Nurse Aide I training includes basic nursing skills required to provide safe, competent personal care for individuals with an emphasis on the following:

• Person-centered care
• Aging process
• Communication
• Safety/emergencies
• Infection prevention
• Legal and ethical issues
• Measurements
• Elimination
• Nutrition
• Basic restorative care and rehabilitation
• Dementia
• Mental health
• End-of-life care

The 168-contact-hour class is offered through Workforce Continuing Education, so students do not receive credit hours nor are they eligible for federal or state financial aid.

The class consists of theory and a clinical experience in the hospital or long-term care facility. The first 100 hours is in class lecture and lab. The last 68 hours consists of an eight-hour Written and Skills Final Exam, a mandatory four-hour clinical prep and orientation, 48 hours of clinical rotation and a mandatory eight hours of mock competency.

Hybrid Nurse Aide I classes have 40 hours of online instruction. Students will need to use Chrome of Firefox web browsers for the online instruction to access Blackboard, as Internet Explorer is not supported.

Students will not have access to the online component of the course until after meeting in person on the first day of class. Please refer to the details section of any hybrid class to verify all the dates that the class will meet in person. These hybrid classes are best for students who are confident with their computer and time management skills.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills and be eligible to test for listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry.

Students must review the syllabus before registering.

For more information, email [email protected] or call 919-747-0120 for more information.

Financial assistance available

Don't have enough money to pay for a course? Right now, Wake Tech's Propel program offers scholarships that cover the cost of registration and fees.

NOTE: The Propel Scholarship Application is currently closed and will reopen March 1.

Wake Tech also has scholarships tied to the Nurse Aide program, as well as information about available jobs at area health care facilities.

Professional licensure

Wake Tech academic programs (credit and non-credit) that are designed to lead to professional licenses are tied to North Carolina or national certifications. If you intend to pursue professional licenses outside North Carolina once you have completed your academic program at Wake Tech, please refer to the Professional Licensure section of the college's distance education authorization page for additional information.