Certified Nursing Assistant

The Certified Nursing Assistant program meets three times a week for approximately 11-12 weeks. The program covers all aspects of nursing assistant care including legal issues, scope of practice, and job duties; Physical assessment skills include vital signs (such as blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature, height/weight, intake/output); personal care (i.e. bathing, grooming, feeding, dressing); room care (i.e. bedmaking, infection control, preventing/mitigating hazards); assisting with movement & exercise; assisting nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals; and communicating with patients, families, and medical personnel. Included in the didactic portion is laboratory practice using manikins and live human 'patients'. The final week of the program is an internship at a long term care facility supervised by a program instructor. Upon completion of the program, students may avail themselves of job readiness training such as resume writing, job searching, and mock interviews. Graduates are eligible to sit for the State CNA license examination.