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Nursing Assistant Unit II

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Course Information

Welcome to Unit Two of the Nursing Assistant Program! This unit explores nursing home care, encompassing admissions, transfers, vital signs, rehabilitation, patient-centered approaches (restraint-free care, fluid balance, specimen handling), Alzheimer's Disease, caregiver self-care, and end-of-life care. This ensures a comprehensive understanding of compassionate resident care.

Fully Online

Future-forward, flexible, and convenient, you can join the medical profession now—on your timing—and skip the commute.

Self-Paced

With no set class times or enrollment periods, you can begin at anytime and finish at your own pace. 24/7 learning that fits your schedule.

Affordable

With our unique pay-as-you-go tuition system and low cost per credit hour, we can help you fit college into your budget.

What you will learn.

We will teach you the skills you need.

Understand the intricacies of admissions, transfers, discharges, and pain assessment of nursing home residents.

Develop proficiency in monitoring vital signs, including using vital sign equipment and measuring physical attributes.

Become familiar with restraint-free care and bedmaking techniques.

Gain insights into fluid balance, intake, output, and elimination processes.

Acquire skills in specimen collection and the care of medical tubes.

Understand the goals and techniques of rehabilitation and restorative care, including ambulation and motion exercises.

Hone personal care skills, focusing on grooming, hygiene, and bathing.

Understand the stages, communication, behaviors, and therapies associated with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Emphasize self-care strategies for caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients.

Grasp end-of-life care concepts, including the stages of grief, signs of impending death, and postmortem care.

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More Details

  • Get prepared for your state’s certification exam.
  • Estimated Completion Time: 4-6 weeks.
  • Course video lectures are in English.
  • To view textbook info, download the Course Catalogue.

To view textbook info, download the Course Catalogue.

Course Pricing

Nursing Assistant Unit II online course

Cost per credit hour reflects current rates. Course registration fee does not include the cost of national certification exam (if applicable).

$399.00

Tuition / Credit Hour: $399.00 | Credit Hours: 1 Hour(s)

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