CNA Training

This course covers basic nursing skills including taking vital signs, assuring patients’ safety, and caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Those wishing to be employed as Geriatric Nursing Assistants can complete this Certified Nursing Assistant course and then apply for the Certified Nursing Assistant licensing examination. Our classes consist of 80 hours of classroom, lab skills, and 40 hours of clinical experience in and outside the facility.

Objectives:
After the program, the graduate can do the following:

• Identify patient care needs in all age groups.
• Provide safe, competent care utilizing appropriate
  knowledge, skill, and abilities.
• Communicate with clients, their family members,
  co-workers, and other members of the health care team.
• Assume accountability and responsibility for nursing
  assistants as competent health care practitioners