Nursing Aide

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville

CertificateNon-degreeCIP: 51.3902

A 120-hour training program designed to provide basic training for a nurse aide to function in a nursing home or health care facility, improve the quality of care, and to increase the positive perception of the nursing assistant. Working closely with patients, you are responsible for basic care services such as bathing, grooming and feeding patients, assisting nurses with medical equipment, and checking patient vital signs.

Credits

3 credits

Cost

Total Tuition/Fees $465.00 Textbook/Supplies Cost $87.00Show more

Format

In-Person

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

Program Pathway to Health & Human ServiceFrom The University of Tennessee

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Nursing Aide

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville

CertificateNon-degreeCIP: 51.3902

Credits

3 credits

Cost

Total Tuition/Fees $465.00 Textbook/Supplies Cost $87.00Show more

Format

In-Person

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Social PerceptivenessActive ListeningSpeakingService OrientationCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionMonitoringCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingWriting

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageMedicine and DentistryPsychologyAdministrativeAdministration and ManagementPublic Safety and SecurityComputers and ElectronicsBiologyEducation and Training

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityOral ExpressionNear VisionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingInductive ReasoningStatic StrengthTrunk StrengthExtent FlexibilityManual DexterityArm-Hand SteadinessFinger Dexterity

Tasks

Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tab
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelch
Disinfect or sterilize equipment or supplies, using germicides or sterilizing equipment.
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical r
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions
Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse
Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients'
Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropra
Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing
Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct th
Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, sy
Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
Confirm the identities of patients by verifying their personal information.

Technology

Medical softwareOffice suite softwareData base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareBilling and invoicing softwareVideo conferencing softwareElectronic mail softwareCategorization or classification softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareOperating system softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareAccounting softwareCloud-based data access and sharing softwareInventory management softwarePresentation softwareWeb platform development software

Tools

Adjustable hospital bedsAnti-embolism elastic stockingsAutomated blood pressure cuffsAutomated external defibrillators AEDBed cradlesBladder ultrasoundsBlood glucometersClinical trapeze traction barsCrutchesDesktop computersElectronic patient thermometersElectronic stethoscopesFoot boardsGait beltsHospital bedpansHydraulic patient liftsLaptop computersManual blood pressure equipmentMechanical stethoscopesMedical examination protective glovesMedical gurneysMedical scalesMulti-line telephone systemsOxygen tanksOxygen tentsAngiocathsApnea monitorsAqua K padsArterial blood gas testing equipmentArterial line catheters

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportWorking ConditionsAchievementRecognitionIndependence

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