Nursing Assistant

Overview

• Delivery: Daytime, Evening
• Start: Fall, Spring or Summer Semester
• Location: Rosemount Campus

Outcomes

• Nursing Assistant Home Health Aide — Certificate 5 credits

Major Description

This course prepares students to assist dependent elderly persons, home-care clients and hospital patients with their personal care needs. This course combines home health aide content with the nursing assistant course. The Minnesota State Certification examination is administered following course completion.

Work Environment

Nursing assistants and nursing assistants/registered, or NA/R, provide care under the direct supervision of licensed nurses. Employment is primarily in long-term care facilities, home health agencies and hospitals.

Potential Job Titles

• Certified Nurse Aide
  
• Health Care Aide
  
• Patient Care Technician
  
• Hospital Aide
  
• Certified Nursing Assistant
  
• Nursing Assistant/Registered

Salary Data

• Average Wage: $14.46/hour
  
• Top Earners: $18.38/hour
  (Seven-county metro area—iseek.org)

Nursing Assistant NNAAP Exam Information

View Nursing Assistant NNAAP Exam Information

Academic Advisor

• Alison Tauer
  Academic Advisor
  alison.tauer@dctc.edu
  651-423-8384

Dean

• Sherralyn Cox
  Dean of Design and Health/Human Services

Instructors

Related Programs:

• Continuing Education & Customized Training (Non-credit, short-term)
• Dental Assistant
• General Education
• Medical Assistant
• Practical Nursing

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• Outcomes
• Instructors
• NNAAP Exam

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