2017-2018 Catalog

HSC-150 Basic Nurse Assistant Training

Upon successful completion of this 144-hour course, approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health, students may apply for the State certification exam and subsequent employment as a Certified Nurse Aide in long-term care facilities, home health agencies, and hospitals. Lecture and lab sessions will be conducted on campus, with clinical rotations conducted at long-term care facilities. Participation requires: MVCC student ID, uniform, stethoscope, textbooks, workbook, and wristwatch with second hand, health insurance, and physical examination with required titer lab results and a 2-step TB test 10 days prior to the start of clinical sessions. Attendance is mandatory in all Alzheimer, lab and clinical sessions. During the course of the lab sessions, students will receive their AHA CPR certification which will meet the CPR requirement to attend clinical. (9.5 contact hours)

Credits

7

Prerequisite

Valid U.S. Soc Sec Number, minimum of 17 years of age, and reading placement score at or above RDG-091 or IEL-096

Department

Nursing