This full-time 1800-hour program is offered at our centre in Shawville.
Program Objectives
This program prepares students to practise the profession of Nursing Assistant. The program goals are:
- to acquire the knowledge, ability and attitude necessary to differentiate between health and illness;
- to acquire the knowledge and ability to understand and apply the techniques learned;
- to establish a helping role with those with health needs;
- to engage in team work within the modern health organization;
- to communicate effectively with patients and their family, with superiors and with other health team members.
Employment Perspectives
Program graduates find employment in long-term care facilities, general care and specialized care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, private establishments such as long-term care and clinics as well as health and social service centres.
Program Overview
This 1350-hour online program has 90 units.
Code
Competency
Hours
Units
751-572
Administer first aid
30
2
752-332
Determine their suitability for the profession and training
30
2
752-342
Become familiar with a comprehensive approach to health
30
2
752-353
Communicate in a care team
45
3
752-367
Apply basic care procedures
105
7
752-372
Establish a helping relationship
30
2
752-382
Become familiar with the legal and ethical aspects of the profession
30
2
752-405
Provide basic care to clients who are experiencing loss of autonomy
75
5
752-412
Help a client meet his or her nutritional needs
30
2
752-424
Help a client meet his or her nutritional needs
60
4
752-432
Apply care procedures related to the endocrine system
30
2
752-444
Apply care procedures related to the digestive system
60
4
752-454
Apply care procedures related to the urinary and reproductive systems
60
4
752-463
Intervene with a client with cognitive deficits
45
3
752-472
Intervene with a client in palliative care
30
2
752-483
Intervene with a client with a mental health problem
45
3
752-498
Provide geronto-geriatric care
120
8
752-505
Provide care to clients with mental health problems
75
5
752-518
Provide care to clients undergoing physical rehabilitation
120
8
752-526
Provide care in a surgical unit
90
6
752-532
Intervene with a mother and her newborn
30
2
752-542
Provide care to mothers and newborns
30
2
752-552
Intervene with a child or adolescent with a health problem
30
2
752-562
Provide care to children and adolescents
30
2
752-577
Provide care to a diverse clientele
105
7
754-664
Prevent and control infection
60
4
754-714
Participate in drug therapy
60
4
754-795
Provide specific care
75
5
754-828
Provide care in a medical unit
120
8
754-865
Refer to their knowledge of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems when providing care
75
5
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1800
120
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Program Code: 5825
Diploma
Completion of this program leads to a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) from Quebec’s Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur.
Admission Requirements
- Secondary 5 English
- Secondary 4 French
- Secondary 4 Math
or
- GDT (General Development Test)
- Secondary 5 English
Note that Secondary 5 French is required for a nursing license in Quebec.
Conditions of Admission
To be eligible for admission to the Health, Assistance and Nursing program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:
- Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor’s degree, or;
- Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary V credits in language of instruction and Secondary IV credits in second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning, or;
- Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test, as well as Secondary V credits in language of instruction in a program of study established by the Minister, or recognition for equivalent learning, or;
- Persons having earned Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister and who will continue their general education courses concurrently with their vocational training in order to obtain the credits they are missing from among the following: Secondary IV and V language of instruction and Secondary IV second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister.