Certified Nursing Assistant
The Certified Nursing Assistant Program provides courses of instruction and experience that will prepare individuals to be a qualified member of a health care team. This program is taught following the Arkansas Long Term Care Facility Nursing Assistant Training Curriculum.
Program Outcomes:
After participating in the learning environment offered through this program and successfully completing the required courses the successful student will be able to:
- Outline basic physical, emotional and psychosocial aspects of an elderly client.
- Demonstrate caring, supportive and safe care of clients.
- Define the scope of practice of a nurse assistant.
- Explain how the nursing assistant is an important part of the health care team.
- Practice non-specialized tasks (basic nurse assistant skills) related to the personal care and comfort of residents, including activities of daily living.
- Demonstrate effective, professional communication skills with faculty, clients and health care team members.
The College Catalog/Student Handbook has more details about this degree.