Curriculum for Nurse Aide Certificate

Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.

Upon completing the Nurse Aide Certificate program, CMC students will be able to:

1. Ability to form relationships on a one-to-one basis with clients through competent communication and interaction.
2. Demonstrate sensitivity to clients’ emotional, social, and mental health needs through skillful, directed interactions.
3. Ability to assist clients in attaining and maintaining independence.
4. Exhibit behavior in support and promotion of clients’ rights.
5. Demonstrate observational and documentation skills needed in the assessment of clients’ health, physical condition, and well-being.
6. Demonstrate an awareness of the Colorado Nurse Aide Practice Act.
7. Demonstrate proficiency in all nurse aide skills by passing the skills exam and have a course average high enough to take the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) Exam.