Overview
Course topics include communications, safety, patients’ rights, personal care, vital signs, elimination, nutrition, emergencies, rehabilitation, and mental health. Upon successful completion of the course, the student is eligible to make application for the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP).
(Blended and Traditional)
Nash Community College’s Nurse Aide I course offers basic nursing skills required to provide personal care for patients, residents, or clients in a health care setting. Topics include communications, safety, patients’ rights, personal care, vital signs, elimination, nutrition, emergencies, rehabilitation, and mental health. Upon successful completion of the course, the student is eligible to make application for the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP). This examination is necessary for listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry.
Prerequisites:
- Completed English 111 and Math DMA 050
- Have a 2 or 4 year degree within 5 years, or reading and math TABE placement tests with a minimum score of 8.0 on both portions,
- or have a silver Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) within the past 2 years.
- Transcripts are required.
The Nurse Aide I Refresher course prepares students who have been on the NAI registry within the past four years but have allowed their certification to expire, to take the state-mandated National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP). This examination is necessary for re-listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry.
Prerequisite: Listing on Nurse Aide I Registry within the past four years.Â
Nurse Aide I Hybrid Fast Track is an accelerated course that allows students to complete the Nurse Aide I course in an accelerated time of online instruction, offered concurrently with class and clinical time. Hybrid indicates the lecture (theory) portion of the class is online.
This course introduces basic nursing skills required to provide personal care for patients, residents, or clients in a health care setting. Topics include communications, safety, patients’ rights, personal care, vital signs, elimination, nutrition, emergencies, rehabilitation, and mental health.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student is eligible to make an application for the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP). This examination is necessary for listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry.
Prerequisites:
- Completed English 111 & Math DMA 050
- Have a 2 or 4 year degree within 5 years, or reading and math TABE placement tests with a minimum score of 8.0 on both portions,
- or have a silver CRC Certificate within the past 2 years.
- Transcripts are required.
(Blended and Traditional)
The Nurse Aide II course prepares students to perform more complex skills for patients or residents regardless of the setting. A skill/competency evaluation is required for documenting student competency. The course includes class, laboratory and clinical learning experiences.
Upon satisfactory completion of the course and skill/competency evaluation, the student is eligible to apply for listing as a Nurse Aide II by the North Carolina Board of Nursing Nurse Aide II Registry. In all employment settings, the listed Nurse Aide II will work under the direction and supervision of licensed personnel.
Prerequisite:
- High School Diploma or HSE
- Certification from a state-approved Nurse Aide I course
- and current listing on the NC Nurse Aide I Registry with no substantiated charges of resident abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of resident’s property
This course prepares graduates for relisting with NC Board of Nursing as a Nurse Aide Level II.
Prerequisites: The NA II is eligible for competency assessment in one of two ways:
- The NA II has had a continuous period of 24 months during which nursing care activities (NAII skills) were not performed for monetary compensation, but patient care activities (NAI skills) were performed for compensation. The NA II must have no substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of funds on the DHSR Nurse Aide Registry.
- The NA II must have been eligible for renewal of NA II Listing prior to the listing expiration.
- The NA II must have worked at least eight hours for compensation during the past 24 months performing nursing care activities under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
- The NA II must have no substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of funds on the DHSR Nurse Aide Registry.
Documentation verifying eligibility route must be presented to Rita Joyner prior to registration.
Kit and packet are available in the Campus Store. No text book or uniform required.
Nash Community College’s Medication Aide course prepares students to pass medication in skilled nursing facilities. 100% attendance is required for successful completion of the course. Upon successful completion of the course, the student is eligible to make an application for the state-mandated Medication Aide Exam. This examination is necessary for listing on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry.
Prerequisites:
- High School Diploma or High School Equivalency
- Certification from a state-approved Nurse Aide I course
- Current listing on the NC Nurse Aide I Registry
Class Schedule
Spring 2025 SEMESTER
| Registration | Section # | Class | Start | End | Days | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN |
71078 |
Nurse Aide Level I Blended Hybrid |
1/13/25 |
4/28/25 |
Monday & Wednesday |
Class meets 8 am – 12 noon |
|
CLOSED |
71079 |
Nurse Aide Level I Blended Hybrid |
1/14/25 |
4/7/25 |
Tuesday & Thursday |
Class meets 8 am – 12 noon |
|
CLOSED |
71080 |
Nurse Aide Level I Blended Hybrid |
1/18/25 |
3/30/25 |
Saturday & Sunday |
Class meets 8 am – 1 pm / Clinical Meets 7: 30 am – 12:30 pm |
|
OPEN |
71082 |
Nurse Aide Level II Blended Hybrid |
1/18/25 |
3/22/25 |
Saturday & Sunday |
Class meets 8 am – 1 pm / Clinical Meets 8: 00 am – 4:30 pm |
|
OPEN |
71081 |
Nurse Aide Level II Traditional Class (Lecture) |
1/13/25 |
4/15/25 |
Monday – Wednesday |
Class meets 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm |
Clinical times subject to change per the clinical site.
Registration can completed in the Continuing Education & Public Services Building when the classes open for registration. For more information contact 252-451-8216 or coned@nashcc.edu.
All classes are Hybrid Blended except the NAII Traditional (MTW). Blended Hybrid means a portion of the class is online (lecture portion, unit test, etc. and the class still meets face-to-face (in person) to learn the required skills.
Clinical sites may require the Covid-19 vaccine and/or a medical/religious waiver has to be submitted. Criminal background /immunization records checks are required to attend clinical.
NAI and NAII clinical days and hours are the same as class days and hours unless otherwise specified.
Explanation of a Blended (formally called Hybrid): When a class is listed as a blended that means that there is no lecture component (part) to the class. Students study the textbook on their own (study guides are provided) and all major tests except the final exam are taken online. Students have to come to class to learn and practice skill and have to attend clinical. During class students may ask questions about anything in the textbook they do not understand and instructors will demonstrate and explain skills before they are performed by the students. But the vast majority of time in the classroom is spent on mastering NAI skills. At the end of a blended there is a written final exam that is taken at NCC and a skills final exam that is also taken at NCC.
Please note: proper term used by the state of N.C. to describe this certification.
- Nurse Aide I (NAI) is the same as a CNA (certified nursing assistant). Nurse Aide I is the
- All of our NAI classes are blended
Per N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations, a student must be 16.5 years old on or before the day that the NAI class starts. There is no leeway on this, not even a day.Â
Fees for Competency Evaluation
Nurse Aide I and Medication Aide State Competency examination fees beginning February 1, 2021:
| Nurse Aide Examination Type Examination | Fees |
|---|---|
|
NNAAP Computer-based Written Examination & Skills Evaluation (initial) |
$140.00 |
|
NNAAP Computer-based Written Examination Only (re-test) |
$40.00 |
|
NNAAP Computer-based Skills Evaluation Only (re-test) |
$100.00 |
| Medication Aide examination for Employment in a Skilled Nursing Facility | Fees |
|---|---|
|
Computer-Based Written Examination (initial) |
$59.00 |
|
Computer-Based Written Examination (re-test) |
$59.00 |
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