Nurse Aide

Course Description: 

The 76-hour Nurse Aide Program is comprised of 60 hours of classroom instruction and 16 hours of clinical training on-site in a facility. 

Students will learn to:

• Develop communication and interpersonal skills.
• Maintain infection control.
• Identify safety and emergency procedures. 
• Perform basic nursing skills.
• Complete personal care skills. 
• Explain mental health and social service needs
• Identify basic restorative services.
• Describe patients’ rights. 

The curriculum includes:

• Universal blood and body precautions
• Proper body mechanics and alignment
• Proper hand washing
• Use of a gait belt, walker, and vest restraint
• Applying antiembolic stockings
• Assisting with toileting
• Performing denture care
• Making an occupied bed
• Performing hair care, nail care, mouth care, perineal care and bed baths
• Transferring patients to wheelchairs
• Taking a patient’s vitals

Program Schedule:

Classes are routinely held Tuesdays through Thursdays,   
at Tolles from 5:00-8:30 pm, for 17 consecutive sessions. 

Two eight-hour days of clinicals are arranged with a local facility and are generally held during daytime hours. Several sections of Nurse Aide training are held annually.

Check our most recent course offerings at our website www.tollestech.com for the dates of the next class. 

Requirements:

• Submit the $60 non-refundable application fee before orientation.
• Attend a WorkKeys / Orientation session.
• Proof of a physical exam.
• Begin the Hepatitis B Immunization series by the first day of class. 
• Proof of a two-step mantoux.
If a student has had a 2-step mantoux within the past year, only a 1-step TB test is required.  If the test shows positive results, then an X-ray is needed. 
• Wear the appropriate scrubs, shoes and watch to the clinical site. 
• 100% attendance is required during the first 16 hours of classroom instruction, in order to be able to participate in the clinical training. 

Tuition and Fees: 

 $60 non-refundable application fee
 $725 tuition

Upon completion:

Following successful completion of all course requirements, students will be eligible to sit for the state certification exam.