Nursing Assistant Clinical

Catalog description

Three Lab. To provide students with the necessary clinical time required for application for state certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Licensed Nursing Assistant. Students will practice basic concepts common to all members of the health team in acute and long-term care settings, which include basic principles of communication, nutrition, emergency care, medical terminology, environmental safety and comfort, ethical/legal aspects of health care, basic nursing skills based upon fundamental nursing concepts in giving individualized client care. This course requires forty (40) hours of supervised clinical in a variety of health care facilities. Requirements to enter the class include: a current TB skin test, a DPS Fingerprint Clearance card, influenza vaccination for the current flu season, TDAP immunization (within the last 10 years), proof of 2 Varicella immunizations or a positive titer ready by a licensed health care provider, and proof of 2 MMR immunizations or a positive titer read by a licensed health care provider. These requirements are subject to change at the discretion of Northern Arizona Healthcare. Students will be able to: function as a member of the health team within a health care facility/community; demonstrate effective communication; demonstrate ethical and legal behaviors; maintain a safe environment for the client; demonstrate general principles of infection control; demonstrate basic nursing assistant interventions; report abnormal findings to the appropriate health care team member; provide care for the peri-operative client; provide care for the client with special needs; apply basic knowledge of body systems. Prerequisite(s): The requirements are subject to change at the discretion of Northern Arizona Healthcare. Please refer to the CCC website for a list of current requirements. Corequisite(s): NUR 110 . Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.