ABED 53 Nursing Assistant I-BEST Support

1-3 credits

This course is exclusively for students who are enrolled in the first term of the Nursing Assistant Certificate of Completion program. It addresses specific terminology and skills covered in the technical courses.

Prerequisites: ELL 50 or placement by assessment (NRS ESL 6 or ABE 4)

Corequisites: NURS 107, NURS 108, and NURS 109

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify the role of the nursing assistant in healthcare
Explain and justify responses to identified problems with accompanying solutions at three different levels
Describe death and dying issues
Practice therapeutic communication

Total Hours: 10-30 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 10-30