This comprehensive course is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to provide essential care and support to patients under the supervision of licensed nursing staff in various healthcare settings, including hospitals, doctor’s offices, assisted living facilities, and home healthcare services.
This course is specifically designed to provide the fundamental knowledge and practical skills to excel as a nursing support technician-certified (NST-C), covering topics such as emergency response and first aid, infection control precautions, safety measures, vital signs monitoring, bedside care, mobility assistance, nutrition and elimination, and bedside testing. The course also covers requirements specific to NST-Cs, including scope of practice, communication skills, patient rights, confidentiality, documentation, professionalism, ethics, and cultural competence. Students will learn practical duties such as making beds, positioning patients, providing preventative care, administering bed baths, assisting with ambulation, foot care, mouth care, peri-care, hot and cold therapies, and basic range of motion exercises.
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