Nursing Assistant Certificate of Proficiency

The Certificate of Proficiency in the Nursing Assistant course consists of seven credit hours. This course includes information necessary to improve the quality of life of clients in long-term care facilities and other health care facilities. The course consists of information important in providing a solid foundation of skills and critical procedures necessary for becoming a Nursing Assistant.

Curriculum Nursing Assistant (CNUA 1117)	Hours
The Healthcare Team, Attitudes/Actions/Goals	1.5 CT
Infection Control and Prevention	2.0 CT
Communication and Interpersonal Skills	0.5 CT
Fire and Safety	1.5 CT
Employee and Resident Safety	1.0 CT
Basic Emergency and First Aid	1.0 CT
Independence, Resident’s Rights, and Confidentiality	2.5 CT
Ethical and Legal Rights of the Resident	0.5 CT
Caring for the Resident’s Environment	1.0 CT
Unoccupied Bed Making	2.0 CT
Serving Trays and Set-up	2.0 CT
Transferring/Positioning/Turning	1.0 CT
Restraints	1.0 CT
Feeding Residents	0.5 CT
Skin Care	1.5 CT
Vital Signs/Height/Weight	4.0 CT
Transferring/Positioning/Turning	2.0 L
Bed Making	1.0 L
Restraints	0.5 L
Lunch (Students feed each other in classroom)	1.5 L
Vital Signs	3.0 L
Bathing/Grooming/Dressing	3.5 CT
Toileting and Elimination	2.5 CT
Toileting/Elimination in Lab	1.0 L
Bathing/Grooming/Dressing Continued in Lab	1.0 L
Hydration	1.5 CT
Reporting and Recording Abnormal Changes	1.0 CT
Admission/Transfer/Discharge	1.0 CT
Cognitive/Behavior	4.0 CT
Social Care	1.0 CT
Restorative Care	12 CT
Rehab Care	2.0 CT
Clinical	12 CL
Range of Motion	2 CT/L
Death and Dying	1.0 CT
Review	1.0 L
Clinical (Skills Test)	8.0 CL
Alzheimer/Dementia	15 CT
Contact Hours	115
Credit Hours	7

Legend:

CT = Classroom/Theory
L = Lab
CL = Clinical

Program Requirements (Printable PDF Document)