Nursing Fundamentals

Course Number: HN43

Recommended Maximum Enrollment: 10

Hours of Instruction: 270 (block) 300 (regular)

Prerequisite: HU42 Health Science II

Aligned Career Technical Student Organization: Future Health Professionals (HOSA)

Aligned Industry Credential: North Carolina Nurse Aide I

Description: This course is designed for students interested in medical careers where personal care and basic nursing skills are used. This course is an enhanced adaptation of the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) Nurse Aide I (NAI) curriculum and helps prepare students for the National Nurse Aide Assessment (NNAAP). Students who pass the NNAAP become listed on the NC NAI Registry. English language arts mathematics, and science are reinforced.

*Enrollment is limited per North Carolina Board of Nursing (BON) Administrative Rule 21 NCAC 36.0318(i), which requires the ratio of teacher to nurse aide students be 1:10 or less during lab instruction, demonstration, skills practice, and while in the clinical area.