Patient Care Assistant/ Certified Nurse Assistant (PC21)  Technical Certificate of Credit

Description:

The Certified Nursing Assistant Technical Certificate of Credit prepares students with rigorous classroom training and practice as well as the clinical experiences to perform a full range of patient care duties or services under nursing or medical direction. This includes taking vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, assisting with activities of daily living, observing and charting patient information, and reporting appropriate information to supervisors. It may also include providing various outreach services to clients within the community. Federal and state government requirements exist for nursing aides who work in nursing care facilities. In Georgia, aids must complete a minimum of 85 hours of state-approved training and pss a compentency evaluation. Students who successfully complete the certified Nurse Assistant Technical Certificate of Credit may be eligible to sit for the National Nurse Aide Assessment program (NNAAP) which determines competency to become enrolled in the State nurse aide registry as a certified nursing assistant (CNA).

Entrance date: Each semester

Program Admission Requirements: A High School diploma or equivalent is required plus achievement of appropriate scores on the college's placement test or submission of acceptable SAT or ACT scores.

Applicant must be at least 16 years of age.

Credits required for graduation: 23