Program Description
This program is a prerequisite requirement for the Practical Nursing program. This course prepares student for the Nursing Assistant certification exam. Focus is on nursing skills to assist in the care of the long-term health care client. Included are discussions of legal/ethical issues of health care, communications skills, safety concepts, hygiene and restorative care, growth and development concepts, and monitoring body functions.
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The Nursing Assistant certificate takes approximately three weeks to complete. (See Quarterly Schedule for specific information.) Classes are offered two to three times per quarter. All class/laboratory sessions are conducted on the college campus. Clinical experiences are eight hours per day and conducted at local healthcare facilities during varied hours. Students must complete all theory and all nursing laboratory experiences prior to clinical experiences.
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Attendance is required; students must attend a required number of class and clinical sessions in order to receive a certificate.
Additional fees are required for State testing and certification, which are not part of the Nursing Assistant program.
For more information see Application Procedures
Basic Technical Skills:
Demonstrates basic technical skills, which facilitates an optimal level of functioning for the client, recognizing individual, cultural, and religious diversity.
Personal Care Skills:
Demonstrates basic personal care skills.
Mental Health and Social Service Needs;
Demonstrates the ability to identify the psychosocial characteristics of all clients, including persons with mental retardation, mental illness, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders.
Basic Restorative Services:
Incorporates principles and skills of restorative nursing in providing nursing care.
Client's Rights and Promotion of Client's Independence;
Demonstrates behavior that maintains and respects client's rights and promotes client's independence, regardless of race, religion, life-style, sexual preference, disease process, or ability to pay.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills:
Use communication skills effectively in order to function as a member of the nursing team.
Infection Control;
Use procedures and techniques to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
Safety/Emergency Procedures:
Demonstrates the ability to identify and implement safety/emergency procedures.
Rules and Regulations Knowledge;
Demonstrates knowledge of and is responsive to the laws and regulations that affect his/her practice, including, but not limited to, client abuse and neglect, client complaint procedures, workers right to know, and the Uniform Disciplinary Act.
Application & Registration
Program application and admission are not required. Students register for Nursing Assistant on a space available basis through registration. It is a State requirement that students speak and understand English at the level necessary for performing duties of a nursing assistant. (WAC 308-173- 210 (1-9), 270 (2a)
Students must demonstrate satisfactory health status including current immunizations. Students must also complete a Criminal History Background Check verifying that the student does not have a criminal history of child or adult abuse, financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, or other crimes against persons defined in RCW 43.43 prior to clinical placement. The 2 step TB test PPD (tuberculin test) is required prior to the first day of class. PPD test must have been completed within the last 6 months. Bring documentation with you on the first day of class.
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