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Oct 12 2021
This article was published on Oct 12 2021 and was archived on Oct 01 2022. The information below may be outdated or inaccurate.
Registration is now open for New River Community College’s nurse aide program that begins on Nov. 2, 2021.
The 13-week program runs Nov. 2, 2021- Feb. 8, 2022 (class ID #22228) from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Dublin; the course also includes five clinical day sessions on Thursdays and Saturdays from 6:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (12/2, 12/4, 12/9, 12/11, 12/16). Upon successful course completion, students are eligible to take the Virginia Nurse Aide State Board Exam to become a Certified Nurse Aide.
Nurse aides help patients or clients with health care needs under the supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse. They provide hands-on care to patients, helping with bathing, dressing and the basic activities of life. Daily activities a nurse aide might encounter include taking patients’ temperature, blood pressure and other vital signs. They will help with patients’ or clients’ needs under the supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse.
The nurse aide program is eligible for tuition assistance through the G3 program. This program provides Virginia residents who qualify for in-state tuition and whose family income falls below an identified threshold with tuition assistance. Additional financial assistance may also be available.
To register, email Ryan Adams at radams@nr.edu or call (540) 674-3600 ext. 4435.
Nurse aide is one of several NRCC FastForward programs that provides affordable, short-term training through the Office of Workforce Development. For more information about FastForward program offerings, visit https://www.nr.edu/fastforward/.
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