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more information about admission to the program, contact: (334)
745-8082 or
Ashley Minnifield,
Health Science Admissions
Health Science Building
Room 214
1701 LaFayette Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801
334-745-6437 ext 5515
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| Overview |
Nursing Assistants perform basic patient care
under the supervision of an RN, LPN, physician, or dentist. Nursing
assistants are employed in acute care hospitals, nursing homes
and long-term care facilities, office settings, or home care settings.
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| Approval: |
Alabama Department of Public Health, Division
of Healthcare Facilities
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| Degree
Earned: |
Award of Achievement
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| Length
of Program: |
One Semester
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| Working
Conditions: |
Pleasant temperature controlled environment. Must
respect the rights and dignity of individuals and display effective
interpersonal skills, sensitivity, and tact with ill, injured,
and suffering patients. Patient care environment may include working
with persons with AIDS, AIDS-related diseases, Hepatitis, and
other communicable diseases. Work schedules may include day, evening,
or night shifts, weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
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| Credentials
Earned: |
Certified Nursing Assistant following passage
of the Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Program (NACEP). Certification
is required by all long-term care facilities/nursing homes.
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| Course
Offerings |
The Nursing Assisting Program is offered Fall
semester (depending on student interest) on the Opelika Campus.
The course can be taken for non-collegiate credit (NAS 100 Long
Term Care Nursing Assistant).
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| Course
Description |
NAS 100. Long Term Care Nursing Assistant.
4 hrs.
Prerequisite: Determined by the instructor.
This course fulfills the seventy-five (75) hour Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (OBRA) requirements for training of long-term
care nursing assistants in preparation for certification through
competency for training of long-term care nursing assistants in
preparation for certification through competency evaluation. Emphasis
is placed on the development of the knowledge, attitudes, and
skills required of the long-term care nursing assistant. Upon
completion of this course, the student should demonstrate satisfactory
performance on written examinations and clinical skills.
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| Eligibility
Requirements: |
1. Documentation of high school diploma, GED,
or current high school enrollment.
2. Receipt of application for Nursing Assistant program.
Students currently enrolled in high school may
enroll in Nursing Assisting courses, but the student must be aware
that some employing agencies require employees to be age 18 years
or older and have a high school diploma or GED prior to employment.
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| Registration
Requirements - After admission to the program. |
1. Current student malpractice insurance
2. Annual Health Questionnaire specific to the program of study
verifying:
a. A state of physical and mental health such
that the student is able to complete all program requirements
without presenting undue risk/harm to the student or other persons.
b. Skin test for TB within the past year.
c. Ability to meet Technical Standards requirements as specified
in the program of study.
d. Current immunizations, including Hepatitis B vaccinations.
(The first Hepatitis vaccination is due prior to the first term
of registration; the second Hepatitis B vaccination is due one
month later; and the third Hepatitis B vaccination is due six
months after the first vaccination.).
3. Verification of current American Heart Association CPR certification
at the Health Care Provider level. No other CPR certification is acceptable.
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