Wake Technical Community College
NUR 3240 Nurse Aide I Course Syllabus
Department Head: Diane Cardamone, MSN
CE Instructors Office: AHB 313
Phone: 747-0065
Office: AHB 313
e-mail: dscardamone@waketech.edu
Course Description: This course introduces basic nursing skills required to provide personal care for patients, residents,
or clients in a health care setting. Topics include communications, safety, patients’ rights, personal care, vital signs,
elimination, nutrition, emergencies, rehabilitation, and mental health.
Class Withdrawal - No refunds will be given after the first day of class.
Text – available in the Wake Tech CC bookstore
Nursing Assisting A Foundation in Caring, Dugan, 3rd Ed. ISBN 978-1-60425-030-5
Workbook Nursing Assisting A Foundation in Caring, 3rd Ed. ISBN 978-1-60425-031-2
Mandatory Paperwork
All mandatory paperwork must be correctly submitted on or before the date of test 4 or the student will not be
eligible to take the final exam and will be exited from the program and receive a grade of NG. NO EXCEPTIONS
1. Copies of 2 official signatures bearing IDs, with matching names, one of which must be a U.S. government issued
photo ID and the other must be a U.S. social security card.
2. Correctly completed Wake Tech CC physical form
3. Copy of current CPR card (Healthcare Provider)
4. Copy Wake Tech CC photo ID
Grading Scale - S=78 – 100, NG= below 77
Unit Tests - 80%
1. Tests must be taken with #2 pencils. Pencils will not be provided.
2. Students who miss a scheduled test, must take a make-up test within 2 class periods outside of scheduled class
time. Failure to arrange a time with the instructor to make-up a test within 2 class periods will result in a
score of “0” for the test.
3. All tests may be taken orally, with proof of need. At least 1 week prior notice is required.
Final Exam - 10% (MUST SCORE 78 OR BETTER)
Attendance and Professionalism - 10%
Clinical Component – Pass/Fail
The student must have an overall 78 theory average without the benefit of rounding, have passed the written final
exam with a 78 or better and have correctly performed all skills in lab to progress to clinical.
Cheating: Cheating, forgery, and plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in automatic dismissal.
Class/Lab Attendance
1. Students will be considered tardy 1 minute after class starts.
2. A 4 point deduction will be taken from the student’s attendance and professionalism grade for each partial hour or
hour missed for lecture classes. It is mandatory that the corresponding chapter’s make-up work from the
workbook be completed and turned in to instructor within 2 class periods of time missed. No make-up work will
be accepted during the 3rd class period after time missed. Failure to turn in make-up work will result in automatic
dismissal from the program and a grade of NG. NO EXCEPTIONS. The work will be graded for points credit as
follows:
• 2 points credit/hour for 95-100
• 1 point credit/hour for 78-94
• no credit/hour for 77 or below
3. For each hour or partial hour missed from lab, a 3 pt deduction will be taken from the attendance and
professionalism grade. This deduction cannot be made up. All skills must be successfully checked off prior to
entering the clinical setting.
4. Dismissal from the program and a grade of NG will result if a student accumulates more than 8 hours of lab
absences.
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Classroom/Lab conduct:
1. The student is expected to behave in a mature manner. Class or lab disruption will result in dismissal for the day
or dismissal from the program.
2. Every student is expected to participate in all lab activities. Inability to correctly participate in lab for any reason,
will result in dismissal for the day or dismissal from the program.
3. At the end of the lab session, all students are required to clean the lab and return all materials to their proper
places or receive deductions from attendance grade.
4. Fingernails must be short to participate in lab. The student will not be allowed to enter the lab with long
fingernails and receive deductions from attendance grade.
5. Students are to dress in modest clothing. This means refraining from wearing revealing shirts, shorts, and skirts.
6. No Eating and drinking in the class or lab.
7. No use of cell phones or other electrical/musical devices.
8. No children allowed on campus.
Clinical information and criteria will be reviewed prior to clinical.
Clinical Dress Code
1. top/pants – neat, clean, wrinkle free navy blue scrub. A solid shirt may be worn under the scrub top
2. shoes - WHITE, non-canvas, closed toe, closed heel,
3. socks/hose - white (no portion of the leg or ankle should be visible)
4. hair - must be neat, clean, and modestly arranged so not to touch the collar
5. make-up - must be kept to a minimal, perfumes, colognes - are not allowed
6. nails - must be short, clean, and free of any nail polish or artificial covering of any type
7. tattoos - must be covered
8. jewelry - watch, med.-alert necklace/bracelet, a modest single ring, and a single pair of post earrings in the ears
are the only visible jewelry allowed
9. equipment needed – watch with a second hand, stethoscope, Wake Tech photo ID, black pen
Technical Standards for the Nursing Assistant Student
1. Critical Thinking: Nursing Assistant students should possess critical thinking ability sufficient for clinical
judgment. For example: The student must also be able to control emotional responses to events that occur in
clinical situations.
2. Interpersonal Skills: Nursing Assistant students shall possess interpersonal abilities sufficient to interact with
individuals, families, groups, etc. from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds.
3. Communication Skills: Nursing Assistant students shall possess communication abilities sufficient for interaction
with others in verbal and written form.
4. Mobility: Nursing Assistant students shall possess physical abilities to move from room to room and maneuver in
small spaces, squat, stand and walk for extensive periods of time.
5. Motor Skills: Nursing Assistant students shall possess gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to provide safe and
effective nursing care.
6. Hearing: Nursing Assistant Students shall possess auditory ability sufficient to monitor and observe for health
needs. For example: Hear monitor alarms, emergency signals, blood pressure sounds, cries for help, abnormal
sounds.
7. Visual: Nursing Assistant students shall possess visual ability sufficient for observation and color distinction.
(Wake Tech has adopted vision requirements of 20/30 or better in both eyes)
8. Weight-Bearing: Nursing Assistant students shall possess ability to lift and manipulate/move 45-50 pounds. For
example: Moves and positions residents/patients.
9. Occupational Exposures: Nursing Assistant students may be exposed to communicable disease and /or body
fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and shall use appropriate precautions at all times. For example:
Student may be assigned an isolation resident/patient and must be able to don the appropriate personal protective
equipment for direct patient care
EXAMPLES ARE NOT ALL INCLUSIVE
*Standards developed by the Board of Directors of the Southern Council of Education for Nursing to assist
Nursing Education Programs in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Syllabus Quiz
Name _______________________________________
1. Who is our department head? ________________________________________________________
2. Is tuition refunded for dropping the class on the second day? _______________________________
3. What is the name of the textbook? ____________________________________________________
4. List the four parts of Mandatory Paperwork. ___________________ ________________________
______________________________________ __________________________________________
5. What date is Mandatory Paperwork due? _______________________________________________
6. If Mandatory Paperwork is turned in late, or turned in on the due date but is incorrect, what happens?
_________________________________________________________________________________
7. Are there ever any exceptions made to # 6 above? ________________________________________
8. What is a passing grade? ____________________________________________________________
9. If the theory (not test) grade is a 77, what happens? _______________________________________
10. The final exam is cumulative. What grade must be made on the final exam to progress to the clinical phase and
pass the course? __________________________________________________________
11. Can the student go to clinical if the test average is passing, but the final exam is a 77? ____________
12. What happens if a student cheats on a test? ______________________________________________
13. When is a student considered tardy for class? ____________________________________________
14. If a student is 5 minutes late for lecture, how many points are deducted from the Attendance and Professionalism
grade? ______________________________________________________________
15. Missed lecture must be made-up. If the student makes a 94 on the make-up work, how many points per hour are
returned? __________________________________________________________________
16. Will the instructor remind students of their make-up obligations? _____________________________
17. When is the make-up work due? _______________________________________________________
18. What happens if make-up work is not turned in on time? ____________________________________
19. If a student is 5 minutes late for lab, how many points will be deducted from the Attendance and Professionalism
grade? _______________________________________________________________
20. Can missed lab time be made up? _______________________________________________________
21. What happens if a student misses 8.5 hours of lab due to surgery for appendicitis or any other reason?
___________________________________________________________________________________
22. What happens to the student who is unprofessional in class? __________________________________
23. What happens if the student refuses to participate in lab activities? _____________________________
24. Who cleans up the lab and returns supplies to their proper place? ______________________________
25. When do fingernails have to be cut short? _________________________________________________
26. What is appropriate dress for class and lab? _______________________________________________
27. What should the student do with their cell phone, IPOD, etc.? _________________________________
28. Can any tattoos or piercings, except a single pair of post earring in the ears, be visible in clinical? ______
I have read and understand the information on the syllabus and above.
Signature ________________________________________________ Date ________________________
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