Certified Nursing Assistant

This program is designed to provide you with the skills necessary to meet the physical, physiological, and psychological needs of the acute, chronic, or long-term patient within a hospital or long-term care facility. The curriculum includes an overall introduction to human relations, anatomy, physiology, and bacteriology as well as body mechanics, disease processes and the therapeutic approaches used to arrest or contain them. Universal precautions are taught throughout the program and emphasis is placed on the need to protect the patient as well as the nursing assistant. You will spend classroom time with hands-on clinical practice, multimedia, lab/skills practice and individualized instruction. If you are looking for a traditional lecture format, you may find this learning environment not only empowering, but challenging. Instructors will work with you individually to facilitate your unique learning style.

You will be required to submit a copy of your personal Utah criminal history prior to enrolling in the program. Forms may be obtained at:

Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification

3888 West 5400 South

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-8280

or online at:

 http://bci.utah.gov

For more information, call:

 (801) 965-4445.

The cost to you is $10. Students with a history of a misdemeanor or felony involving moral turpitude may not be eligible for clinical placement, state certification, and/or employment. Specific questions should be directed to the program coordinator at (801) 957-3372.

There are two state certification tests: a written test and a basic skills test. Both tests must be passed before a student can be certified and licensed. If you do not pass one or both tests, you must pay for the retest.

Program Facts

Location:    South City Campus, N190

Program Hours:   130 starting July 1, 2008.  Program hours are 120 until then.

Average Length:   Day classes, 4 weeks,

Evening classes, 5-6 weeks

Application Fee: $35.00

Tuition:  $227.50

Laboratory Fee: $20 unless you already have proper CPR Certification

Books/Supplies: $160.00   Note 2

State Licensure: $70.00  Note 2

Notes

1. Costs of programs depend on resident status and are subject to change. Extended program hours are available at an additional cost.

2. Subject to change.

Prerequisites

Success in the program and eventual employment depends on each individual. To help ensure success, students are asked to demonstrate basic skills as required by the program. These skills may be measured by taking the ABLE (Adult Basic Learning Exam), RAVENS, CAP (Choices Ability Profiler), and/or as determined by an admission advisor. See an admission advisor for more information. Ten days before enrollment processes are finalized, students must provide the following information to the admission advisor:

� Immunizations (MMR, Hepatitis B, Current TB test)

� Tetanus shot within the past 10 years

� Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification personal criminal background check

Note:  Many Immunizations are available at the Health and Wellness Student Health Clinic at very low prices - often just $5.00 per immunization.  Please contact the clinic or visit their web site at http://www.slcc.edu/hw/service/clinic.asp

For a checklist of the prerequisites,  please

click here. 

You may want to print the checklist to make sure everything is complete.  The checklist is .pdf format. If you need to download a free pdf reader, click here

Certification Testing

There are two state certification tests:  a written test and a basic skills test.  Both tests must be passed before you can be certified and  licensed.  If you do not pass one or both tests, you  must pay for the retest

Courses                                              Clock Hours

KNRS 0115 Patient Care, Theory and Lab      104 effective July 1, 2008; 94 hours until then

KNRS 0120  Patient Care Clinical                  26

NRS 0290  Employment Workshop               0-10

Total Program Hours                                    130 effective July 1, 2008, 120 hours until then.

Occupations in this Area

For state and national occupation information, visit http://online.onetcenter.org/find/and enter the following O*Net code(s):

31-1011.00 Home Health Aids

31-1012.00 Nursing Aids, Orderlies, and Attendants

31-1013.00 Psychiatric Aid

31-2022.00 Physical Therapist Aid

39-9021.00 Personal and Home Care Aids

High School Completion

Upon completion of this program, students may be awarded the following high school completion credits:

Career Preparation or Electives 1.00

For more information, see the Horizonte adult high school completion teacher or call 957-3312.

Health Unit Clerk/Coordinator

This program prepares you to work at nursing stations in a hospital or in other medical office situations which deal with patient care records. You will learn to transcribe doctors� orders using basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and abbreviations. Keyboarding skills, use of the computer, and communication skills are included in the program. You will learn on a computer simulation program to order daily diets, laboratory tests and other diagnostic tests; order medication; maintain and organize patient charts; and perform non-clinical tasks for patient admissions, transfer, and discharge, preoperative and postoperative procedures.  Students learn how to maintain the nursing unit supplies; communicate effectively with patients, visitors and professional health care teams; and operate the nursing unit communications systems (i.e., computer terminal, telephone, intercom, pagers).

Program Facts

Location:  South City Campus

Program Hours: 200

Average Length: Day classes, 3-4 months

Application Fee: $35.00 Note 1

Tuiti0n:  $350.00 Note 1

Lab Fee:  N/A

Books/Supplies $190.00 Note 2

Notes:

1. Costs of programs depend on resident status and are subject to change. Extended program hours are available at an additional cost.

2. Subject to change.

Prerequisites

Success in the program and eventual employment depends on each individual. To help ensure success, students are asked to demonstrate basic skills as required by the program. These skills may be measured by taking the ABLE (Adult Basic Learning Exam), RAVENS, and/or CAP (Choices Ability Profiler). See an admission advisor for more information.

Special Requirements

Although not required for enrollment, most employers require a high school diploma or GED before employment.   The Skills Center offers programs to prepare you for the GED exam if you require it.  Please contact  Skills Center Admissions

Cooperative Externship

During the cooperative externship, you will be given the opportunity to practice your skills at area hospitals. 

Certification

Although not required for successful completion of the program, students will receive instruction that prepares them to take the National Association of Health Unit Clerk/Coordinators certification test.

Courses                                                Clock Hours

KCSR 0110 Beginning Keyboarding                  12

KCSR 0140 Computer Concepts/Windows         35

KHUC 0190 Health Unit Coordinating                  60

KHUC 0210 Cooperative Externship                   78

KCSR 0290 Employment Workshop                   15

Total Program Hours                                        200

Occupations in this Area

For state and national occupation information, visit

 http://online.onetcenter.org/find/

and enter the following O*Net code(s):

43-6013.00  Medical Secretary

High School Completion

Upon completion of this program, students may be awarded the following high school completion credits:

Applied Technology 1.00

Career Preparation or Electives 1.00

For more information, see the Horizonte adult high school completion teacher or call 957-3312.