Long-Term Care Aid

Nursing aides help patients with routine healthcare needs, bedside care, and basic nursing procedures. They are often employed in long term care facilities and hospitals. They play a vital role in the health care team. In this major, students will complete the health care core curriculum, medical terminology, and anatomy and physiology in addition to the long term care curriculum. Students must pass the Oklahoma State Nurse Aide Registry exam for long term care assistants to work in any facility.

• CPR
• Long Term Care Nurse Aid
• Nurse Assisting

• Reading and math skills at the 10th grade level or above
• A positive attitude
• A general interest in health careers
• Good communication skills
• The ability to relate to people in a caring, empathetic manner
• Good eye-hand coordination
• Good physical and mental health
• Dependability
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of personality types

• Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education (OBCTE)
• Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE)

• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)