Overview
This Certificate combines classroom, skills lab, and hands-on clinical experience to prepare students for the roles and responsibilities of an NA I. NA’s work directly under the supervision of a licensed nurse in a variety of healthcare settings to provide patient’s with comfort services and assistance with activities of daily living. Students will learn basic bedside nursing skills, including communication, infection prevention, safety and hygiene, body mechanics for safe body transfer and the basic principles of personal care with dignity.
Program Learning Outcomes
Certificate Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this certificate will be able to:
- Apply nursing assistant skills proficiently and appropriately to perform authorized duties.
- Apply basic healthcare knowledge in a variety of healthcare settings.
- Individuals who complete this certificate will be prepared to take, and pass, the NA certification exam.
Students in this program will learn to;
- Provide person-centered nursing assistant skills in a professional manner through caring and respectful interaction with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
- Communicate professionally and effectively with diverse individuals.
- Demonstrate an ability to gather information, think critically, and solve problems in the clinical setting.
- Utilize appropriate infection prevention measure while providing care, including hand hygiene, PPE, disposal of contaminated articles, and hazardous wastes.
- Utilize proper body mechanics and safety transfer to prevent injury to self and patient.
- Implement basic principles of personal care, including bathing, comfort care, dressing/undressing, and grooming.
- Distinguish between personal and professional values and legal/ethical responsibilities in practice.
- Performs First Aid and initiates emergency response procedures as required.
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