The Nursing Assistant program is one semester in length and requires the successful completion of NAS 100: Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant, a four (4) credit hour classroom and clinical course, which fulfills the requirements of the seventy-five (75) hour Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) for the training of long-term care nursing assistants. Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) provide basic patient care under the direction of licensed nursing staff. Duties may include: bathing, grooming and feeding patients; obtaining and monitoring vital signs; ambulatory assistance and comfort measures. Nursing assistants care for patients confined to acute care hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, mental health centers and their homes. Because many CNAs are employed in long-term care facilities and because the population of older Americans is growing, there are many job opportunities available for the Certified Nursing Assistant. Upon successful completion of NAS 100, a student is eligible to take the Alabama Nurse Aide Certification Exam. Students who demonstrate competency on the exam will be placed on the Alabama Nurse Aide Registry maintained by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Required Course
Required Documents
Students must submit all required health documents, as outlined at the beginning of NAS coursework. Students who do not have proof of BLS Provider level CPR certification must also enroll in EMS 100 and complete the training required for the certification prior to the deadline to submit health documentation. The deadline to submit health documentation will be provided by the NAS instructor the first week of class each semester.