Nursing Assistant 6 unit

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare the student as an entry-level worker, providing basic nursing care to patients in acute care and long-term care settings. The curriculum is structured to provide theory and application in skills needed to function as a Nursing Assistant. Upon completion, students will be eligible to take the state certification examination. *All students are required to submit to, and pass, a background and drug screen. Our partnered health care agencies will not accept any student with a flagged background for placement. Students with a flagged background must expunge their record prior to registering in the course. Other clinical requirements include immunizations, physical, fingerprints, and American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR Certification, prior to the initiation of the clinical rotation.