CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTING

Catalog description

Teaches and trains the nursing assistant to assist in patient care and function as effective members of the nursing team, under the supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse, in hospitals, nursing homes, and home health care settings. Orient to the work environment and responsibilities needed for quality patient care and good employee morale. May be repeated up to 3 times. (7 credit, 4 lecture, 6 lab) Pre-requisite: Criminal background check requirements according to current Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines will be announced by the instructor on the first day of class. A fee is required for this background check and will be the responsibility of the student. Students must have a score of 20 or higher on the Reading portion of the ACT or a score of 54 or higher on the AccuPlacer reading test or a score of 236 on the NextGen AccuPlacer reading portion or a score of 480 on the evidence-based reading and writing portion of the SAT and/or a composite SAT score of 1020 or higher, (or complete ENG 109-4 at SIC with a grade of “C” or better).