Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:3 Lab Hours:1 Contact Hour Total:64 Preparation for entry level nursing assistants to achieve a level of knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to provide basic care to residents of long-term care facilities. Topics include residents’ rights, communication, safety, observation, reporting and assisting residents in maintaining basic comfort and safety. Emphasis on effective interaction with members of the health care team. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course