Geriatric Care Assistant - GC51

The Geriatric Care Assistant Technical Certificate provides the basic knowledge and skills needed to qualify employment as a nurse aide in nursing homes, elder personal care homes, and home healthcare agencies. The certificate emphasizes geriatric patient care, CPR, and first aid. Students successfully completing the certificate are eligible to be placed on the State Registry for nurse aides.

Curriculum

All pre-requisite courses and occupational courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better.

Required Course

SEMN 1000	First Semester Seminar	0
ALHS 1060	Diet and Nutrition for Allied Health Sciences	2
ALHS 1090	Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences	2
NAST 1100	Nurse Aide Fundamentals	6
GERT 1000	Understanding the Geronotological Client	2
GERT 1020	Behavioral Aspects of Aging	2
GERT 1030	Geronotological Nutrition	1

Total Credit Hours: 15