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TUNXIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE PROGRAM
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
The following Essential Functions are expected of all students with or without academic adjustments.
Students must be able to fulfill the essential functions of the job without endangering patients or
other healthcare workers. Students with disabilities may be eligible for academic adjustments.
Students must have the following abilities:
Proficiency in the use of the English language and must possess effective oral and written skills in order
to accurately transmit appropriate information to patients/clients, faculty, colleagues, and other
healthcare workers.
Adequate senses – hearing, vision, smell and touch.
Interpersonal skills such that you are capable of interacting with individuals, families and groups from a
variety of social, economic and ethical backgrounds.
Present a professional appearance, maintain personal health & be emotionally stable.
Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while
holding your arm and hand in one position.
Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the
points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative
solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the
body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according
to a specific rule or set of rules.
Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Time Sharing — The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of
information.
I have read and understand the information above.
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