Course Offerings

This course prepares students to perform more complex skills for patients or residents, regardless of setting. A skill/competency evaluation is required. The course includes classes, laboratory sessions and clinical learning experiences. Upon satisfactory completion of the course and skill/competency evaluation, the graduate is eligible to apply for listing as a Nurse Aide ll by the North Carolina Board of Nursing Nurse Aide II Registry. In all employment settings, the listed Nurse Aide ll will work under the direction and supervision of licensed personnel.

Course Objectives

Role of NA II

Oxygen Therapy: Demonstrates operation of oxygen equipment as directed by the nurse

Sterile Technique: Demonstrates ability to create a sterile field and maintain sterile technique

Wound Care: Demonstrates changing a sterile dressing for wounds more than 48 hours old

Suctioning: Demonstrates ability to perform oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning on both conscious and unconscious clients

Trach Care: Demonstrates tracheostomy care for a client with an established tracheostomy

IV Fluids: Demonstrates ability to assemble and flush tubing during set-up, monitor IV flow rate, redress IV site and properly discontinue a peripheral intravenous infusion

Urinary Cath: Demonstrates male and female urinary catheterization using sterile technique

Nutrition Activities: Demonstrates proper technique for adding enteral feeding to an existing infusion, adding enteral feeding to an intermittent tube and discontinuing an N/G tube

Elimination Procedure: Provides care to a patient with an established ostomy by obtaining a specimen, irrigating, pouching and providing routine site care

Demonstrates the break-up and removal of a fecal impaction

Finger Stick: Demonstrates the technique of finger stick capillary blood glucose testing.

Outline of Instruction

Role of the Nurse Aide ll

Oxygen Therapy: Set up and monitor flow rate

Sterile Technique

Wound Care: Sterile dressing change for wounds more than 48 hours old

Suctioning: Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal

Tracheostomy Care (established tracheostomy)

Peripheral IV Fluids

Urinary Catheterization

Oral/Nasogastric, Gastrostomy, Jejunostomy and Percutaneous Gastric (P-E-G) Feeding Tubes

Elimination Procedures: Ostomy care and irrigation

Break-up and Removal of a Fecal Impaction

Finger Stick Capillary Blood Glucose Testing

Contact Hours

190

CEUs

1

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

Certified Nursing Assistant II

Website

https://www.ncbon.com/

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

Students must demonstrate their knowledge of Nurse Aide II principles through both written and skills performance evaluations to successfully be listed on the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) Nurse Aide II Registry.

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

High school diploma or GED
Listed on the NC Nurse Aide l Registry with no substantiated findings

Learning Supplies Needed

North Carolina Board of Nursing curriculum available online: https://www.ncbon.com/na-ii-teaching-modules

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

Acute, long-term care facilities and clinics

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
Score 78% or greater on the final written exam,Have a grade average score of 78% or higher,Demonstrate 90% proficiency in all required skills

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Certified Nursing Assistant I who would like to learn advanced skills.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

Advanced nursing assistant, CNA II, NA II

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

All of our advisory board partners have expressed current and future needs for nurse aides.

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

Advanced nursing assistant, CNA II, NA II

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Course Contact Information

Eliane Hernandez Acosta
919-866-6305
[email protected]