Nursing Assistant

Program Description
The Nursing Assistant program focuses on safe and effective performance of the student in providing care in a health-care setting. Emphasis is placed on specific Nursing Assistant duties and on the concept pertaining to the psychosocial aspect of caregiving. The participants engage in classroom theory hours that consist of Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, and "how to perform" specific skills of bedmaking, patient bathing, hygeine techniques, and body mechanics. Clinical hours are spent in a long-term care setting (example, Davis Life Care Center) providing hands-on care to the residents. The curriculum has been developed in accordance with the Health Care Finance Administration under the OBRA 1987 Guidelines. The course is coordinated and instructed by a Registered Nurse. Graduates are eligible to take the practical and computerized examinations that lead to Arkansas State Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA). This program is approved by the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services, Office of Long Term Care.

Application Procedure
Classes are adminitted twice during each semester. Class size is limited; and all applicants are not accepted for participation. Students are encouraged to contact the Allied Health Program Coordinator at the first opportunity for advisement. Applicants must have a High School (or GED Equivalency) Diploma.

All applicants will have an equal opportunity regardless of race, age, disability, sex, creed, religion, or nationality.

Applicants with special needs due to disability must make this fact known prior to admission so that necessary accommodations can be made. Because of the nature of the profession, it may not always be possible to accomodate students with severe disabilities.

Admission Requirements
High School (or GED Equivalency) Diploma plus general and special requirements listed below:

1. Completion of all general admissions procedures of the college. Refer to page 17 in the SEARK Catalog and Student Handbook.
2. Completion of the Nursing and Allied Health Application for Admission form.
3. ASSET Part-Score Average of 35; or COMPASS scores of 45% in Math (Elementary Algebra), 70% in English, and 76% in Reading; or ACT Composite Score of 15; or completion of 15 semester hours of general education applicable to the program with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.

The above information must be submitted to:

Southeast Arkansas College
Attention: Nursing & Allied Health Technologies
1900 Hazel Street
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603

NOTE:

1. Upon acceptance into the program, the student must submit the following health information as evidence of being free of any communicable diseases prior to beginning classes.
   1. Health History (with form completed)
   2. P.P.D. Skin Test or Chest X-Ray
   3. Hepatitus B Series or Signature on SEARK College Vaccination Waiver Claim Form
2. Random drug screening may be utilized at any time during the course of the program at the student's expense.

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