NURSES AIDE PROGRAM
Daytime Classes: 17 Days
Evening Classes: 31 Days
105 total Hours
A comprehensive course designed to teach students the fundamental skills needed to provide care to those in need. Graduates of this program will be able to communicate with patients effectively, recognize medical emergencies, and provide hands-on daily care needs while respecting and
observing residents’ rights.
Payment Plan Available
Four-weekly installments.
CURRICULUM
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
‘NA-101 Introduction to Long Term / Residents Rights
Students will learn about the nurse aide role, the different care settings, how to provide a safe environment for residents, infection control, and how to respond to emergency situations. Students will learn about the interdisciplinary team and the chain of command. Students will learn resident rights as defined by the OBRA Act of 1987. Students will be able to describe the responsibility of the Nurse Aide in reporting suspected abuse, neglect or misappropriation of resident property.
NA-201 Personal Care Skills
Students will learn proper skin care measures, how to perform basic hygiene needs for residents such as bathing, grooming and toileting. Student will also engage in proper position and moving of residents to ensure their safety.
NA-301 Basic Nursing Skills
Students will learn and demonstrate how to properly obtain and record vital signs, height, and weight. Students will be able to recognize, document, and report abnormal changes in body functioning. Students will also learn how to ensure residents maintain proper oral intake and nutrition. Care of the resident’s belongings, environment and safety are also addressed.
NA-401 Mental health & Social Service Needs
Students will learn psychosocial needs of residents based on the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, developmental tasks of older adults, the effects of losses/changes associated with aging. Student will also learn about cultural and spiritual needs of residents and how to respect residents needs and rights. Developmental disabilities will also be addressed.
NA-501 Care of Cognitively Impaired Residents
Students will be able to identify how to care for residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia, confusion and difficult behaviors. Students will be able to identify different traits associated with different resident disease processes and how to address or report them. Discussion and activities centered around how to react in uncomfortable situations are addressed.
NA-601 Basic Restorative Services
Students will learn and be able to demonstrate how to utilize assistive devices in transfers, ambulation, eating, and dressing. Students will learn and demonstrate how to properly turn and position a resident in bed and chair.
NA-701 Clinical Experience
Students will commute off campus to the assigned nursing home to engage in their clinical rotation. Students will utilize everything they have learned in classroom/lab and use it in providing direct care to residents in the clinical setting.
REQUREMENTS
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Must be at least 16 years of age
Negative PPD skin test
*included with tuition.
Complete and pass a drug screen and background check
*Included with tuition.