                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NURSE AIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§ 54.1-3028.1)

Nurse aide education programs designed to prepare nurse aides for certification
shall be a minimum of 120 clock hours in length. The curriculum of such programs
shall include communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency
procedures, personal care skills, observational and reporting techniques,
appropriate clinical care of the aged and disabled, skills for basic restorative
services, clients&#8217; rights, legal aspects of practice as a certified nurse
aide, occupational health and safety measures, culturally sensitive care, and
appropriate management of conflict. The Board shall promulgate regulations to
implement the provisions of this section.

HISTORY: 1999, c. 783; 2016, cc. 109, 582.