Nursing Assistant Program

Nursing assistants (NA’s) are an essential member of a healthcare team, who work under the direct supervision of a nurse and perform basic duties such as dressing, bathing, feeding or transporting patients.

The Nursing Assistant Program at Bellin College is a State of  Wisconsin approved nurse aide training program and is reviewed every two years by the Office of Caregiver Quality of the Division of Quality Assurance of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

• Communicate and interact effectively with clients, family and co-workers.
• Demonstrate the maintenance and protection of client rights.
• Report information and record observations accurately.
• Demonstrate the ethical and legal responsibilities of the NA.
• Provide safe care to a diverse population, meeting personal, physical and psychosocial needs of the resident.
• Assist with resident rehabilitation and restorative care,
  promoting independence.
• Assist residents with long-term, disabling conditions including
  dementia, always focusing on the strengths of the resident.
• Work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Eligible to take the Wisconsin Nursing Assistant Competence Evaluation.

All requirements for program entry must be completed prior to entry into the program.

• Students must be at least 16 years of age
• Documentation of immunization history
• Technical Standards Inventory (signed by parent/guardian for students under 18 years of age)
• Two-step TB testing
• ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY: This State of Wisconsin directed program requires your attendance at all required hours of the program.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Department of Health Services is only requiring 75 program hours for the time being. We are not able to honor special requests for missed classes. Make-up dates listed on the class calendar are only for the purposes of sudden illness, family emergencies, or inclement weather. 

Clinical Requirements

• A caregiver background check will be completed after registration