NUR 27 - Nurse Aide Program

5 cr.

Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the social, emotional and spiritual needs. Covers procedures; communication and interpersonal relations; observations, charting and reporting; safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology; personal care, nutrition and feeding and death and dying. Includes both classroom lecture and laboratory or clinical hours per week.

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 6
Total Contact Hours: 9

Prerequisite(s): MDE 10 or eligiblity for MTH 154.

NOTE: The course includes both classroom lecture and campus lab skills practice. Following completion of the classroom and campus lab component, students will begin their clinical experience in an area nursing home. The clinical experience in the nursing home will be held during the regularly scheduled class time, plus additional scheduled clinical hours. Students are required by the Virginia Board of Nursing to complete all hours mandated for this course.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION: Students who successfully complete the NUR 27 course will receive a Certificate of Completion and may apply to take the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP). The cost of the exam is approximately $94 and is given at several different locations.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Application to Laurel Ridge Community College.
Laurel Ridge Community College placement tests and completion of any developmental work that may be identified by the placement test. Must show competence in MDE 10 or eligiblity for MTH 154 to satisfy requirement without remediation.
Required to have a background check and a drug screen. Failure to pass either will prevent students from clinical requirements, which may prevent student from continuing this course. All associated fees are the responsibility of the student.