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CNA112

Certified Nursing Assistant Training

Course Prerequisite

Department approval.

Course Description

Incorporating classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction, this course is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the technical skill competency of the nursing assistant, from criteria dictated by Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). Upon successful completion, students will be eligible for the Illinois Nurse Assistant Competency Evaluation to become certified as a nursing assistant in the State of Illinois, and obtain employment in nursing homes, long-term care facilities, hospitals, clinics, home, or community health agencies. Course content emphasizes resident/patient rights, safety, and infection control, and includes, but is not limited to, Alzheimer’s/dementia, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Credit Hours

7

Course Credit Type

Occupational Course (OC)

CIP Code Classification

51.3902

Lecture Hours per week (full semester)

4.5

Lab hours per week (full semester)

5.5

Course Typically Offered ~

Fall Spring Summer

Department(s) ~

Former Prefix/Number of Course

HLTH 112; HLTH 082

Does this course fulfill a General Education Course Curriculum Distribution Area Requirement?

No

Is the course IAI approved?

No