NA 1207 Nursing Assistant
This course is designed to meet the minimum requirements established by the Arkansas Office of Long Term Care. A combination of theory along with hands on (simulated and clinical lab) is used to prepare the student to meet stated goals and objectives. Students are prepared to interact effectively with residents/patients in regards to attitudes, communication, and cultural influences. Students are also prepared to promote self-care and assist with daily patient needs and tasks. Course work includes information in regards to residents' rights, isolation techniques, transfer and moving techniques, disease process, care of the Alzheimer's patient, and death and dying. This course will provide training skills and preparatory knowledge, through role-playing and return demonstration, to prepare the student to pass state examinations to become a certified nursing assistant with the ability to deliver direct resident/patient care within the scope of the nursing assistant.
Prerequisite
None
Offered
As requested