The Nursing Services instructional program prepares students to perform technical services involved with planning, organizing, researching, directing and controlling functions and processes related to the provision of nursing assisting services. The Arizona State Board of Nursing must approve Certified Nursing Assistant programs. An integrated approach to teaching and learning is provided as students develop interpersonal relations, career development skills and technical knowledge and skills associated with nursing assisting and the pathway into other careers in nursing. Students completing this program will have the opportunity to take the Arizona examination to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. (I), and be prepared to participate in teams, solve problems, think critically and implement effective solutions. The program is designed and delivered as a coherent sequence of experiences using technical instruction, academic foundations, experiential learning, supervised occupational experience and leadership and personal development through the Career and Technical Student Organization. HOSA will be available as the Career and Technical Student Organization serving Health Careers Education.