Licensed Nursing Assistant

Our Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) program teaches students the basics in patient care, universal precautions, body mechanics, patient admission and discharge, treatment procedures, and elder care. This pathway incorporates a practicum to prepare students for entry-level positions as a nurse’s assistant.

What Do Nursing Assistants Do?

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Nursing assistants perform routine health care tasks under the supervision of nursing

and medical staff. They may answer patient’s bedside calls, deliver messages, serve meals, make beds, or help patients eat, dress, an

d bathe. LNAs also provide skin care and check and record routine health indicators such as temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.

Becoming a nursing assistant is the first step of the career nursing ladder. With additional schooling, it could lead to certification as a LPN, RN, or higher. LNAs work in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted care facilities. They often find success working with home health patients.

Class Offerings

We proudly offer the following courses from Eastern Arizona College. For additional information about individual courses, please review the EAC’s academic catalog or speak with your guidance counselor. (Most course info is on pages 158–160.)

Participation in this program may require vaccinations or other medical tests.

Fall Semester
  • Basic Health Care and Concepts (HCE100)
    A four-credit introductory course for students interested in health occupations. The course focuses on health care systems, careers in health care, legal responsibilities, and basic care functions.
  • Basic Life Support (HCE101)
    Two-credits of patient assessment and basic life support in medical emergencies in and outside a health care provider’s office.
  • Medical Terminology (HCE112)
    The study of medical terms, abbreviations, and symbols used in the healthcare profession. Two credits.
  • Medication Calculations (HCE114)
    Learn to read medication orders and make calculations of medicine dosages and solutions in this two-credit course.
Spring Semester
  • Nursing Assistant (NUR100)
    A practicum of classroom and clinical hours worth six credits, this course prepares students to take Arizona’s CNA certification test.
  • Human Body in Health and Disease (HCE190)
    Four credits that encompass the basic concepts of human biology, including organ function and growth, development, and aging concepts.