Nurse Aide Education

***READ BEFORE YOU ADD TO CART** HYBRID (in-person with online learning components) This 148 hour/8-week course teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the social, emotional, and spiritual needs. Covers procedures, communication and interpersonal relations, observation, charting and reporting, safety and infection control, anatomy and physiology, personal care, nutrition and patient feeding, death and dying. Includes laboratory and clinical practice hours. Upon successful completion of the course and practice exams, you can qualify for Virginia’s Certified Nursing Assistant Examination (written and manual skills). Training course features a low instructor/student ratio and prepares you to:

• Work in a long-term care setting
• Provide direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Help long-term care residents meet their physical, social, and psychological needs
• Includes required 100-hour class online lecture/ in-person practical skills
• Includes required 8-hour BLS for Healthcare Providers certification
• Includes required 40-hour clinical (5 eight hour days assigned clinical site; daytime/weekend pending on clinical site availability)
• Includes required EBook, one certification exam voucher, BLS certification class, and much more!

Participants must be at least 18 years old and have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent. Must register & complete ONLINE mandatory info session. Must successfully pass the literacy assessment administered at the scheduled mandatory info session. Ability to lift 50 lbs. Student must have a watch with a second hand. Must successfully complete a BLS for Healthcare Providers class before clinical – included & provided in NAE course. Expect prior to employment requirements such as background checks, updated immunization & TB test, and or physical exam.
 
Eligible students will be prepared to sit for the NNAAP exam for NCSBN – National Council of State Boards of Nursing offered by PearsonVue. The exam consists of two components: a written or oral portion and a skills demonstration portion. Each candidate must successfully complete both components of the exam before a state can add their name to the state nurse aide registry. The state registry is used to assure employers that the potential hire has met the federal and state requirements for employment. To read more about this certification exam please visit: https://www.ncsbn.org/nnaap-exam.htm. Student is required to take this certification exam within 120-days of course end date.

See ONLINE enrollment steps below.

STEP 1: CREATE STUDENT ACCOUNT (or Sign-in)
- Go to VPCC.augusoft.net

STEP 2: REGISTER FOR ONLINE INFO SESSION


STEP 3: SETUP YOUR MyVPCC ACCOUNT (or Sign-in)
- Go to VPCC.edu
- Click on Current Students
- Click on Sign in to MyVPCC
- Click Forgot Username
- Complete the password reset
- Sign-in MyVPCC using your username and password
- Choose the CANVAS button
- Select your information session or class
*Technical issues? Contact HelpDesk at 757-825-2709 or email helpdesk@VPCC.edu
*Questions? Contact Workforce Development 757-825-4070 or email WFDinq@VPCC.edu

STEP 4: COMPLETE ADMISSION PROCESS
- Must sign into MyVPCC and Canvas to complete online info session in order to be eligible to enroll in program
- Appropriate placement/assessment may be required
- (limited seats - first come first served!)

STEP 5: ADVISOR APPOINTMENT
- Instructions will be provided in online Info Session in Canvas

STEP 6: REGISTER & PAY TUITION
- Cancel/refund policy
- Enrollment receipt

STEP 7: Textbooks are included with the tuitiion
- Books will be passed out.