HNUR 1314 Nurse Aide Fundamentals

(3-0-4) 4 Credits UN

Theory (45hrs) and supervised skills lab (60hrs) experiences that focus on providing basic nursing skills to meet the physiological, psychosocial, socio-cultural, and spiritual needs of clients in various health care environments. Infection control information and skills are presented as part of this course. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) guidelines are presented as application of the nursing process in the management of clients with health alterations. In addition, the student will perform, demonstrate, and practice a minimum of 40 hours of basic geriatric nursing care and skills in long term care facilities under the supervision and discretion of the SLCC nursing faculty.
Pre-requisite(s): None Concurrency: HNUR 1270, HNUR 1322, HNUR 1362, BIOL 2017, BIOL 2042 Co-requisite(s): None