The trade at a glance.
A nursing assistant helps patients with everyday activities, takes part in hygiene and comfort care and assists the nursing team. They work in hospitals, clinics or at patients' homes.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Objectives of the programme.
Ensure the patient's hygiene and comfort
Observe and report information to the care team
Measure vital signs
Apply infection prevention rules
Skills acquired
- Hygiene and comfort care
- Taking vital signs
- Help with mobility and eating
- Infection prevention
- First aid
- Communicating with patients and their families
Equipment and tools
Curriculum module by module.
- Basic anatomy
- Hospital hygiene
- Infection prevention
- Bathing and comfort
- Positioning and mobilisation
- Help with meals
- Vital signs
- Care handovers
- First aid techniques
- Relationship with the patient
- Elderly and dependent people
- Working in a care team
- Placements in hospitals, clinics or health centres
- Supervised by a mentor
- Review and job preparation
And after the programme?
Working for a company
Our network of partner companies hosts interns and recruits our learners.
Starting your own business
Home care services for elderly and sick people are growing. With experience, a nursing assistant can offer their services or set up a care organisation, in line with regulations.
Our supportDIGITAL & AI IN THIS TRADE
Electronic patient records, teleconsultation, monitoring apps: healthcare professions increasingly rely on digital tools.
“Digital skills and AI” moduleEntry requirements
- Probatoire or equivalent level
- Minimum age 18
- Medical certificate of fitness
- Motivation interview
Free pre-registration with no commitment, followed by an orientation test and an interview at the institute.