Designed as an introduction to the basic skills of phlebotomy and a review for nurses and returning healthcare workers. This course will include the latest NAACLS guidelines and competencies necessary to provide a continuum of care. Emphasis will be on the fundamental theory and techniques of drawing blood samples as well as safety awareness, proper laboratory practice, and professionalism. Gail Donegan, BS, MT (ASCP)
Newtown Campus/$60/WHPAH 0317 WB1/W, 3/25, 6-10 pm
This course will enable the professional nurse to identify and recognize various theories of legal liability. Additionally, the course will promote quality of care by helping Nurses, Nursing students, Nursing Home Administrators and Social Workers, and other healthcare providers understand critical and legal issues such as: informed consent, the Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA); principle of documentation, malpractice and the Good Samaritan Act. Alan C. Horowitz, Esq., RN, RRT
Newtown Campus/$99/WHPAH 0557 WB1/ 4 M, 3/2-3/23, 6-9 pm
This course will help nurses, EMT's, paramedics and other healthcare professionals, to learn the relationship between heart failure and cardiomyopathy. It will review ischemic and non- ischemic cardiomyopathy as well as various types of cardiomyopathies, symptomatology, four classifications of heart failure and current treatment modalities from medical management to surgical intervention. Susan Salley, RN, CCRN, CEN
Newtown Campus/$49/WHPAH 0556 WB1/ W, 3/18, 6-10 pm
This course will help nurses, EMT's, paramedics and other healthcare professionals, to learn focused, neurological assessment techniques, and review assessment and management techniques for specific neuro-based medical and traumatic emergency care scenarios. Susan Salley, RN, CCRN, CEN
Newtown Campus/$49/WHPAH 0558 WB1/W, 4/22, 6-10 pm
This includes both classroom instruction and clinical experience designed to prepare nurses (RNs & LPNs) for re-entry into practice, and/or a review of contemporary nursing. Joyce Welliver, RN, MSN, CRNP
Requirements: Current PA Nurse's license, Current Healthcare Provider CPR certification, Professional Liability Insurance, Healthcare Insurance and Medical clearance, Criminal background check by the State Police all must be provided for clinical experience.
$899 (includes textbook)/WHPAH 0310 WA1 & WA2
Sec. WA1
Orientation: Newtown Campus/ W, 1/14, 6-8 pm
Classroom: Nazareth Hospital/ 7 M & 6 W, 1/19-3/2, 6-10 pm
Clinical: Nazareth Hospital/ 4 M & 4 W, 3/4-3/30, 6-10 pm
Sec. WA2
Orientation: Newtown Campus/ W, 1/21, 6-8 pm
Classroom: Holy Redeemer Hospital/ 7 M & 6 W, 1/26-3/9, 6-10 pm
Clinical: Holy Redeemer Hospital/ 4 M & 4 W, 3/11-4/6, 6-10 pm
Healthcare professionals must have an awareness of the regulations for privacy and security. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is about insurance portability, fraud and the changes that have evolved in business development. Learn how these laws affect you in the healthcare profession. Deborah Talone, MBA
Newtown Campus/$49/ WHPAH 0325 WB1/ W, 4/1, 6-9 pm
This course is designed for nurses, nursing home administrators, social workers and other interested healthcare professionals. Financial exploitation of the elderly can be perpetrated by family members, friends, and home health aides. This interactive workshop will help healthcare professionals recognize the risk factors for financial exploitation of elderly and the indicators/red flags to can look for when working with older clients. Legal and ethical issues will be addressed. Financial and psychological assessment will be discussed and the topic of undue influence explored. The focus will be on strategies for protection and prevention. Susan Castano, ACSW, LCSW
Newtown Campus/$49/WHPAH 0036 WB1/ W, 2/11, 6-9 pm
Approved Hours: 3 (Social Work, pending)
Social workers as well as other human services professionals and paraprofessionals often have the responsibility of making home visits to their clients. The purpose of these visits can range from information sharing/ assessment/ eligibility for services to mental health/substance abuse outreach/intervention to investigating abuse or neglect. Neighborhoods may be unfamiliar and sometimes dangerous. Information on the client or situation may be incomplete. Workers may be met with fear and suspicion. To minimize risk, it is crucial that the worker prepare and learn techniques for engaging and disengaging in the home visit. In this workshop we will discuss safety precautions workers can take in the field as well as strategies to prevent and handle dangerous situations. Susan Castano, ACSW, LCSW
Newtown Campus/$49/WHPAH 0388 WB1/ Sa, 2/21, 9 am-noon
Approved Hours: 3 (Social Work, pending)
This overview course is designed to teach the healthcare employee the basic components of a healthcare emergency management plan and response initiatives. Topics will focus on the interagency cooperation required between the Federal Emergency Management Agency, State and Local Emergency Management Agencies, and the healthcare facility. Topics will include, but are not limited to: JCAHO requirements; Emergency Preparedness Inventory, National Incident Management System (NIMS); Surge Capacity; Hospital Incident Command System; Emergency Planning; and Geographic Information Systems. Ed Wurster, MS CHSP
Newtown/$139 (includes lunch)/WHPAH 1001 C01/ F, 3/27, 9 am-4 pm
This course offers guidelines for those responsible for planning and responding to emergencies impacting the healthcare facility, and for developing a comprehensive disaster plan. Participants should gain an in-depth understanding of an incident management system forming the core response to all health-care emergency situations, as well as obtain insight on how this system will interface with outside (private and public) response agencies. Through case study, you will experience how management principles can be applied to emergency situations. Ed Wurster, MS CHSP
Newtown/$139 (includes lunch)/WHPAH 1003 C01/ F, 4/17, 9 am-4 pm
This course is designed for nurses, working in telemetry, critical care and trauma, as well as techs working in telemetry units. You will learn concepts that allow for the basic interpretation of EKG rhythms. It will include how to measure and plot EKG rhythm components as well as treatment methods for specific abnormal rhythms. Susan Salley, RN, CCRN, CEN
Newtown Campus/$80/WHPAH 0251 WB1/2 W, 5/6 & 5/13, 6-9 pm
CPR & First Aid Training & Retraining for Healthcare and Community
CPR and First Aid courses can be set up on-site at your company location, or at one of the College's Bucks County locations.
For additional information, please contact
Janet Baker, Director, Allied Health, at
215-968-8324/email: bakerj@bucks.edu.
(American Heart Association 2-year certification)
(For professionals who need basic first aid for the workplace) Janet Baker, M.Ed.
Newtown Campus/$59 (includes book & card)/ PHPAH 0001 WB1/ Sa, 4/11, 9 am-1 pm
Approved Hours: 4 (Act 48)
(American Heart Association 2 year certification)
(For professionals who need Adult CPR & basic first aid for the workplace) Janet Baker,M.Ed.
Newtown Campus/ $74 (includes book and card)/ PHPAH 0002 WB1/ Sa, 3/7, 9 am-3:30 pm
Approved Hours: 6 (Act 48)
(Includes Adult, Child, Infant CPR and AED training, American Heart Association 2-year certification)(For all Healthcare professionals, nurses, doctors, dentists, chiropractors, paramedics, EMTs and lifeguards) Janet Baker, M.Ed.
Newtown Campus/ $74 (includes book & card)/ PHPAH 0003 WB1-WB5 & W50/ 9 am-3:30 pm
Approved Hours: 6 (Act 48)
WB1/ Sa, 1/31
WB2/ Sa, 2/21
WB3/ Sa, 3/21
WB4/ Sa, 4/18
WB5/ Sa, 5/16
Lower Bucks Campus
W50/ Sa, 5/2, 9 am-3:30 pm
(Includes Adult, Child, Infant CPR and AED training, American Heart Association, 2 year certification)
Newtown Campus/$49 (includes card)/ PHPAH 0004 WB1-WB5 & W50/ 6-10 pm
Approved Hours: 4 (Act 48)
WB1/ W, 1/28
WB2/ Tu, 2/17
WB3/ W, 3/18
WB4/ Tu, 4/14
WB5/ Tu, 5/12
Lower Bucks Campus
W50/ Tu, 5/5, 6-10 pm
(For parents, grandparents, teachers, day care workers, nannies, and babysitters, American Heart Association 2 year certification) Janet Baker, M.Ed.
Newtown Campus/$59 (includes card & book)/ PHPAH 0005 WB1/ Sa, 4/4, 9 am-1 pm
Approved Hours: 4 (Act 48)