access controls. Upon completion, students should be able to manage and configure a highly available Windows Server operating system.
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NUR-101 Practical Nursing I
This course introduces the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts within each domain including assessment, clinical decision making, professional behaviors, caring interventions, biophysical and psychosocial concepts, communication, collaboration, teaching/learning, safety, ethical principles, legal issues, informatics, and evidence-based practice. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care across the lifespan incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
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NUR-102 Practical Nursing II
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, nursing, and healthcare. Emphasis is placed on the concepts within each domain including clinical decision making, caring interventions, biophysical and psychosocial concepts, communication, collaboration, teaching and learning, accountability, safety, informatics, and evidence-based practice. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care across the lifespan incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
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NUR-103 Practical Nursing III
This course is designed to assimilate the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on biophysical and psychosocial concepts, professional behaviors, healthcare systems, health policy, and quality improvement. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide safe, quality, and individualized entry level nursing care.
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NUR-111 Introduction to Health Concepts
This course introduces the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts within each domain including medication administration, assessment, nutrition, ethics, interdisciplinary teams, informatics, evidence-based practice, individual-centered care, and quality improvement. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
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NUR-112 Health-Illness Concepts
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of acid-base, metabolism, cellular regulation, oxygenation, infection, stress/coping, health-wellness-illness, communication, caring interventions, managing care, safety, quality improvement, and informatics. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
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NUR-113 Family Health Concepts
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of oxygenation, sexuality, reproduction, grief/loss, mood/affect, behaviors, development, family, health-wellness-illness, communication, caring interventions, managing care, safety, and advocacy. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
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NUR-114 Holistic Health Concepts
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, inflammation, sensory perception, stress/coping, mood/affect, cognition, self, violence, health-wellness-illness, professional behaviors, caring interventions, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
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NUR-211 Health Care Concepts
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, infection, immunity, mobility, comfort, behaviors, health-wellness-illness, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, managing care, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
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NUR-212 Health System Concepts
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of grief/loss, violence, health-wellness-illness, collaboration, managing care, safety, advocacy, legal issues, policy, healthcare systems, ethics, accountability, and evidence-based practice. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course
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NUR-213 Complex Health Concepts
This course is designed to assimilate the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of fluid/electrolytes, metabolism, perfusion, mobility, stress/coping, violence, health-wellness-illness, professional behaviors, caring interventions, managing care, healthcare systems, and quality improvement. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide quality, individualized, entry level nursing care.
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NUR-214 Nursing Transition Concepts
This course is designed to introduce concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing as the LPN transitions to the ADN role. Emphasis is placed on the concepts within each domain including evidenced-based practice, quality improvement, communication, safety, interdisciplinary team, clinical decision-making, informatics, assessment, caring, and health-wellness-illness. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.