# Nursing Assistant (NNA) courses

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/courses/nna/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### NNA 364 — Nursing Assistant

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** Noncredit Hours: 234
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/college-of-the-desert/schedule/fall-2026/nna.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: Letter
- Degree Applicable: NONC

This course includes basic nursing principles used in the care of clients in long-term care facilities. The content addresses the basic needs of clients; concepts of ethics and confidentiality; techniques of communication; reporting and recording of observations and basic assessments; performance of special treatments, procedures and skills required for client care. Successful completion of the course results in eligibility to take the state-approved test that leads to certification as a nursing assistant.