NURSING ASSISTANT

The Nursing Assistant Program trains students to provide basic patient care such as taking vital signs, bathing, feeding, transferring, positioning, and bed making. The courses cover techniques of communication, understanding behavior and identification of ethical issues in patient care. Students apply principles of basic nursing care to patients and clients of all ages in skilled nursing and acute care facilities. Upon completion of this course students are eligible to take the test for nursing assistant certification. Hands-on internship experience is part of the training.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Demonstrate and apply ethical, competent, and safe patient care within the scope of practice for a CNA.
2. Demonstrate the knowledge/skills necessary to pass the State Certification Exam