Assistant Nursing Course

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More About Our Assistant Nursing Course

An Assistant Nursing Course possesses a magnificent range of skills and knowledge. Once you have successfully completed our fully accredited internationally recognised Certified Nursing Assistant course, not only will you be fully qualified with highly sought after skills in a thriving and growing industry but you may also be added to our UK Placement Programme free of charge. Qualified Assistant Nursing's earn significantly more than Caregivers.

For this reason, the Assistant Nursing Course is very desirable and highly recommended. This is the most comprehensive course that we offer and the favourite package of ambitious students like yourself!

Start your lucrative nursing career today!

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It does not matter where in the course you begin. There is not necessarily a beginning or an end. All the units and modules are taught on a rotating timetable, meaning that no matter where and when you begin, you will cover all the content.

Certified Nursing Assistant Course

Course Fee: R25,000

  • The course fee is R25,000.
  • The initial deposit fee is R5,000.
  • This means that you have the option to pay in 5 instalments of R5,000 per month.
  • The course fee must be paid in full before taking the exam and receiving the final certificate. If you complete the course in less than 5 months, all payments must be complete before you can take the final exams and earn your final certificate.
  • You may also pay by cash or card at the college. If you pay the full amount of R25,000 upfront in cash, then you earn a 10% discount! This means that you only pay R22,500.

Course Duration: 3-5 Months

  • The following chapters are covered in the Assistant Nursing Course

    Chapters

    1. Cholesterol and triglycerides

    2. Heart attacks

    3. Blood pressure

    4. Other heart diseases

    5. GI disorders (gastrointestinal disorders)

    6. Respiratory conditions

    7. Understanding Pain and the management of pain

    8. Focussing on the client

    9. Understanding mobility and ambulation

    10. Basic first aid and CPR

    11. End of life

    12. Nutrition and feeding

    13. Fluids and electrolytes

    14. Vital signs

    15. Hygiene

    16. HAI infections

    17. PPE or personal protective equipment

    18. Medication and medication reminders

    19. Medication administration

    20. Understanding common medications

    21. Medical terms

    22. Medical abbreviations

    23. Human Anatomy

    24. Observing, documenting, and reporting

    25. Attention to detail

    26. Ethics and professionalism

    27. Communication

    28. Clients who are cognitively impaired

    29. Understanding:

      1. Barrier rules

      2. Linen rules

      3. Washing rules

      4. Urinary drainage bag

      5. Bedridden clients

    30. Perineal and catheter care

    31. Abuse

    32. Neglect

    33. Confidentiality

    34. Your client’s dignity

    35. Mental illness

    36. Chapter

    37. Mechanical lift use and safety

    38. Fire prevention and safety

    39. Biomedical waste

    40. Washing hands

     

  • Practical Learning for the CNA Course

    • The care plan and the CNA
    • Handwashing
    • Barrier rules
    • Measure and record pulse
    • Normal ranges of vital signs
    • Measure and record respiration’s
    • Blood pressure
    • Vitals
    • Measure and record a resident’s weight
    • Provide hand and nail care to the resident
    • Provide foot care to the resident
    • Give the resident a partial bedbath
    • Making an occupied bed
    • Change position to supported side-lying
    • Perform mouth care for a patient with teeth
    • Provide denture care
    • Dress resident with a weak arm
    • Feed resident in a chair
    • Ambulating resident with a gait belt
    • Transfer patient from bed to wheelchair
    • Perform passive range of motion to the shoulder
    • Perform passive range of motion to elbow and wrist
    • Perform passive range of motion to hip, knee and ankle
    • Assisting patient with a bedpan
    • Provide peri care to the incontinent patient
    • Provide catheter care
    • Measure and record the urinary drainage bag that has been emptied
    • Using a gait belt to transfer patients
    • Gloves with donning and doffing
    • Linen rules
    • Washing rules
    • Bed position

  • We do assist with local and overseas placement and job oppotunities.

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