Nurse Aide Fundamentals NAST 1100

6 Credits
(Prerequisite/Co-requisites: ALHS 1040, ALHS 1090, ALHS 1060) Introduces student to the role and responsibilities of the Nurse Aide. Emphasis is placed on understanding and developing critical thinking skills, as well as demonstrating knowledge of the location and function of human body systems and common disease processes; responding to and reporting changes in a residents /patients condition, nutrition, vital signs; nutrition and diet therapy; disease processes; vital signs; observing, reporting and documenting changes in a residents condition; emergency concerns; ethics and legal issues and governmental agencies that influence the care of the elderly in long term care settings; mental health and psychosocial well-being of the elderly; use and care of mechanical devices and equipment; communication and interpersonal skills and hands-on skills competency based on federal guidelines. Specific topics include: roles and responsibilities of the Nurse Aide; communication and interpersonal skills; topography, structure, and function of the body systems; injury prevention and emergency preparedness; residents rights; basic patient care skills; personal care skills; and restorative care.

• Healthcare & Nursing
  • Associate of Science in Nursing
    • Transition to Professional Nursing
    • Pharmacological Concepts & Drug Calculations
    • Maternal-Child Nursing
    • Medical-Surgical Nursing II
    • Mental Health Nursing
    • Medical-Surgical Nursing III/Practicum
    • Trends & Issues in Nursing & Healthcare
    • Foundations of Nursing
    • Medical-Surgical Nursing I
    • Maternal-Child Nursing
    • Medical-Surgical Nursing II
    • Mental Health Nursing
    • Med-Surg Nursing III/Transition to Practice
    • Trends & Issues in Nursing & Health Care
    • Nurse Aide Fundamentals
    • Intro to Venipuncture
    • Clinical Practice
    • Intro to Pharmacology & Clinical Calculation
    • Nursing Fundamentals
    • Nursing Fundamentals Clinical
    • Medical Surgical Nursing I
    • Medical Surgical Nursing II
    • Medical Surgical Nursing III
    • Medical Surgical Nursing IV
    • Maternity Nursing
    • Maternity Nursing Clinical
    • Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical I
    • Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical II
    • Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical III
    • Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical IV
    • Nursing Leadership
    • Nursing Leadership Clinical
    • Intro to Surgical Technology
    • Principles of Surgical Technology
    • Surgical Microbiology
    • Surgical Pharmacology
    • Surgical Technology Clinical I
    • Surgical Technology Clinical II
    • Surgical Procedures I
    • Surgical Procedures II
    • Surgical Technology Clinical III
    • Surgical Technology Clinical IV
    • Seminar in Surgical Technology
    • Pharmacological Concepts & Drug Calculations

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