NA – Nursing Assistant Courses
School of Health, Wellness & Public Safety
NA 1010 Nursing Assistant Theory/Foundations 9
(Prerequisites: RDG 0750 or Accuplacer Reading score of 69 or equivalent, ENG 0750 or Accuplacer English score of 69 or equivalent, MATH 0750 or Accuplacer Arithmetic score of 57 or equivalent, Corequisite NA 1092, 1090) Provides nursing assistant theory for the care of residents/patients in health care agencies and homes. Course covers such topics as basic structure and normal functions of body systems and impact of aging. Nutrition, medical terminology, effective ways of communicating, geriatric issues, community resources, home care issues and a review of basic math and its application to the clinical setting are also covered.
NA 1090 Nursing Assistant Clinical Experience 3
(Prerequisites: NA 1010, 1092) Supervised practice of basic patient care skills in the hospital, long-term care centers and home health care throughout the city. (135 hours of clinical practice)
NA 1092 Nursing Assistant Lab 3
(Prerequisites: RDG 0750 or Accuplacer Reading score of 69 or equivalent, ENG 0750 or Accuplacer English score of 69 or equivalent, MATH 0750 or Accuplacer Arithmetic score of 57 or equivalent, Corequisite 1010, 1090) In the campus laboratory, provides instruction and supervised practice with basic patient care skills which include vital signs, personal hygiene, transfer techniques, nutritional support and other methods to support activities of daily living. Applies nursing assistant theory to hands on skills, nutrition labs, math for nursing assistants, etc. (135 contact hours in lab)
