Nursing Assistant

Catalog description

This is a basic 90 hour Nursing Assistant course. Students who successful complete this course will be eligible to take the competency evaluation for inclusion on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry as a Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide. The Nursing Assistant works under the supervision of an RN or LPN performing bedside and personal care, gathering data such as vital signs or in-take and out-put, and performing basic therapeutic interventions such as range of motion exercises. The course includes theory lecture, skills lab practice, and a clinical experience in a long-term care setting.