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Nurse Aide

 

Nurse Aide taking temperature
Next program begins March 1, 2010
Applications due February 22, 2010

The Nurse Aide Program prepares the student for employment as a nurse aide in hospitals, skilled care facilities, home health care, and hospice facilities. Basic nursing and personal care skills, legal and ethical issues for nurse aides, restorative services and recognition of the emotional, social, cultural, and individual rights of patients are all competencies covered in the coursework. Students practice these skills in the college lab and in an assigned clinical setting.

Information & Application Packet

 

Emphasis/Degree Options

Certificate

Nurse Aide courses fulfill the educational requirements needed to take the Certified Nurse Assistant's (CNA) Exam

 

Career Options

Doctor's offices

Hospitals

Nursing homes

Assisted living

Home health care

Hospice

 

   

Program Strengths

  • Condensed format allows students to complete certificate in less than one semester
  • Clinical work experience
  • Courses fulfill the educational requirements needed to take the Certified Nurse Assistant's (CNA) Exam