Nurse Assistant Training Program
Full-Time: (1.1 Months/5 Weeks)
Monday-Friday 9:00am-3:00pm
Next classes start 3/15/10 and 3/29/10
This course is designed for students who have expressed an interest in the entry level nursing profession. The course is designed to provide the student with the skills necessary to administer care for patients or residents in a hospital, extended care facility or in-home. The course will consist of both classroom and clinical training in a local extended care facility. Students who complete the curriculum, and achieve the certificate of completion, are qualified to apply for and take the state certification exam leading to certification as a Certified Nurse Assistant.
Program Cost: $1200
Admission Requirements:
- Age 16 years or older
- Evidence of a minimum completion
of 12th grade or GED from an accredited school.
(Non-high school graduate/non-GED passer must
pass the Assessment Testing)
Program Objectives:
Upon successful completion of
the course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the role and
responsibility of the Nursing Assistant and
perform as a health team member.
- Recognize the importance of
verbal and non-verbal communication and
demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Understand the resident’s rights
and the purpose and use of the patient plan of
care.
- Observe and reports changes in
condition, abnormal signs, symptoms, and care
provided to a licensed nurse.
-
Practice the principles and
techniques of safety and infection control.
- Accurately assess and chart
vital signs
- Demonstrate proper personal care
procedures, admission and discharge procedures,
exercise and activity, and elimination
procedures according to the principles.
- Apply the knowledge on
nutritional requirements and techniques in
measuring and recording intake and output,
feeding the patient, preparing and serving meal.
- Understand clients with special
needs.
- State the CNA’s role in
restorative care.
- Care for the resident through
the dying process and care for the body after
death.
- Work with and under the
direction of the LVN/RN in a structured
health-care setting.
- Be eligible to take the state
test to become a Certified Nurse Assistant.
Course Outline:
|
Course Title |
Total Clock Time |
|
Introduction |
2 |
|
Patient’s Rights |
2 |
|
Interpersonal Skills |
2 |
|
Prevention, Management of Catastrophe
and Unusual Occurrence |
1 |
|
Body Mechanics |
2 |
|
Medical and Surgical Asepsis |
2 |
|
Weights and Measures |
1 |
|
Patient Care Skill |
14 |
|
Patient Care Procedures |
7 |
|
Vital Signs |
3 |
|
Nutrition |
2 |
|
Emergency Procedures |
2 |
|
Long Term Care patient |
2 |
|
Rehabilitative Nursing |
2 |
|
Observation and Charting |
4 |
|
Death and Dying |
2 |
|
Clinical Practice |
100 |
|
TOTAL |
150 |
|
