Education
Community Education
Nursing Assistant - 84 Hour Program
This course focuses on initial preparation for functioning as a nursing assistant. Performance mastery on presented skills is emphasized.
This Nursing Assistant Course supports the belief that individuals have basic human needs and are moving on a health-illness continuum. It supports the belief that learning progresses from simple to complex and focuses on the student’s understanding of humans as individual beings.
Skills are taught in a simulated laboratory setting utilizing demonstration and role-playing. Upon successful completion of 60 hours of classroom studies, the student will participate in 24 hours of supervised clinical experience in a long-term care facility.
For information on course dates, contact Mercy’s Education Department at 218.485.5572 or 218.485.5618.
Education Center
Mercy’s Education Center is a state-of-the-art educational facility designed to enhance the learning opportunities of health care professionals as well as community members and organizations.
The Education Center features a large classroom with a seating capacity of 120, along with working models of an intensive care patient room and an emergency treatment room. An additional classroom is also available for smaller groups. The Education Center has teleconferencing capabilities, along with access to the local cable TV channel. If you would like to hold your next meeting, workshop or conference in Mercy’s Education Center, please call 218.485.5618.
Health Occupations Class – High School
The Health Occupations Class is a year-long program offered through Mercy Hospital for area high school students. This program exposes students to a wide variety of health related careers. Students participate in four different classes within the program.
First Responder
Students complete 40 hours of mandatory coursework and a state test to become certified First Responders in their community.
Career Exploration
Career Exploration is an introductory course to various health occupations. The course includes classroom experiences as well as the shadowing of multiple disciplines. Students receive basic information on health care professions in order to make informed career choices.
Nursing Assistant
The Nursing Assistant class introduces concepts of basic human needs; health/illness continuum and basic nursing skills in long term care environments as well as basic nursing principles in caring for the client at home. Skills are taught in a simulated laboratory setting utilizing demonstration and role-playing. Upon successful completion of classroom studies, the student will participate in 24 hours of supervised clinical experience in a long-term care facility.
Medical Terminology
The Medical Terminology course provides a foundation of basic medical terms used in the health care field. This class is worth 1 college credit. For more information, contact Mercy’s Education department at 218.485.5618.
Employee Mandated Inservice
Mercy employees can complete computerized mandated inservices from home on their own time by clicking on this link: http://www.webinservice.com/mhhc/. Employees will need to enter their learner ID and password to complete the lessons.
A reduced number of topics are now required and have been divided into quarterly sessions.
Call Mercy’s Education Department at 218.485.5572 or 218.485.5618 for more information.