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Student Services
 

Career & Technical Education

 
 

Nurse Assisting

Jay A. DeTraglia, Director

Robert A. Roth, Assistant Director

Phone:    (518) 736-4330

FAX:        (518) 736-4331

Through both classroom instruction and hands-on clinical experience, students prepare for employment in the health-care industry. Successful students are mature, dependable, and healthy and have good grooming and hygiene habits. Those who participate in the program will receive clinical experience in patient care at local health-care facilities.

Note: Proof of two measles, mumps and rubella vaccines, a TB test, and a current physical examination are prerequisites for this program. A hepatitis vaccine is recommended.

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Students in this one-year program learn about human anatomy and physiology, elementary microbiology, nutrition, diseases and disorders of the human body, medical ethics, and receive experience in basic patient nursing care. They are also taught communication and leadership skills and gain experience in local health-care facilities. The New York State Health Occupations Education Core Curriculum is followed.

Job Opportunities

Acute care settings

Nursing homes

Related Technical and College Studies

One-year technical certification in licensed practical nursing (LPN)

Two-year technical degree study in registered nursing (RN)

Four-year professional degree study in nursing (BSN)

 
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