Assistant Nursing Course
Accredited In-Class Assistant Nursing Course
If you’re ready to take the next step in healthcare and build a stable, rewarding career, an assistant nursing course is one of the strongest pathways available. First Class Caregiving’s in-class assistant nursing course is designed to equip you with practical skills, deep medical knowledge, and internationally recognised certification, giving you a clear advantage in a growing global industry.
This course is ideal for ambitious students who want more than basic caregiving and are ready to progress into a higher-skilled, better-paying nursing support role.
Earn Your Certificate with Our Assistant Nursing Course
Our assistant nursing course offers a remarkable range of clinical, theoretical, and practical skills. Once you have successfully completed our fully accredited, internationally recognised certified nursing assistant course, you will be fully qualified with highly sought-after skills in healthcare.
Graduates benefit from:
- Internationally recognised certification
- Strong employment demand locally and abroad
- Significantly higher earning potential than caregivers
- Eligibility for our UK placement programme at no extra cost
For these reasons, the assistant nursing course is highly desirable and remains the most comprehensive and popular programme we offer.
Start your lucrative nursing career today and take the next step toward a secure, meaningful future.
Where to begin?
One of the unique advantages of our assistant nursing course is flexibility. There is no fixed start or end point.
All units and modules are taught on a rotating timetable, which means:
- You can start at any point in the cycle
- You will still complete all required modules
- No lessons are missed, regardless of your start date
This structure allows students to begin their studies without unnecessary delays.
Assistant Nursing Course
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Course Fee: R25,000
- Course Fee: R25,000
- Deposit: R5,000
- Payment plan: Five instalments of R5,000 per month
- Fees must be paid in full before the final exam and certificate
- If completed in under five months, all payments must be settled before exams
- Cash payment bonus: Pay the full R25,000 upfront in cash and receive 10% discount (you pay R22,500).
- Course Duration: Three to five months
Course Duration: 2 Months
Our assistant nursing course delivers a comprehensive medical theory foundation, covering:
- The three categories of human needs: physical, emotional, and social
- Benefits of exercise (13 points, including mental health and brain function)
- Documentation of daily activities (ADLs)
- Benefits of hydration (14 points)
- Nutrition, including guidance from world-leading expert Michael Greger
- Compiling a balanced plate and calculating food intake percentages
- Understanding mental illness
- Normal brain vs Alzheimer’s brain function
- Subjectivity vs objectivity in patient observation
- Hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
- Cancer and treatment basics
- Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2
- Romidepsin development and HIV cure overview
- Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E
- Blood pressure: high, low, prevention, treatments, and organ impact
- Stroke: prevention, understanding, and treatment
- Contagious vs infectious diseases
- Cholesterol: causes, prevention, and treatment
- Autoimmune diseases (SLE focus)
- Lifestyle changes for healthier living
- Blindness and deafness
- Medication reminders and documentation
Practical training is a core strength of our assistant nursing course, ensuring graduates are job-ready from day one.
Patient Mobility and Daily Care
- Bedpan handling and assisted feeding
- Transferring patients between bed, wheelchair, and bathroom
- Repositioning bedridden patients (supine, prone, Sims)
- Range of motion exercises (passive, active assistive, active, resistive, isometric)
Personal Care and Hygiene
- Shaving, dental, and denture care
- Mouth inspection and reporting abnormalities
- Decubitus prevention, care, and dressing
- Bathing methods: normal bath, shower, bed bath, sponge bath
- Perineal care for bedridden patients
- Alzheimer’s and dementia patient care
Vital Signs and Safety
- Measuring pain, oxygen saturation, temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure
- Fall prevention and assisted recovery
- Incontinence care and adult brief changes
- PPE usage: gloves, masks, goggles, scrubs, aprons, clogs
- Hand washing, donning, and doffing
- Health-acquired infection prevention
Ambulation and Mobility Support
- Walking assistance with walkers, canes, quad canes
- Hip replacement and knee injury walking support
- Gait belt and draw sheet transfers
Communication and Emotional Care
- Effective patient communication
- Recognising signs of depression
CPR Training
- Adult CPR
- Child CPR
- Infant CPR
We do assist with local and overseas placement and job oppotunities.
Graduates receive 10 nursing certificates, including:
- Basic First Aid
- Client-Centred Care
- Common Cardiac Conditions
- Common GI Disorders
- Common Respiratory Conditions
- CPR Update
- End-of-Life Care
- Helping Clients with Mobility
- Perineal and Catheter Care
- Understanding Pain Management
Plus:
- An Assistant Nursing Certificate
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Course Fee: R40,000
- Course Fee: R40,000
- Deposit: R10,000
- Payment plan: R5,000 per month for six consecutive months
- Fees must be paid in full before final exams and diploma
- Cash payment bonus: Pay upfront and receive 10% discount (you pay R36,000)
- Course Duration: Three to five months
Course Duration: 2 Months
- The three categories of human needs: physical, emotional, and social
- Benefits of exercise (13 points, including mental health and brain function)
- Documentation of daily activities (ADLs)
- Benefits of hydration (14 points)
- Nutrition, including guidance from world-leading expert Michael Greger
- Compiling a balanced plate and calculating food intake percentages
- Understanding mental illness
- Normal brain vs Alzheimer’s brain function
- Subjectivity vs objectivity in patient observation
- Hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
- Cancer and treatment basics
- Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2
- Romidepsin development and HIV cure overview
- Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E
- Blood pressure: high, low, prevention, treatments, and organ impact
- Stroke: prevention, understanding, and treatment
- Contagious vs infectious diseases
- Cholesterol: causes, prevention, and treatment
- Autoimmune diseases (SLE focus)
- Lifestyle changes for healthier living
- Blindness and deafness
- Medication reminders and documentation
- Understanding common medications
- Medical terminology
- Medical abbreviations
- Human anatomy
Practical training is a core strength of courses, ensuring graduates are job-ready from day one.
Patient Mobility and Daily Care
- Bedpan handling and assisted feeding
- Transferring patients between bed, wheelchair, and bathroom
- Repositioning bedridden patients (supine, prone, Sims)
- Range of motion exercises (passive, active assistive, active, resistive, isometric)
Personal Care and Hygiene
- Shaving, dental, and denture care
- Mouth inspection and reporting abnormalities
- Decubitus prevention, care, and dressing
- Bathing methods: normal bath, shower, bed bath, sponge bath
- Perineal care for bedridden patients
- Alzheimer’s and dementia patient care
Vital Signs and Safety
- Measuring pain, oxygen saturation, temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure
- Fall prevention and assisted recovery
- Incontinence care and adult brief changes
- PPE usage: gloves, masks, goggles, scrubs, aprons, clogs
- Hand washing, donning, and doffing
- Health-acquired infection prevention
Ambulation and Mobility Support
- Walking assistance with walkers, canes, quad canes
- Hip replacement and knee injury walking support
- Gait belt and draw sheet transfers
Communication and Emotional Care
- Effective patient communication
- Recognising signs of depression
CPR Training
- Adult CPR
- Child CPR
- Infant CPR
We do assist with local and overseas placement and job oppotunities.
Graduates receive 14 nursing certificates, including:
- Alzheimer’s
- Basic First Aid
- Client-Centred Care
- Common Cardiac Conditions
- Common GI Disorders
- Common Respiratory Conditions
- CPR Update
- Dementia
- End-of-Life Care
- Helping Clients with Mobility
- Perineal and Catheter Care
- Understanding Cancer
- Understanding Chemo
- Understanding Pain Management
Plus:
An Assistant Nursing Certificate
Training, Placement, and Career Support
First Class Caregiving assists with:
- Local job placement
- Overseas placement opportunities, including the UK
- Career guidance and support
Graduates leave with skills that are in high demand across hospitals, care homes, private healthcare, and international healthcare systems.
Why Choose First Class Caregiving?
- Fully accredited and internationally recognised training
- In-class learning with hands-on practical experience
- Flexible rotating timetable
- Strong focus on employability
- One of the most comprehensive assistant nursing courses available
Take the Next Step
Start a meaningful, well-paid assistant nursing career with First Class Caregiving.