OUR OUTLINE
You will study: Basic understanding of your patients, medical terminology, infection control, body systems, basic nursing skills, personal care skills, nutrition and hydration, common chronic and acute conditions, medical emergencies to include CPR, professionalism and employment skills, and preparation for the state exam. Students will also use common equipment/supplies that may be used by the nurse aide in a healthcare setting. The students will train with equipment that may be used in the Nurse Aide duties. This equipment includes, but not limited to, automatic blood pressure cuff, scale, infection control measures, oral and denture care supplies, feeding supplies, urinary supplies and positioning aides.
Nursing Classes
Class is conducted at :
Class size is limited to 16 students. The minimum class size is 6 students. The student: instructor ratio varies during the classroom portion of class but will not exceed 8:1 in a clinical setting. The student will be notified by telephone if the class start date changes from the original schedule date. The student will have the option to change to the new class date or receive a refund based on the refund policy.
Successful completion of the class is based on your attendance.
There is a minimum of 60 hours of classroom/lab training and 40 hours of hands-on clinical training. Upon completion of the course requirements, a Certificate of Completion will be issued to the student along with the SC DHHS required 16 Hour Letter. State Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) http:/www.dhhs.state.sc.us approved schools must include at least 100 hours of training in limited and specific nurse aide skills.
Completion of a nurse aide training program does not guarantee a passing grade on the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) Examination. Graduates of DHHS-approved programs are eligible to sit for the exam which leads to Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification and must sit for this examination within two years of completion of training. Students who do not sit the NNAAP exam within two years of program completion will be required to retake a 100-hour course before he/she may sit for the exam. DHHS has contracted with Credentia (www.credentia.com/test-takers), to develop, score and report the results of the NNAAP exam for South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry.
To register for the exam, contact Credentia at www.credentia.com/test-tskers/sc and follow the instructions. Lux Nursing Academy will assist you in completing your application and submitting it. Lux Nursing Academy is an approved in- facility state test site; therefore, students will sit for their state Certified Nurse Aide examination at the facility. Programs longer than the minimal 100 hours may include training for nursing skills that healthcare facilities may not allow nurse assistants to perform. Employers will not pay graduates for knowledge of job skills that they do not allow nurse aides to perform. Nurse aides are unlicensed nursing personnel and perform nursing tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse or selected licensed practical nurse. Tasks that licensed nursing personnel may delegate to unlicensed nursing personnel are restricted by law. Graduates may expect to be employed at entry-level wage. Entry level wages vary with employers; contact potential employers for specifics.
