COURSE DESCRIPTION

Monday to Friday (M-F) 3 hours and 30 minutes daily, 17 hours –30min weekly for 6 weeks
Students are required to complete 30 hours of supervised clinical training with nursing home residents at the designated site, schedule may vary.

The Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) is a 125-hour course which consists of 95 hours of classroom and skills lab instruction and 30 hours of clinical training at a skilled nursing facility. The course consists of the following seven instructional units:

• INTRODUCTORY  CURRICULUM
• BASIC NURSING SKILLS
• PERSONAL CARE SKILLS
• MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS
• CARE OF COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED RESIDENTS
• BASIC RESTORATIVE SERVICES
• RESIDENTS RIGHTS

“Licensed by New York State Department of Education.”