Certified Nurse Assistants
Certified Nurse Assistants
The 171 hour American Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training course trains students to provide quality care to residents in nursing homes. Upon successful completion of the course students will qualify to take the State Competency Test to be a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). The course prepares students to seek employment in various health care settings, including skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, board and care/retirement facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and day care facilities for the elderly.
During the training, students learn numerous skills, including: taking and recording the patient’s blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, and respirations; assisting with the activities of daily living, including bathing and hygiene, using the toilet, and exercise; applying safe and correct techniques to assist patients with moving, walking, and positioning; recording vital information on appropriate medical forms and bedside charts, and responding properly to emergencies. All students take Red Cross CPR with AED classes for the professional rescuer.
