WESTERN QUÉBEC SCHOOL BOARD

Health, Assistance & Nursing – 5825

This full-time 1800-hour program is offered at our centre in Shawville.

Program Objectives

This program prepares students to practise the profession of Nursing Assistant. The program goals are:

to acquire the knowledge, ability and attitude necessary to differentiate between health and illness;
to acquire the knowledge and ability to understand and apply the techniques learned;
to establish a helping role with those with health needs;
to engage in team work within the modern health organization;
to communicate effectively with patients and their family, with superiors and with other health team members.

Employment Perspectives

Program graduates find employment in long-term care facilities, general care and specialized care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, private establishments such as long-term care and clinics as well as health and social service centres.

Program Overview

This 1800-hour program has 120 units.

Code	Competency	Hours	Units
751-572	Administer first aid	30	2
752-332	Determine their suitability for the profession and training	30	2
752-342	Become familiar with a comprehensive approach to health	30	2
752-353	Communicate in a care team	45	3
752-367	Apply basic care procedures	105	7
752-372	Establish a helping relationship	30	2
752-382	Become familiar with the legal and ethical aspects of the profession	30	2
752-393	Apply care procedures related to the musculoskeletal system	45	3
752-405	Provide basic care to clients who are experiencing loss of autonomy	75	5
752-412	Help a client meet his or her nutritional needs	30	2
752-424	Apply care procedures related to the nervous and sensory systems	60	4
752-432	Apply care procedures related to the endocrine system	30	2
752-444	Apply care procedures related to the digestive system	60	4
752-454	Apply care procedures related to the urinary and reproductive systems	60	4
752-463	Intervene with a client with cognitive deficits	45	3
752-472	Intervene with a client in palliative care	30	2
752-483	Intervene with a client with a mental health problem	45	3
752-498	Provide geronto-geriatric care	120	8
752-505	Provide care to clients with mental health problems	75	5
752-518	Provide care to clients undergoing physical rehabilitation	120	8
752-526	Provide care in a surgical unit	90	6
752-532	Intervene with a mother and her newborn	30	2
752-542	Provide care to mothers and newborns	30	2
752-552	Intervene with a child or adolescent with a health problem	30	2
752-562	Provide care to children and adolescents	30	2
752-577	Provide care to a diverse clientele	105	7
754-664	Prevent and control infection	60	4
754-714	Participate in drug therapy	60	4
754-795	Provide specific care	75	5
754-828	Provide care in a medical unit	120	8
754-865	Refer to their knowledge of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems when providing care	75	5
	1800	120

Program Code: 5825

Diploma

Completion of this program leads to a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) from Quebec’s Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur.

Admission Requirements

Secondary 5 English
Secondary 4 French
Secondary 4 Math

GDT (General Development Test)
Secondary 5 English

Note that Secondary 5 French is required for a nursing license in Quebec.

Conditions of Admission

To be eligible for admission to the Health, Assistance and Nursing program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor’s degree, or;
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary V credits in language of instruction and Secondary IV credits in second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning, or;
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test, as well as Secondary V credits in language of instruction in a program of study established by the Minister, or recognition for equivalent learning, or;
Persons having earned Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister and who will continue their general education courses concurrently with their vocational training in order to obtain the credits they are missing from among the following: Secondary IV and V language of instruction and Secondary IV second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister.

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