Nursing Assistant

Degrees and Certificates

Nursing Assistant CP,
Certificate of Proficiency

Courses

ISHP 10303: Nursing Assistant Clinical

Common Course Number

ISHP 10303

Lab Hours 135 Credits 3

(Hours exceed Office of LTC requirements) This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in clinical learning experiences. Emphasis is placed on clinical competence of basic nursing assistant skills including communication, infection control, safety and emergency procedures, resident rights, feeding techniques, elimination procedures, skin care, transferring, positioning, and turning techniques, dressing, and range of motion exercises.

ISHP 10707: Nursing Assistant Theory

Common Course Number

ISHP 10707

Lecture Hours 105 Credits 7

(Hours exceed Office of LTC requirements) This course provides training in basic nursing assistant procedures including infection prevention and control, resident rights, transferring and positioning techniques, as well as activities of daily living. This course is based on the Arkansas Long-Term Care Facility Nursing Assistant Training curriculum and has been approved by the Arkansas Oﬃce of Long-Term Care. Graduates of this course are prepared to write the state of Arkansas Competency Examination for Nursing Assistants.