Nursing & Patient Care

Nursing & Patient care

Nursing & Patient Care Assisting is a rewarding career for those who wish to work in profession that gives back to those who need it most.

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START:
January 27, 2024
DURATION:
24 Weeks
ID:
Test-122

INSTRUCTORS:

Address

3000 Danforth, Toronto. Canada   View map

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Diploma programs

Nursing & Patient Care Assisting is a rewarding career for those who wish to work in profession that gives back to those who need it most. Students who enroll into the course will complete the following units of study:

Health and Wellness

Rehabilitation Nursing

Community Nursing

Community Support Services

Medical Terminology

Maintain Patient Records

Maintain Workplace Safety

Confidentiality & Privacy in a Medical Environment

How Will You Benefit?

Quickly develop skills in months not years!

Study a nursing assistant course that was designed in conjunction with senior professionals in the profession

Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes

Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are

Have access to a tutor who will provide prompt and encouraging support

Career Prospects

This course can be extremely rewarding. Job titles graduates in this career are typically known as:

• Health Care Aide

• Nursing Assistant

• Patient Care Assistant

A nursing assistant / patient care assistant helps to provide compassionate care to individuals who are not able to fully care for themselves. A health care aide should have:

• patience

• caring personality

• a desire to help people, and

• be in good physical condition.

Learning more about becoming a nursing assistant could lead to jobs with:

• Residential care facilities

• Home careers

• Hospitals

• Group homes

• Home healthcare services

• Nursing homes

Under the direction and supervision of nurses and patient support services managers, nursing and patient care assistants will undertake a range of duties which support clinical care. These include cleaning, catering and traditional orderly duties, for example, patient movement and transporting patients to appointments and procedures within a hospital or aged care facility.

With experience and further training, nursing & patient care assistants can become enrolled nurses or registered nurses.

Course Levels

The different levels are achieved by the amount of course content and assessments involved within each module at the basic (Certificate), intermediate (Diploma) levels. You will be able to learn about what the difference is between the two levels below:

Certificate: represents a basic level of operational knowledge with general knowledge. Suitable for basic entry level positions.

Diploma: qualifications recognize the graduate’s capacity for initiative and judgment across a broad range of technical and management functions. Diploma holders typically have personal responsibility and autonomy (semi-independence) in performing technical operations or organizing others in the workplace.

Course Length

The average time within which students complete studies is:

• Certificate Level – 14 weeks,

• Diploma Level – 24 weeks.

IUC courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which time period you will ultimately complete your studies in.

• Completing your course with IUC is flexible as you can fast-track and graduate in a matter of months. You complete activities and submit assignments whenever you are ready.

• The maximum time given to complete a program is three years.

Study Mode : Distance Learning

This entire course is carried out via Distance Learning (also known as correspondence learning). Distance learning is ideal if you need to adapt around work, family, or other commitments. It is also extremely beneficial should you simply wish to fast track your studies and not be locked into a timetable.

Our course content and learning experience ensure that your course is relevant and interesting. Learning, tutorial assistance, assessments takes place whenever and wherever you are in the country or world. It takes place at your own pace on your own terms to fit your lifestyle.

Enrolments statistics

Enrolments statistics a IUC reveal that students from the following categories are currently taking advantage of the distance learning experience :

•Individuals looking to start a business or change career18%

•Individuals already in the job seek a promotion 30%

•Government, business & industry employers 32%

•Military personal 10%

• Home mothers 10%

What will you get?

All materials essential for course completion are included in the cost of the course fee. Upon enrolment, students receive:

• All required study materials and course notes

• Practical assignment projects with constructive tutor feedback

• Industry based tutor who will service all of your course and career questions

and guidance.

• Student ID card giving student’s access to thousands of discounts both at home and overseas!

On successful completion of the course you will receive:

• A graduation certificate officially recognizing your successful completion.

• Transcripts indicating units completed

• Job search assistance

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