Nurse Aide II
This course prepares students to perform more complex nursing skills than those required for Nurse Aide I.
Classroom/lab instruction includes 100 hours of instruction, skills demonstration and practice with primary focus on: infection control, oropharyngeal suctioning, established tracheostomy care, observation and maintenance of oxygen therapy, enteral nutrition, wound care, urinary and bowel elimination.includes 100 hours of instruction, skills demonstration and practice with primary focus on: infection control, oropharyngeal suctioning, established tracheostomy care, observation and maintenance of oxygen therapy, enteral nutrition, wound care, urinary and bowel elimination.
Ninety-two hours of clinical learning experience in a variety of health care settings and competency testing are part of this course. Students work with patients/residents in a variety of settings to provide care and demonstrate proficiency of learned skills and knowledge. They return to the classroom for a comprehensive review and take the written and skills competency examination. Once course requirements are successfully met, students become eligible to apply to the North Carolina Board of Nursing for listing and gain employment as a Certified Nurse Aide II.
Career Pathways (CP) is a pre-requisite course which provides students with necessary employability skills and knowledge. Course topics include career overview, professionalism, conflict resolution, job market outlook, resume writing, and Work Keys assessments - skills which make individuals more marketable and successful. Reading placement test is administered during CP.
Admission Requirements:
- Career Pathways Health Services
- Reading placement test
- Current listing with the Division of Health Service Regulation as a Nurse Aide I with no substantiated findings of abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property
- Proof of completion of a minimum 75-hour, state approved Nurse Aide I course
- High school diploma or high school equivalency
- Social security card – name must match government issued photo ID
- Government issued photo ID – name must match social security card
- Proof of immunizations. Records may be obtained from the last school attended or current/past health care providers and must include:
- Td (tetanus) / Tdap every 10 years
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
- Varicella (chicken pox)
- Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) (be current, negative or documentation of negative chest x-ray)
- Hepatitis B series / Declination
- Influenza (Flu) vaccine current through flu season October thru March
Completion of Immunization Tracker, Criminal Background Check, and Drug Screen through Certified Background are required
Note: Students who successfully complete Nurse Aide II training at CCC&TI, will receive three (3) points toward competitive admission into the Physical Therapy Assistant program at CCC&TI and five (5) points toward competitive admission into the Nursing program at CCC&TI.