HLTH 141 Nurse Assistant Training
is designed to give the student who desires employment as a nurse assistant or orderly training in the basic nursing skills. The course provides 142 hours of approved Illinois Department of Public Health course instruction in classroom work and clinical experience. Classroom work will consist of 92 hours, and clinical assignment will consist of 50 hours. Upon successful completion of both theory and clinical sections, the student receives a certificate of completion. To become fully certified and placed on the Nurse Aide Registry in Illinois, students must also take and pass the State's approved Competency Evaluation. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees; areas of concentration include basic certificate in development (credit hours 8.0, lecture hours 6.0, lab hours 4.0).
Prerequisite
meet eligibility requirements for admission to the College, be at least 16 years of age, and successfully complete Nurse Assistant reading pre-test or demonstrate 8th grade reading level by an approved exam. All students who register for the program must complete the Illinois Healthcare Worker Background Check-Uniform Conviction Information Act (Public Act#89-197).