CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT THEORY

Catalog description

Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) program provides students with the knowledge and skills required to provide basic nursing care to patients. Program focuses on the role functions such as safety precautions, emergency procedures, infection control and prevention, recognition of abuse and neglect, ability to provide for activities of daily living, personal hygiene, nutrition, safe food handling, body mechanics and transferring of patients. The course provides the theory to prepare the students to take the examination for the Certified Nurse Assistant issued by the California State Department of Health Services after the practicum is completed. (formerly N 422NC)