Nurse Aide Accelerated (NAA1) Technical Certificate of Credit

Campus Locations: Vidalia, Swainsboro

The Nurse Aide Accelerated Technical Certificate of Credit is a state-approved program which offers students with the critical knowledge, skills, and hands-on clinical experience needed to deliver quality care and support patients' daily needs across a variety of healthcare settings. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates may be eligible to take the state competency evaluation for placement on the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry.

Nurse aides, also referred to as nursing assistants, certified nursing assistants (CNAs), geriatric aides, unlicensed assistive personnel, orderlies, or hospital attendants, provide direct patient care and assist with routine tasks under the supervision of nursing and medical staff. Their responsibilities vary, but they are often involved in many aspects of a patient's daily care. Nurse aides typically find employment in settings such as nursing homes, hospitals, hospice care, and home health agencies.

Admission Requirements

Submit a completed application;
Be at least 16 years of age;
Submit official high school/high school equivalent transcripts, as applicable;
Submit official college transcripts, if applicable;
Satisfy Placement Testing requirements.

Nurse Aide Program Mission

The mission of Southeastern Technical College’s Nurse Aide Accelerated Program is to prepare individuals to provide safe and effective patient care as an entry-level certified nurse aide while functioning as an essential member of the healthcare team.

Program Content

Role and Responsibilities of the Nurse Aide
Basic Nursing Skills
Personal Care Skills
Mental Health and Social Service Needs
Care of Cognitively Impaired Residents
Basic Restorative Services
Resident Rights
Federal and State Required Skills Checklist

Program Requirements and Approximate Costs

The cost ranges are estimates and are subject to change.

Tuition/Fees: $1,491.00
Books/Supplies: $521
Background Check/Drug Screen: $127.95 (paid to PreCheck)
(Clinical background checks are mandated for all nursing facilities as stated in Georgia Code Title 31-7-350-353. Adverse information on criminal background checks does hinder an individual from participating in clinical and obtaining employment.)
Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)/PPD - Two-step (per clinical site discretion): $25 per step
Liability Fee: $12 per year (paid to the business office; all students)
American Heart Association BLS Provider Certification and First Aid (must cover 1-person, 2-person, infant, child and adult CPR, and AED) $65 (no charge for Dual Enrollment Students)
First Aid: $28 (paid to the Bookstore; no charge for Dual Enrollment Students)
Student Nurse Aide Program Photo ID (must read Student Nurse Aide or Nurse Aide Student): First ID is Free; Replacements $5 each
Campus Parking Decal: $8
Uniform Fee: Varies
- Navy Blue Shirt with STC Patch Sewn Onto the Left Sleeve
- Navy Pants or Skirt
- White, Black, or Grey Leather or Leather-like Athletic Shoes. Canvas Shoes Are Not Permitted
- Socks: Color Should Match Pants or Shoes
- Watch With a Second Hand
- Small Note Pad and Black Ink Pen
- White Lab Jacket With STC Patch Sewn Onto the Left Sleeve (optional)
- White Long-sleeve Shirt (optional)
- Stethoscope (optional)
Uniform Patch Fee: $7 each (purchased from Bookstore)
Government-issued Photo ID or Driver’s License: (paid to Department of Motor Vehicles)
Graduation Application Fee: $40 (if student participates); Print Diploma Fee: $10 (no charge for Dual Enrollment Students)

All fees are to be paid to the STC Business Office or as otherwise noted on or before the deadline established by the Program Faculty. Students may pay fees online at www.southeasterntech.edu, click Quicklinks then “Pay Online” for instructions.

Recommended Immunizations/Laboratory Tests

MMR Vaccination: $64
Measles Titer: $20
Mumps Titer: $20
Rubella Titer: $20
Varicella Titer: $20
Hepatitis B Titer: $20
Varicella Vaccination: $117
Tdap: $40
Tetanus Vaccination: $20
Hepatitis B Series: $264 or Signed Declination
Hepatitis A and B: $163 for 3-shot Series (this option may be chosen instead of the Hepatitis B Series)
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination: $25 or Signed Declination

Code of Conduct for NAST 2100, Nurse Aide Accelerated

The Code of Conduct is the professional standards for conduct, attitude, performance and ethics while enrolled in nurse aide training program courses.
This Code of Conduct must be established with each program for students, program facility, instructors and/or program coordinators during class, lab, clinical rotation and competency examination.

Failure to follow the Code of Conduct is immediate basis for dismissal from the program and/or loss of approval status with the State Contractor. The State Contractor reserves the right to remove approval for teaching/oversight status for program coordinators and/or instructors. Georgia Department of Community Health (www.mmis.georgia.gov) - Nurse Aide Training Manual.

Additional details are provided in the Program Student Handbook and available upon request.

Clinical Experience

The mandatory clinical component of the NAST 2100, Nurse Aide Accelerated course involves 24 hours of direct (hands-on) patient care in a skilled nursing facility.

Each clinical site establishes its own requirements for student participation, and these requirements vary. Students must be in compliance with the requirements established by a specific clinical site in order to participate in training in that setting.

Additional details are provided in the Program Student Handbook and available upon request.

Technical Standards for Health Sciences Education

Southeastern Technical College has a moral and ethical responsibility to select, educate, and graduate competent and safe students/practitioners. The College has identified technical standards (motor skills, physical stamina, sensory skills, communication skills, intellectual skills, and behavioral and social attributes) critical to the success of students in the health sciences programs. These standards are designed not to be exclusionary, but to establish performance expectations that will enable students to provide safe professional practice with or without reasonable accommodations. Further information about the Technical Standards is available upon request. Additional details are provided in the Program Student Handbook and available upon request.

Bloodborne/Airborne Pathogen Exposure

An inherent risk with any health science profession is the possibility for exposure to blood borne and infectious diseases. Southeastern Technical College's Exposure Control Plan is designed to provide the faculty and students with recognition of tasks, procedures, and activities which present the potential for occupational exposure to blood and air-borne pathogens and a means of eliminating or minimizing exposures in the performance of their instructional duties or activities. A complete manual of our compliance policies and procedures is available in each classroom and laboratory or upon request.

Notification About Exposure to Hazardous Materials

Participation in the Nurse Aide Accelerated program includes exposure to hazardous materials. These materials are essential to various procedures and practices that you will learn and perform throughout your education. A complete manual of our compliance policies and procedures is available upon request.

Criminal Arrest History/Record and Drug Screening

Adverse information on criminal background checks does hinder an individual from obtaining employment, and may also hinder an individual from participation in clinical rotation in some facilities. Please view the Georgia Department of Community Heath information at https://www.mmis.georgia.gov.

Per clinical facility guidelines, positive drug screen results may hinder an individual’s participation in the clinical rotation.

To be certified as a nurse aide an individual must meet all conditions established by the Department of Community Health (DCH) for a state-approved training program.

Upon successful completion of ALL NAST 2100, Nurse Aide Accelerated, coursework as outlined in the Nurse Aide Accelerated Program Student Handbook, students will be issued a Training Program Completion Certificate, which will allow them to schedule testing for the state competency evaluation.

The State Competency Evaluation is administered and evaluated only by Department of Community Health (DCH) or a DCH approved entity.

Testing candidates must present a social security card and government issued picture ID in order to take the State Competency Evaluation.

The State Competency Evaluation is required to become certified and added to the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry.

Further details on state exam testing can be found in the Nurse Aide Accelerated Program Student Handbook and by clicking on the Nurse Aide/Medication Aide link on the Department of Community Health website at https://www.mmis.georgia.gov.

Curriculum Outline (10 hours)

Occupational Courses (10 hours)	10
ALHS 1040Intro to Health Care (Prerequisite: Provisional Admission) Introduces a grouping of fundamental principles, practices, and issues common in the health care profession. In addition to the essential skills, students explore various delivery systems and related issues. Topics include: basic life support/CPR, basic emergency care/first aid and triage, vital signs, infection control/blood and air-borne pathogens. A $20 fee is associated with this course due to the cost of CPR/first aid card and training.	3
NAST 2100Nurse Aide Accelerated (Co-requisites: ALHS 1040) 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 /patient’s 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 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.	7

Occupational Courses (10 hours)

ALHS 1040Intro to Health Care

(Prerequisite: Provisional Admission) Introduces a grouping of fundamental principles, practices, and issues common in the health care profession. In addition to the essential skills, students explore various delivery systems and related issues. Topics include: basic life support/CPR, basic emergency care/first aid and triage, vital signs, infection control/blood and air-borne pathogens. A $20 fee is associated with this course due to the cost of CPR/first aid card and training.

NAST 2100Nurse Aide Accelerated

(Co-requisites: ALHS 1040) 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 /patient’s 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 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.