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Nursing Assistant & Patient Care
Support nurses and patients with safe, respectful everyday care.
Who it's for
- Caregivers formalizing their experience
- Healthcare workers re-entering the field
Skills taught
- Vital signs
- Infection prevention
- Patient hygiene & mobility
- Care documentation
Skills assessed
- Safe patient handling
- Hygiene & infection control
- Accurate records
Example practical assignment
Build a shift care plan for three patients with different needs and record vital signs.
How you're assessed
Supervised practical checklist plus knowledge checks.
Where these skills are used
- Nursing assistant
- Patient care technician
- Ward assistant
Examples of roles that commonly use these skills. Completing the pathway does not by itself qualify you for these roles.
Partner placements for this pathway
Clínica Santa Lucía
Nursing Assistant Trainee
Caracas12 months12h rotating shiftsRotations of 2 months
Apprenticeship
Red Salud Andes
Ward Assistant
Táchira24 months6×1 shiftsRotations of 3 months
Traineeship
Centro Médico Lara
Patient Care Technician
Lara12 months12h rotating shiftsRotations of 2 months
Fellowship
Hogar Clínico
Home Nursing Aide
Valencia24 months5×2 visitsRotations of 3 months
Direct hire
Policlínica Oriente
Outpatient Care Assistant
Anzoátegui12 months5×2 day shiftsRotations of 2 months
Apprenticeship