This curriculum prepares individuals to work under the supervision of licensed health care professionals in performing nursing care and services for persons of all ages.

Course work emphasizes growth and development throughout the life span, personal care, vital signs, communication, nutrition, medical asepsis, therapeutic activities, accident and fire safety, household environment and equipment management; family resources and services; and employment skills.

Graduates of this curriculum may be eligible to be listed on the registry as Nursing Assistant I's and Nursing Assistant II's. They may be employed in home health agencies, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, extended care facilities, and doctors' offices.

This program leads to a Certificate. To be eligible for graduation, the student must have satisfactorily completed the course requirements as described below.

To qualify for admission into this program, the applicant must have a high school diploma or the equivalent. Additionally, the applicant must have begun or completed the Hepatitis B immunization series and paid the premium for the appropriate liability insurance for self-protection while engaged in the practicum activities included in this program.

Seventeen (17) or eighteen (18) semester hours are required for the completion of a Certificate.

HOURS PER WEEK
 

Course Prefix, No., and Title	Class	Lab	Clinical	Credit
Fall Semester
NAS 101 Nursing Assistant I(Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	3	2	3	5
NAS 103 Home Health Care(Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	0	2
NAS 105 Life Span Changes(Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	0	2
Or CIS 113 Computer Basics	0	2	0	1
	2	2-4	3	8-9
Fall Semester~2nd Forty (40) Day Session*
NAS 101 Nursing Assistant I (Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	3	2	3	5
NAS 103 Home Health Care(Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	0	2
NAS 105 Life Span Changes(Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	0	2
Or CIS 113 Computer Basics	0	2	0	1
	2	2-4	3	8-9
Spring Semester~Thirty (30) Day Session*
NAS 101 Nursing Assistant I (Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	3	2	3	5
NAS 103 Home Health Care(Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	0	2
NAS 105 Life Span Changes(Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	0	2
Or CIS 113 Computer Basics	0	2	0	1
	2	2-4	3	8-9
Spring Semester~Fifty (50) Day Session **
NAS 102 Nursing Assistant II (Prereq High School Diploma or GED and Currently listed as NA I with State of North Carolina)	3	2	6	6
NAS 106 Geriatrics (Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	3	3
	5	2	9	9
Summer Term~Forty (40) Day Session*
NAS 101 Nursing Assistant I (Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	3	2	3	5
NAS 103 Home Health Care (Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	0	2
NAS 105 Life Span Changes (Prereq High School Diploma or GED)	2	0	0	2
CIS 113 Computer Basics	0	2	0	1
	7	2-4	3	8-9

*Satisfactory completion of any one of these sessions will satisfy the requirements for a NA I.
**Satisfactory completion of this session will satisfy the requirements for a NA II.
Completion of the NA I and NA II requirements are necessary to earn a Certificate in the Nursing Assistant Program.