• Deer Valley Unified School District Nursing Assistant Program

     

    PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

    The Introduction to Nursing Professions/Nursing Assistant class is a full school year two-credit course. The class meets for two periods per day (Monday – Friday) and consists of 250 hours of classroom/lab instruction. Additionally, students must participate in 40 hours of off-site clinical rotations for certification or a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or a Licensed Nurse Assistant (LNA) license. Clinical rotations consist of a minimum of 20 hours in the long-term care setting and 20 hours of acute hospital care. If you are a dual enrollment student, you will have an additional 8 clinical hours to meet your assigned credits for dual enrollment. A registered nurse/s (RN) will teach the Nursing Assistant course. This course is listed in the Deer Valley Unified School District Academic Planning Guide. It is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education (ADE) and the Arizona State Board of Nursing (AZBN). The program is housed on the campus of Deer Valley High School. Students are expected to follow all the policies covered in the DVUSD Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook and the Deer Valley High School (DVHS) Student Handbook.

    COURSE GOALS & OBJECTIVES

    The goals and objectives of the Introduction to Nursing Professions/Nursing Assistant course are to prepare the students to pass the Arizona State Board of Nursing CNA/LNA Written and Skills examinations and obtain the CNA license. Our two-semester course includes a thorough overview of anatomy, physiology, human diseases related to each body organ and body system, the role of the nursing assistant in LTC, provision of emergency care to patients, and related topics in accordance with the Arizona Department of Education and the Arizona State Board of Nursing standards. The students will also learn the professional skills needed to attain a job in healthcare. Students will participate in both classroom and laboratory learning environments and will be allowed to develop competency in clinical entry-level skills and procedures by completing clinical rotations at a local, partnering nursing home and hospital.

    The DVHS Nurse Assisting class will include:

    ⮚ Role of the nurse assistant for patients across the wellness/illness continuum
    ⮚ Nurse assisting scope of practice
    ⮚ Introduction to a problem-solving process specific to meeting the basic needs of patient
    ⮚ Nursing interventions to ensure the safety of the patient
    ⮚ Specific types of diseases, conditions, and alterations in the behavior of the patient
    ⮚ Principles of nutrition and fluid balance
    ⮚ Special needs of the elder patient in acute and long-term care settings
    ⮚ Basic emergency care skills and procedures
    ⮚ Medical terminology

    The lab portion of the class will include:

    ⮚ Demonstration of problem-solving

    ⮚ Therapeutic communication skills
    ⮚ Demonstration of caring behaviors and ensuring environmental safety for the patient
    ⮚ Demonstration of professional behavior to be eligible for clinical participation
    ⮚ Develop competency in entry-level skills and procedures

    Interested and want to apply? 

    Fill out the application and bring back the signed application to your counselor 

    The application is SUPER quick and easy. Please visit the link enclosed: httleps://cteapply.dvusd.org/ Login and apply.