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HCP 0124
Nursing Assistant

This 8-week course offers a sequence or classes and long term care clinical experiences, along with virtual training with simulation that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Health Science career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects or Health Science career cluster. This program is designed to prepare students for employment as nursing assistants. The content includes but is not limited to interpersonal skills, medical terminology, legal and ethical responsibilities, safe and efficient work, gerontology, nutrition, pct-facilitated therapy, health and safety including Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) heart saver level, and employability skills.

Credit hours: 5.5Lecture hours: 8-120Lab hours: 0.333-5Other hours: 2.666-40
Gulf Coast State College does not discriminate against any person in its programs, activities, policies or procedures on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, marital status, religion, age, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. All questions or inquiries regarding compliance with laws relating to non-discrimination and all complaints regarding sexual misconduct or discrimination, may be directed to Amanda Reed, Executive Director, Human Resources/Title II/504/Title IX Coordinator and Civil Rights Compliance Officer, Gulf Coast State College, 5230 W. US Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32401.